The 1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...

 in the 1969 college football season

1969 college football season

The 1969 college football season was celebrated as the 100th anniversary of college football. During the 20th Century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college football teams that would later be described as "Division I-A"...

. It was the 75th season for the Sooners.

Season

Steve Owens was the 1969 Heisman Trophy

Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...

 winner. Owens was the second Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma Sooners

The University of Oklahoma features 19 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to the early participants in the land rushes which initially opened the Oklahoma Indian Territory to non-native settlement. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A,...

 player to win the Heisman Trophy, after Billy Vessels

Billy Vessels

Billy Vessels was a standout football player in his hometown of Cleveland, Oklahoma, where he was known as "Curly." He went on to play college football for the University of Oklahoma and win the 1952 Heisman trophy. He was the first Oklahoman to win the award, which is given to the nation's top...

, and preceding Sam Bradford

Sam Bradford

Samuel Jacob "Sam" Bradford is an American football quarterback for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was the first overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, and played college football at Oklahoma. In 2008, as a redshirt sophomore, Bradford became the second sophomore to win a...

, Jason White

Jason White (American football)

Jason White is a former American football quarterback who played for the University of Oklahoma from 1999 to 2004, during which he won the 2003 Heisman Trophy...

, Billy Sims

Billy Sims

Billy Sims is a former college football and NFL running back. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1978.-Early years:...

, and Sam Bradford

Sam Bradford

Samuel Jacob "Sam" Bradford is an American football quarterback for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was the first overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, and played college football at Oklahoma. In 2008, as a redshirt sophomore, Bradford became the second sophomore to win a...

. He is the school's all time scorer with fifty-five touchdown

Touchdown

A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...

s, and is third most on its career rushing chart with 4,041 yards.

Schedule

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Steve Zabel	Linebacker	1	6	Philadelphia Eagles 1970 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1970 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 38th in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 4–9–1, winning only three games...
Jim Files	Linebacker	1	13	New York Giants 1970 New York Giants season The 1970 New York Giants was the 46th season for the professional American football franchise. This was the first season for the Giants after the AFL-NFL merger, in which ten American Football League teams joined the National Football League. The team was led by second-year head coach Alex Webster...
Steve Owens	Running Back	1	19	Detroit Lions 1970 Detroit Lions season -References:***...
Ken Mendenhall	Center	5	116	Atlanta Falcons 1970 Atlanta Falcons season The 1970 Atlanta Falcons season was their 5th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 6-8, winning only four games. They failed to reach the playoffs for the fifth straight season.-NFL Draft:...
Jack Porter	Center	8	187	New York Jets 1970 New York Jets season The 1970 New York Jets season was the 11th season for the team and the first in the National Football League, following the AFL-NFL merger. It began with the team trying to maintain or improve upon its 10–4 record from 1969 under head coach Weeb Ewbank...
Joe Killingsworth	Wide Receiver	17	420	Boston Patriots 1970 Boston Patriots season The Boston Patriots finished the National Football League's 1970 season with a record of two wins and twelve losses, and finished last in the AFC East division.-Staff:-Schedule:- Standings :-Roster:...

Awards and honors

• Steve Owens, Heisman Trophy
  Heisman Trophy
  The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
  
  
• Steve Owens, Walter Camp Award
  Walter Camp Award
  The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football Player of the Year, as decided by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A head coaches and sports information directors under the auspices of the Walter Camp Football Foundation;...