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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 .
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. 18 USC * Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC L 0–1276,758
October 2 at Iowa State 5 Star Cable W 13–352,770
October 9 vs. No. 13 Texas * 5 Star Cable W 28–2275,587
October 16 at Kansas ESPN W 38–1436,230
October 23 Oklahoma State No. 20 KTUL W 27–976,406
October 30 at Colorado No. 17 KTVY W 45–1043,908
November 6 Kansas State No. 14 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC W 24–1076,129
November 13 Missouri No. 15 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry ) CBS W 41–1475,960
November 26 at No. 3 Nebraska No. 11 CBS L 24–2876,398
January 1, 1983 vs. No. 11 Arizona State * No. 12 NBC L 21–3270,553
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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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 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 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
Plays
Yards
TOP
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
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
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]
#11 Oklahoma at #3 Nebraska
1
2 3 4 Total
#11 Oklahoma
7
3 14 0
24
• #3 Nebraska
7
14 7 0
28
Vs. Arizona State (Fiesta Bowl)[ edit ]
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
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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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[ 7]
^ "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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