1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1980 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 8 Champions
Orange Bowl, W 18–17 vs. Florida State
Conference Big 8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #3
AP #3
1980 record 10-2 (7-0 Big 8)
Head coach Barry Switzer
Captain Steve Rhodes
Richard Turner
J.C. Watts
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1979 1981 »
1980 Big 8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Oklahoma 7 – 0 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
#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
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football 1980 NCAA Division I-A season. Oklahoma Sooners football participated in the former Big Eight Conference at that time 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 a 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 Gary Lowell posted 4 interceptions.[6] The team set the current school records of 82 points and 875 total yards against Colorado.[7]

Contents

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 13 Kentucky* #4 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 29-7   75,668[8]
September 27 Stanford* #4 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 14-31   75,811[8]
October 4 at Colorado #12 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO ESPN W 82-42   46,980[8]
October 11 vs. #3 Texas* #12 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) ABC L 13-20   72,032[8]
October 18 #4 Kansas State #17 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 35-21   74,638[8]
October 25 at Iowa State #17 Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA W 42-7   50,978[8]
November 1 #6 North Carolina* #16 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK ESPN W 41-7   75,738[8]
November 8 at Kansas #11 Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS W 21-19   34,482[8]
November 15 Missouri #10 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe) SNI W 17-7   75,325[8]
November 22 at #4 Nebraska #9 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (OU-Nebraska) ABC W 21-17   74,684[8]
November 29 Oklahoma State #6 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series) W 63-14   75,681[8]
January 1 vs. #2 Florida State #4 Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) NBC W 18-17   71,043[8]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Memorial Stadium". CBS Interactive. http://www.soonersports.com/facilities/memorial-stadium_history.html. Retrieved 2010-06-30. 
  2. ^ a b "OU Football Tradition". CBS Interactive. http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-conf-titles.html. Retrieved 2010-06-30. 
  3. ^ a b c d "1980 Football Season". SoonerStats.com. http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?SeasonID=1980. Retrieved 2010-06-30. 
  4. ^ a b "All-American: Terry Crouch". CBS Interactive. http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-terry-crouch-1980-81.html. Retrieved 2010-06-29. 
  5. ^ a b "All-American: Louis Oubre". CBS Interactive. http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-louis-oubre-1980.html. Retrieved 2010-06-29. 
  6. ^ "2009 Football Record Book". Big12sports.com. p. 175. http://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410/pdfs/football/record_book.pdf?&DB_OEM_ID=10410. Retrieved 2010-06-30. 
  7. ^ "2009 Football Record Book". Big12sports.com. p. 164. http://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410/pdfs/football/record_book.pdf?&DB_OEM_ID=10410. Retrieved 2010-06-30. 
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?seasonid=1980

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