University of Oklahoma Athletics

1950s

May 20, 2013 | Football

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?1959 Season / 7-3 Overall / 6-1 Big 8
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/26/59
L
 ?(10) Northwestern 45, (2) OU 13 ?Chicago, Ill. ?50,010
?10/03/59
W
 ?Oklahoma 42, Colorado 12 ?Norman, Okla. ?53,745
?10/10/59
L
 ?(4) Texas 19, (13) Oklahoma 12 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,504
?10/17/59
W
 ?Oklahoma 23, Missouri 0 ?Columbia, Mo. ?38,561
?10/24/59
W
 ?(18) Oklahoma 7, Kansas 6 ?Norman ?51,013
?10/31/59
L
 ?Nebraska 25, (19) Oklahoma 21 ?Lincoln, Neb. ?32,703
?11/07/59
W
 ?Oklahoma 36, Kansas State 0 ?Manhattan, Kan. ?11,204
?11/14/59
W
 ?Oklahoma 28, Army 20 ?Norman ?62,472
?11/21/59
W
 ?Oklahoma 35, Iowa State 12 ?Norman ?46,529
?11/28/59
W
 ?(17) Oklahoma 17, Oklahoma State 7 ?Norman ?59,136
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?1958 Season / 10-1 Overall / 7-0 Big 8
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/27/58
W
 ?(2) OU 47, (13) West Virginia 14 ?Norman ?55,432
?10/04/58
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 6, Oregon 0 ?Norman ?60,511
?10/11/58
L
 ?(16) Texas 15, (2) Oklahoma 14 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,780
?10/18/58
W
 ?(11) Oklahoma 43, Kansas 0 ?Lawrence, Kan. ?28,861
?10/25/58
W
 ?(9) Oklahoma 40, Kansas State 6 ?Norman ?47,743
?11/01/58
W
 ?(7) Oklahoma 23, (9) Colorado 7 ?Boulder, Colo. ?28,264
?11/08/58
W
 ?(6) Oklahoma 20, Iowa State 0 ?Ames, Iowa ?10,314
?11/15/58
W
 ?(6) Oklahoma 39, Missouri 0 ?Norman ?54,268
?11/22/58
W
 ?(4) Oklahoma 40, Nebraska 7 ?Norman ?44,740
?11/29/58
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 7, Oklahoma State 0 ?Stillwater, Okla. ?37,014
?01/01/59
W
 ?(5) Oklahoma 21, (9) Syracuse 6 ?Miami, Fla. (Orange Bowl) ?75,281
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?1957 Season / 10-1 Overall / 6-0 Big 7
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/21/57
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 26, (8) Pittsburgh 0 ?Pittsburgh, Pa. ?59,025
?10/05/57
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 40, Iowa State 14 ?Norman ?53,392
?10/12/57
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 21, Texas 7 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,505
?10/19/57
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 47, Kansas 0 ?Norman ?51,582
?10/26/57
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 14, Colorado 13 ?Norman ?61,624
?11/02/57
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 13, Kansas State 0 ?Manhattan, Kan. ?15,480
?11/09/57
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 39, (19) Missouri 14 ?Columbia, Mo. ?39,018
?11/16/57
L
 ?Notre Dame 7, (2) Oklahoma 0 ?Norman ?63,170
?11/23/57
W
 ?(6) Oklahoma 32, Nebraska 7 ?Lincoln, Neb. ?29,844
?11/30/57
W
 ?(5) Oklahoma 53, Oklahoma State 6 ?Norman ?52,366
?01/01/58
W
 ?(4) Oklahoma 48, (16) Duke 21 ?Miami, Fla. (Orange Bowl) ?76,561
?
?1956 Season / 10-0 Overall / 6-0 Big 7
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/29/56
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 36, North Carolina 0 ?Norman ?57,559
?10/06/56
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 66, Kansas State 0 ?Norman ?39,981
?10/13/56
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 45, Texas 0 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,504
?10/20/56
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 34, Kansas 12 ?Lawrence, Kan. ?30,129
?10/27/56
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 40, Notre Dame 0 ?South Bend, Ind. ?60,128
?11/03/56
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 27, Colorado 19 ?Boulder, Colo. ?46,563
?11/10/56
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 44, Iowa State 0 ?Ames, Iowa ?11,409
?11/17/56
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 67, Missouri 14 ?Norman ?57,647
?11/24/56
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 54, Nebraska 6 ?Norman ?50,039
?12/01/56
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 53, Okla. State 0 ?Stillwater ?36,500

?1955 Season / 11-0 Overall / 6-0 Big 7
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/24/55
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 13, North Carolina 6 ?Chapel Hill, N.C. ?26,638
?10/01/55
W
 ?(5) Oklahoma 26, (12) Pittsburgh 14 ?Norman ?56,907
?10/08/55
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 20, Texas 0 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,504
?10/15/55
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 44, Kansas 6 ?Norman ?39,789
?10/22/55
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 56, (14) Colorado 21 ?Norman ?57,663
?10/29/55
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 40, Kansas State 7 ?Manhattan, Kan. ?18,263
?11/05/55
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 20, Missouri 0 ?Columbia, Mo. ?32,389
?11/12/55
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 52, Iowa State 0 ?Norman ?46,455
?11/19/55
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 41, Nebraska 0 ?Lincoln, Neb. ?36,576
?11/26/55
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 53, Oklahoma State 0 ?Norman ?40,182
?01/01/56
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 20, (3) Maryland 6 ?Miami, Fla. (Orange Bowl) ?76,561
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?1954 Season / 10-0 Overall / 6-0 Big 7
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/13/54
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 27, (12) California 13 ?Berkeley, Calif. ?48,095
?09/25/54
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 21, (20) TCU 16 ?Norman ?50,878
?10/09/54
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 14, (15) Texas 7 ?Dallas, Texas ?76,204
?10/16/54
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 65, Kansas 0 ?Lawrence, Kan. ?28,211
?10/23/54
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 21, Kansas State 0 ?Norman ?46,356
?10/30/54
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 13, Colorado 6 ?Boulder, Colo. ?31,247
?11/06/54
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 40, Iowa State 0 ?Ames, Iowa ?10,209
?11/13/54
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 34, Missouri 13 ?Norman ?54,173
?11/20/54
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 55, Nebraska 7 ?Norman ?55,172
?11/27/54
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 14, Oklahoma State 0 ?Stillwater, Okla. ?38,000
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?1953 Season / 9-1-1 Overall / 6-0 Big 7
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/26/53
L
 ?(1) Notre Dame 28, (6) Oklahoma 21 ?Norman ?59,461
?10/03/53
-
 ?(8) Oklahoma 7, Pittsburgh 7 ?Pittsburgh, Pa. ?28,152
?10/10/53
W
 ?(16) Oklahoma 19, (15) Texas 14 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,504
?10/17/53
W
 ?(12) Oklahoma 45, Kansas 0 ?Norman ?45,862
?10/24/53
W
 ?(9) Oklahoma 27, Colorado 20 ?Norman ?36,565
?10/31/53
W
 ?(9) Oklahoma 34, Kansas State 0 ?Norman ?23,822
?11/07/53
W
 ?(8) Oklahoma 14, Missouri 7 ?Columbia, Mo. ?30,020
?11/14/53
W
 ?(6) Oklahoma 47, Iowa State 0 ?Norman ?43,713
?11/21/53
W
 ?(4) Oklahoma 30, Nebraska 7 ?Lincoln, Neb. ?31,551
?11/28/53
W
 ?(4) Oklahoma 42, Oklahoma State 7 ?Norman ?50,524
?01/01/54
W
 ?(4) Oklahoma 7, (1) Maryland 0 ?Miami, Fla. (Orange Bowl) ?68,640

?1952 Season / 8-1-1 Overall / 5-0-1 Big 7
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/27/52
-
 ?(4) Oklahoma 21, Colorado 21 ?Boulder, Colo. ?30,569
?10/04/52
W
 ?(20) Oklahoma 49, Pittsburgh 20 ?Norman ?37,716
?10/11/52
W
 ?(12) Oklahoma 49, Texas 20 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,504
?10/18/52
W
 ?(6) Oklahoma 42, (8) Kansas 20 ?Lawrence, Kan. ?37,946
?10/25/52
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 49, Kansas State 6 ?Norman ?38,168
?11/01/52
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 41, Iowa State 0 ?Ames, Iowa ?9,619
?11/08/52
L
 ?(10) Notre Dame 27, (4) Oklahoma 21 ?South Bend, Ind. ?57,466
?11/15/52
W
 ?(8) Oklahoma 47, Missouri 7 ?Norman ?43,393
?11/22/52
W
 ?(5) Oklahoma 34, Nebraska 13 ?Norman ?42,489
?11/29/52
W
 ?(4) Oklahoma 54, Oklahoma State 7 ?Stillwater, Okla. ?21,408
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?1951 Season / 8-2 Overall / 6-0 Big 7
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/29/51
W
 ?(4) Oklahoma 49, William & Mary 7 ?Norman ?39,184
?10/06/51
L
 ?(10) Texas A&M 14, (4) Oklahoma 7 ?College Station, Texas ?34,789
?10/13/51
L
 ?(6) Texas 9, (11) Oklahoma 7 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,080
?10/20/51
W
 ?(19) Oklahoma 33, Kansas 21 ?Norman ?44,462
?10/27/51
W
 ?Oklahoma 55, Colorado 14 ?Norman ?46,686
?11/03/51
W
 ?(17) Oklahoma 33, Kansas State 0 ?Manhattan, Kan. ?11,248
?11/10/51
W
 ?(14) Oklahoma 34, Missouri 20 ?Columbia, Mo. ?23,198
?11/17/51
W
 ?(12) Oklahoma 35, Iowa State 6 ?Norman ?34,761
?11/24/51
W
 ?(12) Oklahoma 27, Nebraska 0 ?Lincoln, Neb. ?33,698
?12/01/51
W
 ?(10) Oklahoma 41, Okla.State 6 ?Norman ?33,103

?1950 Season / 10-1 Overall / 6-0 Big 7
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/30/50
W
 ?(6) Oklahoma 28, Boston College 0 ?Norman ?36,049
?10/07/50
W
 ?(5) Oklahoma 34, Texas A&M 28 ?Norman ?36,586
?10/14/50
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 14, (4) Texas 13 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,959
?10/21/50
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 58, Kansas State 0 ?Norman ?38,546
?10/28/50
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 20, Iowa State 7 ?Ames, Iowa ?16,883
?11/04/50
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 27, Colorado 18 ?Boulder, Colo. ?30,001
?11/11/50
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 33, (19) Kansas 14 ?Lawrence, Kan. ?37,621
?11/18/50
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 41, Missouri 7 ?Norman ?46,463
?11/25/50
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 49, (16) Nebraska 35 ?Norman ?53,066
?12/02/50
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 41, Okla. State 14 ?Stillwater, Okla. ?28,530
?01/01/51
L
 ?(7) Kentucky 13, (1) Oklahoma 7 ?New Orleans, La. (Sugar Bowl) ?80,206

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