1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1982 Oklahoma Sooners football
Fiesta Bowl, L 21–32 vs. Arizona State
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 16
AP No. 16
1982 record 8–4 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach Barry Switzer (10th season)
Offensive coordinator Galen Hall (10th season)
Offensive scheme Wishbone
Defensive coordinator Gary Gibbs (2nd season)
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 75,008)
1982 Big 8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Nebraska $ 7 –0 –0  12 –1 –0
No. 16 Oklahoma 6 –1 –0  8 –4 –0
Oklahoma State 3 –2 –2  4 –5 –2
Kansas State 3 –3 –1  6 –5 –1
Missouri 2 –3 –2  5 –4 –2
Iowa State 1 –5 –1  4 –6 –1
Kansas 1 –5 –1  2 –7 –2
Colorado 1 –5 –1  2 –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 21–32 in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 11 West Virginia* No. 9 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma ESPN L 27–41   75,992
September 18 Kentucky* Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky W 29–8   57,369
September 25 No. 18 USC* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma ABC L 0–12   76,758
October 2 at Iowa State Cyclone Stadium • Ames, Iowa 5 Star Cable W 13–3   52,770
October 9 vs. No. 13 Texas* Cotton Bowl • Dallas (Red River Shootout) 5 Star Cable W 28–22   75,587
October 16 at Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas ESPN W 38–14   36,230
October 23 Oklahoma State No. 20 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma (Bedlam Series) KTUL W 27–9   76,406
October 30 at Colorado No. 17 Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado W 45–10   43,908
November 6 Kansas State No. 14 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma ABC W 24–10   76,129
November 13 Missouri No. 15 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe) CBS W 41–14   75,960
November 26 at No. 3 Nebraska No. 11 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska (Rivlary) CBS L 24–28   76,398
January 1 vs. No. 11 Arizona State* No. 12 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona (Fiesta Bowl) NBC L 21–32   70,553
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game summaries

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.[2]

Roster

1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1 Danny Bradley So
RB 22 Marcus Dupree Fr
QB 7 Kelly Phelps Sr
HB 4 Buster Rhymes  So
QB 2 Jim Rockford Jr
HB 13 Steve Sewell So
C 73 Chuck Thomas So
FB 32 Stanley Wilson Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 38 Thomas Benson Jr
DT 80 Rick Bryan Jr
DB 10 Scott Case Jr
DL 92 Tony Casillas Fr
DB 33 Dwight Drane Jr
LB 49 Jackie Shipp Jr
 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. 1982 Oct 31.
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