| 1968 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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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) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Barry Switzer (3rd season) |
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| Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 21 | at No. 3 Notre Dame* | No. 5 | L 21–45 | 58,821 | ||
| September 28 | NC State* | W 28–14 | 53,349 | |||
| October 12 | vs. Texas* | L 20–26 | 71,837 | |||
| October 19 | Iowa State |
| W 42–7 | 46,960 | ||
| October 26 | at Colorado | L 27–41 | 45,804 | |||
| November 2 | Kansas State |
| W 35–20 | 43,782 | ||
| November 9 | at No. 3 Kansas | W 27–23 | 50,658 | |||
| November 16 | No. 6 Missouri |
| W 28–14 | 60,632 | ||
| November 23 | Nebraska | No. 14 |
| ABC | W 47–0 | 46,011 |
| November 30 | at Oklahoma State | No. 11 | W 41–7 | 38,515 | ||
| December 31 | vs. No. 20 SMU* | No. 10 | ABC | L 27–28 | 53,453 | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Special teams
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| AP | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Postseason
NFL/AFL draft
Eddie Hinton was drafted into the National Football League following the season.[2]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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| 1 | 25 | Eddie Hinton | Wide receiver | Baltimore Colts |
References
- ↑ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- ↑ "1969 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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