1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

1982 Oklahoma Sooners football

Fiesta Bowl, L 21–32 vs. Arizona State
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 16
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)
Captain	game captains
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	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

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	West Virginia*	No. 9	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ESPN	L 27–41	75,992	^[1]
September 18	Kentucky*		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 29–8	57,369	^[2]
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	KTVY	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
G	`61`	Mike Aljoe	Fr
TE	`85`	Darin Berryhill	So
QB	`1`	Danny Bradley	So
QB	`8`	Sonny Brown	Fr
RB	`22`	Marcus Dupree	Fr
QB	`12`	Butch Fifield	Fr
OT	`70`	Scott Leggett	So
QB	`14`	Rod Pegues	Sr
QB	`7`	Kelly Phelps	Sr
QB	`2`	Jim Rockford	Jr
FB	`23`	Fred Sims	So
RB	`13`	Steve Sewell	So
C	`53`	Travis Simpson	Fr
C	`73`	Chuck Thomas	So
RB	`34`	Spencer Tillman	Fr
G	`76`	Steve Williams	Sr
RB	`32`	Stanley Wilson	Sr
RB	`40`	Chet Winters	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
DT	`92`	Tony Casillas	Fr
DB	`33`	Dwight Drane	Jr
DB	`6`	Steve Haworth	Sr
LB	`42`	Paul Migliazzo	Fr
DE	`39`	Kevin Murphy	Fr
LB	`49`	Jackie Shipp	Jr
DB	`19`	Keith Stanberry	So
DE	`88`	Mike Weddington	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`9`	John Hoge	Sr
K	`99`	Daniel Keeling	Sr
K	`31`	Tim Lashar	Fr

Head coach

Barry Switzer (10th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Gary Gibbs (DC)
Galen Hall (OC)
Warren Harper (LB)
Merv Johnson (OL)
Chuck Lester
Rex Norris (AHC)
Lucious Selmon (DL)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

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Game summaries

Texas

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 9
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
Game weather: Partly cloudy; 67 °F (19 °C); wind 17 mph (27 km/h) 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
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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)

Period	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.^[5]

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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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ 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

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.^[7]

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

References

^ "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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