1963 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1963 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 9
1963 record	8–2 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Bud Wilkinson (17th season)
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,836)
Seasons

1963 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6 Nebraska	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#9 Oklahoma	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Missouri	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Kansas	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1963 college football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by head coach Bud Wilkinson, who would retire from coaching after the conclusion of the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21*	Clemson	#4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 31–14	62,034
September 28*	at #1 USC	#3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	CBS	W 17–12	52,245
October 12*	vs. #2 Texas	#1	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	CBS	L 7–28	76,004
October 19	Kansas	#6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 21–18	61,080
October 26	at Kansas State	#7	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS		W 34–9	12,200
November 2	Colorado	#6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 35–0	49,402
November 9	Iowa State	#6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 24–14	51,688
November 16	at Missouri	#5	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe)	CBS	W 13–3	50,711
November 23	at #10 Nebraska	#6	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)		L 20–29	38,362
November 30	Oklahoma State	#10	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 34–10	50,678
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.