1973 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

1973 Oklahoma Sooners football

National Champion(CFRA, Sagarin)
Big 8 champion

Conference| Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 2
AP| No. 3
Record| 10–0–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach|

* Barry Switzer (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Galen Hall (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Wishbone
Defensive coordinator| Larry Lacewell (4th season)
Captains|

* Gary Baccus
* Eddie Foster
* Lucious Selmon
* Tim Welch

Home stadium| Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1974 ->

1973 Big Eight Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 3 Oklahoma $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 1
No. 7 Nebraska | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 1
No. 18 Kansas | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 1
No. 17 Missouri | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Oklahoma State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 2 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 2
Colorado | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Kansas State | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Iowa State | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Oklahoma participated as members of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where it has played its home games since 1923.[1] The team posted a 10-0-1 overall record and a 7-0 conference record to earn the Conference outright title under first-year head coach Barry Switzer.[2][3] This would be the first of eight consecutive Big Eight Conference championships for the Sooners with Switzer as head coach.[2]

The team was led by three All-Americans: Rod Shoate (Oklahoma's second three-time All-American)[4] the oldest of the Selmon brothers, Lucious,[5] and Eddie Foster.[5] The Selmon brothers Lucious, Lee Roy and Dewey started on the defensive line.[6] The team went undefeated on a schedule that included seven ranked opponents (In order, #1 USC, #17 Miami, #13 Texas, #13 Colorado, #10 Missouri, #18 Kansas, and #10 Nebraska). Five of these opponents finished the season ranked. The team tied with USC in the second game of the season before winning nine consecutive contests. It began the season ranked number 11 and steadily climbed in the polls as the season progressed.[3]

Joe Washington led the team in rushing with 1173 yards, Steve Davis led the team in passing yard for with 934 yards, Tinker Owens led the team in receiving with 472 yards, Davis led the team in scoring with 108 points, Shoate led the team in tackles with 126, and Randy Hughes led the team in interceptions with 5.[7]

Prior to the season in August, the Sooners were put on probation by the Big Eight Conference, which included a two-year ban on bowl appearances, and a two-year ban on television appearances (1974, 1975).[8]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 15| at Baylor*| No. 11|

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX

| | W 42–14| 41,573|
September 29| at No. 1 USC*| No. 8|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| | T 7–7| 83,986|
October 6| No. 17 Miami (FL)*| No. 6|

* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| | W 24–20| 62,040|
October 13| vs. No. 13 Texas*| No. 6|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)

| ABC| W 52–13| 72,032|
October 20| No. 16 Colorado| No. 3|

* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| | W 34–7| 61,826–62,580| [9]
October 27| at Kansas State| No. 3|

* KSU Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| | W 56–14| 29,523|
November 3| Iowa State| No. 3|

* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| | W 34–17| 61,876|
November 10| at No. 10 Missouri| No. 3|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO (rivalry)

| | W 31–3| 65,515|
November 17| No. 18 Kansas| No. 3|

* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| | W 48–20| 60,961–64,122|
November 23| No. 10 Nebraska| No. 3|

* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK (rivalry)

| ABC| W 27–0| 62,257|
December 1| at Oklahoma State| No. 2|

* Lewis Field
* Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)

| | W 45–18| 50,964|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Personnel

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1973 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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OL | `74` | Jerry Arnold | Jr
RB | `20` | Bob Berg | Jr
WR | `82` | Billy Brooks | Jr
RB | `` | Grant Burget
RB | `` | Waymon Clark
OL | `` | Kyle Davis
QB | `` | Steve Davis
OT | `77` | Eddie Foster (C) | Sr
RB | `` | Jerry Foster
RB | `` | Randy Harris
QB | `7` | Scott Hill | Fr
WR | `` | Wayne Hoffman
RB | `` | David James
RB | `` | Steve Jenkinson
RB | `` | Jim Littrell
QB | `` | Jeff Mabry
RB | `` | Danny McClure
RB | `` | Joe McReynolds | So
WR | `11` | Tinker Owens | So
OL | `` | John Roush
RB | `` | Clyde Russell
RB | `` | Joe Washington
OL | `` | Terry Webb
RB | `` | Tim Welch
RB | `` | Gary Young
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DE | `88` | Gary Baccus (C) | Sr
DL | `` | Jimbo Elrod
LB | `41` | Gary Gibbs | Jr
DB | `` | Randy Hughes
DB | `` | Durwood Keeton
DB | `` | Terry Peters
DB | `` | Ken Pope
DB | `` | Clyde Powers
DT | `91` | Dewey Selmon | So
DT | `93` | Lee Roy Selmon | So
NG | `98` | Lucious Selmon (C) | Sr
LB | `` | Rod Shoate
LB | `` | Dave Smith
DL | `` | Mike Struck
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `` | Tony DiRienzo
K | `8` | Rick Fulcher | Sr

Head coach

* Barry Switzer

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Donnie Duncan
* Galen Hall (OC)
* Warren Harper (LB)
* Gene Hochevar
* Larry Lacewell (DC)
* Wendell Mosley (RB)
* Rex Norris (DL)
* Jerry Pettibone

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

## Game summaries

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### At Baylor

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#11 Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• #11 Oklahoma | 21 | 14| 0| 7 | 42
Baylor | 0 | 0| 6| 8 | 14

* Date: September 15
* Location: Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas
* Game attendance: 46,000

| Scoring summary

1| | Oklahoma| Davis 3-yard run (Fulcher kick)| Oklahoma 7-0
1| | Oklahoma| Foster recovered fumble in end zone (Fulcher kick)| Oklahoma 14-0
1| | Oklahoma| Washington 7-yard run (Fulcher kick)| Oklahoma 21-0
2| | Oklahoma| Washington 13-yard run (Fulcher kick)| Oklahoma 28-0
2| | Oklahoma| Clark 50-yard run (Fulcher kick)| Oklahoma 35-0
3| | Baylor| Dancer 6-yard pass from Jeffries (run failed)| Oklahoma 35-6
4| | Oklahoma| Davis 27-yard run (Fulcher kick)| Oklahoma 42-6
4| | Baylor| Kent 28-yard pass from Armstrong (Kent run)| Oklahoma 42-14

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### At USC

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### Miami (FL)

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Miami (FL) | 7 | 13| 0| 0 | 20
• Oklahoma | 7 | 0| 14| 3 | 24

* Date: October 6
* Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
* Game attendance: 61,826

| Scoring summary

1| | OKLA| Davis 6 Yard Run (Fulcher Kick)| Oklahoma 7–0
1| | MIA| Thompson 5 Yard Run (Huffman Kick)| Tie 7-7
2| | MIA| Mitchell 79 Yard Pitchout Interception (Huffman kick)| Miami (FL) 14-7
2| | MIA| Thompson 4 Yard Run (kick failed)| Miami (FL) 20-7
3| | OKLA| Davis 13 Yard Run (Fulcher Kick)| Miami (FL) 20-14
3| | OKLA| Owens 52 Yard Pass from Davis (Fulcher Kick)| Oklahoma 21-20
4| | OKLA| Fulcher 30 Yard Field Goal| Oklahoma 24-20

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### vs Texas

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See also: Red River Rivalry

#6 Oklahoma Sooners (2–0) vs. #13 Texas Longhorns (2–1)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Oklahoma | 7 | 14 | 14| 17| 52
Texas | 3 | 3 | 0| 7| 13

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

* Date: October 13
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,204
* TV: ABC
* Box Score

Worst loss in Darrell Royal's coaching career [12]

Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Oklahoma  | Passing | Steve Davis | 5/6, 185 Yds, 2 TD
Rushing | Joe Washington | 12 Rush, 117 Yds
Receiving | Tinker Owens | 4 Rec, 163 Yds, 2 TD
Texas  | Passing | Marty Akins | 5/9, 64 Yds, INT
Rushing | Roosevelt Leaks | 20 Rush, 82 Yds
Receiving | Pat Kelly | 4 Rec, 71 Yds
Scoring summary

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1  | 10:05  | 6  | 82  | 2:37  | Oklahoma  | Tinker Owens 40-yard touchdown reception from Joe Washington, Rick Fulcher kick good  | 7  | 0
1  | 3:25  | 14  | 79  | 6:40  | Texas  | 36-yard field goal by Billy Schott  | 7  | 3
2  | 11:14  | 12  | 90  | 5:17  | Texas  | 44-yard field goal by Billy Schott  | 7  | 6
2  | 10:46  | 2  | 68  | 0:28  | Oklahoma  | Tinker Owens 63-yard touchdown reception from Steve Davis, Rick Fulcher kick good  | 14  | 6
2  | 0:29  | 3  | 47  | 0:31  | Oklahoma  | Billy Brooks 47-yard touchdown reception from Steve Davis, Rick Fulcher kick good  | 21  | 6
3  | 11:26  | 8  | 77  | 3:34  | Oklahoma  | Steve Davis 15-yard touchdown run, Rick Fulcher kick good  | 28  | 6
3  | 1:09  | 2  | 7  | 0:46  | Oklahoma  | Steve Davis 2-yard touchdown run, Rick Fulcher kick good  | 35  | 6
4  | 13:35  | 4  | 9  | 1:15  | Oklahoma  | 25-yard field goal by Rick Fulcher  | 38  | 6
4  | 11:59  | 1  | 11  | 0:07  | Oklahoma  | Scott Hill 11-yard touchdown run, Rick Fulcher kick good  | 45  | 6
4  | 7:05  | 7  | 80  | 2:55  | Texas  | Mike Presley 31-yard touchdown run, Billy Schott kick good  | 45  | 13
4  | 1:39  | 11  | 81  | 5:26  | Oklahoma  | Joe McReynolds 11-yard touchdown run, Fulcher kick good  | 52  | 13
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 52  | 13

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Colorado | 7 | 0| 0| 0 | 7
• Oklahoma | 7 | 7| 7| 13 | 34

* Date: October 20
* Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
* Game attendance: 61,826

| Scoring summary

1| | COL| Matthews 3-yard run (Lima kick)| Colorado 7–0
1| | OKLA| Hoffman 37-yard pass from Davis (Fulcher kick)| Tie 7–7
2| | OKLA| Hughes 90-yard interception return (Fulcher kick)| Oklahoma 14–7
3| | OKLA| Davis 1-yard run (Fulcher kick)| Oklahoma 21–7
4| | OKLA| Clark 9-yard run (Fulcher kick)| Oklahoma 28–7
4| | OKLA| Russell 12-yard run (kick failed)| Oklahoma 34–7

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### At Kansas State

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• Oklahoma | 21 | 14| 14| 7 | 56
Kansas St | 0 | 7| 7| 0 | 14

* Date: KSU Stadium
* Location: October 27
* Game attendance: 34,500

| Scoring summary

1| | OKLA| Welch 1 yard run (Fulcher kick)| Oklahoma 7–0
1| | OKLA| Hoffman 13 yard pass from Davis (Fulcher kick)| Oklahoma 14–0
1| | OKLA| Davis 22 yard run (Fulcher kick)| Oklahoma 21–0
2| | KSU| Holman 4 yard pass from Grogan (Brumley kick)| Oklahoma 21–7
2| | OKLA| Davis 27 yard run (Fulcher kick)| Oklahoma 28–7
2| | OKLA| Washington 1 yard run (Fulcher kick)| Oklahoma 35–7
3| | OKLA| Washington 6 yard run (Fulcher kick)| Oklahoma 42–7
3| | OKLA| Brooks 34 yard run (Fulcher kick)| Oklahoma 49–7
3| | KSU| Grogan 2 yard run (Brumley kick)| Oklahoma 49–14
4| | OKLA| Berg 9 yard run (Fulcher kick)| Oklahoma 56–14

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### Iowa State

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Iowa St | 14 | 3| 0| 0 | 17
• Oklahoma | 7 | 13| 7| 7 | 34

* Date: November 3
* Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
* Game attendance: 61,826

| Scoring summary

Q1| | OKLA| Washington 30 yard run (Fulcher kick)| OKLA 7–0
Q1| | ISU| Krefple 16 yard pass from Stanley (Goedjen kick)| Tie 7–7
Q1| | ISU| Krefple 9 yard pass from Stanley (Goedjen kick)| ISU 14–7
Q2| | ISU| Goedjen 22 yard field goal| ISU 17–7
Q2| | OKLA| Jones 2 yard run (kick failed)| ISU 17–13
Q2| | OKLA| Brooks 68 yard pass from Davis (Fulcher kick)| OKLA 20–17
Q3| | OKLA| Hoffman 5 yard pass from Davis (Fulcher kick)| OKLA 27–17
Q4| | OKLA| Washington 1 yard run (Fulcher kick)| OKLA 34–17

Joe Washington 136 Rush Yds [14]

### At Missouri

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#3 Oklahoma Sooners at #10 Missouri Tigers  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• #3 Oklahoma | 7 | 3| 12| 9 | 31
#10 Missouri | 3 | 0| 0| 0 | 3

* Date: November 10
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Columbia, Missouri
* Game attendance: 68,831

| Scoring summary

1| | MU| Hill 42-yard field goal| MU 3-0
1| | OU| Waymon Clark 14-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)| OU 7-3
2| | OU| Rick Fulcher 39-yard field goal| OU 10-3
3| | OU| Joe Washington 26-yard run (kick failed)| OU 16-3
3| | OU| Billy Brooks 63-yard pass from Steve Davis (pass failed)| OU 22-3
4| | OU| Rick Fulcher 30-yard field goal| OU 25-3
4| 5:51| OU| Joe Washington 80-yard punt return (kick failed)| OU 31-3

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### Kansas

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### Nebraska

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#10 Nebraska Cornhuskers at #3 Oklahoma Sooners  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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#10 Nebraska | 0 | 0| 0| 0 | 0
• #3 Oklahoma | 14 | 0| 6| 7 | 27

* Date: November 23
* Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
* Game attendance: 61,826
* Television network: ABC

| Scoring summary

1| 6:55| OU| Waymon Clark 2-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)| OU 7-0
1| 0:01| OU| Steve Davis 47-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)| OU 14-0
3| 2:37| OU| Steve Davis 1-yard run (pass failed)| OU 20-0
4| 2:11| OU| Steve Davis 8-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)| OU 27-0

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### At Oklahoma State

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See also: Bedlam Series

#2 Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• #2 Oklahoma | 7 | 14| 7| 17 | 45
Oklahoma State | 0 | 3| 3| 12 | 18

* Date: December 1
* Location: Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma
* Game attendance: 50,511

| Scoring summary

1| | OU| Steve Davis 7-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)| OU 7-0
2| | OU| Waymon Clark 7-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)| OU 14-0
2| | OSU| Daigle 50-yard field goal| OU 14-3
2| 2:52| OU| Steve Davis 9-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)| OU 21-3
3| | OSU| Daigle 36-yard field goal| OU 21-6
3| | OU| Steve Dodd recovered punt in end zone (Rick Fulcher kick)| OU 28-6
4| | OU| Rick Fulcher 38-yard field goal| OU 31-6
4| | OU| Steve Davis 8-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)| OU 38-6
4| | OU| Scott Hill 10-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)| OU 45-6
4| | OSU| Charlie Weatherbie 8-yard run (pass failed)| OU 45-12
4| | OSU| Charlie Weatherbie 5-yard run (pass failed)| OU 45-18

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## Rankings

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See also: 1973 NCAA Division I football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| Final
AP| 11 т| 11| 9| 8 (1)| 6 (1.5)| 6| 3 (8)| 3 (8)| 3 (9)| 3 (7)| 3 (10)| 3 (9)| 2 (20)| 2 (16)| 3 (16)

## Awards and honors

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* All-American: Rod Shoate,[4] Eddie Foster[18][19][20][21] and Lucious Selmon[5]
* Big Eight Athlete of the Year: Selmon[5]
* Big Eight Defensive Player: Selmon[5]
* Chevrolet Defensive Player of the Year: Selmon[5]

## Postseason

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### NFL draft

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Seven Sooners were selected in the 1974 NFL draft.[22]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL Team

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4 | 85 | Durwood Keeton | Defensive back | St. Louis Cardinals
5 | 110 | Gary Baccus | Linebacker | New York Giants
5 | 119 | Clyde Powers | Defensive back | New York Jets
9 | 227 | Ken Pope | Defensive back | Oakland Raiders
12 | 296 | Eddie Foster | Tackle | New England Patriots
14 | 349 | David Smith | Linebacker | Philadelphia Eagles
16 | 399 | Lucious Selmon | Defensive tackle | New England Patriots

## References

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1. ^ "Memorial Stadium". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
2. ^ a b "OU Football Tradition – 42 Conference Titles". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
3. ^ a b c "1973 Football Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
4. ^ a b "All-American: Rod Shoate". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
5. ^ a b c d e f "All-American: Lucious Selmon". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
6. ^ Seays, Lillian (2005). "LEE ROY SELMON: Small Town Boy-Next-Door Makes Good". Onyx Magazine. Archived from the original on October 30, 2006. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
7. ^ "2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 164. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
8. ^ "Oklahoma on probation for 10 grid infractions". Nashua Telegraph. (New Hampshire). Associated Press. August 9, 1973. p. 15.
9. ^ a b "Sooners cruise by Colorado; Buckeyes, Michigan triumph". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 21, 1973. p. 4B.
10. ^ "Powerful Sooners Rip Baylor in 42-14 Game." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Sept 16.
11. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 7.
12. ^ "Sooners Slam Texas, 52-13." Palm Beach Post. October 14, 1973
13. ^ "Sooners Crush Wildcats." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 28.
14. ^ "Sooners Get Past Cyclones." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Nov 4.
15. ^ "Powerful Sooners Rip Missouri, 31-3." Palm Beach Post. November 11, 1973
16. ^ "Nebraska vs. Oklahoma 1973 -- HuskerMax".
17. ^ "Sooners Corral Cowboys." Palm Beach Post. December 2, 1973
18. ^ "All-American: Eddie Foster". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
19. ^ "ActivePaper Archive".
20. ^ "ActivePaper Archive".
21. ^ "ActivePaper Archive".
22. ^ "1974 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

## External links

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* 1973 season at SoonerStats.com
* Sports Reference – 1973 Oklahoma football season

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