1968_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team

1968 Oklahoma Sooners football
1968 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 8 co-champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 27–28 vs. SMU
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 11
Record	7–4 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Chuck Fairbanks (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Barry Switzer (3rd season)
Captains	John Titsworth; Bob Warmack;
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

The 1968 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by head coach Chuck Fairbanks.

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Although Oklahoma shared the Big Eight championship with Kansas and defeated the Jayhawks 27–23 on their home field, the Sooners were passed over by the Orange Bowl, which invited 9–1 Kansas.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at No. 3 Notre Dame*	No. 5	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN		L 21–45	58,821
September 28	NC State*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 28–14	53,349	^[1]
October 12	vs. Texas*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)		L 20–26	71,837	^[2]
October 19	Iowa State		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 42–7	46,960
October 26	at Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 27–41	45,804
November 2	Kansas State		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 35–20	43,782
November 9	at No. 3 Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 27–23	50,658
November 16	No. 6 Missouri		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)		W 28–14	60,632
November 23	Nebraska	No. 14	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	ABC	W 47–0	46,011
November 30	at Oklahoma State	No. 11	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 41–7	38,515
December 31	vs. No. 20 SMU*	No. 10	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	ABC	L 27–28	53,453
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
AP	4	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	11	10	11

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v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Kansas +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Oklahoma +	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 9 Missouri	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Nebraska	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Colorado	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll