1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1982 Oklahoma Sooners football
Fiesta Bowl, L 21–32 vs. Arizona State
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 16
Record	8–4 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Barry Switzer (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Galen Hall (10th season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Gary Gibbs (2nd season)
Base defense	5–2
Captain	game captains
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1981 1983  →

1982 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Oklahoma	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	2	–	2			4	–	5	–	2
Kansas State	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
Missouri	2	–	3	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Iowa State	1	–	5	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Kansas	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	2
Colorado	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	West Virginia *	No. 9	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ESPN	L 27–41	75,992	[1]
September 18	Kentucky *		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 29–8	57,369	[2]
September 25	No. 18 USC *		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	L 0–12	76,758	[3]
October 2	at Iowa State		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	5 Star Cable	W 13–3	52,770	[4]
October 9	vs. No. 13 Texas *		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	5 Star Cable	W 28–22	75,587	[5]
October 16	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ESPN	W 38–14	36,230	[6]
October 23	Oklahoma State	No. 20	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	KTUL	W 27–9	76,406	[7]
October 30	at Colorado	No. 17	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	KTVY	W 45–10	43,908	[8]
November 6	Kansas State	No. 14	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 24–10	76,129	[9]
November 13	Missouri	No. 15	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	CBS	W 41–14	75,960	[10]
November 26	at No. 3 Nebraska	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	CBS	L 24–28	76,398	[11]
January 1, 1983	vs. No. 11 Arizona State *	No. 12	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	L 21–32	70,553	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1982 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	9	9	—	—	—	—	—	20	17	14	15	14	11	13	12	16
Coaches	8 (1)	8 (1)	—	—	—	—	18	18	15	12	11	9	9	11	10	16

Game summaries

Texas

See also: 1982 Texas Longhorns football team and Red River Rivalry

Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	0	10	0	12	22
Oklahoma	7	7	7	7	28

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, 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
Texas Robert Brewer 18/34, 235 Yds, 2 TD, INT Darryl Clark 18 Rush, 66 Yds Carl Robinson 5 Rec, 53 Yds Oklahoma

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TEX OU 1 1:20 4 80 1:42 Oklahoma Dupree 63-yard touchdown run, Keeling kick good 0 7 2 11:08 12 80 5:12 Texas Walls 6-yard touchdown reception from Brewer, Allegre kick good 7 7 2 3:03 17 80 8:05 Oklahoma Wilson 3-yard touchdown run, Keeling kick good 7 14 2 1:35 8 65 1:28 Texas 32-yard field goal by Allegre 10 14 3 10:52 4 69 1:39 Oklahoma Ledbetter 59-yard touchdown run, Keeling kick good 10 21 4 14:57 10 65 3:57 Texas Walker 3-yard touchdown run, Allegre kick no good 16 21 4 12:30 6 80 2:27 Oklahoma Ledbetter 6-yard touchdown run, Keeling kick good 16 28 4 11:04 6 69 1:26 Texas Walls 27-yard touchdown reception from Brewer, 2-point pass failed 22 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 22 28

At Colorado

See also: 1982 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Oklahoma Sooners (5–2) at Colorado Buffaloes (1–5–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	3	7	14	21	45
Colorado	7	3	0	0	10

at Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado

• Date: October 30
• Game attendance: 43,908
• SoonerStats.com

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. ^[14]

At Nebraska

See also: 1982 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry

#11 Oklahoma at #3 Nebraska

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Oklahoma	7	3	14	0	24
•#3 Nebraska	7	14	7	0	28

• Date: November 26
• Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
• Game attendance: 76,398

Vs. Arizona State (Fiesta Bowl)

Arizona State vs. Oklahoma

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 11 Sun Devils	0	11	7	14	32
No. 12 Sooners	7	6	8	0	21

• Date: January 1
• Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
• Game attendance: 70,553
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones, Len Dawson

Scoring summary

1		OU	Stanley Wilson 1-yard run (kick)	OU 7–0
2		ASU	Luis Zendejas 32-yard field goal	OU 7–3
2		ASU	Safety, Kelly Phelps tackled in end zone	OU 7–5
2		ASU	Luis Zendejas 22-yard field goal	ASU 8–7
2		OU	Stanley Wilson 1-yard run (run failed)	OU 13–8
2		ASU	Luis Zendejas 54-yard field goal	OU 13–11
3		ASU	Darryl Clack 15-yard run (Zendejas kick)	ASU 18–13
3		OU	Fred Sims 19-yard run (Fontenette pass from Phelps)	OU 21–18
4		ASU	Alvin Moore 1-yard run (Zendejas kick)	ASU 25–21
4		ASU	Ron Brown 52-yard pass from Todd Hons (Zendejas kick)	ASU 32–21

Main article: 1983 Fiesta Bowl

See also: 1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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Roster

1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 61 Mike Aljoe Fr TE 85 Darin Berryhill So QB 1 Danny Bradley So QB 8 Sonny Brown Fr RB 22 Marcus Dupree Fr QB 12 Butch Fifield Fr OT 70 Scott Leggett So QB 14 Rod Pegues  Sr QB 7 Kelly Phelps  Sr QB 2 Jim Rockford Jr FB 23 Fred Sims So RB 13 Steve Sewell So C 53 Travis Simpson Fr C 73 Chuck Thomas  So RB 34 Spencer Tillman Fr G 76 Steve Williams  Sr RB 32 Stanley Wilson Sr RB 40 Chet Winters Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 38 Thomas Benson Jr NG 90 John Blake Sr DT 80 Rick Bryan Jr DB 10 Scott Case Jr DT 92 Tony Casillas  Fr DB 33 Dwight Drane Jr DB 6 Steve Haworth Sr LB 42 Paul Migliazzo Fr DE 39 Kevin Murphy  Fr LB 49 Jackie Shipp Jr DB 19 Keith Stanberry So DE 88 Mike Weddington Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 9 John Hoge  Sr K 99 Daniel Keeling Sr K 31 Tim Lashar Fr	Head coach Barry Switzer (10th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Gary Gibbs (DC) Galen Hall (OC) Warren Harper (LB) Merv Johnson (OL) Chuck Lester Rex Norris (AHC) Lucious Selmon (DL) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

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NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season. ^[17]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
6	142	Steve Haworth	Defensive back	Houston Oilers
7	185	Weldon Ledbetter	Running back	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
9	248	Stanley Wilson	Running back	Cincinnati Bengals

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. "USC defense stops Oklahoma, 12–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Sooners too tough for Cyclones". The Courier. October 3, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Oklahoma gets back at Longhorns". The Orange Leader. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Dupree leads Oklahoma to 38–14 win". The Lincoln Star. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Oklahoma dumps Oklahoma State". News-Press. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "OU breaks halftime tie to swamp Buffs, 45–10". The Daily Oklahoman. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "3 big plays let Sooners dump KSU". Omaha World-Herald. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "OU shows it all in sacking Missouri". The Daily Oklahoman. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Nebraska returns to Orange Bowl, 28–24". The Des Moines Register. November 27, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Sun Devils rally, trip OU in Fiesta". The Kansas City Star. January 2, 1983. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Seasons: 1980s". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
14. Eugene Register-Guard. 1982 Oct 31.
15. "Arizona State Triumphs, 32-21". The New York Times . January 2, 1983. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
16. "Saturday's game rosters". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). October 15, 1982. p. 18.
17. "1983 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.