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The 1952 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1952 college football season. It was the 58th season of play for the Sooners. Led by head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners offense scored 407 points, while the defense allowed only 141.
| 1952 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big 7 champion | |
| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| Record | 8–1–1 (5–0–1 Big 7) |
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| Captains | |
| Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | at Colorado | No. 4 | T 21–21 | 30,569 | |||
| October 4 | Pittsburgh* | No. 20 | W 49–20 | 37,716 | |||
| October 11 | vs. Texas* | No. 12 | W 49–20 | 75,504 | [1] | ||
| October 18 | at No. 8 Kansas | No. 6 | W 42–20 | 37,946 | |||
| October 25 | Kansas State | No. 3 |
| W 49–6 | 38,168 | ||
| November 1 | at Iowa State | No. 3 | W 41–0 | 9,619 | |||
| November 8 | at No. 10 Notre Dame* | No. 4 | NBC | L 21–27 | 57,466 | ||
| November 15 | Missouri | No. 8 |
| W 47–7 | 43,393 | ||
| November 22 | Nebraska | No. 5 |
| W 34–13 | 42,489 | ||
| November 29 | at Oklahoma A&M* | No. 4 | W 54–7 | 21,408 | |||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| AP | 4 (16) | 20 | 12 (1) | 6 (5) | 3 (23) | 3 (20) | 4 (27) | 8 | 5 (1) | 4 (3) | 4 (14) |
- QB Eddie Crowder Sr.
- G J. D. Roberts Jr.
- HB Billy Vessels, Sr.
- E Carl Allison, So.
Six Sooners were selected in the 1953 NFL draft, held on January 22.[4]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Billy Vessels | Running back | Baltimore Colts |
| 2 | 22 | Eddie Crowder | Quarterback | New York Giants |
| 3 | 26 | Buck McPhail | Back | Baltimore Colts |
| 4 | 38 | Tom Catlin | Center | Baltimore Colts |
| 15 | 177 | Dick Bowman | Guard | New York Giants |
| 15 | 180 | Tom Carroll | Back | Los Angeles Rams |
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