1961 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1961 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record5–5 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
CaptainBill White
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Colorado $ 7 0 0 9 2 0
No. 11 Missouri 5 2 0 7 2 1
Kansas 5 2 0 7 3 1
Oklahoma 4 3 0 5 5 0
Iowa State 3 4 0 5 5 0
Oklahoma State 2 5 0 4 6 0
Nebraska 2 5 0 3 6 1
Kansas State 0 7 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Oklahoma Sooners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Oklahoma as a member of the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1961 college football season. In their 15th year under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners compiled a 5–5 record (4–3 in conference games), finished in fourth place in the Big 8, and were outscored by a total of 141 to 122.[1] The Sooners lost the first five games of the season before turning things around with five consecutive wins, including a victory over No. 10 Missouri, to finish the season. The 1960 and 1961 seasons were the only non-winning seasons in Wilkinson's 17-year tenure as Oklahoma's head coach.

Tackle Billy White was the team captain and received first-team honors on the 1961 All-Big Eight Conference football team. The team's statistical leaders included halfback Mike McClellan (508 rushing yards), quarterback Bob Page (233 passing yards), and halfback Jimmy Carpenter (12 catches, 143 receiving yards).[2]

The team played its home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.

  1. ^ "1961 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "1961 Oklahoma Sooners Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 9, 2024.