American college football season
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 .
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 10 at Stanford * No. 2 W 27–1462,778 September 17 No. 6 Ohio State * No. 2 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC L 14–2476,520 September 24 Tulsa No. 8 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 28–1875,500 October 1 at Kansas State No. 9 Raycom W 29–1035,800 October 8 vs. No. 2 Texas * No. 8 L 16–2875,587 October 15 at Oklahoma State No. 15 W 21–2050,440 October 22 Iowa State No. 16 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 49–1175,008 October 29 Kansas No. 14 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 45–1475,008 November 5 at Missouri No. 11 ABC L 0–1057,133 November 12 Colorado Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 41–2875,008 November 26 No. 1 Nebraska Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry ) CBS L 21–2875,008 December 3 at Hawaii * Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI W 21–1745,143 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel [ ] Game summaries [ ] Iowa State [ ]
Iowa State Cyclones at #16 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
Iowa State
3
0 0 8
11
• #16 Oklahoma
14
21 7 7
49
Date: Saturday, October 22Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OklahomaGame attendance: 75,008 Scoring summary 1 Iowa St Bachrodt 34-yard field goal Iowa St 3-0 1 Oklahoma Tillman 2-yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 7-3 1 Oklahoma Bradley 19-yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 14-3 2 Oklahoma Ledbetter 13-yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 21-3 2 Oklahoma Johnson 2-yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 28-3 2 Oklahoma Tillman 16-yard pass from Clopton (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 35-3 3 Oklahoma Case 67-yard interception return (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 42-3 4 Iowa St Wodka 2-yard pass from Archer (Jacobs pass from Archer) Oklahoma 42-11 4 Oklahoma Clopton 1-yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 49-11
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at Oklahoma State [ ]
#15 Oklahoma Sooners (2–2) at Oklahoma State Cowboys
1
2
3 4 Total
Oklahoma 0
3
0 18 21
Oklahoma St
7
7
3 3 20
at Lewis Field , Stillwater, Oklahoma
Date : October 15Game attendance : 50,440[3]
Game information
First quarter
OSU – Montgomery 14-yard blocked punt return (Larry Roach kick). Oklahoma St 7–0. Second quarter
OU – Tim Lashar 42-yard field goal. Oklahoma St 7–3. Drive:
OSU – Shawn Jones 5-yard run (Larry Roach kick). Oklahoma St 14–3. Drive: Third quarter
OSU – Larry Roach 43-yard field goal. Oklahoma St 17–3. Drive: Fourth quarter
OSU – Larry Roach 31-yard field goal, 13:49. Oklahoma St 20–3. Drive:
OU – Derrick Shepard 73-yard pass from Danny Bradley (Tim Lashar kick). Oklahoma St 20–10. Drive:
OU – Spencer Tillman 5-yard run (pass good), 2:50. Oklahoma St 20–18. Drive:
OU – Tim Lashar 46-yard field goal, 1:14. Oklahoma 21–20. Drive:
Top passers OU – Danny Bradley – 8/16, 147 yards, TD, INT
OSU – Ike Jackson – 6/10, 39 yards, INT Top rushers OU – Earl Johnson – 25 rushes, 105 yards
OSU – Shawn Jones – 19 rushes, 76 yards, TD Top receivers OU – Derrick Shepard – 3 receptions, 94 yards, TD
OSU – John Chesley/Shawn Jones – 2 receptions, 13 yards
Marcus Dupree left team during the week [4] Nebraska [ ]
#1 Nebraska at Oklahoma
1
2 3 4 Total
• #1 Nebraska
7
7 14 0
28
Oklahoma
0
14 7 0
21
Date: November 26Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium , Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST Game attendance: 75,008Referee: John McClintockTV announcers (CBS ): Gary Bender and Pat Haden
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Final
AP
2 (11)
2 (3)
2 (2)
8
9
8
15
16
14
11
NR
NR
NR
NR
20т
NR
Coaches Poll
5 (6)
4 (2)
2 (2)
10
7
7
17
17
14
11
NR
20
16
20
20
Not released
Postseason [ ] NFL draft [ ] The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5]
References [ ]
^ "Seasons: 1980s" . Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012 .^ 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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