American college football season
The 1958 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1958 college football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Seven Conference. They were coached by head coach Bud Wilkinson.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 27 | No. 13 West Virginia* | No. 2 | | | W 47–14 | 55,432 | [1] |
October 4 | Oregon* | No. 1 | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK
| | W 6–0 | 60,511 | |
October 11 | vs. No. 16 Texas* | No. 2 | | | L 14–15 | 75,780 | |
October 18 | at Kansas | No. 11 | | NBC | W 43–0 | 28,861 | |
October 25 | Kansas State | No. 9 | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK
| | W 40–6 | 47,743 | |
November 1 | at No. 9 Colorado | No. 7 | | | W 23–7 | 28,264 | |
November 8 | at Iowa State | No. 6 | | | W 20–0 | 10,314 | |
November 15 | Missouri | No. 6 | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK (rivalry)
| NBC | W 39–0 | 54,268 | |
November 22 | Nebraska | No. 4 | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK (rivalry)
| | W 40–7 | 44,740 | |
November 29 | at Oklahoma State | No. 3 | | | W 7–0 | 37,014 | |
January 1, 1959 | vs. No. 9 Syracuse* | No. 5 | | | W 21–6 | 75,281 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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AP | 2 (23) | 2 (12) | 1 (66) | 2 (24) | 11 | 9 (1) | 7 (5) | 6 (8) | 6 (3) | 4 (22) | 3 (9) | 5 (10) |
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NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[3]
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