Led by ninth-year head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners compiled an 11–0 record, outscored opponents by a total of 385 to 60, won the Big 7 and national championships, and defeated No.

[1] In the Orange Bowl, Oklahoma trailed by six at halftime, and then outscored Maryland, 20–0, in the second half.

[2] Oklahoma's 1955 season was the school's tenth consecutive conference championship and part of a record-setting 47-game winning streak that lasted from October 10, 1953, through November 9, 1957.

[3] The Sooners played their home games at Owen Field in Norman, Oklahoma.

[18]: 113 Guard Bo Bolinger was a consensus first-team pick on the 1955 All-America college football team.