1983 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1983 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1983 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 led by head coach Barry Switzer.

1983 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1983 record84 (52 Big 8)
Head coachBarry Switzer (11th season)
Offensive coordinatorGalen Hall (11th season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorGary Gibbs (3rd season)
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 75,008)
1983 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Nebraska $ 7 0 0  12 1 0
Missouri 5 2 0  7 5 0
Oklahoma 5 2 0  8 4 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 0  8 4 0
Iowa State 3 4 0  4 7 0
Kansas 2 5 0  4 6 1
Colorado 2 5 0  4 7 0
Kansas State 1 6 0  3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 10at Stanford*No. 2W 27–1462,778
September 17No. 6 Ohio State*No. 2
ABCL 14–2476,520
September 24TulsaNo. 8
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 28–1875,500
October 1at Kansas StateNo. 9
RaycomW 29–1035,800
October 8vs. No. 2 Texas*No. 8
L 16–2875,587
October 15at Oklahoma StateNo. 15W 21–2050,440
October 22Iowa StateNo. 16
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 49–1175,008
October 29KansasNo. 14
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 45–1475,008
November 5at MissouriNo. 11ABCL 0–1057,133
November 12Colorado
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 41–2875,008
November 26No. 1 Nebraska
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
CBSL 21–2875,008
December 3at Hawaii*W 21–1745,143
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1983 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1 Danny Bradley (C) Jr
OG 62 Paul Parker (C) Sr
WB 3 Derrick Shepard Fr
FB 34 Spencer Tillman Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 80 Rick Bryan (C) Sr
DB 10 Scott Case (C) Sr
LB 49 Jackie Shipp Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 28 David Culver So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Iowa State

Iowa State Cyclones at #16 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
Iowa State 3 008 11
#16 Oklahoma 14 2177 49
  • Date: Saturday, October 22
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
  • Game attendance: 75,008

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Nebraska

#1 Nebraska at Oklahoma
1 234Total
#1 Nebraska 7 7140 28
Oklahoma 0 1470 21

References

  1. "Seasons: 1980s". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  2. Gainesville Sun. 1983 Oct 23.
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