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1972 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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American college football season

1972Oklahoma Sooners football

Big 8 co-champion Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 14–0 vs.Penn State
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	11–1 (6–1 or 3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Chuck Fairbanks (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Barry Switzer (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Larry Lacewell (3rd season)
Base defense	5–2
Captains	Tom Brahaney Greg Pruitt
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Oklahoma $	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Nebraska $	5	–	1	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
No. 16 Colorado	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	4	–	1	5	–	6	–	1
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion The Big 8 Conference mandated Oklahoma forfeits in three conference games, giving Nebraska the title. Oklahoma reverted this record at a later date; hence, both Oklahoma^[1] and Nebraska^[2] claim this title. Rankings fromAP Poll

The1972 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented theUniversity of Oklahoma in the1972 NCAA University Division football season. Oklahoma was a member of theBig Eight Conference and played its home games inOklahoma Memorial Stadium, where it has played its home games since 1923.^[3] The team posted an11–1 overall record and were6–1 in conference, later changed to8–4 and3–4.^[4]^[5] This wasChuck Fairbanks' last season as Soonerhead coach;^[4] he left for theNew England Patriots of theNFL.

The Sooners' 1972 record is marred by the use of an ineligible player. In self-reporting the violations to the NCAA, Oklahoma voluntarily forfeited eight games.^[6]^[7]^[8] The NCAA later penalized the program by reducing scholarships, TV appearances and bowl appearances. In 2008 a blogger for Washington, DC TV stationWJLA stated, "The NCAA claims that according to a now-retired statistician of the era, and a review of its database (which the NCAA admits might not be totally complete) that forfeits were NOT [sic] part of the NCAA sanctions levied against the Sooners." A commenter stated, "The 1972 forfeits by Oklahoma were sanctioned by The Big Eight. As such Oklahoma's conference record was adjusted, while their overall record was not. In older Oklahoma media guide ... Oklahoma would show their record as 11–1 with a 3–4 conference record (reflecting 3 forfeits, despite the original 7 or 8 forfeited. ...) Also, if you check the media guides of the teams Oklahoma "forfeited" to, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma State, you'll not[e] similar adjustments. Each team didn't change their overall record, but changed their conference record."^[9] Oklahoma had used players (includingKerry Jackson, the team's first blackquarterback) with falsified transcripts and on April 18, 1973, voluntarily forfeited eight games.^[10] Eventually, the Big Eight sanctioned the forfeit of three conference victories (Missouri,Kansas, andOklahoma State),^[11] but Oklahoma now recognizes these as wins and claims the 1972 conference title.^[12]

Oklahoma was led by fourAll-Americans:Rod Shoate (OU's second three-time All-American),^[13]Greg Pruitt,^[14]Tom Brahaney^[15] andDerland Moore.^[16] This was the first season that the Selmon brothersLucious,Lee Roy andDewey, all eventual All-Americans,^[17] anchored thedefensive line. The Sooners played seven ranked opponents (In order, #10Texas, #9Colorado, #14Iowa State, #14Missouri, #5Nebraska, #20Oklahoma State, and #5Penn State), and four of these opponents finished the season ranked. Oklahoma's only loss on the field was in the fifth game against Colorado. The team concluded its season with a14–0 victory overPenn State in theSugar Bowl on New Year's Eve.^[5]

Pruitt led the Sooners in rushing with 1024 yards, Dave Robertson led in passing with 1136 yards, andTinker Owens led in receiving(for the first of four consecutive seasons) with 430 yards. Pruitt led in scoring with 86 points, Shoate in tackles with 145, and Dan Ruster ininterceptions with seven.^[18]

The 1972 Sooners twice posted 37 first downs, which was a school record that stood for 16 seasons.^[19]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Utah State*	No. 4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman OK		W 49–0	61,826	^[20]
September 23	Oregon*	No. 2	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 68–3	61,862–62,240	^[21]^[22]
September 30	Clemson*	No. 2	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 52–3	61,210–61,826	^[23]
October 14	vs. No. 10Texas*	No. 2	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	W 27–0	72,030	^[24]
October 21	at No. 9Colorado	No. 2	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	L 14–20	52,022	^[25]
October 28	Kansas State	No. 8	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 52–0	61,826	^[26]
November 4	at No. 14Iowa State	No. 7	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA		W 20–6	36,231	^[27]
November 11	No. 14Missouri	No. 7	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)		W 17–6	61,826	^[28]
November 18	atKansas	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 31–7	43,350	^[29]
November 23	at No. 5Nebraska	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ABC	W 17–14	76,587	^[30]
December 2	No. 20Oklahoma State	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 38–15	61,826	^[31]
December 31	vs. No. 5Penn State*	No. 2	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 14–0	80,123	^[32]
*Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game Source:^[33]^[34]


Q1	OKLA	Carroll 44 yard pass from Robertson (Carroll kick)	OKLA 7–0

Q1	OKLA	Pruitt 5 yard run (Carroll kick)	OKLA 14–0

Q1	OKLA	Burgel 1 yard run (Carroll kick)	OKLA 21–0

Q2	OKLA	Pruitt 1 yard run (Carroll kick)	OKLA 28–0

Q3	OKLA	Pruitt 4 yard run (Carroll kick)	OKLA 35–0

Q3	OKLA	Wylie 12 yard run (Carroll kick)	OKLA 42–0

Q4	OKLA	Washington 1 yard run (Carroll kick)	OKLA 49–0


1	OU	Greg Pruitt 5-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)	OU 7-0

2	OU	Robertson 1-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)	OU 14-0

2	OU	Greg Pruitt 4-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)	OU 21-0

2	OU	Rick Fulcher 32-yard field goal	OU 24-0

3	OU	Robertson 4-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)	OU 31-0

3	OU	Greg Pruitt 1-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)	OU 38-0

3	OU	Joe Washington 61-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)	OU 45-0

4	OU	Powers 57-yard fumble return (Rick Fulcher kick)	OU 52-0

4	CLEM	Seigler 49-yard field goal	OU 52-3


1	Oklahoma	Robertson 3-yard run (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 7-0

2	Oklahoma	Crosswhite 6-yard run (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 14-0

2	Oklahoma	Fulcher 35-yard field goal	Oklahoma 17-0

3	Kansas	Schroll 49-yard pass from Jaynes (Helbacher kick)	Oklahoma 17-7

3	Oklahoma	Wylie 2-yard run (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 24-7

3	Oklahoma	Carroll 24-yard pass from Robertson (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 31-7

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
AP	6 (2)	4 (12)	2 (11)	2 (14)	2 (13)	2 (15)	2 (20)	8	7	8	4	4	3	2	2
UPI	3 (2)	1 (11)	2 (13)	2 (12)	2 (11)	2 (13)	2 (12)	2 (8)	6	7	4	4	3	2	2

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
2	29	Derland Moore	Defensive end	New Orleans Saints
2	30	Greg Pruitt	Running back	Cleveland Browns
2	43	Al Chandler	Tight end	Cincinnati Bengals
2	44	Leon Crosswhite	Running back	Detroit Lions
4	101	Joe Wylie	Wide receiver	Oakland Raiders
5	109	Tom Brahaney	Center	St. Louis Cardinals
7	164	Ken Jones	Tackle	St. Louis Cardinals
10	238	Dan Ruster	Defensive back	New England Patriots
12	292	Dean Unruh	Tackle	St. Louis Cardinals
14	342	Ray Hamilton	Linebacker	New England Patriots
17	424	Larry Roach	Defensive back	Chicago Bears

v t e Oklahoma Sooners football
Venues	Boyd Field (1905–1923) Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (1923–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kansas State Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma State:Bedlam Series Texas:Red River Rivalry
Culture & lore	T formation Wishbone formation 1959 Nebraska game 1971 Nebraska game 2008 Big 12 South 3-way tie controversy 2016 Texas Tech game Oklahoma drill Sooner Schooner RUF/NEKS Black 41 Flash Reverse Boomer and Sooner "Boomer Sooner" Marching band The Kick Play Like a Champion Today
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	0	0	0	3	3
• Oklahoma	14	21	26	7	68

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Clemson	0	0	0	3	3
•#2 Oklahoma	7	17	21	7	52

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•#4 Oklahoma	7	10	14	0	31
Kansas	0	0	7	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	7	0	7	0	14
Penn St	0	0	0	0	0

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Schedule

Game summaries

Utah State

Oregon

Clemson

Vs. Texas

At Colorado

Kansas State

At Iowa State

Missouri

At Kansas

At Nebraska

Oklahoma State

Sugar Bowl (vs Penn State)

Rankings

Roster

Awards and honors

After the season

NFL draft

References

External links