American college football season
The1947 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented theUniversity of Oklahoma in the1947 college football season . In their first year under head coachBud Wilkinson , the Sooners compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for first place in theBig Six Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 194 to 161.[ 1]
GuardBuddy Burris received All-America honors in 1947,[ 2] Wade Walker (tackle).[ 3]
Oklahoma was ranked at No. 39 (out of 500 college football teams) in the finalLitkenhous Ratings for 1947.[ 4]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 27 atDetroit * W 24–2024,375 [ 5] October 4 Texas A&M * W 26–1432,500 [ 6] October 11 vs. No. 3Texas * No. 15 L 14–3446,000 [ 7] October 18 Kansas Memorial Stadium Norman, OK T 13–1334,700 [ 8] October 25 vs.TCU * Memorial Stadium Norman, OK L 7–2023,000 [ 9] November 1 Iowa State Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 27–923,000 [ 10] November 8 atKansas State W 27–138,000 [ 11] November 15 at No. 17Missouri W 21–1228,500 [ 12] November 22 atNebraska W 14–1328,000 [ 13] November 29 Oklahoma A&M * No. 20 Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam ) W 21–1332,000 [ 14] *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final AP 15 — — — — — — 20 18 16(1)
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The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[ 16]
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