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<td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1945_Kansas_Jayhawks_football_team" title="1945 Kansas Jayhawks football team">Kansas</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1945_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="1945 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>$ – Conference champion</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1945 Oklahoma Sooners football team</b> represented the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Oklahoma" title="University of Oklahoma">University of Oklahoma</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1945_college_football_season" title="1945 college football season">1945 college football season</a>. In their fifth year under head coach <a href="/wiki/Dewey_Luster" title="Dewey Luster">Dewey Luster</a>, the Sooners compiled a 5–5 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the <a href="/wiki/Big_Six_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Six Conference">Big Six Conference</a> championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 169 to 138.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>No Sooners received All-America honors in 1945,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but five Sooners received all-conference honors: Omer Burgert (end); Lester Jensen (guard); Thomas Tallchief (tackle); Jack Venable (back); and John West (back).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1945_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Time</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Rank</th><th>Site</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Source</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 22</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">2:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_Hondo_Army_Air_Field_Comets_football_team" title="1945 Hondo Army Air Field Comets football team">Hondo AAF</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gaylord_Family_Oklahoma_Memorial_Stadium" title="Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium">Owen Field</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Norman,_Oklahoma" title="Norman, Oklahoma">Norman, OK</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 21–6</td><td style="text-align:center">10,000</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 29</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1945_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1945 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Lincoln)" title="Memorial Stadium (Lincoln)">Memorial Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_Nebraska" title="Lincoln, Nebraska">Lincoln, NE</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nebraska%E2%80%93Oklahoma_football_rivalry" title="Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 20–0</td><td style="text-align:center">17,000</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 6</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="1945 Texas A&M Aggies football team">Texas A&M</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Owen Field</li><li>Norman, OK</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 14–19</td><td style="text-align:center">7,500</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 13</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. No. 10 <a href="/wiki/1945_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="1945 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Cotton Bowl (stadium)">Cotton Bowl</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas, TX</a> (<a href="/wiki/Red_River_Showdown" class="mw-redirect" title="Red River Showdown">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 7–12</td><td style="text-align:center">45,000</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 20</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_Kansas_Jayhawks_football_team" title="1945 Kansas Jayhawks football team">Kansas</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Owen Field</li><li>Norman, OK</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 39–7</td><td style="text-align:center">13,000</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 27</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1945_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="1945 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_War_I_Memorial_Stadium" title="World War I Memorial Stadium">Memorial Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Manhattan,_Kansas" title="Manhattan, Kansas">Manhattan, KS</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 41–13</td><td style="text-align:center"></td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 3</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="1945 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 14</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Owen Field</li><li>Norman, OK</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 7–13</td><td style="text-align:center"></td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 10</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team" title="1945 Iowa State Cyclones football team">Iowa State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Owen Field</li><li>Norman, OK</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 14–7</td><td style="text-align:center">13,163</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 17</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1945_Missouri_Tigers_football_team" title="1945 Missouri Tigers football team">Missouri</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. –14</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Faurot_Field" title="Faurot Field">Memorial Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Missouri" title="Columbia, Missouri">Columbia, MO</a> (<a href="/wiki/Missouri%E2%80%93Oklahoma_football_rivalry" title="Missouri–Oklahoma football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 6–14</td><td style="text-align:center"></td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 24</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 6 <a href="/wiki/1945_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1945 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">Oklahoma A&M</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Owen Field</li><li>Norman, OK (<a href="/wiki/Bedlam_Series" title="Bedlam Series">Bedlam</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 0–47</td><td style="text-align:center">33,000</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="8" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>*Non-conference game</li><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1945_college_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="1945 college football rankings">AP Poll</a> released prior to the game</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rankings">Rankings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1945_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1945_college_football_rankings" title="1945 college football rankings">1945 college football rankings</a></div> <p>The first AP poll came out on October 7. 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style="background:#FFE6E6">—</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">14т</td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NFL_draft">NFL draft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1945_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: NFL draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1946_NFL_draft" title="1946 NFL draft">1946 NFL draft</a></div> <p>The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" 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41 Flash Reverse Pass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boomer_and_Sooner" title="Boomer and Sooner">Boomer and Sooner</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Boomer_Sooner" title="Boomer Sooner">Boomer Sooner</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pride_of_Oklahoma_Marching_Band" title="The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band">Marching band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Kick_(college_football)" title="The Kick (college football)">The Kick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Play_Like_a_Champion_Today" title="Play Like a Champion Today">Play Like a Champion Today</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#841617;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #DDCBA4, inset -2px -2px 0 #DDCBA4;;width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Oklahoma_Sooners_head_football_coaches" title="List of Oklahoma Sooners head football coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Oklahoma_Sooners_starting_quarterbacks" title="List of Oklahoma Sooners starting quarterbacks">Starting quarterbacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_All-Americans" title="List of Oklahoma Sooners football All-Americans">All-Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Oklahoma_Sooners_in_the_NFL_draft" title="List of Oklahoma Sooners in the NFL draft">NFL draftees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners_football_statistical_leaders" title="Oklahoma Sooners football statistical leaders">Statistical leaders</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#841617;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #DDCBA4, inset -2px -2px 0 #DDCBA4;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_seasons" title="List of Oklahoma Sooners football seasons"><span style="color:white">Seasons</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1895_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1895 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1896 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1897 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1898 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1899 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1900 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1901 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1902 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1903 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1904 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1905 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1906 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1907 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1908 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1909 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1910 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1911 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1912 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1913 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1914 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1915 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1916 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1917 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1918 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1919 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1920 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1921 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1922 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1923 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1924 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1925 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1926 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1927 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1928 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1929 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1930 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1931 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1932 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1933 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1934 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1935 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1936 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1937 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1938 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1939 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1940 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1941 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1942 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1943 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1944 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1944</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1946 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1947 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1948 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1949 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1949</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1950_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1950 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1950</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1951 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1952 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1953 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1954 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1954</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1955_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1955 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1955</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1956_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1956 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1956</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1957 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1958 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1959 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1960 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1961 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1962 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1963 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1964 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1965 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1966 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1968 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1970 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1971 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1972 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1973 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1973</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1974_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1974 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1974</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1975_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1975 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1975</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1976 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1977 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1978 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1979 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1981 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1983 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1984</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1985_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1985 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1985</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1987 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1988 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1989 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1990 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1991 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1992 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1993 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1994 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1995 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1996 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1997 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1998 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team">1999</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2000_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2000</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2001 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2002 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2004 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2005 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2009 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2010 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2011 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2012 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2013 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2014 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2017 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2019 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2020 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2021 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2022 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2023 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2024 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2025 Oklahoma Sooners football team">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#841617;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #DDCBA4, inset -2px -2px 0 #DDCBA4;"><div>National championship seasons in bold</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><br /> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1271159938">.mw-parser-output .asbox{position:relative;overflow:hidden}.mw-parser-output .asbox table{background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .asbox p{margin:0}.mw-parser-output .asbox p+p{margin-top:0.25em}.mw-parser-output .asbox-body{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .asbox-note{font-size:smaller}.mw-parser-output .asbox .navbar{position:absolute;top:-0.75em;right:1em;display:none}.mw-parser-output :not(p):not(.asbox)+style+.asbox,.mw-parser-output :not(p):not(.asbox)+link+.asbox{margin-top:3em}</style><div 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