American college football season
The1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented theUniversity of Oklahoma during the1982 NCAA Division I-A football season . They played their home games atOklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of theBig Eight Conference . They were coached by head coachBarry Switzer . The Sooners lost toArizona State 32–21 in theFiesta Bowl inTempe, Arizona .
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 11 West Virginia * No. 9 ESPN L 27–4175,992 [ 1] September 18 Kentucky * W 29–857,369 [ 2] September 25 No. 18USC * Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC L 0–1276,758 [ 3] October 2 atIowa State 5 Star Cable W 13–352,770 [ 4] October 9 vs. No. 13Texas * 5 Star Cable W 28–2275,587 [ 5] October 16 atKansas ESPN W 38–1436,230 [ 6] October 23 Oklahoma State No. 20 KTUL W 27–976,406 [ 7] October 30 atColorado No. 17 KTVY W 45–1043,908 [ 8] November 6 Kansas State No. 14 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC W 24–1076,129 [ 9] November 13 Missouri No. 15 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry ) CBS W 41–1475,960 [ 10] November 26 at No. 3Nebraska No. 11 CBS L 24–2876,398 [ 11] January 1, 1983 vs. No. 11Arizona State * No. 12 NBC L 21–3270,553 [ 12] *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
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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 9 9 — — — — — 20 17 14 15 14 11 13 12 16 Coaches 8 (1) 8 (1) — — — — 18 18 15 12 11 9 9 11 10 16
Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Texas 0 10 0 12 22 Oklahoma 7 7 7 7 28
atCotton Bowl •Dallas, Texas
Date : October 9Game time : 2:00 p.m.Game weather : Partly cloudy; 67 °F (19 °C); wind 17 mph (27 km/h) NGame attendance : 75,587Referee : Vance CarlsonTexasSports.com
Game information Texas Robert Brewer Darryl Clark Carl Robinson 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 good0 7 2 11:08 12 80 5:12 Texas Walls 6-yard touchdown reception fromBrewer ,Allegre kick good 7 7 2 3:03 17 80 8:05 Oklahoma Wilson 3-yard touchdown run, Keeling kick good7 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, seeGlossary of American football . 22 28
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.[ 14]
#11 Oklahoma at #3 Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 Total #11 Oklahoma 7 3 14 0 24 •#3 Nebraska 7 14 7 0 28
[ edit ] Arizona State vs. Oklahoma
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •No. 11 Sun Devils 0 11 7 14 32 No. 12 Sooners 7 6 8 0 21
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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1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
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The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[ 17]
^ "Mountaineers throw it all at Sooners" .The Sunday Oklahoman . September 12, 1982. RetrievedJanuary 28, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Sooners rise to the pressure, 29–8" .The Daily Oklahoman . September 19, 1982. RetrievedNovember 2, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "USC defense stops Oklahoma, 12–0" .Fort Worth Star-Telegram . September 26, 1982. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Sooners too tough for Cyclones" .The Courier . October 3, 1982. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Oklahoma gets back at Longhorns" .The Orange Leader . October 10, 1982. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Dupree leads Oklahoma to 38–14 win" .The Lincoln Star . October 17, 1982. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Oklahoma dumps Oklahoma State" .News-Press . October 24, 1982. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "OU breaks halftime tie to swamp Buffs, 45–10" .The Daily Oklahoman . October 31, 1982. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "3 big plays let Sooners dump KSU" .Omaha World-Herald . November 7, 1982. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "OU shows it all in sacking Missouri" .The Daily Oklahoman . November 14, 1982. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Nebraska returns to Orange Bowl, 28–24" .The Des Moines Register . November 27, 1982. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Sun Devils rally, trip OU in Fiesta" .The Kansas City Star . January 2, 1983. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Seasons: 1980s" . Archived fromthe original on September 11, 2012. RetrievedOctober 24, 2012 .^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1982 Oct 31. ^ "Arizona State Triumphs, 32-21" .The New York Times . RetrievedOctober 26, 2019 .^ "Saturday's game rosters" .Lawrence Journal-World . Kansas. October 15, 1982. p. 18.^ "1983 NFL Draft Listing" .Pro-Football-Reference.com . RetrievedNovember 29, 2020 .
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