1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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 21–32 in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona.

1982 Oklahoma Sooners football
Fiesta Bowl, L 21–32 vs. Arizona State
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 16
1982 record	8–4 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Barry Switzer (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Galen Hall (10th season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Gary Gibbs (2nd season)
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,008)

1982 Big Eight Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Oklahoma	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	2	–	2			4	–	5	–	2
Kansas State	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
Missouri	2	–	3	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Iowa State	1	–	5	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Kansas	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	2
Colorado	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	West Virginia*	No. 9	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ESPN	L 27–41	75,992
September 18	Kentucky*		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 29–8	57,369
September 25	No. 18 USC*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	L 0–12	76,758
October 2	at Iowa State		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	5 Star Cable	W 13–3	52,770
October 9	vs. No. 13 Texas*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	5 Star Cable	W 28–22	75,587
October 16	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ESPN	W 38–14	36,230
October 23	Oklahoma State	No. 20	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	KTUL	W 27–9	76,406
October 30	at Colorado	No. 17	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 45–10	43,908
November 6	Kansas State	No. 14	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 24–10	76,129
November 13	Missouri	No. 15	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	CBS	W 41–14	75,960
November 26	at No. 3 Nebraska	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	CBS	L 24–28	76,398
January 1, 1983	vs. No. 11 Arizona State*	No. 12	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	L 21–32	70,553
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Danny Bradley So RB 22 Marcus Dupree Fr QB 7 Kelly Phelps Sr RB 4 Buster Rhymes  So QB 2 Jim Rockford Jr RB 13 Steve Sewell So RB Fred Sims C 73 Chuck Thomas So FB 32 Stanley Wilson Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 38 Thomas Benson Jr NG 90 John Blake Sr DT 80 Rick Bryan Jr DB 10 Scott Case Jr DL 92 Tony Casillas Fr DB 33 Dwight Drane Jr LB 49 Jackie Shipp Jr S Keith Stanberry DE 88 Mike Weddington Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Barry Switzer Coordinators/assistant coaches Galen Hall Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

Texas

Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	0	10	0	12	22
Oklahoma	7	7	7	7	28

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas

• Date: October 9
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Partly cloudy; 67°F; wind 17 N
• Game attendance: 75,587
• Referee: Vance Carlson
• TexasSports.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

Oklahoma Sooners (5–2) at Colorado Buffaloes (1–5–1)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	3	7	14	21	45
Colorado	7	3	0	0	10

at Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado

• Date: October 30
• Game attendance: 43,908
• SoonerStats.com

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.[2]

at Nebraska

#11 Oklahoma at #3 Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total #11 Oklahoma 7 3 14 0 24 • #3 Nebraska 7 14 7 0 28 Date: November 26 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,398

vs. Arizona State (Fiesta Bowl)

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 Date: January 1 Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona Game attendance: 70,553 TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones, Len Dawson

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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Postseason

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[4]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Steve Haworth	Defensive back	6	142	Houston Oilers
Weldon Ledbetter	Running back	7	185	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Stanley Wilson	Running back	9	248	Cincinnati Bengals

References

1. "Seasons: 1980s". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
2. Eugene Register-Guard. 1982 Oct 31.
3. "Arizona State Triumphs, 32-21". The New York Times. January 2, 1983. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
4. "1983 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.