American college football season
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 32–21 in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona .
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 11 West Virginia * No. 9 ESPN L 27–4175,992 [1] September 18 Kentucky * W 29–857,369 [2] September 25 No. 18 USC * Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC L 0–1276,758 October 2 at Iowa State 5 Star Cable W 13–352,770 October 9 vs. No. 13 Texas * 5 Star Cable W 28–2275,587 October 16 at Kansas ESPN W 38–1436,230 October 23 Oklahoma State No. 20 KTUL W 27–976,406 October 30 at Colorado No. 17 KTVY W 45–1043,908 November 6 Kansas State No. 14 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC W 24–1076,129 November 13 Missouri No. 15 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry ) CBS W 41–1475,960 November 26 at No. 3 Nebraska No. 11 CBS L 24–2876,398 January 1, 1983 vs. No. 11 Arizona State * No. 12 NBC L 21–3270,553 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries [ edit ] Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Texas 0 10 0 12 22 Oklahoma 7 7 7 7 28
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas
Date : October 9Game time : 2:00 p.m.Game weather : Partly cloudy; 67 °F (19 °C); wind 17 mph (27 km/h) NGame attendance : 75,587Referee : Vance CarlsonTexasSports.com
Game information Texas Robert Brewer 18/34, 235 Yds, 2 TD, INT Darryl Clark 18 Rush, 66 Yds Carl Robinson 5 Rec, 53 Yds Oklahoma
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TEX OU 1 1:20 4 80 1:42 Oklahoma Dupree 63-yard touchdown run, Keeling kick good 0 7 2 11:08 12 80 5:12 Texas Walls 6-yard touchdown reception from Brewer , Allegre kick good 7 7 2 3:03 17 80 8:05 Oklahoma Wilson 3-yard touchdown run, Keeling kick good 7 14 2 1:35 8 65 1:28 Texas 32-yard field goal by Allegre 10 14 3 10:52 4 69 1:39 Oklahoma Ledbetter 59-yard touchdown run, Keeling kick good 10 21 4 14:57 10 65 3:57 Texas Walker 3-yard touchdown run, Allegre kick no good 16 21 4 12:30 6 80 2:27 Oklahoma Ledbetter 6-yard touchdown run, Keeling kick good 16 28 4 11:04 6 69 1:26 Texas Walls 27-yard touchdown reception from Brewer, 2-point pass failed 22 28 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 22 28
At Colorado [ edit ] Oklahoma Sooners (5–2) at Colorado Buffaloes (1–5–1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma 3 7 14 21 45 Colorado 7 3 0 0 10
at Folsom Field • Boulder, 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.[5]
At Nebraska [ edit ] #11 Oklahoma at #3 Nebraska 1 2 3 4 Total #11 Oklahoma 7 3 14 0 24 • #3 Nebraska 7 14 7 0 28
Vs. Arizona State (Fiesta Bowl) [ edit ] Arizona State vs. Oklahoma 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 11 Sun Devils 0 11 7 14 32 No. 12 Sooners 7 6 8 0 21
Scoring summary 1 OU Stanley Wilson 1-yard run (kick) OU 7–0 2 ASU Luis Zendejas 32-yard field goal OU 7–3 2 ASU Safety, Kelly Phelps tackled in end zone OU 7–5 2 ASU Luis Zendejas 22-yard field goal ASU 8–7 2 OU Stanley Wilson 1-yard run (run failed) OU 13–8 2 ASU Luis Zendejas 54-yard field goal OU 13–11 3 ASU Darryl Clack 15-yard run (Zendejas kick) ASU 18–13 3 OU Fred Sims 19-yard run (Fontenette pass from Phelps) OU 21–18 4 ASU Alvin Moore 1-yard run (Zendejas kick) ASU 25–21 4 ASU Ron Brown 52-yard pass from Todd Hons (Zendejas kick) ASU 32–21
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Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 9 9 — — — — — 20 17 14 15 14 11 13 12 16 Coaches Poll 8 (1) 8 (1) — — — — 18 18 15 12 11 9 9 11 10 16
Postseason [ edit ] NFL draft [ edit ] The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[7]
References [ edit ] ^ "Mountaineers throw it all at Sooners" . The Sunday Oklahoman . September 12, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Sooners rise to the pressure, 29–8" . The Daily Oklahoman . September 19, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Seasons: 1980s" . Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012 . ^ "Saturday's game rosters" . Lawrence Journal-World . (Kansas). October 15, 1982. p. 18. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1982 Oct 31. ^ "Arizona State Triumphs, 32-21" . The New York Times . January 2, 1983. Retrieved October 26, 2019 . ^ "1983 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved November 29, 2020 .
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