1989 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1989 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	7–4 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Gary Gibbs (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Donnan (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Sadler (1st season)
Base defense	5–2
Captains	Scott Evans Ken McMichel Leon Perry Kevin Thompson Mark Van Keirsbilck
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1988 1990  →

1989 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Colorado $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Nebraska	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Missouri	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented University of Oklahoma during the 1989 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 first-year head coach Gary Gibbs. They were ineligible to participate in a bowl game since they were on probation. In addition, the Sooners were not allowed to appear on live television, although all their games were taped delayed and shown late Saturday nights on the Sooner Later Network and a few on Prime Network. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	1:30 p.m.	New Mexico State *	No. 15	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	Sooner Later	W 73–3	73,250	[2]
September 9	1:30 p.m.	Baylor *	No. 8	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	Sooner Later	W 33–7	74,600	[3]
September 16	8:00 p.m.	at Arizona *	No. 6	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	Sooner Later	L 3–6	50,931	[4]
September 30	1:30 p.m.	at Kansas	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	PSN	W 45–6	44,500	[5]
October 7	1:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State	No. 16	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	Sooner Later	W 37–15	74,610	[6]
October 14	2:00 p.m.	vs. Texas *	No. 15	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	PSN	L 24–28	75,587	[7]
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	No. 20	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	Sooner Later	W 43–40	40,812	[8]
October 28	1:30 p.m.	No. 3 Colorado		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	Sooner Later	L 3–20	75,004	[9]
November 4	1:30 p.m.	Missouri		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	Sooner Later	W 52–14	72,300	[10]
November 11	1:30 p.m.	Kansas State		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	Sooner Later	W 42–19	71,000	[11]
November 18	1:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	Sooner Later	L 25–42	76,404	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

See also: 1989 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

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

Preseason

Quarterback Charles Thompson was arrested in February 1989 for selling cocaine to an undercover FBI agent. ^[14] Barry Switzer resigned on June 9 amid player misconduct and allegations of recruiting violations, five players had been arrested on felony charges, and the NCAA placed the Sooners on probation, with penalties that included reduced scholarships and a postseason ban for the 1989 and 1990 seasons.

Game summaries

vs Texas

#15 Oklahoma Sooners (4–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	7	0	7	10	24
Texas	15	6	0	7	28

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

• Date: October 14, 1989
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)
• Game attendance: 75,587
• Referee: George Hayward
• TV: PSN
• Box Score, Box Score

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing
	Rushing	Mike Gaddis	14 Rush, 130 Yds, TD
	Receiving
Texas	Passing	Peter Gardere	15/23, 144 Yds, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Adrian Walker	16 Rush, 71 Yds
	Receiving	Johnny Walker	5 Rec, 62 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP OU UT 1 10:02 11 80 4:58 Texas Tony Jones 7-yard touchdown reception from Peter Gardere, Wayne Clements kick good 0 7 1 8:22 3 71 1:40 Oklahoma Mike Gaddis 62-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 7 7 1 1:56 Texas Fumble recovery returned 44 yards for touchdown by Mical Padgett, 2-point pass good 7 15 2 9:39 4 -13 1:07 Texas 42-yard field goal by Wayne Clements 7 18 2 1:16 7 31 2:49 Texas 49-yard field goal by Wayne Clements 7 21 3 6:20 9 83 2:22 Oklahoma Artie Guess 41-yard touchdown reception from Tink Collins, R.D. Lashar kick good 14 21 4 11:44 5 50 2:08 Oklahoma 44-yard field goal by R.D. Lashar 17 21 4 3:42 8 51 3:10 Oklahoma Ike Lewis 1-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 24 21 4 1:33 7 66 2:09 Texas Johnny Walker 25-yard touchdown reception from Peter Gardere, Wayne Clements kick good 24 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 28

Colorado

#3 Colorado Buffaloes (6–0) at Oklahoma Sooners (5–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado	0	10	0	10	20
Oklahoma	0	0	0	3	3

at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

• Date: October 28
• Game attendance: 75,004
• TV: KWGN
• Box Score

• Oklahoma shut out in the first half for first time since 1965

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Roster

1989 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 15 Joey Alford Fr WR 44 Wade Auld Jr G 63 Mark Blodgett  So RB 6 Dewell Brewer Fr WR 36 Eric Bross  Sr WR 16 Chris Cabbiness Jr OL 76 James Cargill Fr QB 10 Steve Collins  Fr QB 9 Tink Collins  Fr TE 43 Adrian Cooper  Jr C 61 Tom Decker So TE 86 Billy Dykes  So RB 20 Reggie Finch  Fr RB 7 Rod Fisher  So WR 88 Ronnie Fletcher Fr C 79 Eric Fultz  So RB 32 Mike Gaddis  So WR 18 Artie Guess  Jr FB 19 Scott Harper Jr OT 70 Brandon Houston  Fr TE 89 Ronnie Hull Fr RB 27 Corey Johnson Fr OT 71 Harold Jones  Jr G 58 Jason Keith  Fr TB 1 Ike Lewis So RB 3 Ted Long  So OT 64 Terran Manning  Jr FB 31 Mike McKinley  So G 62 Larry Medice  Jr QB 17 Chris Melson  So TE 82 Joey Mickey Fr G 57 Jeff Miller Jr WR 83 John Nelson Fr QB 4 Tommy O'Hara Fr WR 21 Darron Osborn Jr TE 85 Jon Page Jr FB 2 Leon Perry (C)  Sr TE 81 Zarak Peters  Jr FB 33 Kenyon Rasheed  Fr G 54 Mike Sawatzky Jr TE 80 Pete Schmitt  Fr QB 8 William Shankle Fr RB 24 Don Smitherman  Sr FB 34 William Steines Fr WR 11 Otis Taylor  Fr RB 25 Travis Thompson Fr OT 76 Mark Van Keirsbilck (C)  Sr C 50 Randy Wallace So RB 26 Darren Ward Fr OT 74 Chris Watkins  Fr C 59 Greg Williams  Sr C 65 Mike Wise  Sr G 75 Dalton Young So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 95 Russell Allen Fr DT 85 Tom Backes  Jr DT 56 James Baldwin  Fr LB 40 Reggie Barnes  Fr LB 38 Randall Base Fr DB 28 Jonnie Bell Fr DB 29 Jason Belser So LB 35 Frank Blevins Jr LB 45 Joe Bowden  Fr LB 60 Jim Boyd Sr DE 42 John Bradley  So DT 66 Brian Brauninger  So DB 49 Guy Brown Jr DB 14 Melvin Carter  Fr LB 41 Mike Coats Fr LB 43 Bart Daniels Fr DB 48 Greg DeQuasie  So DE 34 Wayne Dickson Sr DT 77 Stacey Dillard  So DE 69 Greg Dixon  Sr DB 26 Terry Duncan So DT 78 Scott Evans  Jr DT 94 Mike Filson  Fr DB 15 Charles Franks So DE 39 James Goode  Jr DE 47 Tracy Gordon  Jr DE 53 Tony Han Jr DT 96 Darrell Kirby  Jr DL 91 Brent Koontz Fr DE 97 Proctor Land  So LB 46 Corey Mayfield So DB 8 Freddie McCline  Fr DB 12 Ken McMichel (C)  Sr DB 22 Clyde Neugent Fr DB 17 Pete Norwood Fr DL 87 Shad Patrick Fr DB 19 Terry Ray So DB 21 Lance Swanson So DB 22 Kevin Thompson (C)  Sr DE 88 Trey Tippens  Fr DT 98 Dante Williams  Sr LB 30 Chris Wilson  So DE 90 Fred Woods Fr DL 92 Ricky Wren Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 97 Barry Blanton Fr K 13 R. D. Lashar Jr K 93 Sean Patterson Jr P 84 Brad Reddell  Fr P 87 Marty Wells Fr	Head coach Gary Gibbs Coordinators/assistant coaches Jim Donnan –Offensive coordinator Mike Jones –Running backs and wide receivers Charley North –Tight ends and special teams Charlie Sadler –Defensive coordinator John Blake –Defensive line Lucious Selmon –Outside linebacker and defensive end Bobby Proctor –Defensive backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Awards

• All-Big Eight: LB Frank Blevins, DT Scott Evans, NG Dante Williams ^[16]

NFL draft

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
6	162	Kevin Thompson	Defensive back	Philadelphia Eagles
9	230	Leon Perry	Running back	Los Angeles Raiders
12	330	Ken McMichel	Defensive back	Phoenix Cardinals

References

1. Dierking, Kyle (June 17, 2009). "How The Mighty Fall: Barry Switzer". KOTV . Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
2. "OU not looking back, dismantles NMSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 3, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Sooners roll early to trounce Bears". Abilene Reporter-News. September 10, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Wildcats shock Oklahoma 6–3". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 17, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Gaddis, Sooners smash Jayhawks". Times Record News. October 1, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Gaddis-Zooks! OU rolls, 37–15". Tulsa World. October 8, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Texas scratches a 6-year itch". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 15, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Sooners turn back stubborn Cyclones". Quad-City Times. October 22, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "3rd-ranked Colorado rolls past Oklahoma". The Courier-Journal. October 29, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Collins leads Sooners in 52–14 smothering of Tigers". The Salina Journal. November 5, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "OU wins, but finds Cats aren't quitters". The Wichita Eagle. November 12, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Nebraska in charge all the way in 42–25 lashing of Sooners". The Kansas City Star. November 19, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
14. "Charles Thompson was arrested Monday night". UPI Archives. February 13, 1989. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
15. "Oklahoma – Getting a High Five in the Produce Aisle". CU at the Game. October 28, 1989. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
16. SoonerSports.com
17. "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

External links

• 1989 Oklahoma Sooners at College Football @ Sports-Reference.com