1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Chuck Fairbanks, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. The Sooners won all seven conference games and finished the season with one loss they upset number 9 Colorado on November 4 by a score of 23-0 in Norman; they defeated Tennessee, 26–24, to win the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.

1967 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 8 champion
Orange Bowl champion
National Champion(Poling)
Orange Bowl, W 26–24 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record10–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBarry Switzer (2nd season)
CaptainBob Kalsu
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
1967 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 0 010 1 0
Colorado 5 2 09 2 0
Kansas 5 2 05 5 0
Missouri 4 3 07 3 0
Nebraska 3 4 06 4 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 04 5 1
Iowa State 1 6 02 8 0
Kansas State 0 7 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Entering his second season as head coach, 37-year-old Jim Mackenzie suffered a fatal heart attack at his Norman home in late April. Assistant coach Fairbanks, age 33, was promoted several days later.

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