1962 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1962 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the Big Eight Conference during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixteenth season under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners were 8–2 in the regular season (7–0 in conference) and played their home games on campus at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.

1962 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 8 champion
Orange Bowl, L 0–17 vs. Alabama
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
Record8–3 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach
Captains
  • Leon Cross
  • Wayne Lee
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
1962 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Oklahoma $ 7 0 08 3 0
Missouri 5 1 18 1 2
Nebraska 5 2 09 2 0
Kansas 4 2 16 3 1
Iowa State 3 4 05 5 0
Oklahoma State 2 5 04 6 0
Colorado 1 6 02 8 0
Kansas State 0 7 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

In the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day, the Sooners were shut out 17–0 by fifth-ranked Alabama and finished at 8–3.

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