| 1956 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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| Consensus national champion Big 7 champion | |
| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 1 |
| AP | No. 1 |
| Record | 10–0 (6–0 Big 7) |
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| Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 1 Oklahoma $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Colorado | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Oklahoma Sooners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1956 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners compiled a 10–0 record and repeated as consensus national champions. The Sooners were led on offense by quarterback Jim Harris and played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.
After another undefeated season, Oklahoma was first in both final polls in early December. Their winning streak was up to forty games, but they did not play in a bowl game due to the Big Seven's no-repeat rule; runner-up Colorado was invited to and won the Orange Bowl.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | North Carolina* | No. 1 | W 36–0 | 57,559 | |||
| October 6 | Kansas State | No. 1 |
| W 66–0 | 39,981 | ||
| October 13 | vs. Texas* | No. 1 | NBC | W 45–0 | 75,504 | ||
| October 20 | at Kansas | No. 1 | W 34–12 | 30,129 | |||
| October 27 | at Notre Dame* | No. 2 | NBC | W 40–0 | 60,128 | ||
| November 3 | at No. 18 Colorado | No. 1 | NBC | W 27–19 | 46,563 | ||
| November 10 | at Iowa State | No. 1 | W 44–0 | 11,409 | |||
| November 17 | Missouri | No. 1 |
| W 67–14 | 57,647 | ||
| November 24 | Nebraska | No. 1 |
| W 54–6 | 50,039 | ||
| December 1 | at Oklahoma A&M* | No. 1 | W 53–0 | 36,500 | |||
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Rankings
See also: 1956 NCAA University Division football rankings| Week | ||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| AP | 1 (111) | 1 (91) | 1 (60) | 1 (76) | 1 (67) | 2 (44) | 1 (143) | 1 (116) | 2 (92) | 1 (111) | 1 (81) | 1 (104) |
Game summaries
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Roster
- QB Jimmy Harris, Sr.
- HB Tommy McDonald, Sr.
- C Jerry Tubbs, Sr.
Awards
- C Jerry Tubbs (All-American, Heisman Finalist)
- G Bill Krisher (All-American)
- HB Tommy McDonald (All-American)
- G Ed Gray (All-American)
NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
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| 1 | 10 | Jerry Tubbs | Center | Chicago Cardinals |
| 3 | 31 | Tommy McDonald | Wide receiver | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 5 | 50 | Jimmy Harris | Quarterback | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 6 | 65 | Billy Pricer | Back | Baltimore Colts |
| 7 | 75 | Ed Gray | Tackle | Los Angeles Rams |
| 12 | 142 | Bob Derrick | Back | Chicago Cardinals |
| 28 | 336 | Tom Emerson | Guard | Chicago Bears |
References
- ^ Miller, Norman (December 4, 1956). "Oklahoma voted grid champion in final AP and UP polls". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). United Press. p. 23.
- "Oklahoma wins 40th in a row". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 2, 1956. p. 1, sports.
- "Sooners rip Tar Heels, 36–0". The Ponca City News. September 30, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1956 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".
- . Retrieved 2015-Jul-25.
- SoonerSports.com. Retrieved 2015-Jul-25.
- "1957 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- "Oklahoma Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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