1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Oklahoma was a member of the Big Eight Conference 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 10–2 overall record and a 7–0 conference record to earn the Conference title outright under head coach Barry Switzer who took the helm in 1973.[2][3] This was Switzer's eighth conference title and fifth undefeated conference record in eight seasons.[2]

1980 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Eight champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 18–17 vs. Florida State
ConferenceBig 8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
1980 record10–2 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coachBarry Switzer (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorGalen Hall (8th season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorRex Norris (3rd season)
CaptainSteve Rhodes
Richard Turner
J.C. Watts
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,008)
1980 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 –0 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 7 Nebraska 6 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
Missouri 5 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Iowa State 3 –4 –0  7 –4 –0
Oklahoma State 3 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Kansas State 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Kansas 1 –6 –0  2 –8 –1
Colorado 1 –6 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team was led by All-Americans Terry Crouch,[4] and Louis Oubre,[5] After winning the conference title outright, it earned a trip to the Orange Bowl for a rematch with Florida State.[3] During the season, it faced four ranked opponents (In order, #3 Texas, #6 North Carolina, #4 Nebraska and #2 Florida State). The last three of these opponents finished the season ranked. It endured two early season losses against Stanford and Texas in the Red River Shootout.[3] The Sooners finished the season with an eight consecutive wins.[3]

David Overstreet led the team in rushing with 720 yards, J.C. Watts led the team in passing with 1037 yards, Bobby Grayson led the team in receiving with 389 yards, Watts led the team in scoring with 108 points, Mike Coats led the team with 126 tackles and Gary Lowell posted 4 interceptions.[6] The team set the current school records of 82 points and 875 total yards against Colorado.[7]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1312:30 p.m.Kentucky*No. 4
W 29–775,668[8]
September 271:30 p.m.Stanford*No. 4
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 14–3175,811[8]
October 43:00 p.m.at ColoradoNo. 12
ESPNW 82–4246,980[8]
October 1111:30 a.m.vs. No. 3 Texas*No. 12
ABCL 13–2072,032[8]
October 181:30 p.m.Kansas StateNo. 17
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 35–2174,638[8]
October 251:30 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 17
W 42–750,978[8]
November 11:30 p.m.No. 6 North Carolina*No. 16
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ESPNW 41–775,738[8]
November 81:30 p.m.at KansasNo. 11
W 21–1940,150[8]
November 151:30 p.m.MissouriNo. 10
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
SNIW 17–775,325[8]
November 2211:30 a.m.at No. 4 NebraskaNo. 9
ABCW 21–1774,684[8]
November 291:30 p.m.Oklahoma StateNo. 6
W 63–1475,681[8]
January 1, 19817:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 Florida StateNo. 4
NBCW 18–1771,043[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster
1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
T 79 Lyndle Byford Jr
G 69 Jim Carner Sr
G 75 Terry Crouch Jr
T 66 Louis Oubre Sr
HB 22 David Overstreet Sr
WR 24 Steve Rhodes Sr
QB 8 Darrell Shepard Jr
QB 1 J. C. Watts Sr
FB 32 Stanley Wilson So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 31 Allen Anderson Fr
DT 67 Keith Angel Sr
DB 17 Basil Banks Sr
LB 38 Thomas Benson Fr
DT 78 Scott Dawson Jr
DT 92 Keith Gary Sr
LB 49 Jackie Shipp Fr
DT 96 Richard Turner Sr
DE 88 Mike Weddington So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 9 John Hoge So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Forrest Valora 82 TE

Game summaries

Kentucky
1 234Total
Kentucky 7 000 7
• Oklahoma 0 0722 29
  • Date: September 13
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
  • Game attendance: 74,852

[9]

at Nebraska
#9 Oklahoma at #4 Nebraska
1 234Total
• #9 Oklahoma 0 1407 21
#4 Nebraska 10 007 17
  • Date: November 22
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 76,322

Oklahoma State
See also: Bedlam Series
Oklahoma State Cowboys at #6 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
Oklahoma State 0 770 14
• #6 Oklahoma 14 142114 63
  • Date: Saturday, November 29
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

[10]

Awards and honors

References
  1. "Memorial Stadium". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  2. "OU Football Tradition – 42 Conference Titles". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  3. "1980 Football Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  4. "All-American: Terry Crouch". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  5. "All-American: Louis Oubre". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  6. "2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big12sports.com. p. 175. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  7. "2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big12sports.com. p. 164. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  8. http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?seasonid=1980
  9. "Oklahoma Sluggish, But Beats Kentucky." Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 14.
  10. "Watts Runs Oklahoma Into the Orange Bowl". The Register-Guard. Eugene. November 30, 1980. p. 3B.
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