1975 Nat'l Champ. OU vs. Michigan **(1st half)** 1/01/76

[@Spitzerman]

THIS WAS A TRULY GREAT OU TEAM. A CREDIT TO THE TEAM MICHIGAN HAD TO KEEP THE GAME CLOSE. THEY MUST HAVE BEEN PRETTY GOOD. I BELIEVE THIS OU DEFENSE MAY HAVE BEEN THE BEST OF ALL TIME AT OU OR FOR THAT MATTER COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

[@RobinRocksu]

My Condolences to the Davis family, Oklahoma, and the OU fans. God Speed Steve Davis #5 RP #55 ASU 1975

[@jobu88]

Awesome. I will never forget growing up in OK in the early and mid 1970s, driving from OKC down to Norman to watch the Sooners. Great times.

[@jobu88]

Leroy Selmon was a beast. I had forgot how dominant this team's defense was.

[@CoenTheDestroyer]

Yeah go bucs and Oklahoma

[@ericneil2885]

My dad played football against the selmon bros when he was in highschool said it was like getting hit by a truck lol

[@jobu88]

To think that Tinker Owens or any WR could have made two-time All-American on a wishbone team is amazing......this was my favorite of all the OU teams I watched growing up in Oklahoma.....

[@markholliday2984]

Love me some wishbone, love me some triple option

[@usmcfutball]

I've watched the full length replay of this game and all I can remember is John Brodie bumping into Jim Simpson's play-by-play all game long. Brodie got better and the Sooners won the National Championship. RIP Steve Davis and Rob Lytle......

[@lloydkline7245]

usmcfutball i remember the Selmon brother , Michigan great defence , joe Washington

[@lloydkline7245]

olemissfan91 llee roy selman has past away you said i am very sad i remember that game the selman brothers had a legendary game, selman took my hero rick leach out of the game for a alittle while

[@treyroberts6998]

The first OU game I ever attended.

[@SabbathMan8815]

What a great video! As a Michigan fan, I like how it shows an equal amount of both Michigan and Oklahoma. Well done.

[@generalbullmoose]

Ricky Leach...greatest U of M QB ever.

[@lloydkline7245]

generalbullmoose he my hero too my favorite option quarterback the greatest Michigan quarterback ever started all four years, rich leach

[@bkeaton22]

Denard Robinson was the greatest Michigan quarterback ever!

[@lloydkline3265]

Three rosebowl and an orange bowl, wow, a football magician rich leach was

[@lloydkline3265]

@@bkeaton22 obviously, Denard Robinson, played in the NFL as a running back, who was a better passer, I might give quarterback rich leach the edge

[@lloydkline3265]

@@bkeaton22 I know different era but rich leach played in four bowl game three rose and one orange bowl, rich leach was a better passer too, rich leach great option quarterback too,

[@lloydkline6946]

❤ Oklahoma Barry switzer football team, 1970s footballteams & Leroy selmon & selmon brothers

[@kevinishere55]

7:07... what a play

[@jobu88]

Man those were the days in Oklahoma. I was 11 when this game was played, I still remember the whole afternoon. Great times. The Selmon brothers, Jimbo Elrod, Tinker Owens. Wasn;t this the year we kicked Tony Dorsett and Pitt's ass in Norman? Love seeing the old triple option, it was a thing of beauty.

[@jamesvickers9476]

Louie an Douie Selmon...

[@steve2713]

I really want to mention what a fantastic receiver Tinker Owens was and how he was the difference maker in so many games when only a big catch would pull us out of a hole. Where can we go to see a few of these catches?

[@swampfox2.090]

Exactly He never dropped passes.. my dad’s favorite players Tink and Steve Owens.

[@DrHogfan]

I was a huge Wolverine fan back then. I remember Leach getting Knocked out. Gordy Bell,Rob Lytle...later on Harlyn Huckeby...but now it's ALL SEC baby!

[@LarryRickenbacker]

I really miss the triple option at the major D1 level! Trust me, it STILL works just fine.

[@scottgrimes1287]

Except your chances going pro are less.

[@soonerdave01]

The triple option is alive and well in today's game. It changed it's name to RPO and has already won several titles.

[@swampfox2.090]

Army uses it

[@jeremybriscoe7130]

@@scottgrimes1287 bro not everyone goes pro

[@scottgrimes1287]

@@jeremybriscoe7130 Well, duh, you back my point. The wishbone, Veer T , triple option are all the same by any other name. A well disciplined defense can defeat it. But it requires the defenders to maintain their assignments. The reason it works for Air Farce Army and Navy is they are now very undersized in modern sports, but it is an offense teams rarely see, thus lack of some discipline defending it. This keeps them in games.

[@bundeswehr7676]

This was played on my 5th birthday....dang

[@williamdunphy352]

Commentators: Jim Simpson & John Brodie.

[@THATSWING]

Off the chains love the game..competition was awesome #fan

[@LARRYCAL]

When football was still football and you were allowed to hit people!

[@jabbers081769]

any chance can u get the 1986 orange bowl- entire game sir, tyvm

[@rodgerbane3825]

Rick Leach nearly got killed in that game.

[@boneyard76]

Watching either team trying to pass the ball was tough back then, the passing game was not there strong suit.

[@chuckwest7045]

This was not for the national title from Michigan's perspective. Had they won they would not have been voted #1.

[@SoonerMagicJ2009]

Sweet thanks for posting this.

[@wildmercuryfilms]

That wide receiver for Michigan at the end of the half was not “wide open.” Not even close.

[@theredbaronlives9889]

2 missed fgs and Leach got hurt that was the difference

[@lloydkline7245]

TheRedBaron Lives! Michigan defence kept Michigan in the game, my hero rich leach got hurt

[@LarryRickenbacker]

Did Les Miles play in this game? Talk about a physical contest!

[@kennethfutch5372]

It was LES S last game playing for Michigan

[@kevinjackson7206]

Uncle Billy!

[@colton4910]

well all I can say WHY WAS I NOT ALIVE

[@dubz66]

Rest in Peace Steve. Boomer Sooner.

[@9879SigmundS]

dubz66 my father knew Steve Davis a bit from Helmerich and Payne. Always had good things to say about him. Dad passed away in July, 2019.

[@Jany1954]

Grad in 75 from OU - Go BOOMER SOONERS !

[@jhill0962]

did he say rambo and first blood

[@georgesouthwick7000]

Watching this game is a good cure for insomnia.

[@pundamilia1191]

Seems football players were taller and less bulky back then.

[@soonerscott2007]

Thanks, BOOMER SOONER !

[@oklahomasoonersfootball]

U have a great day..

[@swampfox2.090]

BOOMER

[@hairyscotman]

let it be known that o.u. was on probation for most of the mid-seventies...including 2 "championships".....

[@OuBigTex]

hairyscotman True,they should have been disqualified in 74,75 and 85.

[@mwduck]

@@OuBigTex The sportswriters saw things differently.

[@windbagjones2081]

The OU teams of '74 and '75 weren't involved in any wrongdoing, so why penalize the guys on those great teams? The school itself received some sanctions. The most serious violation was that the high school transcript of Kerry Jackson (a backup QB who played very little) had been altered. As for '85, I don't even know what you're talking about. On top of that, OU wasn't the first school to win a title while on probation. Auburn did too.

[@rioflamingo2094]

The ‘73 team should’ve been National Champs as well. They were on probation for the lawsuit against the NCAA. NCAA denied that was the reason but we all know they don’t like to be called out for their greed.

[@showcasegoldsoftball3166]

😴 💤 🛌

[@boring247boring5]

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