1970 [ ] Schedule [ ]
Date
Opponent#
Rank #
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 12*
at SMU
#20
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX
W 28–11 51,909[1]
September 19*
Wisconsin
#18
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
W 21–7 58,100[1]
September 26*
Oregon State
#14
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
L 14–23 54,700[1]
October 17*
at #2 Texas
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout )
ABC
L 9–41 71,938[1]
October 17
at #13 Colorado
Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
W 23–15 47,700[1]
October 24
Kansas State
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
L 14–19 60,800[1]
October 31
at Iowa State
Clyde Williams Field • Ames, IA
W 29–28 26,672[1]
November 7
Missouri
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
W 28–13 54,750[1]
November 14
at Kansas
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
W 28–24 36,820[1]
November 21
at #3 Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry )
L 21–28 67,392[1]
November 28
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series )
W 66–6 60,300[1]
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
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Awards and honors [ ] Team players drafted into the NFL [ ] [3]
1971 [ ] In 1971, Barry Switzer perfected the wishbone offense as it led the nation in both scoring (45 points average) and total yards (563 total yards average), and set a NCAA record by averaging over 472 rushing yards. The Sooners finished the season ranked #2, losing only once, 35-31 to eventual national champion Nebraska in the Game of the Century .
Schedule [ ] Awards and honors [ ] Team players drafted into the NFL [ ] [4]
1972 [ ] Schedule [ ]
Date
Opponent#
Rank #
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 16*
Utah State
#4
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman , OK
W 49–0 62,546[5]
September 23*
Oregon
#2
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
W 68–3 62,240[5]
September 30*
Clemson
#2
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
W 52–3 61,210[5]
October 14*
vs. #10 Texas
#2
Cotton Bowl • Dallas , TX (Red River Rivalry )
ABC
W 27–0 72,032[5]
October 21
at #9 Colorado
#2
Folsom Field • Boulder , CO
ABC
L 14–20 52,022[5]
October 28
Kansas State
#8
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
W 52–0 61,451[5]
November 4
at #14 Iowa State
#7
Clyde Williams Stadium • Ames , IA
W 20–6 34,941[5]
November 11
#14 Missouri
#7
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe )
W 17–6 62,267[5]
November 18
at Kansas
#4
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence , KS
V 31–7 43,500[5]
November 23
at #5 Nebraska
#4
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln , NE (OU-Nebraska )
ABC
V 17–14 76,587[5]
December 2
#20 Oklahoma State
#3
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series )
W 38–15 62,363[5]
December 31
vs. #5 Penn State
#2
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans , LA (Sugar Bowl )
ABC
V 14–0 80,123[5]
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
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Awards and honors [ ] Team players drafted into the NFL [ ] 1973 [ ] Schedule [ ]
Date
Opponent#
Rank #
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 15*
at Baylor
#11
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX
W 42–14 41,573[7]
September 29*
at #1 USC
#8
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
T 7–7 83,986[7]
October 6*
#17 Miami
#6
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
W 24–20 62,040[7]
October 13*
vs. #13 Texas
#6
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry )
ABC
W 52–13 72,032[7]
October 20
#16 Colorado
#3
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
W 34–7 62,580[7]
October 27
at Kansas State
#3
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS
W 56–14 29,523[7]
November 3
Iowa State
#3
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
W 34–17 61,876[7]
November 10
at #10 Missouri
#3
Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe )
W 31–3 65,515[7]
November 17
#18 Kansas
#3
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
W 48–20 60,961[7]
November 23
#10 Nebraska
#3
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (OU-Nebraska )
ABC
W 27–0 62,257[7]
December 1
at Oklahoma State
#2
Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK
W 45–18 50,964[7]
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll .
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Awards and honors [ ] Team players drafted into the NFL [ ] 1974 [ ] Schedule [ ] Awards and honors [ ] Joseph Washington, Running Back, Walter Camp Foundation All-America selection[9]
Rod Shoate, Linebacker, Walter Camp Foundation All-America selection
Barry Switzer, Walter Camp Coach of the Year [10] Team players drafted into the NFL [ ] 1975 [ ] Schedule [ ] Awards and honors [ ] Team players drafted into the NFL [ ] 1976 [ ] The Sooners were ranked third in the Big 8.
Schedule [ ] Awards and honors [ ] Team players drafted into the NFL [ ] 1977 [ ] Schedule [ ] Awards and honors [ ] Team players drafted into the NFL [ ] 1978 [ ] Billy Sims became the sixth junior to win the Heisman Trophy. Sims was the nation's leading rusher and scorer for 1978. He averaged 160.1 yards and 10.9 points. He set the Big Eight Conference single season rushing record of 1,762 yards on 231 carries for an average of 7.6 yards. Sims was the only back in the nation's top 50 to average 7.0 per carry, and became the first player in Big Eight history to rush for more than 300 yards in three straight games.[11]
Schedule [ ] Awards and honors [ ] Billy Sims, consensus All-American
Billy Sims, Associated Press College Player of the Year
Billy Sims , Heisman Trophy [12] Billy Sims, Sports Magazine's Player of the Year
Billy Sims, United Press College Player of the Year
Billy Sims, Walter Camp Foundation's Player of the Year[13] Team players drafted into the NFL [ ] 1979 [ ] Schedule [ ] Awards and honors [ ] Team players drafted into the NFL [ ] References [ ] 
