1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1967 Oklahoma Sooners football
National Champion(Poling)
Big 8 champion
Orange Bowl champion[1]
National Champion
Orange Bowl, W 26–24 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record10–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBarry Switzer (2nd season)
CaptainBob Kalsu
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
1967 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Colorado 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Kansas 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Missouri 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Nebraska 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Chuck Fairbanks, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. The Sooners won all seven conference games and finished the season with one loss to hated rival Texas in the Red River Shootout by two points. The Sooners upset number 9 Colorado on November 4 by a score of 23-0 in Norman to move into the top 10 ranking; they defeated Tennessee, 26–24, to win the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.[1][2]

Entering his second season as head coach, 37-year-old Jim Mackenzie suffered a fatal heart attack at his Norman home in late April.[3][4] Assistant coach Fairbanks, age 33, was promoted several days later.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 23Washington State*
W 21–051,700[6]
September 30Maryland*
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCW 35–046,215[7]
October 14vs. Texas*
L 7–975,504[8]
October 21at Kansas State
W 46–719,000[9]
October 28at Missouri
W 7–055,000[10]
November 4No. 9 ColoradoNo. 15
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 23–062,000[11]
November 11at Iowa StateNo. 8
W 52–1414,000[12]
November 18KansasNo. 7
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 14–1058,300[13]
November 23at NebraskaNo. 5
ABCW 21–1460,048[14]
December 2Oklahoma StateNo. 3
W 38–1461,826[15]
January 1, 1968vs. No. 2 Tennessee*No. 3
NBCW 26–2476,563[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[17][18]

Rankings

See also: 1967 NCAA University Division football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910Final
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Game summaries

Kansas

Kansas (4-4) at #7 Oklahoma (6-1)
Team 1 234Total
Kansas 3 070 10
• Oklahoma 0 077 14
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 57,649
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Dad's Day

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Orange Bowl

Team 1 234Total
• Oklahoma 7 1207 26
Tennessee 0 01410 24
  • Date: January 1
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game attendance: 76,563
  • Television network: NBC

Roster

1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WB 33 Eddie Hinton Jr
OT 77 Bob Kalsu Sr
TB 22 Ron Shotts Sr
RB Steve Owens So
QB 11 Bobby Warmack Jr
E 82 Steve Zabel So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 66 Granville Liggins Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 92 Mike Vachon Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Awards

All-Big 8: OT Bob Kalsu, DE John Koller, NG Granville Liggins, RB Steve Owens, QB Bob Warmack

[20]

NFL/AFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League or American Football League following the season.[21]

Round Pick Player Position NFL team
8 199 Bob Kalsu Tackle Buffalo Bills
10 256 Granville Liggins Linebacker Detroit Lions
11 292 Ron Shotts Running back Detroit Lions

References

  1. ^ a b Grimsley, Will (January 2, 1968). "Oklahoma trips Tennessee, 26-24". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. p. 14.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma shades Tennessee in Orange 'doubleheader'". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 2, 1968. p. 36.
  3. ^ "OU grid coach dies at age 37 of heart attack". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Kansas. Associated Press. April 28, 1967. p. 13.
  4. ^ "OU to name grid coach soon". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Kansas. Associated Press. May 1, 1967. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Fairbanks hired as Sooner coach". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Kansas. Associated Press. May 2, 1967. p. 10.
  6. ^ "Sooners slam Cougars, 21–0". The Odessa American. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sooners boom Maryland". Tulsa World. October 1, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Longhorns fight back to edge Sooners, 9–7". The Kilgore News Herald. October 15, 1967. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sooners slam K-State". The Kansas City Star. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sooners snag Tigers, retain perfect record". Lincoln Sunday Journal Star. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sooners shut out Buffs". The Mercury. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Sooners unleash offense, pulverize Cyclones, 52–14". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Sooners rally for title share". The Des Moines Register. November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "OB-bound Sooners rally, defeat Nebraska, 21–14". The Miami Herald. November 24, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Sooners romp over Cowboys, 38–14". Miami News-Record. December 3, 1967. Retrieved October 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Sooners hold on to win". The Kansas City Times. January 2, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  18. ^ "Schedule/Results (1967 Oklahoma)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  19. ^ SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Nov-28.
  20. ^ Oklahoma Sooners Football Media Guide. p. 186. Retrieved 2018-Nov-28.
  21. ^ "1968 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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