The 1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1969 college football season. It was the 75th season for the Sooners.
Season[]
Steve Owens was the 1969 Heisman Trophy winner. Owens was the second Oklahoma Sooners player to win the Heisman Trophy,[1] after Billy Vessels, and preceding Sam Bradford, Jason White, Billy Sims, and Sam Bradford. He is the school's all time scorer with fifty-five touchdowns, and is third most on its career rushing chart with 4,041 yards.
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
TV
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 20*
|
at Wisconsin
|
#6
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
|
|
W 48–21
|
46,130[2]
|
| September 27*
|
Pittsburgh
|
#6
|
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
|
|
W 37–8
|
54,576[2]
|
| October 11*
|
vs. #2 Texas
|
#8
|
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)
|
ABC
|
L 17–27
|
72,032[2]
|
| October 18
|
Colorado
|
#12
|
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
|
|
W 42–30
|
60,524[2]
|
| October 25
|
at #18 Kansas State
|
#11
|
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS
|
|
L 21–59
|
35,615[2]
|
| November 1
|
Iowa State
|
|
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
|
|
W 37–14
|
53,811[2]
|
| November 8
|
at #9 Missouri
|
#20
|
Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO
|
ABC
|
L 10–44
|
60,378[2]
|
| November 15
|
Kansas
|
|
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
|
|
W 31–15
|
56,462[2]
|
| November 22
|
#16 Nebraska
|
|
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Rivalry)
|
|
L 14–44
|
52,367[2]
|
| November 29
|
at Oklahoma State
|
|
Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)
|
|
W 28–27
|
41,315[2]
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
|
Game notes[]
Oklahoma State[]
| by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
Total
|
| • Oklahoma
|
14 |
0 |
7 |
7
|
28
|
| Oklahoma St
|
7 |
14 |
0 |
6
|
27
|
| Scoring summary |
|---|
|
| 1 |
| Oklahoma | Owens 1 yard run (Derr kick) | Oklahoma 7-0 |
|
| 1 |
| Oklahoma | Killingsworth 51 yard pass from Mildren (Derr kick) | Oklahoma 14-0 |
|
| 1 |
| Oklahoma St | Cutburth 8 yard run (Pruss kick) | Oklahoma 14-7 |
|
| 2 |
| Oklahoma St | Cutburth 1 yard run (Pruss kick) | Tie 14-14 |
|
| 2 |
| Oklahoma St | Eben 7 yard pass from Cutburth (Pruss kick) | Oklahoma St 21-14 |
|
| 3 |
| Oklahoma | Owens 1 yard run (Derr kick) | Tie 21-21 |
|
| 4 |
| Oklahoma | Mildren 34 yard run (Derr kick) | Oklahoma 28-21 |
|
| 4 |
1:33 | Oklahoma St | Eben 7 yard pass from Cutburth (run failed) | Oklahoma 28-27 |
|
Steve Owens rushed for a career-high 261 yards and broke the single season Big Eight touchdown record set by Nebraska's Bobby Reynolds in 1950.
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Team players in the NFL[]
[4]
Awards and honors[]
References[]
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