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re: OU Nostalgia Thread
Posted on 7/21/26 at 10:57 pm to OU Guy
Posted on 7/21/26 at 10:57 pm to OU Guy
Mike Brooks
@MBrooks02
Oklahoma Sooners’ career rushing record progression—a mark rewritten by eight legends across 80 season.
Joe Golding (1941, 1946): 1,217 yards
Held the record: 3 seasons
Jack Mitchell (1946–48): 1,520 yards
Held the record: 1 season
George “Junior” Thomas (1946–49): 2,230 yards
Held the record: 16 seasons
Jim Grisham (1962–64): 2,404 yards
Held the record: 5 seasons
Steve Owens (1967–69): 4,041 yards
Held the record: 8 seasons (Actually broke record during his Jr. season in 1968)
Joe Washington (1972–75): 4,071 yards
Held the record: 5 seasons
Billy Sims (1975–79): 4,118 yards
Held the record: 38 seasons
Samaje Perine (2014–16): 4,122 yards
Record holder for 11 seasons—and counting.
From Golding to Perine, the standard has risen from 1,217 to 4,122 yards.
Posted on 7/28/26 at 3:02 pm to Naked Bootleg
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:16 pm to Naked Bootleg
Last time your team finished as the worst team in the conference
2025: Arkansas 0-8
2024: Miss. State 0-8
2023: Vandy 0-8
2022: Auburn and A&M 2-6 (tied for worst with Vandy)
2017: Tennessee 0-8
2016: Ole Miss and Mizzou tied at 2-6
2015: S. Carolina 1-7 (tied with Mizzou)
2013: Kentucky 0-8 (tied with Arkansas)
1992: LSU 1-7
1979: Florida 0-6
1956: Georgia 1-6
1955: Alabama 0-7
1956: Texas 0-6 in the Southwest conference
1931: Oklahoma 1-4 (tied with Mizzou for last in the Big 6 conference)
2025: Arkansas 0-8
2024: Miss. State 0-8
2023: Vandy 0-8
2022: Auburn and A&M 2-6 (tied for worst with Vandy)
2017: Tennessee 0-8
2016: Ole Miss and Mizzou tied at 2-6
2015: S. Carolina 1-7 (tied with Mizzou)
2013: Kentucky 0-8 (tied with Arkansas)
1992: LSU 1-7
1979: Florida 0-6
1956: Georgia 1-6
1955: Alabama 0-7
1956: Texas 0-6 in the Southwest conference
1931: Oklahoma 1-4 (tied with Mizzou for last in the Big 6 conference)
Posted on 8/14/26 at 8:56 am to OU Guy
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Posted on 9/7/26 at 12:50 pm to OU Guy
24 years ago today: Two blue blood programs met on Owen Field.
OU trailed Alabama with less than three minutes remaining, but Renaldo Works helped save the day with arguably the biggest play of his career.
A 39-yard play on a shovel pass got OU inside the 10 and Kejuan Jones scored on the next play.
A defensive score to end it helped the Sooners prevail 37-27 over Bama.
OU trailed Alabama with less than three minutes remaining, but Renaldo Works helped save the day with arguably the biggest play of his career.
A 39-yard play on a shovel pass got OU inside the 10 and Kejuan Jones scored on the next play.
A defensive score to end it helped the Sooners prevail 37-27 over Bama.
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Posted on 9/25/26 at 8:01 am to OU Guy
The REF
@KREFsports
89 years ago today: Walter Cronkite called his first OU football game at just 20 years old.
Cronkite recalled his first broadcast at OU being a “disaster” because of his lack of preparation. It landed him in his boss’s office, and he vowed to never be unprepared again.
Years later, he would become known as “the most trusted man in America.”
Cronkite went on to anchor the CBS Evening News and became one of the defining voices of American television, covering everything from the assassination of JFK to the Vietnam War and the Apollo 11 moon landing.
@KREFsports
89 years ago today: Walter Cronkite called his first OU football game at just 20 years old.
Cronkite recalled his first broadcast at OU being a “disaster” because of his lack of preparation. It landed him in his boss’s office, and he vowed to never be unprepared again.
Years later, he would become known as “the most trusted man in America.”
Cronkite went on to anchor the CBS Evening News and became one of the defining voices of American television, covering everything from the assassination of JFK to the Vietnam War and the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Posted on 10/5/26 at 2:06 pm to OU Guy
TouchdownOklahoma
@TouchdownOkla
In December 1985, my dad wrote Barry Switzer about Oklahoma’s upcoming national championship game against Penn State. Weeks later, after OU won the title, Barry quoted my dad’s statistics in the Orange Bowl locker room.
That letter began a friendship that has now lasted 40 years.
I was 13 when Dad came excitedly into my room one evening.
“You have to come look at this!”
On the living room coffee table were two or three OU media guides and notebook paper covered in his handwriting.
This was years before Wikipedia and Sports Reference. Dad was doing the research by hand.
He wanted to compare Barry Switzer’s record through his first 153 games with Bud Wilkinson’s record through the same number. What he discovered excited him so much that he knew Coach Switzer had to hear about it.
Today, he could post the statistics on X and tag @BarrySwitzer and @OU_Football
In 1985, you wrote a letter.
So Dad took his research to the office, typed it up and mailed it to the University of Oklahoma, care of Coach Barry Switzer.
The original letter is included here for you to read. Dad, always the creative force, presented it in a way only he could: a two-page, 614-word letter filled with statistics, historical parallels and even a Sooner-themed poem.
He REALLY wanted Barry’s attention.
He mailed it 21 days before the Orange Bowl, when Oklahoma would play for its sixth national championship.
Then we waited.
Three weeks passed. We had no idea whether Coach Switzer, or anyone at OU, had seen it.
Oklahoma beat Penn State, 25-10, and won the national championship.
The next day, we were watching the Oklahoma Playback show when it cut to the celebration inside the Orange Bowl locker room.
Coach Switzer quieted the room and began reciting Bud Wilkinson’s record through 154 games, comparing it with his own.
We couldn’t believe it.
“WE DID IT!”
The letter had reached the King himself.
That was victory enough for Dad. We celebrated again, as if Oklahoma had just won a second national championship.
Three months later, Dad came barreling into my room again. Think of the father in “A Christmas Story” learning he had won a major award. That is the only comparison I can make.
Barry had written back.
Dad read the letter aloud, beaming. He now had Barry’s autograph, which, for you kids, used to mean more than a selfie. The envelope also contained letters from Barry’s uncle Billy and OU Sports Information Director Mike Treps.
Dad was 34 years old, and he was overjoyed.
But the story wasn’t finished.
Seven months later, through his business, Dad attended an event and was seated at Barry Switzer’s table. That was their first meeting.
That night, I received a telephone call.
It wasn’t from my dad.
It was Barry Switzer.
The date was October 5, 1986, Barry’s 49th birthday and one day after my 14th. Barry told me it was his birthday, then wished me a happy birthday.
A few years later, Dad moved to Norman. His business led to a partnership with Heisman Trophy winner Steve Owens, and that first letter grew into a friendship with Barry that continues today.
But my dad is not the same man he was then.
In 2020, he was diagnosed with Primary Progressive Aphasia, an aggressive form of dementia that attacks language and speech.
Today, my 75-year-old dad is completely nonverbal. He is battling several other serious health problems, bravely fighting for his life and still cheering for his Sooners.
He has attended every OU-Texas game since 1990.
This week, he’ll have to watch from his bed in Norman.
I’ll be there, Dad.
And I’ll do my best to bring you home one more Red River victory.
Happy birthday, Coach Switzer.
Thank you for reading a letter from my dad 40 years ago.
@TouchdownOkla
In December 1985, my dad wrote Barry Switzer about Oklahoma’s upcoming national championship game against Penn State. Weeks later, after OU won the title, Barry quoted my dad’s statistics in the Orange Bowl locker room.
That letter began a friendship that has now lasted 40 years.
I was 13 when Dad came excitedly into my room one evening.
“You have to come look at this!”
On the living room coffee table were two or three OU media guides and notebook paper covered in his handwriting.
This was years before Wikipedia and Sports Reference. Dad was doing the research by hand.
He wanted to compare Barry Switzer’s record through his first 153 games with Bud Wilkinson’s record through the same number. What he discovered excited him so much that he knew Coach Switzer had to hear about it.
Today, he could post the statistics on X and tag @BarrySwitzer and @OU_Football
In 1985, you wrote a letter.
So Dad took his research to the office, typed it up and mailed it to the University of Oklahoma, care of Coach Barry Switzer.
The original letter is included here for you to read. Dad, always the creative force, presented it in a way only he could: a two-page, 614-word letter filled with statistics, historical parallels and even a Sooner-themed poem.
He REALLY wanted Barry’s attention.
He mailed it 21 days before the Orange Bowl, when Oklahoma would play for its sixth national championship.
Then we waited.
Three weeks passed. We had no idea whether Coach Switzer, or anyone at OU, had seen it.
Oklahoma beat Penn State, 25-10, and won the national championship.
The next day, we were watching the Oklahoma Playback show when it cut to the celebration inside the Orange Bowl locker room.
Coach Switzer quieted the room and began reciting Bud Wilkinson’s record through 154 games, comparing it with his own.
We couldn’t believe it.
“WE DID IT!”
The letter had reached the King himself.
That was victory enough for Dad. We celebrated again, as if Oklahoma had just won a second national championship.
Three months later, Dad came barreling into my room again. Think of the father in “A Christmas Story” learning he had won a major award. That is the only comparison I can make.
Barry had written back.
Dad read the letter aloud, beaming. He now had Barry’s autograph, which, for you kids, used to mean more than a selfie. The envelope also contained letters from Barry’s uncle Billy and OU Sports Information Director Mike Treps.
Dad was 34 years old, and he was overjoyed.
But the story wasn’t finished.
Seven months later, through his business, Dad attended an event and was seated at Barry Switzer’s table. That was their first meeting.
That night, I received a telephone call.
It wasn’t from my dad.
It was Barry Switzer.
The date was October 5, 1986, Barry’s 49th birthday and one day after my 14th. Barry told me it was his birthday, then wished me a happy birthday.
A few years later, Dad moved to Norman. His business led to a partnership with Heisman Trophy winner Steve Owens, and that first letter grew into a friendship with Barry that continues today.
But my dad is not the same man he was then.
In 2020, he was diagnosed with Primary Progressive Aphasia, an aggressive form of dementia that attacks language and speech.
Today, my 75-year-old dad is completely nonverbal. He is battling several other serious health problems, bravely fighting for his life and still cheering for his Sooners.
He has attended every OU-Texas game since 1990.
This week, he’ll have to watch from his bed in Norman.
I’ll be there, Dad.
And I’ll do my best to bring you home one more Red River victory.
Happy birthday, Coach Switzer.
Thank you for reading a letter from my dad 40 years ago.
This post was edited on 10/5/26 at 2:08 pm
Posted on 11/6/26 at 8:12 am to OU Guy
The REF
@KREFsports
122 years ago, OU defeated Oklahoma A&M 75-0 in the first Bedlam football game. And the story of that game is pretty incredible.
The game was played on November 5, 1904, at Island Park in Guthrie, three years before Oklahoma became a state. It was a bitterly cold day with strong winds, and one of the strangest touchdowns in college football history took place.
Oklahoma A&M attempted a punt, but the wind was so strong that it blew the football backward, sending it down a hill and into the icy waters of Cottonwood Creek.
Under the rules at the time, the ball was still live. Players from both teams jumped into the creek trying to recover it. OU’s Ed Cook reportedly swam 10 yards to retrieve the football and emerged with a touchdown.
A few other interesting notes from the first Bedlam game:
• OU won 75-0, still the largest margin of victory in Bedlam history.
• Every OU player reportedly scored that day.
• OU won the first 11 meetings between the two schools.
• Oklahoma A&M didn’t score its first points against OU until 1914, and didn’t win its first Bedlam game until 1917.
Pictured is a historical marker in Guthrie commemorating the first Bedlam game.
@KREFsports
122 years ago, OU defeated Oklahoma A&M 75-0 in the first Bedlam football game. And the story of that game is pretty incredible.
The game was played on November 5, 1904, at Island Park in Guthrie, three years before Oklahoma became a state. It was a bitterly cold day with strong winds, and one of the strangest touchdowns in college football history took place.
Oklahoma A&M attempted a punt, but the wind was so strong that it blew the football backward, sending it down a hill and into the icy waters of Cottonwood Creek.
Under the rules at the time, the ball was still live. Players from both teams jumped into the creek trying to recover it. OU’s Ed Cook reportedly swam 10 yards to retrieve the football and emerged with a touchdown.
A few other interesting notes from the first Bedlam game:
• OU won 75-0, still the largest margin of victory in Bedlam history.
• Every OU player reportedly scored that day.
• OU won the first 11 meetings between the two schools.
• Oklahoma A&M didn’t score its first points against OU until 1914, and didn’t win its first Bedlam game until 1917.
Pictured is a historical marker in Guthrie commemorating the first Bedlam game.
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