1954 Oklahoma Sooners football team
American college football season
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The 1954 Oklahoma Sooners football team (variously "Oklahoma", "OU", or the "Sooners") represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1954 college football season, the sixtieth season of Sooner football. Led by eighth-year head coach Bud Wilkinson, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma, and were members of the Big Seven Conference.
| 1954 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big 7 champion | |
| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| Record | 10–0 (6–0 Big 7) |
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| Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Oklahoma $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Sooners went undefeated and were ranked third in both final polls, released in late November at the end of the regular season. Because of a conference "no-repeat" rule, Oklahoma did not play in a bowl game.[1][2] Unranked runner-up Nebraska was invited to the Orange Bowl,[1] and was defeated 34–7 by No. 14 Duke.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at No. 12 California* | No. 2 | ABC | W 27–13 | 48,095 | ||
| September 25 | No. 20 TCU* | No. 1 | W 21–16 | 50,878 | [3] | ||
| October 9 | vs. No. 15 Texas* | No. 1 | W 14–7 | 76,204 | [4] | ||
| October 16 | at Kansas | No. 1 | W 65–0 | 28,211 | |||
| October 23 | Kansas State | No. 1 |
| W 21–0 | 46,356 | ||
| October 30 | at Colorado | No. 2 | W 13–6 | 31,247 | |||
| November 6 | at Iowa State | No. 3 | W 40–0 | 10,209 | |||
| November 13 | Missouri | No. 3 |
| W 34–13 | 54,173 | ||
| November 20 | Nebraska | No. 3 |
| W 55–7 | 55,172 | ||
| November 27 | at Oklahoma A&M* | No. 3 | W 14–0 | 38,000 | |||
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| AP | 2 (74) | 1 (56) | 2 (24) | 1 (77) | 1 (118) | 1 (115) | 2 (74) | 3 (42) | 3 (44) | 3 (28) | 3 (31) | 3 (35) |
Roster
- E Carl Allison, Sr.
- QB Jimmy Harris, So.
- C Jerry Tubbs, So.
NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[6]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
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| 1 | 2 | Max Boydston | End | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1 | 13 | Kurt Burris | Center | Cleveland Browns |
| 3 | 29 | Buddy Leake | Back | Green Bay Packers |
| 16 | 182 | Bob Herndon | Back | Chicago Cardinals |
| 18 | 217 | Steve Champlin | Tackle | Cleveland Browns |
| 22 | 263 | Carl Allison | Back | Detroit Lions |
