1952 Oklahoma Sooners football team
| 1952 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big 7 champion | |
| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| Record | 8–1–1 (5–0–1 Big 7) |
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| Captains | |
| Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 4 Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1952 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1952 college football season. It was the 58th season of play for the Sooners. Led by head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners offense scored 407 points, while the defense allowed only 141.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | at Colorado | No. 4 | T 21–21 | 30,569 | |||
| October 4 | Pittsburgh* | No. 20 | W 49–20 | 37,716 | |||
| October 11 | vs. Texas* | No. 12 | W 49–20 | 75,504 | [1] | ||
| October 18 | at No. 8 Kansas | No. 6 | W 42–20 | 37,946 | |||
| October 25 | Kansas State | No. 3 |
| W 49–6 | 38,168 | ||
| November 1 | at Iowa State | No. 3 | W 41–0 | 9,619 | |||
| November 8 | at No. 10 Notre Dame* | No. 4 | NBC | L 21–27 | 57,466 | ||
| November 15 | Missouri | No. 8 |
| W 47–7 | 43,393 | ||
| November 22 | Nebraska | No. 5 |
| W 34–13 | 42,489 | ||
| November 29 | at Oklahoma A&M* | No. 4 | W 54–7 | 21,408 | |||
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Rankings
[edit]| Week | |||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| AP | 4 (16) | 20 | 12 (1) | 6 (5) | 3 (23) | 3 (20) | 4 (27) | 8 | 5 (1) | 4 (3) | 4 (14) |
Roster
[edit]- QB Eddie Crowder Sr.
- G J. D. Roberts Jr.
- HB Billy Vessels, Sr.
- E Carl Allison, So.
Awards and honors
[edit]NFL draft
[edit]Six Sooners were selected in the 1953 NFL draft, held on January 22.[4]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
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| 1 | 2 | Billy Vessels | Running back | Baltimore Colts |
| 2 | 22 | Eddie Crowder | Quarterback | New York Giants |
| 3 | 26 | Buck McPhail | Back | Baltimore Colts |
| 4 | 38 | Tom Catlin | Center | Baltimore Colts |
| 15 | 177 | Dick Bowman | Guard | New York Giants |
| 15 | 180 | Tom Carroll | Back | Los Angeles Rams |
References
[edit]- ^ "O.U. shocks Texas, 49–20, in power display". The Ponca City News. October 12, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 1952 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball
- ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
- ^ "1953 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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