1947 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big 6 co-champion | |
Conference | Big Six Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 16 |
Record | 7–2–1 (4–0–1 Big 6) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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No. 12 Kansas + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Oklahoma + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1947 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for first place in the Big Six Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 194 to 161.[1][2]
Guard Buddy Burris received All-America honors in 1947,[3] and five Sooners received all-conference honors: Burris, Jack Mitchell (back), John Rapacz (center), Jim Tyree (end), and Wade Walker (tackle).[4]
Oklahoma was ranked at No. 39 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[5]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 27 | at Detroit* | W 24–20 | 24,375 | [6] | ||
October 4 | Texas A&M* | W 26–14 | 32,500 | [7] | ||
October 11 | vs. No. 3 Texas* | No. 15 | L 14–34 | 46,000 | [8] | |
October 18 | Kansas |
| T 13–13 | 34,700 | [9] | |
October 25 | vs. TCU* |
| L 7–20 | 23,000 | [10] | |
November 1 | Iowa State![]() |
| W 27–9 | 23,000 | [11] | |
November 8 | at Kansas State | W 27–13 | 8,000 | [12] | ||
November 15 | at No. 17 Missouri | W 21–12 | 28,500 | [13] | ||
November 22 | at Nebraska | W 14–13 | 28,000 | [14] | ||
November 29 | Oklahoma A&M* | No. 20 |
| W 21–13 | 32,000 | [15] |
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See also: 1947 NCAA football rankings |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
AP | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | 16 (1) |
Player | Position | Selectors |
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Jack Mitchell | Back | UP-1 |
Wade Walker | Tackle | UP-1 |
Paul Burris | Guard | UP-1 |
John Rapacz | Center | UP-1 |
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[18]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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17 | 149 | Nute Trotter | Tackle | Boston Yanks |
18 | 158 | Ray Pearcy | Center | Washington Redskins |