History & Tradition

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This is Oklahoma Football

Great college football and the Oklahoma Sooners. For as long as anyone can remember the two have been one and the same. Unlike some schools where tradition represents ancient history, or others where it harkens back only a few years, Oklahoma's tradition is a constant accomplishment unfettered by eras or time.

The Sooners were playing football before Oklahoma became a state and have achieved a legacy so successful, that more than contributing to the history of this great game, it defines it.

Sooners Play for Championships

Nothing defines the competitive success of a college athletics program like a national championship. OU, with seven national titles spanning four decades, is one of the few programs that begins each fall with the expectation and legitimate goal of chasing the national crown. That pursuit is far more than just talk in Norman.

The aura is unmistakable, built on real and repeated success on college football’s biggest stage. Now competing in the SEC, the Sooners carry a championship tradition that ranks among the very best in the nation - and a standard built to thrive on college football’s toughest stage.

Oklahoma’s most recent title came under Bob Stoops in 2000, capped by an Orange Bowl victory over Florida State to finish an undefeated season. The Sooners’ other championships were won under Barry Switzer in 1985, 1975 and 1974, and Bud Wilkinson in 1956, 1955 and 1950.