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1959 Season

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Rule changes:
1) The goal posts were widened from 18 feet 6 inches set in 1876 to 23 feet 14 inches.
2) Free substitution of a single player at any time introduced.
  • Click the opponent name to see team information and all the games the Sooners played against them.
  • Click the conference link to see teams in that conference for the selected season.
  • Click the poll links to see the poll results for that week (prior to the game played).
  • Click the score link to see game information (some have more details than others - see icon legend below).
Opponent Conf Polls QB Score Location/
Attend
Coach More
9/26/1959  at Northwestern (0-0) Big Ten AP: 2-10
Boyd 13-45 (L) Evanston, IL
50,010
Parseghian  
10/3/1959  Colorado * (0-2) Big 8 AP: NR-NR
Boyd 42-12 (W) Norman, OK
53,745
Grandelius  
10/10/1959  vs Texas (3-0) SWC AP: 13-4
Boyd 12-19 (L) Dallas, TX
75,504
Royal  
10/17/1959  at Missouri * Big 8 AP: NR-NR
Boyd 23-0 (W) Columbia, MO
38,561
Devine  
10/24/1959  Kansas * (3-2) Big 8 AP: 18-NR
Boyd 7-6 (W) Norman, OK
51,013
Mitchell  
10/31/1959  at Nebraska * (2-4) Big 8 AP: 19-NR
Boyd 21-25 (L) Lincoln, NE
32,703
Jennings  
11/7/1959  at Kansas State * Big 8 AP: NR-NR
Cornell 36-0 (W) Manhattan, KS
11,204
Mertes  
11/14/1959  Army (4-2-1) Ind AP: NR-NR
Cornell 28-20 (W) Norman, OK
62,472
Hall  
11/21/1959  Iowa State * Big 8 AP: NR-NR
Boyd 35-12 (W) Norman, OK
46,529
Stapleton  
11/28/1959  Oklahoma State * (6-3) Ind AP: 17-NR
Boyd 17-7 (W) Norman, OK
59,136
Speegle  



Games
10

Conf Games
7
Home Games
5
Away Games
4
Neutral Games
1
Bowl Games
0

Scoring
234
Ave per Game
23.4

Conf Rank
1
Record
7-3      (70.0%)

Conf Record
6-1      (85.7%)
Home Record
5-0      (100.0%)
Away Record
2-2      (50.0%)
Neutral Record
0-1      (0.0%)
Bowl Record
0-0

Opp Scoring
146
Ave per Game
14.6

AP Rank
15
Most Scored
42
Fewest Scored
7
> Win Streak
4
> Win Margin
36
Most Allowed
45
Fewest Allowed
0
> Loss Streak
1
> Def Margin
32
  • * Conference Game
  • ** poll rankings are displayed with OU's ranking first. Some polls do not rank the top 25 but all rank the top 10.
  • † indicates a ranking for a non-current poll (more than one week ahead)
  • Bowl games are always considered neutral sites.
  • All game times are in Sooner Time (Central Time).
  • "More" Icons:
    •   - Has some game details
    •   - Has an embedded video associated with the game (usually a full game video from YouTube)
    •   - Has Box Scores (at least partial)
    •   - Has game stats
    •   - Has a game scoring summary
    •   - Has OU player stats
    •   - Has opponent player stats
    •   - Has game notes from OU






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