1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1982 Oklahoma Sooners football
Oklahoma Sooners Logo 1979-2000.png
Fiesta Bowl, L 21–32 vs. Arizona State
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
Record8–4 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Galen Hall (10th season)
Offensive scheme Wishbone
Defensive coordinator Gary Gibbs (2nd season)
Captaingame captains
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1981
1983  
1982 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Nebraska $ 7 0 012 1 0
No. 16 Oklahoma 6 1 08 4 0
Oklahoma State 3 2 24 5 2
Kansas State 3 3 16 5 1
Missouri 2 3 25 4 2
Iowa State 1 5 14 6 1
Kansas 1 5 12 7 2
Colorado 1 5 12 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by head coach Barry Switzer. The Sooners lost to Arizona State 32–21 in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11 West Virginia *No. 9 ESPN L 27–4175,992 [1]
September 18 Kentucky *W 29–857,369 [2]
September 25No. 18 USC *
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABC L 0–1276,758
October 2at Iowa State 5 Star CableW 13–352,770
October 9vs. No. 13 Texas *5 Star CableW 28–2275,587
October 16at Kansas ESPNW 38–1436,230
October 23 Oklahoma State No. 20
KTUL W 27–976,406
October 30at Colorado No. 17 KTVY W 45–1043,908
November 6 Kansas State No. 14
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCW 24–1076,129
November 13 Missouri No. 15
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
CBS W 41–1475,960
November 26at No. 3 Nebraska No. 11CBSL 24–2876,398
January 1, 1983vs. No. 11 Arizona State *No. 12 NBC L 21–3270,553
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 61Mike AljoeFr
TE 85Darin BerryhillSo
QB 1 Danny Bradley So
QB 8 Sonny Brown Fr
RB 22 Marcus Dupree Fr
QB 12Butch FifieldFr
OT 70 Scott Leggett So
QB 14Rod Pegues Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 7 Kelly Phelps Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 2 Jim Rockford Jr
FB 23Fred SimsSo
RB 13 Steve Sewell So
C 53 Travis Simpson Fr
C 73 Chuck Thomas Redshirt.svg  So
RB 34 Spencer Tillman Fr
G 76 Steve Williams Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 32 Stanley Wilson Sr
RB 40 Chet Winters Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 38 Thomas Benson Jr
NG 90 John Blake Sr
DT 80 Rick Bryan Jr
DB 10 Scott Case Jr
DT 92 Tony Casillas Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 33 Dwight Drane Jr
DB 6 Steve Haworth Sr
LB 42 Paul Migliazzo Fr
DE 39 Kevin Murphy Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 49 Jackie Shipp Jr
DB 19Keith StanberrySo
DE 88 Mike Weddington Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 9John Hoge Redshirt.svg  Sr
K 99Daniel KeelingSr
K 31 Tim Lashar Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

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Game summaries

Texas

Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns
Quarter1234Total
Texas01001222
Oklahoma777728

at Cotton BowlDallas, Texas

  • Date: October 9
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy; 67 °F (19 °C); wind 17 mph (27 km/h) N
  • Game attendance: 75,587
  • Referee: Vance Carlson
  • TexasSports.com
Game information

At Colorado

Oklahoma Sooners (5–2) at Colorado Buffaloes (1–5–1)
Quarter1234Total
Oklahoma37142145
Colorado730010

at Folsom FieldBoulder, Colorado

Marcus Dupree returned a punt 77 yards for a touchdown, safety Keith Stanberry ran an interception back 49 yard for a score, and tailback Fred Sims rushed for two touchdowns. [5]

At Nebraska

#11 Oklahoma at #3 Nebraska
1234Total
#11 Oklahoma7314024
#3 Nebraska7147028

Vs. Arizona State (Fiesta Bowl)

Arizona State vs. Oklahoma
1234Total
No. 11 Sun Devils01171432
No. 12 Sooners768021

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 99201714151411131216
Coaches Poll 8 (1)8 (1)181815121199111016

Postseason

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season. [7]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
6142 Steve Haworth Defensive back Houston Oilers
7185Weldon LedbetterRunning back Tampa Bay Buccaneers
9248 Stanley Wilson Running back Cincinnati Bengals

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References

  1. "Mountaineers throw it all at Sooners". The Sunday Oklahoman. September 12, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Sooners rise to the pressure, 29–8". The Daily Oklahoman. September 19, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Seasons: 1980s". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  4. "Saturday's game rosters". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). October 15, 1982. p. 18.
  5. Eugene Register-Guard. 1982 Oct 31.
  6. "Arizona State Triumphs, 32-21". The New York Times . January 2, 1983. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  7. "1983 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.