| 1963Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 9 |
| Record | 8–2 (6–1 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9Oklahoma | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1963 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented theUniversity of Oklahoma during the1963 NCAA University Division football season. They played their home games atOklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of theBig Eight Conference. They were coached by head coachBud Wilkinson, who would retire from coaching after the conclusion of the season.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Clemson* | No. 4 | W 31–14 | 62,034 | [1] | ||
| September 28 | at No. 1USC* | No. 3 | CBS | W 17–12 | 52,245 | ||
| October 12 | vs. No. 2Texas* | No. 1 | CBS | L 7–28 | 75,504 | [2] | |
| October 19 | Kansas | No. 6 |
| W 21–18 | 61,826 | ||
| October 26 | atKansas State | No. 7 | W 34–9 | 12,200 | |||
| November 2 | Colorado | No. 6 |
| W 35–0 | 49,402 | ||
| November 9 | Iowa State | No. 6 |
| W 24–14 | 51,688 | ||
| November 16 | atMissouri | No. 5 | CBS | W 13–3 | 50,711 | ||
| November 23 | at No. 10Nebraska | No. 6 | L 20–29 | 38,362 | |||
| November 30 | Oklahoma State | No. 10 |
| W 34–10 | 50,678 | ||
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| 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 |
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[4]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
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| 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 |
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