1981 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1981 Oklahoma Sooners football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 40–14 vs. Houston
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 14
AP No. 20
1981 record 7–4–1 (4–2–1 Big 8)
Head coach Barry Switzer (9th season)
Offensive coordinator Galen Hall (9th season)
Offensive scheme Wishbone
Defensive coordinator Gary Gibbs (1st season)
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 75,008)
1981 Big 8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 11 Nebraska $ 7 –0 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 20 Oklahoma 4 –2 –1  7 –4 –1
Kansas 4 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
Oklahoma State 4 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
No. 19 Missouri 3 –4 –0  8 –4 –0
Iowa State 2 –4 –1  5 –5 –1
Colorado 2 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Kansas State 1 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1981 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 defeated the Houston Cougars 40–14 to win the 1981 Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 12 Wyoming* No. 3 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma W 37–20   75,920
September 26 4:00 PM CDT at No. 1 USC* No. 2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles ABC L 24–28   85,651
October 3 No. 20 Iowa State No. 5 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma T 7–7   76,385
October 10 11:30 AM CDT vs. No. 3 Texas* No. 10 Cotton Bowl • Dallas (Red River Shootout) ABC L 14–34   75,587
October 17 Kansas Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma W 45–7   75,644
October 24 Oregon State* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma W 42–3   75,658
October 31 Colorado No. 19 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma W 49–0   75,638
November 7 at Kansas State No. 17 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas W 28–21   33,200
November 14 at Missouri No. 15 Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe) L 14–19   67,364
November 21 No. 5 Nebraska Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma (Rivalry) ESPN L 14–37   75,833
November 28 at Oklahoma State Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma (Bedlam Series) KTUL W 27–3   51,100
December 26 12 Noon CST vs. Houston* Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl) CBS W 40–14   33,816
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game summaries

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

Fullback Fred Sims scored three short-yardage touchdowns to lead Oklahoma to a 27-3 win over their instate rivals in a steady drizzle. Sims, who carried 23 times for 66 yards, scored on runs of two and five yards in the second quarter and a one-yard run in the third.[2]

Roster

1981 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 51 Bill Bechtold Sr
QB 1 Danny Bradley Fr
G 75 Terry Crouch Sr
OT 61 Ed Culver Sr
HB 4 Buster Rhymes So
QB 8 Darrell Shepard Sr
C 73 Chuck Thomas So
FB 32 Stanley Wilson Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 31 Allen Anderson So
LB 38 Thomas Benson So
DT 80 Rick Bryan So
DL 92 Tony Casillas Fr
DT 78 Scott Dawson Sr
DB 33 Dwight Drane So
LB 50 Mike Reilly Sr
LB 49 Jackie Shipp So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ↑ "Seasons: 1980s". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  2. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. November 29, 1981
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