1983 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1983 Oklahoma Sooners football
Oklahoma Sooners Logo 1979-2000.png
Conference Big Eight Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Galen Hall (11th season)
Offensive scheme Wishbone
Defensive coordinator Gary Gibbs (3rd season)
Captains
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1982
1984  →
1983 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Nebraska $ 7 –0 –012 –1 –0
Missouri 5 –2 –07 –5 –0
Oklahoma 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Oklahoma State 3 –4 –08 –4 –0
Iowa State 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Kansas 2 –5 –04 –6 –1
Colorado 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Kansas State 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1983 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 led by head coach Barry Switzer.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 10at Stanford *No. 2
W 27–1462,778
September 17No. 6 Ohio State *No. 2
 ABC L 14–2476,520
September 24 Tulsa *No. 8
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 28–1875,500
October 1at Kansas State No. 9
RaycomW 29–1035,800
October 8vs. No. 2 Texas *No. 8
L 16–2875,587
October 15at Oklahoma State No. 15
W 21–2050,440
October 22 Iowa State No. 16
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 49–1175,008
October 29 Kansas No. 14
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 45–1475,008
November 5at Missouri No. 11
ABCL 0–1057,133
November 12 Colorado
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
 KWGN W 41–2875,008
November 26No. 1 Nebraska
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
 CBS L 21–2875,008
December 3at Hawaii *
W 21–1745,143
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

Personnel

1983 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 85Darrin BerryhillSr
QB 1 Danny Bradley  (C)Jr
OL 69Brent BurksJr
WR 82Paul ClewisJr
QB 15Mike CloptonJr
OL 59David DillinghamJr
OL 65Sidney DoddJr
RB 22 Marcus Dupree So
TE 94Bill EarthmanJr
TE 83Johnny FontenetteSr
RB 32Percy HinesFr
RB 5Earl JohnsonFr
RB 20Jerome LedbetterJr
G 62Paul Parker (C)Sr
OL 71Jeff PickettFr
OL 63Eric PopeSo
WR 4 Buster Rhymes Jr
RB 25Alvin RossSo
WR 13 Steve Sewell Jr
WR 3 Derrick Shepard Fr
OL 73 Chuck Thomas Jr
FB 34 Spencer Tillman Fr
RB 30Darrell WeddingtonSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 38 Thomas Benson Sr
DT 80 Rick Bryan  (C)Sr
DB 10Scott Case (C)Sr
DL 92 Tony Casillas So
DB 33 Dwight Drane Sr
DL 46Darryl GoodlowSr
DE 39 Kevin Murphy Jr
DB 2 Jim Rockford Jr
LB 49 Jackie Shipp Sr
DT 68Bob SlaterSr
DB 19Keith StanberryJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 28David CulverSo
K 31 Tim Lashar Redshirt.svg  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

At Stanford

#2 Oklahoma Sooners at Stanford Cardinal
1234Total
•Oklahoma3139227
Stanford070714
  • Date: Saturday, September 10
  • Location: Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, California
  • Game attendance: 62,778
  • Game weather: 80 degrees

[2]

#6 Ohio State

#6 Ohio State Buckeyes at #2 Oklahoma Sooners
1234Total
• #6 Ohio State777324
#2 Oklahoma077014

[3]

Tulsa

Tulsa Golden Hurricane at #8 Oklahoma Sooners
1234Total
Tulsa0001818
• Oklahoma14140028

[4]

At Kansas State

#9 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats
1234Total
• Oklahoma01316332
Kansas State1000010

[5]

Vs. Texas

#2 Texas Longhorns vs #8 Oklahoma Sooners
1234Total
• #2 Texas0721028
#8 Oklahoma703616
  • Date: Saturday, October 8
  • Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas
  • Game attendance: 75,587
  • Game weather: 68 degrees
  • Television network: ABC

[6]

At Oklahoma State

#15 Oklahoma Sooners (2–2) at Oklahoma State Cowboys
Quarter1234Total
Oklahoma0301821
Oklahoma St773320

at Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma

  • Date: October 15
  • Game attendance: 50,440
  • [7]
Game information

Iowa State

Iowa State Cyclones at #16 Oklahoma Sooners
1234Total
Iowa State300811
•#16 Oklahoma14217749
  • Date: Saturday, October 22
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
  • Game attendance: 75,008
Scoring summary
1Iowa StBachrodt 34-yard field goalIowa St 3-0
1OklahomaTillman 2-yard run (Lashar kick)Oklahoma 7-3
1OklahomaBradley 19-yard run (Lashar kick)Oklahoma 14-3
2OklahomaLedbetter 13-yard run (Lashar kick)Oklahoma 21-3
2OklahomaJohnson 2-yard run (Lashar kick)Oklahoma 28-3
2OklahomaTillman 16-yard pass from Clopton (Lashar kick)Oklahoma 35-3
3OklahomaCase 67-yard interception return (Lashar kick)Oklahoma 42-3
4Iowa StWodka 2-yard pass from Archer (Jacobs pass from Archer)Oklahoma 42-11
4OklahomaClopton 1-yard run (Lashar kick)Oklahoma 49-11

[9]

Kansas

Kansas Jayhawks at #2 Oklahoma Sooners
1234Total
Kansas770014
• #16 Oklahoma21714345

[10]

At Missouri

#11 Oklahoma Sooners at Missouri Tigers
1234Total
#11 Oklahoma00000
• Missouri370010

[11]

Colorado

Colorado Buffaloes at Oklahoma Sooners
1234Total
Colorado0771428
• Oklahoma13217041

[12]

Nebraska

#1 Nebraska at Oklahoma
1234Total
•#1 Nebraska7714028
Oklahoma0147021

At Hawaii

Oklahoma Sooners at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
1234Total
• Oklahoma0014721
Hawaii0100717

[13]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 2 (11)2 (3)2 (2)89815161411————20т—
Coaches Poll 5 (6)4 (2)2 (2)107717171411—20162020—

Postseason

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season. [14]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
19 Rick Bryan Defensive tackle Atlanta Falcons
114 Jackie Shipp Linebacker Miami Dolphins
231Bob SlaterDefensive tackle Washington Redskins
232 Scott Case Defensive backAtlanta Falcons
236 Thomas Benson LinebackerAtlanta Falcons
12325Paul ParkerGuard St. Louis Cardinals

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