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.
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
1983 record | 8–4 (5–2 Big 8) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Galen Hall (11th season) |
Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
Defensive coordinator | Gary Gibbs (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,008) |
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | at Stanford* | No. 2 | W 27–14 | 62,778 | ||
September 17 | No. 6 Ohio State* | No. 2 | ABC | L 14–24 | 76,520 | |
September 24 | Tulsa | No. 8 |
| W 28–18 | 75,500 | |
October 1 | at Kansas State | No. 9 | Raycom | W 29–10 | 35,800 | |
October 8 | vs. No. 2 Texas* | No. 8 | L 16–28 | 75,587 | ||
October 15 | at Oklahoma State | No. 15 | W 21–20 | 50,440 | ||
October 22 | Iowa State | No. 16 |
| W 49–11 | 75,008 | |
October 29 | Kansas | No. 14 |
| W 45–14 | 75,008 | |
November 5 | at Missouri | No. 11 | ABC | L 0–10 | 57,133 | |
November 12 | Colorado |
| W 41–28 | 75,008 | ||
November 26 | No. 1 Nebraska |
| CBS | L 21–28 | 75,008 | |
December 3 | at Hawaii* | W 21–17 | 45,143 | |||
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Personnel
1983 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Iowa State
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at Oklahoma State
#15 Oklahoma Sooners (2–2) at Oklahoma State Cowboys
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Oklahoma | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 21 |
Oklahoma St | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
at Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Date: October 15
- Game attendance: 50,440
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Game information | ||
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- Marcus Dupree left team during the week [4]
Nebraska
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Postseason
NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
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Rick Bryan | Defensive tackle | 1 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons |
Jackie Shipp | Linebacker | 1 | 14 | Miami Dolphins |
Bob Slater | Defensive tackle | 2 | 31 | Washington Redskins |
Scott Case | Defensive back | 2 | 32 | Atlanta Falcons |
Thomas Benson | Linebacker | 2 | 36 | Atlanta Falcons |
Paul Parker | Guard | 12 | 325 | St. Louis Cardinals |
References
- "Seasons: 1980s". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- Gainesville Sun. 1983 Oct 23.
- Gainesville Sun. 1985 Oct 16. Retrieved 2020-Nov-24.
- "Big Sooner Rally Nips Oklahoma St.; Texas Routs Hogs." Gainesville Sun. 1985 Oct 16. Retrieved 2020-Nov-24.
- "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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