1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1967
| team = Oklahoma Sooners
| sport = football
| image = Oklahoma Sooners Logo 1966-79.png
| image_size =
| conference = Big Eight Conference
| short_conf = Big 8
| CoachRank = 3
| APRank = 3
| record = 10–1
| conf_record = 7–0
| head_coach = Chuck Fairbanks
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Barry Switzer
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| captain = Bob Kalsu
| stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| champion = Big 8 champion
Orange Bowl champion
National Champion (Poling)
| bowl = Orange Bowl
| bowl_result = W 26–24 vs. Tennessee
}}
{{1967 Big Eight Conference football standings}}
The 1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Chuck Fairbanks, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. The Sooners won all seven conference games and finished the season with one loss they upset number 9 Colorado on November 4 by a score of 23-0 in Norman; they defeated Tennessee, 26–24, to win the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T2JcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mlYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=822%2C499818 |work=Youngstown Vindicator |location=(Ohio) |agency=Associated Press |last=Grimsley |first=Will |title=Oklahoma trips Tennessee, 26-24 |date=January 2, 1968 |page=14}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1tIbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LFEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5373%2C194707 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=UPI |title=Oklahoma shades Tennessee in Orange 'doubleheader' |date=January 2, 1968 |page=36}}
Entering his second season as head coach, 37-year-old Jim Mackenzie suffered a fatal heart attack at his Norman home in late April.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ocxTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zTgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=7036%2C6382214 |work=Lawrence Daily Journal-World |location=(Kansas) |agency=Associated Press |title=OU grid coach dies at age 37 of heart attack |date=April 28, 1967 |page=13}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o8xTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=7257%2C91064|work=Lawrence Daily Journal-World |location=(Kansas) |agency=Associated Press |title=OU to name grid coach soon |date=May 1, 1967 |page=15}} Assistant coach Fairbanks, age 33, was promoted several days later.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pMxTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6254%2C181643 |work=Lawrence Daily Journal-World |location=(Kansas) |agency=Associated Press |title=Fairbanks hired as Sooner coach |date=May 2, 1967 |page=10}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1967
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Washington State
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| score = 21–0
| attend = 47,270
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| tv = ABC
| score = 35–0
| attend = 46,215
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-sooners-boom-maryland/139274307/|work=Tulsa World|title=Sooners boom Maryland|date=October 1, 1967|accessdate=January 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Texas
| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| gamename = Red River Shootout
| score = 7–9
| attend = 75,504
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123898741/longhorns-fight-back-to-edge-sooners-9/|work=The Kilgore News Herald|title=Longhorns fight back to edge Sooners, 9–7|date=October 15, 1967|accessdate=May 1, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| score = 46–7
| attend = 17,375
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–0
| attend = 55,445
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = w
| opponent = Colorado
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| score = 23–0
| attend = 61,106
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 8
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Clyde Williams Field
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| score = 52–14
| attend = 18,331
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = w
| rank = 7
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| score = 14–10
| attend = 57,649
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 5
| opponent = Nebraska
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = ABC
| score = 21–14
| attend = 59,154
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 2
| w/l = w
| rank = 3
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| gamename = Bedlam Series
| score = 38–14
| attend = 62,038
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = January 1, 1968
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank = 3
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename = Orange Bowl
| tv = NBC
| score = 26–24
| attend = 76,563
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101296424/sooners-hold-on-to-win/|work=The Kansas City Times|title=Sooners hold on to win|date=January 2, 1968|accessdate=May 7, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
Rankings
{{See also|1967 NCAA University Division football rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = AP
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek = 11
| poll1_0=NR
| poll1_1=NR
| poll1_2=NR
| poll1_3=NR
| poll1_4=NR
| poll1_5=NR
| poll1_6=NR
| poll1_7=NR
| poll1_8=8
| poll1_9=7
| poll1_10=5 (1)
| poll1_11=3
}}
Game summaries
=Kansas=
{{AFB game box start
|Title=Kansas (4-4) at #7 Oklahoma (6-1)
|Visitor=Kansas
|V1=3 |V2=0 |V3=7 |V4=0
|Host=Oklahoma
|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=7 |H4=7
|Date=November 18
|Location=Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
|StartTime=1:30 p.m.
|TimeZone=CST
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=57,649
|Weather=Sunny
|Referee=
|TVAnnouncers=
|TVStation=
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
- Dad's Day
{{Clear}}
=Orange Bowl=
{{AFB game box start
|Title=
|Visitor=Oklahoma
|V1=7 |V2=12 |V3=0 |V4=7
|Host=Tennessee
|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=14 |H4=10
|Date=January 1
|Location=Orange Bowl
|StartTime=
|TimeZone=EST
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=76,563
|Weather=
|Referee=
|TVAnnouncers=
|TVStation=NBC
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{clear}}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header|year=1967|team=Oklahoma Sooners|teamcolors=y
|offensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=33|class=Jr|first=Eddie|last=Hinton|pos=WB|dab=Eddie Hinton (American football)|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=77|class=Sr|first=Bob|last=Kalsu|pos=OT|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=22|class=Sr|first=Ron|last=Shotts|pos=TB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=So|first=Steve|last=Owens|pos=RB|dab=Steve Owens (American football)|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=11|class=Jr|first=Bobby|last=Warmack|pos=QB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=82|class=So|first=Steve|last=Zabel|pos=E}}
|defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=66|class=Sr|first=Granville|last=Liggins|pos=DL|link=y}}
|special_teams_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=92|class=Jr|first=Mike|last=Vachon|pos=PK}}
}}
{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=http://soonerstats.com/football/players/roster.cfm?seasonid=1967
| head_coach = *Chuck Fairbanks
| asst_coach = * Galen Hall (WR)
- Pat James
- Bill Michael (DE)
- Carl Nystrom
- Barry Switzer (OC)
| accessdate=
}}
Awards
All-Big 8: OT Bob Kalsu, DE John Koller, NG Granville Liggins, RB Steve Owens, QB Bob Warmack
Oklahoma Sooners Football Media Guide. p. 186. Retrieved 2018-Nov-28.
NFL/AFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League or American Football League following the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1968/draft.htm|title=1968 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 29, 2020}}
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Oklahoma Sooners|border=2|Round|Pick|Player|Position|NFL team}} | ||||
8 | 199 | Bob Kalsu | Tackle | Buffalo Bills |
10 | 256 | Granville Liggins | Linebacker | Detroit Lions |
11 | 292 | Ron Shotts | Running back | Detroit Lions |
References
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{{Big Eight Conference football champions}}
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