1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1984 Oklahoma Sooners football
Oklahoma Sooners Logo 1979-2000.png
Big 8 co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 17–28 vs. Washington
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record9–2–1 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mack Brown (1st season)
Offensive scheme Wishbone
Defensive coordinator Gary Gibbs (4th season)
Captains
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (capacity: 75,004)
Seasons
  1983
1985  
1984 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Nebraska + 6 1 010 2 0
No. 6 Oklahoma + 6 1 09 2 1
No. 7 Oklahoma State 5 2 010 2 0
Kansas 4 3 05 6 0
Missouri 2 4 13 7 1
Kansas State 2 4 13 7 1
Colorado 1 6 01 10 0
Iowa State 0 5 22 7 2
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football 1984 NCAA Division I-A season. Oklahoma Sooners football participated in the former Big Eight Conference at that time and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where it has played its home games since 1923. [1] The team posted a 921 overall record and a 61 conference record to earn a share of the Conference title under head coach Barry Switzer who took the helm in 1973. [2] [3] This was Switzer's ninth conference title in twelve seasons. [2]

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The team was led by All-American Tony Casillas, [4] After winning a share of conference title, it earned a trip to the Orange Bowl for an appearance against the Washington Huskies. [3] During the season, it faced five ranked opponents (In order, #17 Pitt, #1 Texas, #1 Nebraska, #3 Oklahoma State and #4 Washington). The last three of these opponents finished the season ranked in the top 10. It endured a tie against Texas in the Red River Shootout, a loss against a 25 Kansas Jayhawks team and a bowl game loss to Washington. [3]

Lydell Carr led the team in rushing with 688 yards, Danny Bradley led the team in passing with 1095 yards, Derrick Shepard led the team in receiving with 392 yards, Placekicker Tim Lashar led the team in scoring with 68 points, Casillas had 10 quarterback sacks, freshman Brian Bosworth led the team with 133 tackles and Gary Lowell posted 4 interceptions. [5] The defense set a school record that would only be eclipsed by the 1986 team when it allowed only 2.2 yards per rush over the course of the season. [6]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 81:30 p.m. Stanford *No. 16 USA W 19–773,417
September 152:30 p.m.at No. 17 Pittsburgh *No. 15 ABC W 42–1040,075
September 221:30 p.m. Baylor *No. 11
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 34–1575,018
September 291:30 p.m. Kansas State No. 7
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 24–672,017
October 132:30 p.m.vs. No. 1 Texas *No. 3ABCT 15–1575,587
October 206:30 p.m.at Iowa State No. 2 ESPN W 12–1048,509
October 271:30 p.m.at Kansas No. 2L 11–2827,460
November 311:30 a.m. Missouri No. 10
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
USAW 49–775,357
November 102:30 p.m.at Colorado No. 9W 42–1734,673
November 172:30 p.m.at No. 1 Nebraska No. 6ABCW 17–776,323
November 242:30 p.m.No. 3 Oklahoma State No. 2
ABCW 24–1476,198
January 1, 19857:00 p.m.vs. No. 4 Washington *No. 2 NBC L 17–2856,294

[7]

Personnel

1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 18 Troy Aikman Fr
QB Danny Bradley
OL Brent Burks
RB Lydell Carr
QB Mike Clopton
RB Patrick Collins
OL Dave Dillingham
TE Keith Jackson
RB Earl Johnson
RB Jerome Ledbetter
OL Jeff Pickett
OL Eric Pope
WR Buster Rhymes
RB Steve Sewell
WR Derrick Shepard
RB Damon Stell
OL Chuck Thomas
RB Spencer Tillman
RB Darrell Weddington
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Brian Bosworth Fr
DB Sonny Brown
DL Steve Bryan
DT Tony Casillas
DB Rickey Dixon
DL Tommy Flemmons
DB Brian Hall
DB Andre Johnson
DL Troy Johnson
LB Dante Jones
LB Paul Migliazzo
DB Tony Rayburn
DL Darrell Reed
DL Richard Reed
DB Jim Rockford
DB Keith Stanberry
DL Jeff Tupper
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Tim Lashar
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Stanford

1234Total
Stanford70007
Oklahoma766019

[8]

Pittsburgh

1234Total
Oklahoma02102142
Pittsburgh307010
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Pitt Stadium
  • Game attendance: 40,075

[9]

Baylor

1234Total
Baylor070815
Oklahoma71017034
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 75,018

[10]

Kansas State

1234Total
Kansas St30306
Oklahoma0771024
  • Date: September 29
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 72,017

[11]

Texas

1234Total
Texas730515
Oklahoma0015015

[12]

Iowa State

1234Total
Oklahoma300912
Iowa St070310

[13]

Kansas

1234Total
Oklahoma300811
Kansas01031528

[14]

Missouri

1234Total
Missouri00077
Oklahoma72114749
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 75,357

[15]

Colorado

1234Total
Oklahoma7217742
Colorado0100717
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Folsom Field
  • Game attendance: 34,673

[16]

Nebraska

#6 Oklahoma at #1 Nebraska
1234Total
Oklahoma7001017
Nebraska07007
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 76,323
  • Referee: Vance Carlson
  • Television network: ABC

[17]

Oklahoma State

#3 Oklahoma State Cowboys (9–1) vs. #2 Oklahoma Sooners (8–1–1)
Period1234Total
Oklahoma St 077014
Oklahoma 0710724

at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: November 24
  • Game attendance: 76,198
  • TV: ABC
  • Box
Game information

[18]

Orange Bowl

1234Total
Washington14001428
Oklahoma0140317


[19]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 1616151175 (1)3 (1)2 (10)2 (7)10962 (7)2 (18)2 (16)6
Coaches Poll 1110123432 (1)2 (3)3 (2)12963 (2)2 (10)2 (8)6

Awards and honors

Postseason

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season. [20]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
126 Steve Sewell Running back Denver Broncos
485 Buster Rhymes Wide receiver Minnesota Vikings
7189 Danny Bradley Running back Los Angeles Rams
8199 Chuck Thomas Center Houston Oilers
12316 Jim Rockford Defensive back Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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