1947 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1947 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1947 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for first place in the Big Six Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 194 to 161.^[1]

1947 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 6 co-champion
Conference	Big Six Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 16
Record	7–2–1 (4–0–1 Big 6)
Head coach	Bud Wilkinson (1st season)
Captains	Jim Tyree Wade Walker
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Big Six Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Kansas +	4	–	0	–	1			8	–	1	–	2
No. 16 Oklahoma +	4	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Missouri	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Nebraska	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Guard Buddy Burris received All-America honors in 1947,^[2] and five Sooners received all-conference honors: Burris, Jack Mitchell (back), John Rapacz (center), Jim Tyree (end), and Wade Walker (tackle).^[3]

Oklahoma was ranked at No. 39 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Detroit*		Navin Field Detroit, MI	W 24–20	24,375	[5]
October 4	Texas A&M*		Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 26–14	32,500	[6]
October 11	vs. No. 3 Texas*	No. 15	Fair Park Stadium Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	L 14–34	46,000	[7]
October 18	Kansas		Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	T 13–13	34,700	[8]
October 25	vs. TCU*		Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 7–20	23,000	[9]
November 1	Iowa State		Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 27–9	23,000	[10]
November 8	at Kansas State		Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 27–13	8,000	[11]
November 15	at No. 17 Missouri		Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	W 21–12	28,500	[12]
November 22	at Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	W 14–13	28,000	[13]
November 29	Oklahoma A&M*	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam)	W 21–13	32,000	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1947 college football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
AP	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	18	16 (1)

Roster

• QB Darrell Royal, So.

After the season

All-conference

All-Big Six

Player	Position	Selectors
Jack Mitchell	Back	UP-1
Wade Walker	Tackle	UP-1
Paul Burris	Guard	UP-1
John Rapacz	Center	UP-1

^[15]

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.^[16]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
17	149	Nute Trotter	Tackle	Boston Yanks
18	158	Ray Pearcy	Center	Washington Redskins