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University of Oklahoma Athletics
The Rough Riders Are Back Saturday
October 11, 2016 | Football
NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma announced Tuesday it will wear its alternate "Rough Rider" uniforms for this week's Big 12 home opener against Kansas State. OU will wear the crimson wood-grain helmets with crimson jerseys and white pants.
The uniforms, which OU originally debuted in 2014, meld Nike's modern style with Oklahoma's deepy-rooted tradition and championship culture. The Sooners are 3-1 when wearing the alternate uniforms.
Read more on the inspiration behind them:
Rough Riders
Football was being played in Oklahoma before it was even a state.
The typography in the uniforms is a modern take on popular lettering at the turn of the 20th century.
On the inner neckline of the uniform is embroidered "47 Straight," honoring the unbeatable winning streak Wilkinson's teams produced.
The base layer is inspired by a shirt Coach Wilkinson often wore to practice, with vintage lettering boldly proclaiming who we are.
There are few tokens of Oklahoma lore more recongizable and unique than the Sooner Schooner. Built from rugged wood to carry the burdens of a generation, these wagons are represented in the wood grain throughout the alternate uniforms.
First came the phrase “Boomer Sooner” in the 1898 season. The next year the Oklahoma football team picked up the nickname, “The Rough Riders” perhaps from the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, which was formed in 1898. The volunteers, led by Theodore Roosevelt, were mostly college athletes, cowboys and ranchers gathered from Oklahoma and other states in the American South West to fight in the Spanish-American War.
A few years later, in 1905, back on the football field the Rough Riders became the “Boomers.” Finally, in 1908 the team in crimson and cream became known as the “Sooners.” That year the Sooners beat Texas 50?0.
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma holds the NCAA record for most consecutive wins at 47-straight. The streak spanned five seasons from 1953?1957. During the streak Oklahoma claimed two national championships, 1955 and 1956.
Some say the 1956 team was Bud Wilkinson's best and maybe the best team in program history.
Bud Wilkinson is the only person in NCAA history to win three national championships as a player (1934?1936 with Minnesota) and three as a coach (1950, 1955?1956 with Oklahoma).
The Schooner
When the Unassigned Lands of what would become part of Oklahoma opened for settlement at high noon on April 22, 1889, many of those who came rode in Conestoga wagons. These rough-hewn “Schooners” boldly carried up to six tons of cargo, across plains and through rivers. Built from wood and iron, they were known for their durability and toughness.
The Sooner Schooner was introduced at Oklahoma in 1964, and the wagon, pulled by matching white ponies Boomer and Sooner, became the official mascot of the Oklahoma Sooners in 1980.
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