139-6

this the score the 1956 Sooners had against NU, UT, and Notre Dame.

 

6 shutouts. Including UT and ND, OSU, and UNC.

 

UNC was coached by Jim Tatum. that must have been sweet. no one scores against the 1956 Sooners until October 20th.

 

keep in mind, 3 bad teams.

 

53-0 against OK State.

another bad team.

whatever.

 

1956 UNC 2-7-1

1956 KSU 3-7

1956 UT 1-9

1956 ND 2-8

1956 ISU 2-8

1956 OSU 3-5-2

 

And Paul "I'm living off of the domers reputation" Hornung won the HeisTman over Tommy MacDonald. What a crock o'feces.

T-Mac got seriously jobbed. Buggered, even.

 

The '50s. What an amazing time to be a Sooner. Correct me if I am worng, but our record in the '50s was 93-10-2. 35 Shutouts. 1 Heisman Memorial Trophy Winner. 1 Heisman Runner-Up. 1 Maxwell Award Winner. 2 Outland Trophy Winners. 23 All-Americans. 60-1 Big 7 Record. 10 Big 7 Conference Titles. 5 Bowl Wins (4 Orange Bowl Wins, One Sugar Bowl Win). Three National Titles. 47 Straight Wins.

 

Hornung: 59 Cmp, 111 Att, 917 Yds, 3 TD, 13 Int

McDonald: 119 Att, 853 Yds, 7.2 Avg 17 TDs

And Jerry Tubbs was in the Top 5.

 

Something I found interesting:

1 Paul Hornung Notre Dame - College Football Hall of Fame, NFL Hall of Fame

2 Johnny Majors Tennessee - College Football Hall of Fame

3 Tommy McDonald Oklahoma - College Football Hall of Fame, NFL Hall of Fame

4 Jerry Tubbs Oklahoma - College Football Hall of Fame

5 Jim Brown Syracuse - College Football Hall of Fame, NFL Hall of Fame

6 Ron Kramer Michigan - College Football Hall of Fame

7 John Brodie Stanford - College Football Hall of Fame

8 Jim Parker Ohio State - College Football Hall of Fame, NFL Hall of Fame

9 Kenny Ploen Iowa - Canadian Football Hall of Fame

10 Jon Arnett USC - College Football Hall of Fame

 

Hornung did a lot more than just throw the ball.

 

Not enough.

 

Sorry, the website where I found that info only showed his passing. I just read where he lead the team offensively in passing, rushing, scoring, kickoff and punt returns, and punting. And defensively in, he led his team in passes broken up and was a second in interceptions and tackles made.

 

There's no doubt he won because of the name Notre Dame across his chest but he was a great all around player.

 

yes it was.

i'm almost over being pissed about it, gimme another 50 yrs.

 

Jeery Tubbs proably had the most to do with Tommy not winning the Heisman.Jf heand Tommy had not split voters,oneof them would have won over the Domed one.

 

Yeah. These were my dad's teen years. They didn't have a TV, but they had a radio, and it played the Sooners, the Cards, and the Grand Ole Opry. Probably why I still love all three of those organizations to this day. They would work their *** es off on the farm all day and then come home to dinner, then it was out to the porch, sweet tea in hand, to enjoy the "breeze" and listen to the radio. He raised me right.

Good lowered, it's good to be a Sooner. I feel sorry for those other fans, they should just give up and convert.

 

If they were 2-8 it wasn't nearly enough.

 

he got tha gold.

 

This is a pretty crazy stat even tho it was on a terrible team