Best 5 Year Period in OU Football?

[SteelClip49]

1953-1957 (Wilkinson)

- 47 game winning streak
- 3 undefeated seasons
- 2 national titles

1971-1975 (Switzer)

- at one time a (32-1-1) record
- 2 unbeaten seasons
- 2 national titles

2000-2004 (Stoops)

- 3 BCSNCG Games
- 3 undefeated regular seasons
- 3 Conference titles
- 60 wins and 7 losses
- 1 national title


My pick would be the 1970s stretch.

[XingTheRubicon]

71 and 72 was Fairbanks, btw

and I'll take 1952-1956 for $500 Alex

[pphilfran]

71 and 72 was Fairbanks, btw

and I'll take 1952-1956 for $500 Alex

No brainer...

[JLEW1818]

1953-1957 (Wilkinson)

- 47 game winning streak
- 3 undefeated seasons
- 2 national titles

1971-1975 (Switzer)

- at one time a (32-1-1) record
- 2 unbeaten seasons
- 2 national titles

2000-2004 (Stoops)

- 3 BCSNCG Games
- 3 undefeated regular seasons
- 3 Conference titles
- 60 wins and 7 losses
- 5-0 against texas
- 1 national title


My pick would be the 1970s stretch.

:cool:

[humblesooner]

I'll take the Fairbanks/Switzer era. We can measure Bob's NCG appearances because they are documented by the BCS. But, I believe Barry technically had the same amount, they just were not #1 vs #2 matchups. When the "Game of the Century", along with 2 NC's are included in your 5 years, you will be hard to beat.
The 2nd and 3rd place eras are not terrible.

[OUmillenium]

I like the most recent era where we beat UTerus 6 in a row. They were highly ranked every year. We one 1 national championship and competed for 2 others. What a great run. Not saying its the best, just the one I am familiar with.

[yermom]

we only won 5 :(

it's hard for me to not think it's the 50's with the streak and 2 titles

i think we won the conference for the whole damn decade

[rock on sooner]

Why not just lump those 15 years all together and call it the best 15 years
of college football anywhere, anytime, anyone!

[yermom]

Miami and Nebraska had some pretty impressive runs in the 80's and 90's

and Texas in the 60's

[soonerloyal]

Why not just lump those 15 years all together and call it the best 15 years
of college football anywhere, anytime, anyone!

The kid's onto something. :P

[BoulderSooner79]

It was the 5 years I attended OU frantically cramming a 4 year degree into 5 short years* :)



*hey, I had to work my way through school.

[Mississippi Sooner]

We can only speculate on what the five years from 1985-89 might have looked like if some of the players hadn't started running wild. Well, that and that whole Canes thingy.

[MyT Oklahoma]

I vote for 1971 through 1975. Those were some great years.

However, what could ever really match the 74 game unbeaten conference streak from 1946 or 1947 through 1958? Can you say "Oklahoma and the seven dwarfs"?

[rock on sooner]

Hey Soonerloyal, the "kid" has been a loyal Sooner since 1952....:-)!

[tfoolry]

No team ever had or will have a run like OU in the 50s. This says it all.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4EFgvMEiCwI/SezJmJrYvJI/AAAAAAAAB6g/F9IY0xwWGLQ/s400/SI-oklahoma57.jpg

[Jacie]

I liked the 71-75 era best since I was there in the student section for the home games, went to my first OU/* game in 71 and actually knew some of the people responsible. Bud's accomplishments are history-book stuff for me, but I do get a warm feeling following Bob's teams from afar . . .

[Mad Dog Madsen]

WTF?!? Nothing from the 90's???

[tfoolry]

WTF?!? Nothing from the 90's???

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhu345K5jU1qzna4vo1_500.png

[Cornfed]

Its hard, but the 50s were awesome, of course I wasn't around to experience them so by my personnal experience the 70s were stupendous!!!
If we run about 4 more years of Conf champs and some Nat Champ appearances and a win or 2 of those It will be NOW!!!!

[LakeRat]

47 straight . . . What else needs to be said?

[agoo758]

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhu345K5jU1qzna4vo1_500.png

BOO BLAKE and Jarboe! :eek:

[Lott's Bandana]

'71 - '75

'74 - '79

Just scary dominant and coincides with the wishbone hey-day.


Still the teams of the '50s must be given homage, no doubt.

[BoulderSooner79]

'71 - '75

'74 - '79

Just scary dominant and coincides with the wishbone hey-day.




And '74 - '79 happened to be the years I was a student with season tickets. Watched the last 2 Joe Washington/Selmon(s) years and all the Lott/Sims years. Good times.

[texaspokieokie]

I vote for 1971 through 1975. Those were some great years.

However, what could ever really match the 74 game unbeaten conference streak from 1946 or 1947 through 1958? Can you say "Oklahoma and the seven dwarfs"?

How bout the five,six & seven dwarfs.

Colo & oamc wer added towards the end.

[Since71ASooner4Life]

Miami and Nebraska had some pretty impressive runs in the 80's and 90's

and Texas in the 60's


As much as I hate to acknowledge it, Miami in the 80's was as dominant as has ever existed. No school has come close to matching the number of NFL 1st round draft picks they produced during that run, and into the 90's as well. I hated them then, and still do.

[65Mustang]

How bout the five,six & seven dwarfs.

Colo & oamc wer added towards the end.Yup...
It was not the Big 8 until '59.

[stoopified]

[QUOTE=XingTheRubicon;325

and I'll take 1952-1956 for $500 Alex[/QUOTE]Me too

[bigfatjerk]

I think Bud had 10 losses from 1947-1958 or 59. That's unreal.