1955 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1955 Oklahoma Sooners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Oklahoma in the Big Seven Conference (Big 7) during the 1955 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners compiled an 11–0 record, outscored opponents by a total of 385 to 60, won the Big 7 and national championships, and defeated No. 3 Maryland, 20–6, in the 1956 Orange Bowl. In the Orange Bowl, Oklahoma trailed by six at halftime, and then outscored Maryland, 20–0, in the second half. Oklahoma's 1955 season was the school's tenth consecutive conference championship and part of a record-setting 47-game winning streak that lasted from October 10, 1953, through November 9, 1957.

1955 Oklahoma Sooners football
Consensus national champion
Big 7 champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 20–6 vs. Maryland
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record11–0 (6–0 Big 7)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
1955 Big Seven Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Oklahoma $ 6 0 011 0 0
Nebraska 5 1 05 5 0
Colorado 3 3 06 4 0
Kansas State 3 3 04 6 0
Kansas 1 4 13 6 1
Iowa State 1 4 11 7 1
Missouri 1 5 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The Sooners played their home games at Owen Field in Norman, Oklahoma.

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