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 coach
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. 2ABCL 14–2476,520
September 24TulsaNo. 8
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 28–1875,500
October 1at Kansas StateNo. 9RaycomW 29–1035,800
October 8vs. No. 2 Texas*No. 8L 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
TE Darrin Berryhill
QB 1 Danny Bradley (C) Jr
OL Brent Burks
WR Paul Clewis
QB Mike Clopton
OL David Dillingham
OL Sidney Dodd
RB Marcus Dupree
TE 94 Bill Earthman Jr
TE Johnny Fontenette
RB Percy Hines
RB Earl Johnson
RB Jerome Ledbetter
OG 62 Paul Parker (C) Sr
OL Jeff Pickett
OL Eric Pope
WR Buster Rhymes
RB Alvin Ross
WR Steve Sewell
WR 3 Derrick Shepard Fr
OL Chuck Thomas
FB 34 Spencer Tillman Fr
RB Darrell Weddington
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Thomas Benson
DT 80 Rick Bryan (C) Sr
DB 10 Scott Case (C) Sr
DL Tony Casillas
DB Dwight Drane
DL Darryl Goodlow
DL Kevin Murphy
DB Jim Rockford
LB 49 Jackie Shipp Sr
DL Bob Slater
DB Keith Stanberry
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 28 David Culver So
K Tim Lashar  Fr
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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at Oklahoma State

#15 Oklahoma Sooners (2–2) at Oklahoma State Cowboys
1 2 34Total
Oklahoma 0 3 01821
Oklahoma St 7 7 3320

at Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma

  • Date: October 15
  • Game attendance: 50,440
  • [3]

Nebraska

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

Postseason

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Rick BryanDefensive tackle19Atlanta Falcons
Jackie ShippLinebacker114Miami Dolphins
Bob SlaterDefensive tackle231Washington Redskins
Scott CaseDefensive back232Atlanta Falcons
Thomas BensonLinebacker236Atlanta Falcons
Paul ParkerGuard12325St. Louis Cardinals

References

  1. "Seasons: 1980s". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  2. Gainesville Sun. 1983 Oct 23.
  3. Gainesville Sun. 1985 Oct 16. Retrieved 2020-Nov-24.
  4. "Big Sooner Rally Nips Oklahoma St.; Texas Routs Hogs." Gainesville Sun. 1985 Oct 16. Retrieved 2020-Nov-24.
  5. "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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