1981 Oklahoma Sooners football team
| 1981 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Sun Bowl Champions | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | #14 |
| AP | #20 |
| 1981 record | 7–4–1 (4–2–1 Big 8) |
| Head coach | Barry Switzer (9th year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Galen Hall (9th year) |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
| Defensive coordinator | Gary Gibbs (1st year) |
| Home stadium |
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,008) |
| 1981 Big 8 football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #11 Nebraska † | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #20 Oklahoma | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #19 Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1981 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1981 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 defeated the Houston Cougars 40–14 to win the 1981 Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 12 | Wyoming* | #3 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 37–20 | 75,920 | |||
| September 26 | at #1 USC* | #2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ABC | L 24–28 | 85,651 | ||
| October 3 | #20 Iowa State | #5 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | T 7–7 | 76,385 | |||
| October 10 | vs. #3 Texas* | #10 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | ABC | L 14–34 | 75,587 | ||
| October 17 | Kansas | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 45–7 | 75,644 | ||||
| October 24 | Oregon State* | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 42–3 | 75,658 | ||||
| October 31 | Colorado | #19 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 49–0 | 75,638 | |||
| November 7 | at Kansas State | #17 | KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS | W 28–21 | 33,200 | |||
| November 14 | at Missouri | #15 | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe) | L 14–19 | 67,364 | |||
| November 21 | #5 Nebraska | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Rivlary) | ESPN | L 14–37 | 75,833 | |||
| November 28 | at Oklahoma State | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series) | KTUL | W 27–3 | 51,100 | |||
| December 26 | vs. Houston* | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) | CBS | W 40–14 | 33,816 | |||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
Game notes
Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)
Fullback Fred Sims scored three short-yardage touchdowns to lead Oklahoma to a 27-3 win over their instate rivals in a steady drizzle. Sims, who carried 23 times for 66 yards, scored on runs of two and five yards in the second quarter and a one-yard run in the third.[2]
References
- ↑ Seasons: 1980s
- ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. November 29, 1981
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