1971 Oklahoma Sooners football team

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1971

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 18

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 10

| opponent = SMU

| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| score = 30–0

| attend = 48,500–53,545

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american-sooners-pin-300-def/168995292/|work=The Austin American-Statesman|title=Sooners pin 30–0 defeat on Mustangs|date=September 19, 1971|accessdate=March 26, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 11

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 55–29

| attend = 34,916

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 8

| opponent = USC

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| score = 33–20

| attend = 62,351

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| rank = 8

| opponent = Texas

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| gamename = Red River Shootout

| tv = ABC

| score = 48–27

| attend = 72,032–73,580

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-sooners-vanquish-lo/168929889/|work=The Arizona Republic|title=Sooners vanquish Longhorns, 48–27|date=October 10, 1971|accessdate=March 26, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| rank = 2

| opponent = Colorado

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| score = 45–17

| attend = 62,501

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 2

| opponent = Kansas State

| site_stadium = KSU Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| score = 75–28

| attend = 37,198

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| w/l = w

| rank = 2

| opponent = Iowa State

| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| score = 39–7

| attend = 60,477

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 2

| opponent = Missouri

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, MO

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 20–3

| attend = 55,098

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| w/l = w

| rank = 2

| opponent = Kansas

| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| tv = ABC

| score = 56–10

| attend = 54,347

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 25

| w/l = l

| rank = 2

| opponent = Nebraska

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ABC

| score = 31–35

| attend = 62,884

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 4

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 3

| opponent = Oklahoma State

| site_stadium = Lewis Field

| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK

| gamename = Bedlam Series

| score = 58–14

| attend = 36,571

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = January 1, 1972

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| rank = 3

| opponent = Auburn

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Tulane Stadium

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| gamename = Sugar Bowl

| tv = ABC

| score = 40–22

| attend = 84,031

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advertiser-sooners-smack-aubur/133885104/|work=The Daily Advertiser|title=Sooners smack Auburn in Sugar Bowl matchup|date=January 2, 1972|accessdate=October 22, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?SeasonID=1971|title=1971 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule|publisher=Soonerstats.com|year=2008|access-date=September 27, 2008}}

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|V1= 0|V2=0 |V3=0 |V4=0

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|Title=

|Visitor=Oklahoma

|V1= 21|V2=21 |V3=6 |V4=7

|Host=Pittsburgh

|H1= 11|H2=6 |H3=0 |H4=12

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{{AFB game box start

|Title=

|Visitor=USC

|V1=7 |V2=7 |V3=0 |V4=6

|Host=Oklahoma

|H1=13 |H2=6 |H3=14 |H4=0

|Date=October 2

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{{See also|Red River Shootout}}

{{AFB game box start

|Title= #8 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #3 Texas Longhorns

|Visitor=#8 Oklahoma

|V1=14 |V2=17 |V3=7 |V4=10

|Host=#3 Texas

|H1=14 |H2=7 |H3= 6|H4=0

|Date=October 9

|Location=Cotton Bowl, Dallas

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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=1 |Time=10:29 |Team=TEX |Event=Donnie Wigginton 5-yard run (Steve Valek kick) |Score= TEX 7-0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time=7:59 |Team=OU |Event=Greg Pruitt 1-yard run (John Carroll kick) |Score= Tied 7-7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time=5:04 |Team=TEX |Event=Donnie Wigginton 44-yard run (Steve Valek kick) |Score= TEX 14-7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time=2:04 |Team=OU |Event=Roy Bell 3-yard run (John Carroll kick) |Score= Tied 14-14}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=10:33 |Team=OU |Event=Greg Pruitt 4-yard run (John Carroll kick) |Score= OU 21-14}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=9:09 |Team=OU |Event=Gregg Pruitt 20-yard run (John Carroll kick) |Score= OU 28-14}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=4:53 |Team=TEX |Event=Jim Bertelsen 3-yard run (Steve Valek kick) |Score= OU 28-21}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=0:01 |Team=OU |Event=John Carroll 26-yard field goal |Score= OU 31-21}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=7:17 |Team=OU |Event=Jack Mildren 7-yard run (John Carroll kick) |Score= OU 38-21}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=2:16 |Team=TEX |Event=Jim Bertelsen 15-yard run (kick failed) |Score= OU 38-27}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=3:29 |Team=OU |Event=John Carroll 27-yard field goal |Score= OU 41-27}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 4|Time=2:10 |Team= OU|Event=Jack Mildren 1-yard run (John Carroll kick) |Score= OU 48-27|LastEntry=yes}}

{{AFB game box end}}"Sooners thunder past favored Longhorns, 48-27." Eugene Register-Guard. October 10, 1971[http://soonerstats.com/football/games/recap.cfm?GameID=684 1971 Oklahoma vs. Texas recap - SoonerStats.com]

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{{AFB game box start

|Title=#6 Colorado Buffaloes at #2 Oklahoma Sooners

|Visitor=#6 Colorado

|V1= 0|V2= 0|V3=17 |V4=0

|Host=#2 Oklahoma

|H1=14 |H2=10 |H3=7 |H4=14

|Date=October 16

|Location=Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

|StartTime=

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|ElapsedTime=

|Attendance=61,826

|Weather=

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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=OU |Event=Pruitt 66-yard run (Carroll kick) |Score= OU 7-0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=OU |Event=Harrison 54-yard pass from Mildren (Carroll kick) |Score= OU 14-0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=OU |Event=Carroll 36-yard field goal |Score= OU 17-0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=OU |Event=Mildren 3-yard run (Carroll kick) |Score= OU 24-0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 3|Time= |Team=COL |Event=Nichols 64-yard pass from Johnson (Dean kick) |Score= OU 24-7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 3|Time= |Team=OU |Event= Pruitt 14-yard run (Carroll kick)|Score= OU 31-7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 3|Time= |Team=COL |Event=Davis 16-yard run (Dean kick) |Score=OU 31-14}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 3|Time= |Team=COL |Event=Dean 32-yard field goal |Score= OU 31-17}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 4|Time= |Team=OU |Event=Wylie 68-yard pass from Mildren (Carroll kick) |Score= OU 38-17}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=OU |Event=Bell 3-yard run (Carroll kick) |Score= OU 45-17|LastEntry=yes}}

{{AFB game box end}}"Oklahoma Routs Buffs." Palm Beach Post. October 17, 1971

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{{AFB game box start

|Title=

|Visitor=Oklahoma

|V1=14 |V2=27 |V3= 13|V4=21

|Host=Kansas St

|H1=7 |H2=7 |H3=7 |H4=7

|Date=October 23

|Location=KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

|StartTime=

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|Attendance=40,000

|Weather=

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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=KSU |Event= Butler 2 yard run (Goerger kick) |Score= Kansas St 7–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=OKLA |Event=Mildren 1 yard run (kick failed) |Score=Kansas St 7–6}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=OKLA |Event=Pruitt 15 yard run (Chandler pass from Mildren) |Score= Oklahoma 14–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=OKLA |Event=Bell 24 yard run (Carroll kick) |Score= Oklahoma 21–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=KSU |Event=Butler 1 yard run (Goerger kick) |Score= Oklahoma 21–14}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=OKLA |Event=Pruitt 38 yard run (Carroll kick) |Score= Oklahoma 28–14}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=OKLA |Event=Pruitt 15 yard run (Carroll kick) |Score= Oklahoma 35–14}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=OKLA |Event=Bell 5 yard run (kick failed) |Score= Oklahoma 41–14}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=OKLA |Event=Bell 6 yard run (Carroll kick) |Score= Oklahoma 48–14}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=KSU |Event=Butler 1 yard run (Goerger kick) |Score= Oklahoma 48–21}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=OKLA |Event=Mildren 42 yard run (kick failed) |Score= Oklahoma 54–21}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=OKLA |Event=Chandler 15 yard pass from Mildren (Carroll kick) |Score= Oklahoma 61–21}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=KSU |Event=Butler 1 yard run (Goerger kick) |Score=Oklahoma 61–28}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=OKLA |Event=Bell 11 yard run (Carroll kick) |Score= Oklahoma 68–28}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=OKLA |Event=Marshall 6 yard run (Carroll kick) |Score=Oklahoma 75–28 |LastEntry=yes}}

{{AFB game box end}}

[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WUUyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XbYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=830%2C4416035 "Sooners Romp, 75-28." Palm Beach Post. 1971 Oct 24.]

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{{AFB game box start

|Title=

|Visitor=Iowa St

|V1= 6|V2=0 |V3=6 |V4=0

|Host=Oklahoma

|H1=17|H2=12 |H3=7 |H4=7

|Date=October 30

|Location=Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

|StartTime=

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|Weather=

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{{AFB game box start

|Title=

|Visitor=Oklahoma

|V1= 6|V2=14 |V3=0 |V4=0

|Host=Missouri

|H1= 0|H2=3 |H3=0 |H4=0

|Date=November 6

|Location=Faurot Field

|StartTime=

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|Weather=

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{{AFB game box start

|Title=

|Visitor=Kansas

|V1= 0|V2=0 |V3=0 |V4=10

|Host=Oklahoma

|H1= 14|H2=35 |H3=7 |H4=0

|Date=November 13

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{{Main|1971 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma football game}}

{{AFB game box start

| Title = #1 Nebraska at #2 Oklahoma

| Visitor = #1 Nebraska

| Host = #2 Oklahoma

| V1 = 7| V2 = 7| V3 = 14| V4 = 7

| H1 = 3| H2 = 14| H3 = 7| H4 = 7

| Date = 1971-11-25

| Location = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

| StartTime = 1:50 pm

| TimeZone = CST

| Attendance = 61,826

| Referee = Vance Carlson

|TVAnnouncers=Chris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson,
and Bill Flemming (sideline)

|TVStation=ABC

}}

{{AFB Game Box End}}

Oklahoma and Nebraska battled back and forth in the Game of the Century in front of a sold-out crowd in Norman and over 55 million viewers on ABC on Thanksgiving Day. Nebraska struck first with a 72-yard Johnny Rodgers punt return, but Oklahoma pulled ahead by 3 by halftime. The Cornhuskers came back strong in the third quarter with two more touchdowns, but the Sooners responded with two of their own to retake the lead with only 7:10 remaining. Down by 3 points, the Huskers went on a final drive and with only 1:38 remaining, Jeff Kinney scored his fourth touchdown of the day for the lead and the win.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8NlVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4996%2C6335645 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon|agency=Associated Press |title='Huskers dump Sooners|date=November 26, 1971 |page=3B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NPAjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6956%2C4144969 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington|agency=Associated Press |title=Kinney leads Nebraska triumph |date=November 26, 1971 |page=42}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1971/12/06/615048/nebraska-rides-high|magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Jenkins |first=Dan |author-link=Dan Jenkins |title=Nebraska rides high |date=December 6, 1971 |page=22}}

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{{See also|Bedlam Series}}Frustrated from their painful loss to Nebraska, the Sooners showed their in-state archrival no mercy in the final game for Cowboys coach Floyd Gass, as well as the last game at Lewis Field (now Boone Pickens Stadium) before a massive renovation which expanded the stadium's capacity, removed the cinder track around the field, and replaced the grass surface with artificial turf. {{AFB game box start

|Title=#3 Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys

|Visitor=#3 Oklahoma

|V1=17 |V2=20 |V3=7 |V4=14

|Host=Oklahoma State

|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3= 0|H4=7

|Date=December 4

|Location=Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma

|StartTime=

|TimeZone=

|ElapsedTime=

|Attendance=37,500

|Weather=

|Referee=

|TVAnnouncers=

|TVStation=

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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=OU |Event=Carroll 26-yard field goal |Score= OU 3-0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=OU |Event=Mildren 4-yard run (Carroll kick) |Score= OU 10-0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 1|Time= |Team=OU |Event=Harrison 77-yard run (Carroll kick) |Score= OU 17-0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=OU |Event=Mildren 1-yard run (Carroll kick) |Score=OU 24-0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=OU |Event=Pruitt 1-yard run (kick failed) |Score= OU 30-0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=OSU |Event=Garrett 38-yard run (Pruss kick) |Score= OU 30-7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=OU |Event=Chandler 18-yard pass from Mildren (Carroll kick) |Score= OU 37-7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=OU |Event=Pruitt 7-yard run (Carroll kick) |Score= OU 44-7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=OSU |Event=Graham 7-yard pass from Pounds (Pruss kick) |Score= OU 44-14}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=OU |Event=Bell 4-yard run (Carroll kick) |Score= OU 51-14}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=OU |Event=Dodd 5-yard run (Carroll kick) |Score= OU 58-14|LastEntry=yes}}

{{AFB game box end}}"Oklahoma Ropes Cowboys, 58-14." Palm Beach Post. December 5, 1971

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{{AFB game box start

|Title=

|Visitor=Oklahoma

|V1= 19|V2=12 |V3= 3|V4=6

|Host=Auburn

|H1= 0|H2=0 |H3=7 |H4=15

|Date=January 1

|Location=Tulane Stadium

|StartTime=11:05 a.m.

|TimeZone=CST

|ElapsedTime=

|Attendance=84,031

|Weather=

|Referee=James M. Artley

|TVAnnouncers=Chris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson

|TVStation=ABC

}}

{{AFB game box end}}

• Passing: AUB Sullivan 20/44, 250 Yds, TD, INT, OU Mildren 1/4, 11 Yds
• Rushing: AUB Unger 6 Rush, 38 Yds, 2 TD, OU Mildren 30 Rush, 149 Yds, 3 TD
• Receiving: AUB Beasley 6 Rec, 117 Yds, OU Chandler 1 Rec, 11 Yds
• OU Crosswhite 4 yd run (kick failed)
• OU Mildren 5 yd run (Carroll kick)
• OU Mildren 4 yd run (kick failed)
• OU Mildren 7 yd run (kick failed)
• OU Wylie 71 yd punt return (kick failed)
• AUB Unger 1 yd run (Jett kick)
• OU Caroll 53 yd FG
• AUB Unger 1 yd run (Jett kick)
• OU Pruitt 2 yd run (kick failed)
• AUB Cannon 11 yd pass from Sullivan (run good)

[http://www.soonersports.com/fls/31000/pdfs/18fb_media_guide.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31000 2018 Oklahoma football media guide]. Retrieved 2019-Jan-15.

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{{See also|1971 NCAA University Division football rankings}}

{{Ranking movements

| poll1title = AP

| poll1firstweek = 0

| poll1lastweek = 14

| poll1_0=10

| poll1_1=10

| poll1_2=11

| poll1_3=8

| poll1_4=8

| poll1_5=2 (8)

| poll1_6=2 (18)

| poll1_7=2 (21)

| poll1_8=2 (17)

| poll1_9=2 (6)

| poll1_10=2 (8)

| poll1_11=2 (8)

| poll1_12=3

| poll1_13=3

| poll1_14=2

}}

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{{American football roster/Player|num=78|pos=G|class=SR|first=Ron|last=Stacy|rs=yes}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=9|pos=QB|class=SO|first=James|last=Stokely}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=67|pos=T|class=SO|first=Jim|last=Taylor}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=75|pos=T|class=SO|first=Jimmy|last=Teston}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=83|pos=G|class=SO|first=Perry|last=Thompson}}

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{{American football roster/Player|num=60|pos=T|class=JR|first=Dean|last=Unruh}}

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{{American football roster/Player|num=45|pos=FB|class=SO|first=Tim|last=Welch}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=76|pos=T|class=SO|first=Brad|last=White}}

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{{American football roster/Player|num=51|pos=LB|class=JR|first=Gary|last=Baccus}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=27|pos=DB|class=JR|first=Gary|last=Carter|rs=yes}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=90|pos=DT|class=SO|first=George|last=Davis}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=66|pos=DT|class=SR|first=Lionell|last=Day}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=23|pos=DB|class=JR|first=Max|last=Dayton|rs=yes}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=88|pos=DE|class=SR|first=Bruce|last=DeLoney}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=59|pos=LB|class=SR|first=Mark|last=Driscoll}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=4|pos=DB|class=SO|first=Mike|last=Dulan}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=55|pos=LB|class=SO|first=Gary|last=Gibbs|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=96|pos=DT|class=JR|first=Ray|last=Hamilton|dab=Ray Hamilton (defensive tackle)|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=57|pos=LB|class=SR|first=Mike|last=Hawpe}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=41|pos=LB|class=SO|first=Wayne|last=Hoffman}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=95|pos=DE|class=SO|first=Mike|last=Hronopulos}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=32|pos=LB|class=SO|first=Ken|last=Hulstein|rs=yes}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=31|pos=DB|class=JR|first=Vic|last=Kearney}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=21|pos=DB|class=SR|first=Glenn|last=King|note=C}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=99|pos=DE|class=SO|first=Mark|last=Lundquist}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=86|pos=DT|class=SO|first=Haynes|last=McBride|rs=yes}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=48|pos=LB|class=SO|first=Richard|last=Mildren}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=49|pos=LB|class=JR|first=Jon|last=Milste}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=97|pos=DT|class=SO|first=Derland|last=Moore|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=58|pos=LB|class=JR|first=Danny|last=Mullen}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=19|pos=DB|class=SR|first=Geoffrey|last=Nordgren}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=18|pos=DB|class=SR|first=Steve|last=O'Shaughnessy}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=89|pos=DT|class=JR|first=A.G.|last=Perryman}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=28|pos=DB|class=SO|first=Kenith|last=Pope}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=29|pos=DB|class=SO|first=Clyde|last=Powers|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=81|pos=LB/DE|class=SR|first=Al|last=Qualls}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=42|pos=LB|class=SO|first=Gary|last=Rhynes|rs=yes}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=26|pos=DB|class=JR|first=Larry|last=Roach}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=16|pos=DB|class=JR|first=Dan|last=Ruster}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=70|pos=DT|class=JR|first=Tommy|last=Saunders}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=98|pos=DE|class=SO|first=Lucious|last=Selmon|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=33|pos=DB|class=SR|first=John|last=Shelley}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=14|pos=DB|class=JR|first=Steve|last=Shotts}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=38|pos=DB|class=SO|first=Dewayne|last=Smith}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=46|pos=LB|class=SO|first=Ricky|last=Stokes}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=92|pos=DE|class=SO|first=Mike|last=Struck|rs=yes}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=47|pos=LB|class=SO|first=Gary|last=Weibert}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=91|pos=DT|class=SO|first=Chris|last=West}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=94|pos=DT|class=SO|first=Joe|last=Whitaker}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=93|pos=DT|class=SO|first=Dennis|last=Woods}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=37|pos=DB|class=SO|first=Gary|last=Young}}

| special_teams_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=5|pos=K|class=SR|first=Steve|last=Caruthers}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=22|pos=P|class=JR|first=Joe|last=Wylie}}

}}

{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=https://soonerstats.com/football/players/roster.cfm?seasonid=1971

| head_coach = *Chuck Fairbanks

| asst_coach = *Jim Dickey (DB)

• Galen Hall (WR)
• Warren Harper (LB)
• Gene Hochevar
• Jimmy Johnson (DL)
• Larry Lacewell (DC)
• Bill Michael (OL)
• Barry Switzer (OC)

| accessdate=

}}

{{CFB Team Depth Chart

| OScheme = Wishbone

| DScheme = 4-3

| SpecialTeams = Yes

| KeyReserves = No

| 3Deep = No

| QB_Starter = Jack Mildren

| QB_Backup = Dave Robertson

| FB_Starter = Leon Crosswhite

| FB_Backup = Tim Welch

| RB1_Starter = Greg Pruitt

| RB1_Backup =

| RB1_Third =

| RB2_Starter = Roy Bell

| RB2_Backup = Joe Wylie

| WR1_Starter = Jon Harrison

| WR1_Backup = Willie Franklin

| WR1_Third =

| WR2_Starter = Al Chandler

| WR2_Backup =

| WR2_SchoolName = TE

| WR3_Starter =

| WR3_Backup =

| TE1_Starter =

| TE1_Backup =

| TE1_Third =

| LT_Starter = Dean Unruh

| LT_Backup =

| LG_Starter = Darryl Emmert

| LG_Backup =

| C_Starter = Tom Brahaney

| C_Backup =

| RG_Starter = Ken Jones

| RG_Backup =

| RT_Starter = Robert Jensen

| RT_Backup =

| WLB_Starter = Albert Quails

| ROLB_Backup =

| WLB_SchoolName = LB

| MLB_Starter = Steve Aycock

| MLB_Backup =

| MLB_SchoolName = LB

| SLB_Starter = Mark Driscoll

| SLB_Backup =

| SLB_SchoolName = LB

| FS_Starter = Larry Roach

| FS_Backup =

| SS_Starter = John Shelley

| SS_Backup =

| DB1_Starter = Kenith Pope

| DB1_Backup =

| DB1_Third =

| DB2_Starter = Steve O’Shaughnessy

| DB2_Backup =

| RDE_Starter = Raymond Hamilton

| RDE_Backup =

| RDE_SchoolName =

| RDT_Starter = Lucious Selmon

| RDT_Backup =

| LDT_Starter = Derland Moore

| LDT_Backup =

| LDE_Starter = Lionell Day

| LDE_Backup =

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• All-American: Greg Pruitt,{{cite web|url=http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-greg-pruitt-1971-72.html|title=All-American: Greg Pruitt|access-date=July 2, 2010|publisher=CBS Interactive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525145601/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-greg-pruitt-1971-72.html|archive-date=2010-05-25|url-status=dead}} Tom Brahaney{{cite web|url=http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-tom-brahaney-1971-72.html|title=All-American: Tom Brahaney|access-date=July 2, 2010|publisher=CBS Interactive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525150402/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-tom-brahaney-1971-72.html|archive-date=2010-05-25|url-status=dead}} and Jack Mildren{{cite web|url=http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-jack-mildren-1971.html|title=All-American: Jack Mildren|access-date=July 2, 2010|publisher=CBS Interactive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525221017/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-jack-mildren-1971.html|archive-date=2010-05-25|url-status=dead}}
• Academic All-American: Mildren

The following players were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1972/draft.htm|title=1972 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 29, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/oklahoma/drafted.htm|title=Oklahoma Drafted Players/Alumni|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=April 23, 2023}}

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• [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oklahoma/1971.html Sports Reference] – 1971 Oklahoma football season

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