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| 1955 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
National Champions Big 7 Champions | |
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Orange Bowl, W 20-6 vs. Maryland | |
| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 1 |
| AP | No. 1 |
| 1955 record | 11-0 (6-0 Big 7) |
| Head coach | Bud Wilkinson |
| Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 55,647) |
Seasons | |
| 1955 Big 7 football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #1 Oklahoma | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1955 Oklahoma Sooners football team (variously "Oklahoma", "OU", or the "Sooners") represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 1955-1956. It was the 61st season of play for the Sooners. The team was led by Hall of Fame head coach Bud Wilkinson. They were led on offense by quarterback Jim Harris, and played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 24* | at North Carolina | #3 | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 13–6 | 26,638[1] | |||
| October 1* | #12 Pittsburgh | #5 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 26–14 | 56,907[1] | |||
| October 8* | vs. Texas | #3 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | NBC | W 20–0 | 75,504[1] | ||
| October 15 | Kansas | #3 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 44–6 | 39,789[1] | |||
| October 22 | #14 Colorado | #3 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | NBC | W 56–21 | 57,663[1] | ||
| October 29 | at Kansas State | #2 | Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS | W 40–7 | 18,263[1] | |||
| November 5 | at Missouri | #1 | Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO | W 20–0 | 32,289[1] | |||
| November 12 | Iowa State | #1 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 52–0 | 46,455[1] | |||
| November 19 | at Nebraska | #1 | Memorial Stadium, Lincoln • Lincoln, NE (Nebraska-Oklahoma rivalry) | W 41–0 | 36,576[1] | |||
| November 26* | Oklahoma State | #1 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series) | W 53–0 | 40,182[1] | |||
| January 1* | vs. #3 Maryland | #1 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) | W 20–6 | 76,561[1] | |||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. | ||||||||
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