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Oklahoma Sooners Football History
The Oklahoma Sooners football team has a tradition of excellence that predates Oklahoma's statehood, with the first game being played in 1895. Under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners won their first three national championships in 1950, 1955 and 1956 and put together a 47-game winning streak that began in 1953 and ended in 1957. That record still stands to this day. Barry Switzer coached the Sooners to glory in the ’70s and ’80s, winning national titles in 1974, 1975 and 1985, while Bob Stoops led Oklahoma to an Orange Bowl victory and a national title in 2000. Seven players have won the Heisman Trophy while playing for the Sooners: Billy Vessels in 1952, Steve Owens in 1969, Billy Sims in 1978, Jason White in 2003, Sam Bradford in 2008, Baker Mayfield in 2017 and Kyler Murray in 2018.
Oklahoma has two main rivals in the Big 12 Conference, Oklahoma State and Texas. The "Bedlam" series against the Oklahoma State Cowboys dates back to 1904, when Oklahoma first faced what was known until 1957 as Oklahoma A&M. The annual "Red River Showdown" with the Texas Longhorns is played every October at Dallas' Cotton Bowl as part of the State Fair of Texas. In 2018, Oklahoma and Texas played each other for the first time in the Big 12 Championship Game, with the Sooners defeating the Longhorns, 39-27, to give Oklahoma their record 48th conference championship.
The Sooners are now coached by Brent Venables, who builds upon previous coach Lincoln Riley's success of leading the Sooners to Big 12 championships and College Football Playoff appearances in each of his first two seasons. Oklahoma joins the Southeastern Conference in the summer of 2024.
Oklahoma Sooners Football Team Info
Conference: Big 12 Conference
Team Colors: Crimson, Cream
Team Rivals: Oklahoma State Cowboys, Texas Longhorns, Nebraska Cornhuskers
Oklahoma Sooners Football at Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium
Norman, Oklahoma, is home to one of the most successful programs in college football: the University of Oklahoma Sooners. Oklahoma plays at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, which first opened in 1923, and has a current capacity of 86,112. The facility has been dubbed “The Palace on the Prairie,” and its playing surface is named Owen Field after Oklahoma coach Bennie Owen, who led the team from 1905 to 1926. Sooners fans set Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium’s attendance record of 88,308 in November 2017 in a 38-20 victory against the TCU Horned Frogs.
