My @OU_Football fantasy draft project for @espn.com evolving & we're in RD 16 of 26.I'm picking 3rd in each round. OT: Ralph Neely, 1962-64 He's a graduate of Washington and Lee (Va.) University and lives in Oklahoma City with his wife. Found inside – Page 1535Renfrew is now in business as a loan broker and abstracter at Woodward , Oklahoma , and is a thirty - third degree ... Texas , attending the high school for about two months , that being the only time ever spent in a graded school . Over the next two weeks, CFB 24/7 will unveil its choices for the Mount Rushmores -- top 4 all-time NFL players -- from 10 top CFB programs. S: Zac Henderson, 1974-77 He also hosts the T-Row in the Morning Show on Sportstalk 1400. Though OU would still play in the BCS title game, it lost to LSU 21-14. There was no better high school player in 2003, either. View the complete draft results at the bottom and check out each team on the right. DT: Lee Roy Selmon, 1972-75 Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. He chose Oklahoma State over UCLA … Twitter. Oklahoma and football powerhouse are terms that go together in 2020 as much as they did in the 1970s, and it has been the case for far longer. Jeff Burroughs, Woodrow Wilson (Long Beach, Calif.), 1969 In 2009, Gerald saw nothing but double-teams but still managed to rack up 14.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, 10 QB hurries, two pass breakups and a forced fumble. Adrian came into Norman as one of the most hyped recruits in Oklahoma history and, as a freshman, lived up to that hype. Results. Story Links. America's finest high school athletes hand picked each month. J. 6 Oregon in the 2005 Holiday Bowl. In one game against UCLA, he set records for punt return touchdowns (three) and yards (277) in a performance that will likely never be repeated. Found inside – Page 36A Digest of the Report of a Survey of Public Education in the State of Oklahoma, Made at the Request of the Oklahoma ... of all races , pulling as one for the promotion of good citizenship , holding public meetings , recruiting classes ... Found insideIn his fourth season, his raw recruits won twenty games and the Southern Conference Tournament, sending the Buccaneers to the NCAA tournament. ... In the history of the tournament, no number sixteen has ever beaten a number one. Today, most know him as No. 2 team 24, No. This reason may seem as a bit of a cop-out, and it is, because with most elite local prospects we tell ourselves "Well, Mizzou has a . Toby Rowland is the play-by-play voice for the Sooner Sports Radio Network, calling football, men's basketball and baseball games. Found inside – Page 675The overall GPA for the University of Oklahoma is excellent. ... The essays are extremely long and difficult if it is a history class or english course. ... Employers from all over come to the job fairs to recruit our graduates. RB: Greg Pruitt, 1970-72 http://t.co/SEEmXMvV76. After coaching stints in the NFL, Jackie returned to Norman in 1999 as the defensive line coach and has been there ever since. The former Oklahoma great is still chugging along in the NFL. Here is the ultimate … Wayman Tisdale is the best player in the history of the Oklahoma Sooners' basketball program. He won the Butkus the next while also being a finalist for the Nagurski and Bednarik Awards. He has a great group of DBs, and two of the best LBs in Shoate and Hunt. Found inside – Page 158Oklahoma Football, 1959–1985 Wann Smith. recruiting, and I called Chuck and told him I thought we ought to go ahead and offer Selmon the scholarship. Well, lo and behold, when I got to Eufaula, Colorado head coach Eddie Crowder's car ... What was your draft strategy going in? He won Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year as a freshman and is going to move up the all-time interception list quickly, already picking off six passes in his young career. PR: Jarrail Jackson, 1996-99. Took 5 years to run out of the recruits beforehand. Monster OLine..QB Sam B. Travis Lewis has the talent and popularity, but is behind a freakish list of linebackers in OU history. District Standings. PR: Stanley Wilson, 1979-82. Ryan Broyles is an absolute shoe-in for the list when he hangs up his college cleats this year. I still have a hard time imagining that people could've have been so dumb, gee, let's have NU and OU play every other 2 years, effectively cancelling one of the nations best . Things didn’t stay quiet for long as the redshirt freshman won a six-man quarterback competition (over other higher-rated recruits) before the 2007. He capped off his legendary run as a Sooner by intercepting seven passes his senior year and tying the then-record. K: Tim Lashar, 1983-86 3: Jim Ross OG: Mark Hutson, 1984-87 www.soonersports.com @OU_Athletics , @OU_Football Oklahoma Sooners Tickets. Excellent over athlete and put up great overall numbers at the PG National. All-Time Oklahoma City Thunder on NBA 2K22. Injuries hampered what could have been an all-time career for the powerful back, but he still left us with an impressive string of highlights, including my favorite in the video above. My draft mirrored my take on the game -- it all starts with the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. It began with an Orange Bowl victory for a national championship in a battle of the nation’s top two centers, Tubbs and Maryland’s Bob Pellegrini. DE: Dan Cody, 2000-04 Darrell earned a spot on the 1949 All-American squad due to his impressive all-around abilities on the field. Greg won the 1978 Outland Trophy and was a dominant force on an offensive line that helped the Sooners lead the nation in scoring and rushing yards behind Billy Sims. WR: Billy Brooks, 1973-75 Ross: The "Big BBQ Eaters," a.k.a. This four-year starter, three-time all-conference and two-time All-American defensive back was considered one of the top coverage men in the country his entire career. OT: Mike Vaughan, 1973-76 DE: Keith Gary, 1979-80 2017-18 Schedules. His career culminated in his impressive senior campaign in 2006 in which he led the team in tackles for the second year in a row (118) while winning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and being named an All-American. Cowboy Baseball's Encarnacion-Strand Selected On Day Two Of MLB Draft. Halfway through his sophomore year, Dupree left Oklahoma and went home to Mississippi. Over 200 colleges use Prep Dig as a recruiting resource. Luckily, this is the easiest pick to make in the entire list. He also owns the family brand of J.R.'s BBQ sauces and condiments. You can follow him on Twitter (@JRsBBQ). Using the snake order draft format … Schedules : By Date. Schools. Taking all the AP final rankings, CFN devised a scoring system giving every AP national champion 25 points, the No. 2019-20 Schedules . Washington: I don't know. KR: Buster Rhymes, 1980-84 J.R. also did well exploiting OU's deepest position, getting three of the school's top 10 linebackers. OU's run of both offensive and defensive linemen is hard to top as well. Only those who played two full seasons at OU were eligible. Ran his fastball up to 96 and his slider has an exceptionally high spin rate. Found inside – Page 271Rivals Nebraska and Oklahoma hooked up on Thanksgiving Day , dwarfing the NFL's holiday football in Detroit and Dallas ... Bryant , arguably the most revered and respected man in the state , suddenly started recruiting black high school ... Jack Mildren was by far the greatest wishbone quarterback for the Sooners and worked his way into an All-American spot in 1971. All-Time Coaching W/L; Playoff Individual Records; Season Team Regular Season Scoring; Season Team FULL Season Scoring; All-Time Career PASSING Yards (thru 2019) All-Time Career RUSHING Yards (thru 2019) Season Individual Passing Records (thru 2019) Season Individual Rushing Records (thru 2019) Season Receiving and Int Records (thru 2019) DT: Dewey Selmon, 1972-75 Found inside – Page 166Grisham was a fine runner in the early 1960s, while McAdams would rate among the best linebackers OU ever produced, ... in 1978 when Paul Tabor, a member of the heralded 1975 recruiting class, broke his hand and was shifted to guard. Winsipedia - Database and infographics of Oklahoma Sooners vs. Florida Gators football series history and all-time records, national championships, conference championships, bowl games, wins, bowl record, All-Americans, Heisman winners, and NFL Draft picks However, the other drafters' offenses seem to be run-oriented, so perhaps we're OK. Rowland: I waited to go after offensive linemen, so some big names got off the board before me. TE: Jermaine Gresham, 2006-08 Joe Washington made "silver shoes" fashionable while helping lead the Sooners to back-to-back national championships. Unfortunately for Sooner fans, Darrell later became the top coach in Texas Longhorns history, winning three national championships during his tenure from 1957-1976. Carl (No. Some of the problem listings are in Tulsa - which for most of that time period had only two public high schools (which are still in existence) and . It led to his dismissal from the team, and that was the last the Sooners saw from their one-time next great quarterback. RB: Billy Sims, 1975-79 Cowboy Baseball Adds Seely To Coaching Staff. Proximity to home. He holds OU records for tackles in a game (22) and in a season, when he finished the 1981 campaign with 189 tackles. Washington: Steve Owens at fullback and a Greg Pruitt or a Tommy McDonald type of guy, who you could split out as a receiver, too. Found inside – Page 14H : A new star rose on the sports horizon continuously ever since . ... All his discharges ever since . ... Fort Sill , Oklahoma , astal contributed to nounced recenti all - time state that an interbattery record team total of boxing ... And it worked out in the Sooners’ favor. - Ties go to the most recent occurrence. The 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 121st season of Sooner football.The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his 17th season as head coach.They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. To answer those questions and more, SoonerNation put together a panel of five OU football experts and conducted an all-time draft. Dupree received a shot in the NFL, but it didn’t last long. “Little Joe” was an electric player for the Sooners, pivotal in their back-to-back championships in 1974 and 1975. Joe Washington: To have a great defensive front four and a super offensive line that would take the pressure off my skilled people on offense. Prep Redzone Oklahoma has updated our 2021 Prospect Rankings for the final time. Read more of his articles here. Or would you draft slinging Sam Bradford and air it out? The majority of the plays were run over his position at right guard during his two All-American seasons, 1977 and 1978. His 4.5-second 40-yard dash was unheard of at the time for a linebacker and he had the strength and instinct to go with it. He was named the 2007 NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Year, the 2012 NFL MVP, named to seven Pro Bowls and four first-team All Pro teams. Not only is he the team's all-time leading rusher with 4.111 yards, he also won the Heisman Trophy in 1978, finished second for the Heisman Trophy in 1979, was a … His career 15 picks ranks fourth all-time as a Sooner. No. LB: Teddy Lehman, 2000-03 NG: Reggie Kinlaw, 1975-78 Tommie became well known when he was featured alone on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the headline “So Good It’s Scary.”. Some predate recruiting rankings that started in the early 2000s. Brooks: Jake's team, followed by Toby's. Tony’s coach, Barry Switzer, labeled him as perhaps the greatest defensive lineman in Oklahoma history. Found insideHow many coaches spend the time recruiting that he does? That's where you win. You don't win from September through December unless you win from January through March. “Recruiting is the key. And when you have a good product to sell and ... He would start, stop, change direction, reverse field…whatever it took for that extra yard. Seven former Sooners have won the Heisman Trophy . Given the fact that Steve Owens is the second-best running back in Sooners history, the program is as rich at that position as any other. His 4,041 career rushing yards rank fourth all-time at Oklahoma and were a national record at the time. DT: Kelly Gregg, 1995-98 Bomar was a polarizing player who brought a ton of momentum to Oklahoma, which was coming off a disappointing 7-4 regular season but a big win over No. KR: Anthony Stafford, 1985-88 one he sends out each time Oklahoma picks up a . Rufus was one of the toughest, most durable players in the Bob Stoops era. CB: Bobby Boyd, 1957-59 Found inside – Page 48He was a smart guy and thought now that he wasn't the football coach, 'How can I be important? ... oppor- tunities away from Arkansas, word had spread of his uncertainty and coaches attempted to use it against him in recruiting. Complete list of NHL players who were born in Oklahoma. There isn’t a respectable man-room in Oklahoma without a mural of this play hanging on its walls depicting Williams flying through the air toward a helpless Chrissy Simms of Texas. This isn’t about production, awards or overall career—this is about the best recruits Oklahoma has signed. The four B's, head coaches Buddie Owen, Bud Wilkinson, Barry Switzer and Bob Stoops, have each totaled more than 100 wins, a feat no other school can account for. I was at that UCLA game and probably caused permanent damage to my vocal cords from yelling so much. P: Darrell Royal, 1946-49 First came Lucious, then Dewey and the toughest of them all came last, Lee Roy. I also really wanted to get Keith Jackson, but Mike took him with his second pick. Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Then again, all five guys I drafted up front were first-team All-Americans. The series continues with the Oklahoma Sooners. Recruiting rankings started in the early 2000s. J. OG: Don Key, 1979-81 FB: Lydell Carr, 1984-87 It is impossible to argue which of the two sets of brothers, Selmon or the Burris, were better for the Sooners. Throw in a Heisman Trophy-winning QB in Jason White, and enough said. Not only is Bill Sims the greatest running back in OU history, he is regularly considered one of the greatest of all time, ranked alongside names like Barry Sanders, Herschel Walker and Bo Jackson. He was also a top-rated defensive player, picking off three passes against Texas in 1955. The others come after. Found inside – Page 226( Courtesy Western History Collections , University of Oklahoma Libraries ) Oklahoma Territory began with its own athletic ... Recruiting boys from Oklahoma City's high schools and western Oklahoma oil - patch hamlets such as Hollis and ... Found inside – Page 144That was one of our all - time recruiting mistakes . ... We got back on track and beat TCU , Iowa State and Oklahoma State . ... But we lost the last two , although we were barely beaten by Missouri , 10-7 , and Oklahoma , 21-14 . DT: Dusty Dvoracek, 2002-05 Hmmm, NU has been average for 20 years. Found inside – Page 85threw for 1,069 yards, 13 touchdowns, and just one interception all year. ... to forge ahead when they marched 66 yards to the Oklahoma half-yard line, but the Sooners rose up for a goal-line stand as time ran out in the first half. Jamal started every game and had only one penalty all year. Michigan might have the most wins and Notre Dame might be the most popular, but in the modern era (inceptions of AP Poll in 1936) no team has been better than the Oklahoma Sooners. C: Ken Mendenhall, 1967-69 No. Warren Spahn, p, Baseball Hall of FamerNote/quote: "Home plate is 17 inches wide, but I ignore the middle 12. Jack was lightning-quick (4.6 in the 40), extremely accurate throwing the ball (207 passer rating) and was the unquestioned leader on one of the most productive offenses in college football history. He was a giant at the time but had quickness to go along with it that made him impossible to block. Found inside – Page 411Oklahoma. Oklahoma as a state and during the latter part of its existence as a territory has outgrown the Kansas influence as a predominating factor, but during the boomer days and for some time after the original opening Kansas men, ... He helped lead the team to a 65-13 win over Texas with 11 tackles, an interception, a 30-yard return, two fumble recoveries and three pass deflections. Former Oklahoma QBs Kyler Murray, Jalen Hurts to play each other on Sunday, Former Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts throws touchdown, gets win in NFL debut for Philadelphia, Texas will be in Big 12 Championship if Oklahoma or Iowa State can't play due to COVID-19, Former Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray throws touchdown pass in win over New York Giants, Oklahoma moves up one spot in AP Poll Top 25 to No. He covered a bunch of eras and got players who could play in any era. LB: Jimbo Elrod, 1973-75 1 recruit of the 2004 recruiting class, Peterson. DT: Gerald McCoy, 2007-09 He followed up his impressive junior season by leading Oklahoma to its sixth national championship while becoming the school’s second winner of the Lombardi Award for the nation’s top defensive lineman. Gerald was as reliable as he was productive during his OU career. Found inside – Page 940... and has also purchased goods , the value of which exceeded $ 50,000 from States other than the State of Oklahoma . Paddock is , and has been at all times material herein , an employer engaged in commerce within the meaning of ... He was named All State by the Daily Oklahoman, All Big City, All District and one of the top 20 recruits in the state. S: J.T. That sequence culminated in the Sooners’ signing of the No. OT: Louis Oubre, 1977-80 Using the snake order draft format, each panelist picked 11 players on offense, 11 on defense and four specialists. 50 OSU Student-Athletes Recognized On Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team. "Little Joe" was also a consensus All-American halfback, and finished in the top five of the Heisman voting twice. Liggins was an All-American in 1966 and 1967 while also winning several national Lineman of the Year awards. He was the American League Rookie of the Year in 2012 and is a seven-time All-Star and two-time American League MVP. Alongside Peterson in the 2004 recruiting class was the No. Find out the latest on your favorite … NORMAN — Oklahoma softball head coach Patty Gasso announced Monday the signings of five incoming freshmen set to join the Sooners in fall 2020. He would've been a perfect fit. PR: Jack Mitchell, 1946-48. Tackle Granville Liggins was also OU's best defender of the 1960s. The 1975 All-American left OU with a school-record 44 tackles for loss along with countless forced fumbles, blocked kicks and big plays. Washington now works in the OU athletic department as executive director of the Varsity O Association, which is for OU's athlete alums. KR: Juaquin Iglesias, 2005-08 - Minimums: 2,000 yards, 300 attempts for totals and average, 30 touchdowns. Max Boydston, DE, 1951-54: Given the lack of depth at defensive end, hard to believe this All-American got overlooked. To make a long story short, he did just as he said. That same year, he plastered his name all over the OU record books, picking up where Josh Heupel left off. I grabbed, in my opinion, the second-best defensive tackle (Casillas), the two best safeties (Williams, Rickey Dixon) and the best linebacker (Shoate). Lee Roy passed away earlier this year, leaving behind a legacy of greatness both on and off the field. The cream rises to the top, and not every Oklahoma great was the great coming out of high school. Found inside – Page 22Jack Mitchell. Thank goodness, because when Jack came in, he got it all turned around in the right direction. In the long run it's obviously the best thing that ever happened to me, but I was headed for Oklahoma at one time. 2. So, without further adieu, here is my take on the 50 greatest football players in Oklahoma Sooners history. DT: Rick Bryan, 1980-83 George’s unmatched combination of size and speed made him an absolute terror for opposing offenses. Jacob Sexton Video | Scouts Report LB: Dante' Jones, 1984-87 Josh ushered in the new culture of winning and eye-popping offense that is running rampant over college football today. 5. A MaxPreps All-American and the state Player of the Year, Trout set a state record with 18 home runs while batting .531 with 45 RBI and 49 runs scored. Found inside – Page 477History's Biggest Mysteries, Coverups, and Cabals Jonathan Vankin, John Whalen. both polar extremes lie the facts , which suggest that neither view of the terror attack in Oklahoma City is dealing with reality on a first - name basis . His loud mouth led him to be one of the most hated, as well. His 426 career tackles ranks fifth all-time at OU. Oklahoma Sooners Bio. So, to say Jammal Brown is the greatest lineman in a long, rich OU history is hard to back up with any kind of fact; saying he is the best post-wishbone offensive lineman is a much easier statement and one that most are willing to make. Found inside – Page 12... Class Earl As to Recruiting Methods Title Lyles , Ardmore , Okla . , 17 ; Sgt . William Serrage , Oklahoma City ... Lt. 26th Inf . , Plattsburgh Barracks , was and dropped for all time the out of date W. S. McCreery substituted in ... That, combined with his dominating 15-tackle performance against Texas earned him his second consecutive All-American nod. 2018-19 Schedules. He was named to three all-conference squads, earned two All-American spots and won the 1982 Big 8 Defensive Player of the Year award. Football Schedule Roster Coaches Recruits Additional Links. Trent was one of the best examples of a new breed of hyper-athletic offensive lineman at Oklahoma. The Sooners’ history includes seven national championships, 49 conference championships, more than 100 All-Americans and seven Heisman Trophy winners. His performance against Texas that year was legendary, showing up Cedric Benson with 225 yards in a 12-0 win for the Sooners. Oklahoma held the top spot in the rankings since losing to Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship Game. Build your recruiting resume with the brand colleges trust. Prep Dig has become the most trusted resource for college volleyball programs at all levels across America. Oklahoma's high school football recruits are as good as Texas and Louisiana recruits because the #OKPreps recruits not only succeed in the Big Ten and SEC. Leading the team with 100-plus tackles for the fourth year in a row would help. The team's only title was won … The all-around talent excelled at receiving, blocking and rushing, making three straight all-conference teams from 1985-1987, the latter two years being All-American years as well. TE: Victor Hicks, 1975-78 Mickey Mantle, of, Baseball Hall of FamerNote/quote: "On two legs, Mickey Mantle would have been the greatest ballplayer who ever lived," said Hall of Fame second baseman Nellie Fox.Oklahoma connection: Born in Spavinaw, raised in Commerce.2. 6-3 / 315. The brothers from Eufaula, Oklahoma, staked their claim in college football and were the primary drivers of the vaunted Sooners’ defenses in the early 1970s. oklahoma high school football all-time undefeated teams since 1944 (236 teams) Our next Sooner great is held responsible for bringing the storied OU program out of the “Dark Ages” of the 1990s. 1. The beast was double-teamed all season, yet still managed to produce a dominant junior year and claim the prize for himself. 1: DT Lee Roy Selmon He later became the first Sooner to be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. QB: Jamelle Holieway, 1985-88 Oklahoma had just won its first national championship in 15 years in 2000 and fielded elite teams from 2001-2003. Rocky defined the linebacker position during his illustrious OU career. He followed up winning the Heisman in 1978 by finishing second in 1979, with many thinking he deserved the award a second time. Found inside – Page 16This offensive weapon, plus a stout defense and kicking game, helped Switzer become Oklahoma's all-time win- ningest coach. He won nearly 84 percent of his ... The kids Stoops recruits today...their grandparents grew up with Bud and me. Teddy was the leader on the top-ranked 2003 Sooner defense that is considered today as one of the best units in the school’s rich history. You just knew that every time he wound up, the ball was going right where it needed to be. More Mount Rushmores from the College Wire Network: Bama / Aub / Fla / LSU / Tenn. / UGA // Mich. / Mich St. / Ohio St. / Wisc. He was the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and a Butkus Award finalist in 2000 while leading his team to a national title. QB: Jack Mildren, 1969-71 Ross: I'd say Joe's, simply because he's got two of my all-time favorite Sooners, Jimbo Elrod and -- the greatest of them all -- Lee Roy Selmon. His entrance music to wrestling matches is "Boomer Sooner," and he can been seen most autumn Saturdays watching OU games from the sidelines. RB: Joe Washington, 1972-75 No. Here are five reasons Luther Burden will pick Mizzou: 1. The Selmon family saved the best for last, as the youngest of the trio, Lee Roy, is considered one of the greatest defensive players to ever step on the field. He owns the school record for most consecutive starts by a defensive lineman with 39. Farooq was one of a handful of recruits in the 2021 class with a strong connection to QB Caleb Williams, a driving factor in the . He was known as a shifty, slippery athlete that never, ever gave up on a play. Slingin’ Sam is one of the best examples of how little recruiting stars mean. He had 36 starts over his four-year career including every game in the 2005 and 2006 season. Rowland: There are so many guys where I winced when they went off the board. Antonio lit up the college football world in 2003 with his incredible return skills. He received the Maxwell Award that year for the best player in the country. OT: Phil Loadholt, 2007-08 Oklahoma High School 2021 Outdoor Track & Field. Sooners viewed him as the next big thing, but like all big time QB recruits under Stoops, Rawls busted worse than 3 face cards in BlackJack. He was All-American twice, All-Big 12 three times and led the team in tackles his final three seasons, placing him fourth on OU’s all-time tackle list at 431. But I'm still very happy with my crew. 1 (100), more points scored (31,436) or more unanimous All-American selections (31). Hey fans we started a basketball channel, check it out!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCegSUrLHCn5wB1ympyr90-gSince the start of college football, there ha. Vaughan was a key component on the offensive line in the Sooners’ consecutive national championships in 1974 and 1975. DT: Lucious Selmon, 1971-73 Last Time: 2014 Texas Bowl (Arkansas won 31-7) Adrian came into Norman as one of the most hyped recruits in Oklahoma history and, as a freshman, lived up to … Peterson is in his 14th season playing running back and is with the Detroit Lions. You … The first overall pick shouldn't surprise you. Posted On: 06/24/21 2:39 PM. Prep Girls Hoops is your #1 source for Oklahoma High School Girls Basketball. He will end up with every major receiving record at Oklahoma and is on pace to top most of the NCAA career marks well. Before becoming the play-by-play voice for the Sooners, Rowland was an Emmy Award-winning sportscaster for KWTV in Oklahoma City. All Times CT. Full Schedule. Considering that Oklahoma has one of the greatest college football programs of all-time, you'd think this would be easy - but it's not. Oklahoma vs. SEC: BY SEC TEAM : BY DECADE : BY YEAR : GAME RESULTS Oklahoma records against SEC teams A L L G A M E S B O W L G A M E S . Amherst Anderson (IN) Angelo State (TX) Appalachian St. Arizona Arizona St. Arkansas . Oklahoma teams own the record for most points scored in a season (702 in '08) and most rushing yards in a season (5,635 in '71). In both 1978 and 1979, Billy led the Big 8 in rushing while leading the nation in scoring and setting an all-time NCAA mark at seven yards per carry. Found inside – Page 272Rivals Nebraska and Oklahoma hooked up on Thanksgiving Day , dwarfing the NFL's holiday football in Detroit and Dallas ... Bryant , arguably the most revered and respected man in the state , suddenly started recruiting black high school ... DT: Derland Moore, 1970-72 Trotter: I feel like I drafted a big-time defense. RB: Billy Vessels, 1950-52 Who are the best Oklahoma high school football players from the class of 2022? 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