The College Football History of Oklahoma Sooners

THE CLOCK IS TICKING at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, and the Sooners are clinging to a one-point lead. Ohio State drives hard, the Buckeyes refusing to yield, but Oklahoma’s defense holds firm. Higgins throws … intercepted! The offense takes the field, the crowd rising with every snap. The seconds crawl by, every yard fought for, every tackle crucial. Then … the final whistle blows. Oklahoma 29, Ohio State 28. The Sooners have done it — a victory that shocks the nation and cements their place among college football’s elite.

Follow the story of the Oklahoma Sooners through a book of authentic newspaper articles, curated from original reports dating back to 1936. This edition charts the program’s history — exactly as it was reported at the time.

Featuring:

– The 1936 Big Six title

– The legendary 47-game winning streak from 1953 to 1957, a record that still stands as one of college football’s greatest feats

– The incredible 29 – 28 victory over Ohio State in 1977, a game that cemented Oklahoma’s national prominence

– Thrilling victories over top-ranked Nebraska, defining the intensity of one of college football’s most storied rivalries

– Highlights from key Championship and Bowl wins, plus unforgettable matchups against Oklahoma State, Missouri, and other historic rivals

Choose from a range of book covers and personalize your copy with a name and message to transform it into a unique keepsake. Whether for a lifelong Sooners fan, a college football historian, or someone who remembers the roar of Memorial Stadium first-hand — you hold not just a gift, but a piece of Oklahoma Sooners history ready to be passed on.

Archivist insight: We reproduce these newspaper articles from scan archives. In some cases, there’ll be blemishes and the reproduction quality might not be as clear or precise as it was in the original paper.