1954 Oklahoma Sooners football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1954

| team = Oklahoma Sooners

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Big Seven Conference

| short_conf = Big 7

| CoachRank = 3

| APRank = 3

| record = 10–0

| conf_record = 6–0

| head_coach = Bud Wilkinson

| hc_year = 8th

| captain = Gene Calame

| captain2 = Gene Mears

| stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

| champion = Big 7 champion

}}

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.

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.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9tUjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z-YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3945%2C57418 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Busy scoreboard eyed as Duke, Nebraska tangle |date=January 1, 1955 |page=8}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Bo8zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j3oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2723%2C704906 |work=St. Petersburg Times |location=(Florida) |agency=Associated Press |last=Funk |first=Ben |title=Duke rips Huskers 34-7 |date=January 2, 1955 |page=1C }} Unranked runner-up Nebraska was invited to the {{nowrap|Orange Bowl,}} and was defeated {{nowrap|34–7}} {{nowrap|by No. 14 Duke.}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1954

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 18

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 2

| opponent = California

| opprank = 12

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| tv = ABC

| score = 27–13

| attend = 48,095

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = TCU

| opprank = 20

| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| score = 21–16

| attend = 50,878

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pawhuska-journal-capital-ou-tops-tcu-21/168466606/|work=Pawhuska Journal-Capital|title=OU tops TCU 21–16|date=September 26, 1954|accessdate=March 20, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = Texas

| opprank = 15

| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 14–7

| attend = 76,204

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123795279/sooners-tip-texas-147/|work=The Odessa American|title=Sooners tip Texas 14–7|date=October 10, 1954|accessdate=April 30, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = Kansas

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS

| score = 65–0

| attend = 28,211

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| w/l = w

| rank = 1

| opponent = Kansas State

| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| score = 21–0

| attend = 46,356

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 2

| opponent = Colorado

| site_stadium = Folsom Field

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| score = 13–6

| attend = 31,247

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 3

| opponent = Iowa State

| site_stadium = Clyde Williams Stadium

| site_cityst = Ames, IA

| score = 40–0

| attend = 10,209

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| w/l = w

| rank = 3

| opponent = Missouri

| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 34–13

| attend = 54,173

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| w/l = w

| rank = 3

| opponent = Nebraska

| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 55–7

| attend = 55,172

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 27

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 3

| opponent = Oklahoma A&M

| site_stadium = Lewis Field

| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK

| gamename = Bedlam

| score = 14–0

| attend = 38,000

}}

{{Cite web|url=http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?seasonid=1954|title = 1954 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball}}

Rankings

{{Ranking movements

| poll1title = AP

| poll1firstweek = 0

| poll1lastweek = 11

| poll1_0=2 (74)

| poll1_1=1 (56)

| poll1_2=2 (24)

| poll1_3=1 (77)

| poll1_4=1 (118)

| poll1_5=1 (115)

| poll1_6=2 (74)

| poll1_7=3 (42)

| poll1_8=3 (44)

| poll1_9=3 (28)

| poll1_10=3 (31)

| poll1_11=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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1955/draft.htm|title=1955 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 29, 2020}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" {{CollegePrimaryHeader\|team=Oklahoma Sooners\|border=2\|Round\|Pick\|Player\|Position\|NFL team}}
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

References

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