1973_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team

1973 Oklahoma Sooners football
1973 Oklahoma Sooners football
National Champion(CFRA, Sagarin); Big 8 champion
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 3
Record	10–0–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Barry Switzer (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Galen Hall (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Larry Lacewell (4th season)
Captains	Gary Baccus; Eddie Foster; Lucious Selmon; Tim Welch;
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

The 1973 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Oklahoma participated as members of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where it has played its home games since 1923.^[1] The team posted a 10–0–1 overall record and a 7–0 conference record to earn the Conference outright title under first-year head coach Barry Switzer.^[2]^[3] This would be the first of eight consecutive Big Eight Conference championships for the Sooners with Switzer as head coach.^[2]

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The team was led by three All-Americans: Rod Shoate (Oklahoma's second three-time All-American)^[4] the oldest of the Selmon brothers, Lucious,^[5] and Eddie Foster.^[5] The Selmon brothers Lucious, Lee Roy and Dewey started on the defensive line.^[6] The team went undefeated on a schedule that included seven ranked opponents (In order, #1 USC, #17 Miami, #13 Texas, #13 Colorado, #10 Missouri, #18 Kansas, and #10 Nebraska). Five of these opponents finished the season ranked. The team tied with USC in the second game of the season before winning nine consecutive contests. It began the season ranked number 11 and steadily climbed in the polls as the season progressed.^[3]

Joe Washington led the team in rushing with 1173 yards, Steve Davis led the team in passing yard for with 934 yards, Tinker Owens led the team in receiving with 472 yards, Davis led the team in scoring with 108 points, Shoate led the team in tackles with 126, and Randy Hughes led the team in interceptions with 5.^[7]

Prior to the season in August, the Sooners were put on probation by the Big Eight Conference, which included a two-year ban on bowl appearances, and a two-year ban on television appearances (1974, 1975).^[8]

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Baylor*	No. 11	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		W 42–14	41,573
September 29	at No. 1 USC*	No. 8	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		T 7–7	83,986
October 6	No. 17 Miami (FL)*	No. 6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 24–20	62,040
October 13	vs. No. 13 Texas*	No. 6	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	W 52–13	72,032
October 20	No. 16 Colorado	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 34–7	61,826–62,580	^[9]
October 27	at Kansas State	No. 3	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 56–14	29,523
November 3	Iowa State	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 34–17	61,876
November 10	at No. 10 Missouri	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)		W 31–3	65,515
November 17	No. 18 Kansas	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 48–20	60,961–64,122
November 23	No. 10 Nebraska	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	ABC	W 27–0	62,257
December 1	at Oklahoma State	No. 2	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 45–18	50,964
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing	Steve Davis	5/6, 185 Yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Joe Washington	12 Rush, 117 Yds
	Receiving	Tinker Owens	4 Rec, 163 Yds, 2 TD
Texas	Passing	Marty Akins	5/9, 64 Yds, INT
	Rushing	Roosevelt Leaks	20 Rush, 82 Yds
	Receiving	Pat Kelly	4 Rec, 71 Yds

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
AP	11 т	11	9	8 (1)	6 (1.5)	6	3 (8)	3 (8)	3 (9)	3 (7)	3 (10)	3 (9)	2 (20)	2 (16)	3 (16)

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
4	85	Durwood Keeton	Defensive back	St. Louis Cardinals
5	110	Gary Baccus	Linebacker	New York Giants
5	119	Clyde Powers	Defensive back	New York Jets
9	227	Ken Pope	Defensive back	Oakland Raiders
12	296	Eddie Foster	Tackle	New England Patriots
14	349	David Smith	Linebacker	Philadelphia Eagles
16	399	Lucious Selmon	Defensive tackle	New England Patriots

1973_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team

1973 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Schedule

Personnel

Game summaries

At Baylor

At USC

Miami (FL)

vs Texas

Colorado

At Kansas State

Iowa State

At Missouri

Kansas

Nebraska

At Oklahoma State

Rankings

Awards and honors

Postseason

NFL draft

References

External links

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1973 Oklahoma Sooners football

National Champion(CFRA, Sagarin) Big 8 champion
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 3
Record	10–0–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Barry Switzer (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Galen Hall (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Larry Lacewell (4th season)
Captains	Gary Baccus Eddie Foster Lucious Selmon Tim Welch
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Nebraska	4	–	2	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Kansas	4	–	2	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
No. 17 Missouri	3	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	3	–	2	5	–	4	–	2
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	7	14	14	17	52
Texas	3	3	0	7	13