The 1975 Sooners...
This Is a game I still try to figure out how It happened.
We had a roster full of All-Americans and All-Conference players...they were loaded.
All-Americans
We had marched through the first eight games...beating highly rated teams that had several Heisman winners.
Kansas came to Norman un-rated...they had 235 total yards offense that day...and never attempted a single pass.
Kansas held Oklahoma to a single FG In the 1st period...and shut Oklahoma out in the last three quarters.
Kansas 23
Oklahoma 3
I was there for that game...and I thought that pretty well ends our run for a repeat NC...but later that year I was In Miami at the Orange Bowl when we beat Michigan to win the NC.
It was a season to remember.
We've already had our shock loss, Texas, and after that loss...I thought the same as when we lost to Kansas.. maybe...just maybe.
http://us.wow.com/wiki/1975_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team#Roster
Schedule
Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 13 Oregon* #1 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 62–7 70,213[3]
September 20 #15 Pittsburgh* #1 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 46–10 71,030[3]
September 26 at Miami (FL)* #1 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 20–17 39,020[3]
October 4 #2 Colorado #1 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 21–20 71,118[3]
October 11 vs. #5 Texas* #2 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) W 24–17 72,032[3]
October 18 at Kansas State #2 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 25–3 33,196[3]
October 25 Iowa State #2 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 39–7 70,879[3]
November 1 at #19 Oklahoma State #1 Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series) W 27–7 49,358[3]
November 8 Kansas #2 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 3–23 70,922[3]
November 15 at #18 Missouri #6 Faurot Field • Columbia, MO W 28–27 67,518[3]
November 22 #2 Nebraska #7 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Rivalry) W 35–10 71,952[3]
January 1 vs. #5 Michigan* #3 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) NBC W 14–6 76,799[3]
This Is a game I still try to figure out how It happened.
We had a roster full of All-Americans and All-Conference players...they were loaded.
All-Americans
- Lee Roy Selmon, Defensive tackle
- Dewey Selmon, Noseguard
- Terry Webb, Offensive guard
- Mike Vaughan, Offensive tackle
- Billy Brooks, Split end
- Jimbo Elrod, Defensive end
- Tinker Owens, Split end
- Joe Washington, Halfback
We had marched through the first eight games...beating highly rated teams that had several Heisman winners.
Kansas came to Norman un-rated...they had 235 total yards offense that day...and never attempted a single pass.
Kansas held Oklahoma to a single FG In the 1st period...and shut Oklahoma out in the last three quarters.
Kansas 23
Oklahoma 3
I was there for that game...and I thought that pretty well ends our run for a repeat NC...but later that year I was In Miami at the Orange Bowl when we beat Michigan to win the NC.
It was a season to remember.
We've already had our shock loss, Texas, and after that loss...I thought the same as when we lost to Kansas.. maybe...just maybe.
http://us.wow.com/wiki/1975_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team#Roster
Schedule
Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 13 Oregon* #1 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 62–7 70,213[3]
September 20 #15 Pittsburgh* #1 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 46–10 71,030[3]
September 26 at Miami (FL)* #1 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 20–17 39,020[3]
October 4 #2 Colorado #1 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 21–20 71,118[3]
October 11 vs. #5 Texas* #2 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) W 24–17 72,032[3]
October 18 at Kansas State #2 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 25–3 33,196[3]
October 25 Iowa State #2 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 39–7 70,879[3]
November 1 at #19 Oklahoma State #1 Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series) W 27–7 49,358[3]
November 8 Kansas #2 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 3–23 70,922[3]
November 15 at #18 Missouri #6 Faurot Field • Columbia, MO W 28–27 67,518[3]
November 22 #2 Nebraska #7 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Rivalry) W 35–10 71,952[3]
January 1 vs. #5 Michigan* #3 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) NBC W 14–6 76,799[3]
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