1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1969 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Missouri +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Nebraska +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Colorado	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Kansas State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Kansas	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. It was the 75th season for the Sooners.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Wisconsin*	No. 6	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 48–21	46,130
September 27	Pittsburgh*	No. 6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 37–8	54,576
October 11	vs. No. 2 Texas*	No. 8	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	L 17–27	72,032
October 18	Colorado	No. 12	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 42–30	60,524
October 25	at No. 18 Kansas State	No. 11	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		L 21–59	35,615
November 1	Iowa State		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 37–14	53,811
November 8	at No. 9 Missouri	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–44	60,378
November 15	Kansas		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 31–15	59,128	^[1]^[2]
November 22	No. 16 Nebraska		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)		L 14–44	52,367
November 29	at Oklahoma State		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 28–27	41,315
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
AP	6	6	6	8	12	11	—	20 т	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Oklahoma	14	0	7	7	28
Oklahoma State	7	14	0	6	27

Steve Owens rushed for a career-high 261 yards and broke the single season Big Eight touchdown record set by Nebraska's Bobby Reynolds in 1950.

1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WB	`37`	Gary Jamar	Jr
WR	`83`	Joe Killingsworth	Sr
C	`54`	Bob Klitzman	Jr
C	`50`	Ken Mendenhall	Sr
QB	`11`	Jack Mildren	So
TB	`36`	Steve Owens	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RE	`84`	Jim Files	Sr
DT	`69`	Randy Little	Jr
DHB	`26`	Jerry Hetherington	Jr
DHB	`32`	Rick Hetherington	Sr
LB	`82`	Steve Zabel	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.^[7]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
1	6	Steve Zabel	Linebacker	Philadelphia Eagles
1	13	Jim Files	Linebacker	New York Giants
1	19	Steve Owens	Running back	Detroit Lions
5	116	Ken Mendenhall	Center	Atlanta Falcons
8	187	Jack Porter	Center	New York Jets
17	420	Joe Killingsworth	Wide receiver	Boston Patriots

^ Soldan, Ray (November 16, 1969). "OU Zaps Jayhawks As Owens Goes 201". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Soldan, Ray (November 16, 1969). "OU Wins on Second Half Surge (continued)". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 2, sports section. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1969 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".
^ "Owens, Oklahoma Nip Cowboys, 28-27." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 30.
^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on April 11, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
^ "Football". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
^ "1970 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

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