1952 Oklahoma Sooners football team
| 1952 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big Seven champion | |
| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| 1952 record | 8–1–1 (5–0–1 Big 7) |
| Head coach | Bud Wilkinson |
| Home stadium |
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 55,647) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1952 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1952 college football season. It was the 58th season of play for the Sooners. Led by head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners offense scored 407 points, while the defense allowed only 141.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | at Colorado | No. 4 | Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado | T 21–21 | 30,569[1] | ||||
| October 4 | Pittsburgh* | No. 20 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | W 49–20 | 37,716[1] | ||||
| October 11 | vs. Texas* | No. 12 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas (Red River Showdown) | W 49–20 | 75,504[1] | ||||
| October 18 | at No. 8 Kansas | No. 6 | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | W 42–20 | 37,946[1] | ||||
| October 25 | Kansas State | No. 3 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | W 49–6 | 38,168[1] | ||||
| November 1 | at Iowa State | No. 3 | Clyde Williams Stadium • Ames, Iowa | W 41–0 | 9,619[1] | ||||
| November 8 | at No. 10 Notre Dame* | No. 4 | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana | NBC | L 21–27 | 57,466[1] | |||
| November 15 | Missouri | No. 8 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma (Peace Pipe) | W 47–7 | 43,393[1] | ||||
| November 22 | Nebraska | No. 5 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma (Rivalry) | W 34–13 | 42,489[1] | ||||
| November 29 | at Oklahoma A&M* | No. 4 | Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma (Bedlam) | W 54–7 | 21,408[1] | ||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Awards and honors
1953 NFL Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Billy Vessels | Halfback | 1 | 2 | Baltimore Colts |
References
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