1963 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1963 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by head coach Bud Wilkinson, who would retire from coaching after the conclusion of the season.

1963 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 9
Record	8–2 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Bud Wilkinson (17th season)
Captains	John Garrett Larry Vermillion
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Oklahoma	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Missouri	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Kansas	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Clemson*	No. 4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 31–14	62,034	^[1]
September 28	at No. 1 USC*	No. 3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	CBS	W 17–12	52,245
October 12	vs. No. 2 Texas*	No. 1	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	CBS	L 7–28	75,504–76,004	^[2]
October 19	Kansas	No. 6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 21–18	61,826
October 26	at Kansas State	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 34–9	12,200
November 2	Colorado	No. 6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 35–0	49,402
November 9	Iowa State	No. 6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 24–14	51,688
November 16	at Missouri	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	CBS	W 13–3	50,711
November 23	at No. 10 Nebraska	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		L 20–29	38,362
November 30	Oklahoma State	No. 10	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 34–10	50,678
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1963 NCAA University Division football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
AP	4	3 (2)	1 (36)	1 (40)	6	7	6	6	5	6	10	8	10

Postseason

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.^[4]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
1	12	Joe Don Looney	Running back	New York Giants
11	152	Glen Condren	Tackle	New York Giants
14	189	John Garrett	Linebacker	Los Angeles Rams

References

1. "Sooners storm back for 31–14 victory". Albuquerque Journal. September 22, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Steers gore Sooners, 28–7". Tulsa Daily World. October 13, 1963. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. . Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
4. "1964 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.