1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1980 Oklahoma Sooners football
Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg
Big Eight champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 18–17 vs. Florida State
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
1980 record10–2 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach
  • Barry Switzer (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorGalen Hall (8th season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorRex Norris (3rd season)
Captains
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,008)
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Big Eight Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Nebraska 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Missouri 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Colorado 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Oklahoma was a member of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, where it has played its home games since 1923.[1] The team posted a 10–2 overall record and a 7–0 conference record to earn the Conference title outright under head coach Barry Switzer who took the helm in 1973.[2][3] This was Switzer's eighth conference title and fifth undefeated conference record in eight seasons.[2]

The team was led by All-Americans Terry Crouch,[4] and Louis Oubre,[5] After winning the conference title outright, it earned a trip to the Orange Bowl for a rematch with Florida State.[3] During the season, it faced four ranked opponents (In order, #3 Texas, #6 North Carolina, #4 Nebraska and #2 Florida State). The last three of these opponents finished the season ranked. It endured two early season losses against Stanford and Texas in the Red River Shootout.[3] The Sooners finished the season with eight consecutive wins.[3]

David Overstreet led the team in rushing with 720 yards, J.C. Watts led the team in passing with 1037 yards, Bobby Grayson led the team in receiving with 389 yards, Watts led the team in scoring with 108 points, Mike Coats led the team with 126 tackles and posted 4 interceptions.[6] The team set the current school records of 82 points and 875 total yards against Colorado.[7]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1312:30 p.m.Kentucky*No. 4
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 29–775,668[8]
September 271:30 p.m.Stanford*No. 4
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 14–3175,811[8]
October 43:00 p.m.at ColoradoNo. 12
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
ESPNW 82–4246,980[8]
October 1111:30 a.m.vs. No. 3 Texas*No. 12
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)
ABCL 13–2072,032[8]
October 181:30 p.m.Kansas StateNo. 17
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 35–2174,638[8]
October 251:30 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 17
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 42–750,978[8]
November 11:30 p.m.No. 6 North Carolina*No. 16
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ESPNW 41–775,738[8]
November 81:30 p.m.at KansasNo. 11
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 21–1940,150[8]
November 151:30 p.m.MissouriNo. 10
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
SNIW 17–775,325[8]
November 2211:30 a.m.at No. 4 NebraskaNo. 9
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
ABCW 21–1774,684[8]
November 291:30 p.m.Oklahoma StateNo. 6
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)
W 63–1475,681[8]
January 1, 19817:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 Florida StateNo. 4
NBCW 18–1771,043[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster[]

1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
T 79 Lyndie Byford Redshirt.svg Jr
G 69 Jim Carner Sr
G 75 Terry Crouch Redshirt.svg Jr
T 66 Louis Oubre Redshirt.svg Sr
HB 22 David Overstreet Sr
QB 7 Kelly Phelps Jr
SE 24 Steve Rhodes Redshirt.svg Sr
RB 4 Buster Rhymes Fr
SE 2 Jim Rockford Fr
QB 8 Darrell Shepard Jr
C 73 Chuck Thomas Fr
TE 82 Forrest Valora Sr
QB 1 J. C. Watts Redshirt.svg Sr
G 76 Steve Williams Redshirt.svg So
RB 32 Stanley Wilson So
RB 40 Chet Winters So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 31 Allen Anderson Fr
DT 67 Keith Angel Redshirt.svg Sr
DB 17 Basil Banks Sr
LB 38 Thomas Benson Fr
DL 90 John Blake So
LB 47 Sherdeill Breathett Sr
DE 80 Rick Bryan Fr
DT 78 Scott Dawson Redshirt.svg Jr
DB 33 Dwight Drane Fr
DT 92 Keith Gary Jr
DB 6 Steve Haworth So
DE 41 Mike Rilley Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 49 Jackie Shipp Fr
DT 96 Richard Turner Sr
DE 88 Mike Weddington So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 9 John Hoge Redshirt.svg So
K 99 Mike Keeling So
Head coach
  • Barry Switzer
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries[]

Kentucky[]

1 234Total
Kentucky 7 000 7
• Oklahoma 0 0722 29
  • Date: September 13
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
  • Game attendance: 74,852

[9]

at Nebraska[]

#9 Oklahoma at #4 Nebraska
1 234Total
• #9 Oklahoma 0 1407 21
#4 Nebraska 10 007 17
  • Date: November 22
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 76,322

Oklahoma State[]

See also: Bedlam Series
Oklahoma State Cowboys at #6 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
Oklahoma State 0 770 14
• #6 Oklahoma 14 142114 63
  • Date: Saturday, November 29
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

[10]

Awards and honors[]

  • All-American: Terry Crouch,[4] and Louis Oubre,[5]

Rankings[]

See also: 1980 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 5 (1) 4 3 4 12 12 17 17 16 11 10 9 6 5 4 3 
Coaches Poll 3 (1) 3 (1) 3 4 12 12 18 17 16 11 11 9 6 5 4 3

Postseason[]

NFL draft[]

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[11]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
David Overstreet Running back 1 13 Miami Dolphins
Keith Gary Defensive end 1 17 Pittsburgh Steelers
Steve Rhodes Wide Receiver 4 88 St. Louis Cardinals
Richard Turner Defensive tackle 4 105 Green Bay Packers
Louis Oubre Tackle 5 112 New Orleans Saints
Ken Sitton Defensive back 8 204 Baltimore Colts
J. C. Watts Quarterback 8 213 New York Jets
Forrest Valora Quarterback 11 282 Green Bay Packers

References[]

  1. ^ "Memorial Stadium". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "OU Football Tradition – 42 Conference Titles". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d "1980 Football Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "All-American: Terry Crouch". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  5. ^ a b "All-American: Louis Oubre". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  6. ^ "2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big12sports.com. p. 175. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  7. ^ "2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big12sports.com. p. 164. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "1980 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".
  9. ^ "Oklahoma Sluggish, But Beats Kentucky." Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 14.
  10. ^ "Watts Runs Oklahoma Into the Orange Bowl". The Register-Guard. Eugene. November 30, 1980. p. 3B.
  11. ^ "1981 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

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