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1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team
American college football season
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.
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 16 |
| AP | No. 16 |
| Record | 8–4 (6–1 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Galen Hall (10th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
| Defensive coordinator | Gary Gibbs (2nd season) |
| Captain | game captains |
| Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | West Virginia* | No. 9 | ESPN | L 27–41 | 75,992 | [1] | |
| September 18 | Kentucky* | W 29–8 | 57,369 | [2] | |||
| September 25 | No. 18 USC* |
| ABC | L 0–12 | 76,758 | ||
| October 2 | at Iowa State | 5 Star Cable | W 13–3 | 52,770 | |||
| October 9 | vs. No. 13 Texas* | 5 Star Cable | W 28–22 | 75,587 | |||
| October 16 | at Kansas | ESPN | W 38–14 | 36,230 | |||
| October 23 | Oklahoma State | No. 20 |
| KTUL | W 27–9 | 76,406 | |
| October 30 | at Colorado | No. 17 | KTVY | W 45–10 | 43,908 | ||
| November 6 | Kansas State | No. 14 |
| ABC | W 24–10 | 76,129 | |
| November 13 | Missouri | No. 15 |
| CBS | W 41–14 | 75,960 | |
| November 26 | at No. 3 Nebraska | No. 11 | CBS | L 24–28 | 76,398 | ||
| January 1, 1983 | vs. No. 11 Arizona State* | No. 12 | NBC | L 21–32 | 70,553 | ||
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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Texas
See also: 1982 Texas Longhorns football team and Red River Rivalry
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texas | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 22 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
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Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns
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
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At Colorado
See also: 1982 Colorado Buffaloes football team
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oklahoma | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 45 |
| Colorado | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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Oklahoma Sooners (5–2) at Colorado Buffaloes (1–5–1)
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
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Vs. Arizona State (Fiesta Bowl)
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Main article: 1983 Fiesta Bowl
See also: 1982 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
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| 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 |
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NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[7]
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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| 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 |
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- "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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