1975 Nat'l Champ. OU vs. Michigan-part 2 **(second half)**

[@Threepster]

I have this game on dvd. I don’t know what this format is, but it’s way better quality than what I have.

[@GregWatson-wb8yd]

Sooners Dynasty

[@s.hudson7524]

The pace of play is really quick. Seems like everybody playing at full speed.

[@EternalMedia]

A year before Tom Brady was born!🤯

[@franklinbolander1916]

I HAVE FOND MEMORIES OF WATCHING THIS GAME IN MY BEDROOM ON BROADWAY ST IN BROKEN ARROW,OKLAHOMA WHEN I WAS A 16 YEAR-OLD SOPHOMORE IN HIGH SCHOOL...THIS WAS DURING OUR CHRISTMAS BREAK....I HAD A PART TIME JOB AT A SPORTING GOODS STORE JUST UP THE ALLEY WAY AND ROUND THE CORNER...MANY YEARS LATER I WOULD BECOME FRIENDS WITH JIMBO ELROD,ONE OF THE DEFENSIVE STARS FOR THE SOONERS!...GREAT TIMES GROWING UP DOWN IN OKLAHOMA...I THINK ABOUT THEM TIMES A LOT NOW THAT I LIVE IN NE,MINNESOTA...

[@terrymcvicker7064]

Tiger here as well

[@idontcare1762]

That right side DE was outstanding. I was 15 when this game was played. I remember it well.

[@Lightfoot40]

I still remember this game. I still remember the Selmon brothers, all three of them. During this game there was Leroy and Dewey Selmon.🏈🏟️

[@ronniebishop2496]

Steve Davis got killed in a plane crash a very good friend of mine and his brother George a business associate of mine died in California and Jim Bo Elrod died in a car crash.

[@charlesbarkwell7693]

Sad to hear about those "Stars".

[@shawnyoung8752]

As a Notre Dame fan. This is great college football. . The 70s was some fun to watch. I cannot think of a better name Texas a&Ms Bubba Bean. Irish got hammered. Came out with 2. USC was loaded they got 2. Sooners. 3,? Pitt. Who else? Was a great decade.

[@terrymcvicker7064]

Nebraska Texas where also 70s powerhouses

[@uclamed]

Triple option based this wishbone formation was very rare at that time and hard to play well. Sooners had good players, #5 davis, # 24 washington, many other, good coach, the most up‐to‐date formation. I was WR of some college in Japan. OU was our hero at that time & still fan of sooners. kc from Tokyo.

[@hines57a52]

It's like watching army play today

[@oklahomasoonersfootball]

Ur video is so good.

[@Jany1954]

Grad from OU in 75, oh my gosh, Washington - dang - memories :)

[@reston81]

loved the ou wishbone back in the day..thanks for posting

[@Jany1954]

I attended OU from 72 to 75 :) Fun times !!

[@lloydkline7245]

Jany1954 i remember that game the selmon brothers and joe Washington ,Michigan defense was on the field almost the whole game

[@johnwhitfield5376]

I attended from 85-90... J. Holloway, and the Boz lead us to a National title...great memories...BOOMER

[@jelzinga1970]

Thanks for posting, I love being able to see my uncle play. (even if they lost)

[@lloydkline7245]

jelzinga1970 i love this game rich leach Michigan quarterback my heroi

[@timothyernest6429]

Great game between 2 outstanding defenses.

[@Jany1954]

Oh my gosh...all these names...goodness gracious...fun to hear /remember!

[@johncowardin1076]

Always wanted silver shoes Joe to get more carries. The guy was like lightning.

[@qudzoo1576]

this is how stupid they did things back then,, game over then you had to wait a couple of days to see who they were going to vote #1, to make matters worst the people voting probably never played past HS football

[@ronniebishop2496]

If they played in high school. Just sports who think they know everything too

[@Jany1954]

That's the kind of defines OU needs now!!

[@boomer13ish]

One sack was Jimbo Elrod and Lee Roy Selmon meeting @ the qb.... No one would stand a chance. Michigan had to get the ball @ the one foot line for their TD, otherwise they weren't sniffing the endzone against that D-front

[@s.hudson7524]

After the sack the Sooner helped the QB back up. Sportsmanship.

[@lloydkline6946]

❤ the Richie leach the quarterback magician 🎩 &Selmon Brothers of Oklahoma sooners

[@pundamilia1191]

rip Steve Davis

[@easy2120]

Great game, thank you for posting.

[@patrickquibodeaux4438]

Did they actually show the Billy Brooks TD on the reverse? I don't remember seeing it, and that is burned into my brain since childhood.

[@JohnSmith-op1tc]

It was in the first half.

[@ronniebishop2496]

Yess

[@harveybullocks1281]

damn this was frustrating to watch. at least our defense shut em down in the first half. if our offense had just been better we would've won that game.

[@francishuxley5928]

two fg's missed, interception in the end zone,(minimum 9 points with a decent kicking game) and with Leach out for half the game, defense got worn down a bit....all things considered, pretty evenly matched teams.

[@thedivomeister6308]

francis huxley as a Michigan fan, typical Mich team in a bowl game in the 1970’s. They find a way to lose

[@joeseddit]

This was a great matchup.

[@loydkline]

1975 Ohio state 🏈 against 1975 Oklahoma

[@idontcare1762]

The OU right side DE. Forgot to point out which team.

[@SuperBrotherBob]

If Oklahoma would have held on to the ball and not fumbled, it would have been at least 21-0.

[@Bamruff62]

Why didn't the Big 8 and the Orange Bowl Committee invite the SEC Champion Alabama to come play in the Orange Bowl? #3 OU vs #4 Alabama would have been a better game. ... The Big 8 and the Orange Bowl Committee invited SEC Champion LSU in 1970, SEC Champion Alabama in 1971.

[@ronniebishop2496]

Because the Sugar Bowl had the SEC contract to play there.

[@Bamruff62]

@@ronniebishop2496 , .. S.E.C. did not sign a contract with the Sugar Bowl Committee until after the end of the 1975 season to start in 1976 or 1977 seasons. ( Ref. nytimes.com/1975/11/20/archives/bryant-in-favor -of-sec -contract-with-sugar-bowl. ) Bear Bryant and Sugar Bowl snubbed the Big 8 Runner-Up ( Nebraska ) and orange Bowl committee because CBB/Alabama felt it was snubbed for not being invited to the Orange Bowl. Bear Bryant wanted to Play the Big 8 Champion in the Orange Bowl. The Big 8 fixed their Conference Champion ( Oklahoma ) up to play a " Patsy " team in the Orange Bowl to help ensure their team a better shot at winning the N.T. Come on, ( 8-1-2) # 5 Michigan? Michigan was overrated.

[@ronniebishop2496]

Bamruff62 Oh I remember when Bear Bryant fixed it so Nebraska played Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl because he didn’t want to play either one. The most ridiculous move ever made, two teams from the same conference who had already played each other. Oh yeah you forgot that didn’t you. lol everyone in the country laughed their butts off at Bear and Bear was right because either team would have kicked Bama. Politics. I lost all respect for Bear that day.

[@ronniebishop2496]

Bamruff62 Are you nuts Ohio State tied Michigan and played UCLA and everyone knew they would win . They got upset by UCLA. Nobody knew anything or tried to put any teams in the Orange Bowl to get Oklahoma the title that doesn’t even make sense at all.

[@ronniebishop2496]

Bamruff62 The SEC had played in the Sugar Bowl more than any other bowl too always. What are talking about.

[@Fanofou82]

Davis and Littrel just about gave that game away.

[@329eddie]

MU wouldn't have scored in 40 quarters without that fumble. Joe Washington - WOW!

[@jobu88]

LOL I had forgot how many times we used to put the ball on the ground back in the day.

[@trainman42dude]

That's why they lost to Kansas 23-3 that year. Eight turnovers!! What a nightmare game.

[@jobu88]

@@trainman42dude Yep I'm surprised it didn't bite us more often. I bet we averaged 4 fumbles per game in the 70s.

[@sportshistorybuff]

The score 14-6 was not kind to Michigan, they subsequently lost by that score to USC in the Rose Bowl. Every year I would root for the Wolverines on New Years Day and they would look like they were playing underwater against faster USC/Washington teams. Ohio State wasn't much more successful, losing Rose Bowls to Stanford, USC (3X) and UCLA. I suspect the players on both teams were mentally wiped after focussing so much on the Big One each year.

[@ynp1978]

They lost to 3 very good teams during that stretch in the 1970s. National Champion Oklahoma in this game. Number #2 ranked USC after the 1976 season. And they lost to National Champion USC after the 1978 season. 3 Really good teams. The weird loss was after the 1977 season in the Rose Bowl to a 7-4 Washington team!

[@terriblefpsplayer7469]

Win one for me plz.

[@WTX-Sooner]

Why did Michigan change QB? Great game though. Boomer Sooner

[@davidm2688]

Steve Davis was the best quarterback OU ever had. He was cool under pressure, made the big plays and led 'em to two straight national titles. BOOMER SOONER!!

[@joeseddit]

Mildren, Davis and Lott. None of 'em could throw if you hold 'em to today's standards. But all were great at running the option. Hard to say which was the best. Also difficult to say which of their running backs (Pruitt, Washington and Sims) was best. I like Pruitt. QB is even tougher but I'll go with Lott.

[@ronniebishop2496]

And I remember those crazy fumbles too. Drove me nuts, Washington must have fumbled 10 times against UCLA one night.

[@mwduck]

@@ronniebishop2496 Against USC?

[@ronniebishop2496]

mwduck What about UCLA on tv? Or am I wrong

[@mwduck]

@@ronniebishop2496 OU played USC at night in 1973. I don't recall ever playing UCLA during Joe Washington's career.

[@marshalljankins4526]

Boomer!!!

[@jobu88]

Remember those hideous rubber J-Pads that linemen wore?? God damn they would stink after a week or two.. and holy cow when did the Orange Bowl have fake turf??? I have no memory of the Orange Bowl being anything but real grass.

[@mwduck]

It was "Polyturf" and it was the WORST!

[@Killcasualfans]

Boomer Sooner.. Another National Championship!!!!!

[@mikejohnson6107]

i went to the 1976 orange bowl.i dont undestand how michigan play a good engough to win the was oklahoma was the better team.

[@lloydkline7245]

mike johnson i remember that game Oklahoma whip Michigan, Michigan defense was on the field the field the whole game the selmon brothers and joe Washington

[@lloydkline3265]

Oklahoma offense was on the first the whole field, Michigan had a great defense in 1975

[@Benjimac379]

As in Ohio State fan I find this very amusing go bucks beat Michigan! 😂

[@loydkline]

Michigan 🏈 45 Ohio state 🏈 23 2022: Michigan 🏈 42 Ohio state 🏈 27 2021: revenge taste sweet;; bo schembecler put woody Hayes into nursing home 🏡

[@Benjimac379]

@@loydkline we'll see about that coming this year

[@nwgeorgia1]

They wear corn pants? 8^) just kidding

[@TheRodFarva]

Michigan losing a game with championship implications, weird.

[@lloydkline7245]

TheRodFarva Michigan did not belong on the field with Oklahoma, ohio state would have a better matchup

[@lloydkline3265]

@@lloydkline7245 ohio state 1975 football would be a better matchup against Oklahoma 1975

[@lloydkline7245]

@@lloydkline3265 that would have a great game archie griffin vs joe washington

[@ronniebishop2496]

Lloyd Kline Michigan loooked very good to me and they tied Ohio State 10-10 and they voted to let Ohio State play UCLA and they got beat lol

[@loydkline]

@lloydkline7245 Ohio state vs Oklahoma 1976 🍊 orange bowl

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Neither team looked that strong. I'm surprised that this was for the national championship. The 71 Oklahoma team would have destroyed this 75 team.

[@Killcasualfans]

seattwa 71 had no defense compared to 75 with 3 all Americans in the D-line. RB's Joe Washington v. Greg Pruitt is a wash. The Godfather of the Wishbone QB Mildren has a slight edge over Davis, but not enough to overcome the 75 defense superiority over 71.

[@deragon59]

seattwa those D's looked really strong

[@johnmanning4097]

killcasualfan killcasualfan agreed Oklahoma's 1971 defense was very average meanwhile the 75 Oklahoma team was loaded on defense

[@jeffthorson9074]

@canWego Backintime Yes, undefeated ASU got screwed out of being named the national champion that year, especially considering the pollsters gave BYU the national championship in 1984 after they beat a pedestrian 6-5 Michigan team in the Holiday Bowl. ASU was able to get some measure of revenge years later in the 1983 Fiesta Bowl when they beat OU in their only meeting to date.

[@ronniebishop2496]

It reminds me of how hard it was to win a title with all the billshit that nothing to do with football, OU got lucky to win them.