1959 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1959 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Seven champion
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
1959 record	7–3 (6–1 Big 7)
Head coach	Bud Wilkinson
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,724)

1959 Big 7 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#15 Oklahoma $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
#18 Missouri	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Colorado	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Kansas	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Nebraska	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1959 college football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Seven Conference. They were coached by head coach Bud Wilkinson.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 26	at No. 10 Northwestern*	No. 2	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	NBC	L 13–45	50,010
October 3	Colorado		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 42–12	53,745
October 10	vs. No. 4 Texas*	No. 13	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	NBC	L 12–19	75,504
October 17	at Missouri		Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe)		W 23–0	38,561
October 24	Kansas	No. 18	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 7–6	51,013
October 31	at Nebraska	No. 19	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)		L 21–25	32,703
November 7	at Kansas State		Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS		W 36–0	11,204
November 14	Army*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	NBC	W 28–20	62,472
November 21	Iowa State	No. 1	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 35–12	46,529
November 28	Oklahoma State*	No. 17	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 17–7	59,136
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

1. SoonerSports.com