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Oklahoma football throwback: 1938 was a defensive gem like no other

In other words, the Sooners have been .500 or better in 112 of their 124 seasons of varsity football. Twenty-four times Oklahoma has posted 11 or more wins in a season, and 38 times the Sooners have won 11 or more in a season. Both are NCAA Division I records.

The Sooners rank fifth nationally in all-time winning percentage (.719) and seventh in all-time wins (896). The bottom line is OU wins may more football games than it loses.

The best way to avoid losing in football game is to prevent the other team from scoring. Something the Sooners have managed to do 245 times in their history, and the 1938 season was the poster child for this kind of defensive dominance.