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)
Base defense 5–2
Captaingame captains
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1981
1983  
1982 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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 [3]
October 2at Iowa State 5 Star CableW 13–352,770 [4]
October 9vs. No. 13 Texas *5 Star CableW 28–2275,587 [5]
October 16at Kansas ESPNW 38–1436,230 [6]
October 23 Oklahoma State No. 20
KTUL W 27–976,406 [7]
October 30at Colorado No. 17 KTVY W 45–1043,908 [8]
November 6 Kansas State No. 14
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCW 24–1076,129 [9]
November 13 Missouri No. 15
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
CBS W 41–1475,960 [10]
November 26at No. 3 Nebraska No. 11CBSL 24–2876,398 [11]
January 1, 1983vs. No. 11 Arizona State *No. 12 NBC L 21–3270,553 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

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

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. [14]

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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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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NFL draft

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

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
6142 Steve Haworth Defensive back Houston Oilers
7185Weldon LedbetterRunning back Tampa Bay Buccaneers
9248 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.