1949 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1949 Oklahoma Sooners football
National champion (BR, CFRA)
Big 7 champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 35–0 vs. LSU
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Ranking
APNo. 2
Record11–0 (5–0 Big 7)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Oklahoma $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 20 Missouri 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Nebraska 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Kansas 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Colorado 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1949 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners compiled an undefeated 11–0 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Big Seven Conference championship, were ranked #2 in the final AP Poll, were named national champions by Football Research, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 399 to 88.[1][2]

Five Sooners received All-America honors in 1949: Jim Owens (end), Darrell Royal (quarterback), George Thomas (halfback), Wade Walker (tackle) and Stanley West (guard).[3] The same five players also received all-conference honors.[4]

  1. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1949 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.