1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1986 Oklahoma Sooners football

Big 8 Champions
Orange Bowl, W 42-8 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#3
AP	#3
1986 record	11–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Barry Switzer (14th year)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Donnan (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Gary Gibbs (6th year)
Captain	Brian Bosworth
Captain	Sonny Brown
Captain	Spencer Tillman
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,004)

	Conf					Overall
1986 Big 8 football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Oklahoma †	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Colorado	6	–	1	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
#5 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Missouri	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Kansas	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. The team recorded 5 shutouts and led the nation in all four major defensive categories (total, rushing, passing, and scoring).^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	2:30 PM	#4 UCLA*	#1	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ABC	W 38–3	75,684^[2]
September 20	1:30 PM	Minnesota*	#1	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 63–0	75,463^[2]
September 27	2:30 PM	at #2 Miami (FL)*	#1	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	CBS	L 16–28	71,451^[2]
October 4	1:30 PM	Kansas State	#6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 56–10	74,284^[2]
October 11	2:30 PM	vs. Texas*	#6	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	ABC	W 47–12	75,587^[2]
October 18	1:30 PM	Oklahoma State	#5	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 19–0	76,022^[2]
October 25	1:00 PM	at Iowa State	#5	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA		W 38–0	43,190^[2]
November 1	2:30 PM	at Kansas	#4	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	ABC	W 64–3	38,500^[2]
November 8	1:00 PM	Missouri	#4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe)		W 77–0	75,480^[2]
November 15	12:00 PM	Colorado	#4	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	Raycom	W 28–0	52,702^[2]
November 22	2:30 PM	at #5 Nebraska	#3	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)	ABC	W 20–17	76,198^[2]
January 1	7:30 PM	vs. #9 Arkansas	#3	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	W 42–8	52,717^[2]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Texas Longhorns vs. #6 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	0	0	6	6	12
• #6 Oklahoma	17	14	7	9	47

Scoring summary

1	OU	Collins 9-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 7-0

1	OU	Collins 14-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 14-0

1	OU	Lashar 28-yard field goal	OU 17-0

2	OU	Holieway 21-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 24-0

2	OU	Jackson 56-yard pass from Mitchel (Lashar kick)	OU 31-0

3	OU	Tillman 6-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 38-0

3	TEX	Gay 33-yard pass from Stafford (pass failed)	OU 38-6

4	OU	Collins 23-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 45-6

4	TEX	Metcalf 29-yard pass from Stafford (pass failed)	OU 45-12

4	OU	Safety, Metcalf tackled by Ledett in end zone	OU 47-12

#4 Oklahoma Sooners at Colorado Buffaloes

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #4 Oklahoma	7	7	0	14	28
Colorado	0	0	0	0	0

Scoring summary

1	OU	Collins 17-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 7-0

2	OU	Carr 2-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 14-0

4	OU	Jackson recovered fumble in end zone (Lashar kick)	OU 21-0

4	OU	Collins 8-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 28-0

#9 Arkansas Razorbacks vs. #3 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Arkansas	0	0	0	8	8
• #3 Oklahoma	0	14	14	14	42

Scoring summary

2	OU	Tillman 77-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 7-0

2	OU	Tillman 21-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 14-0

3	OU	Holieway 2-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 21-0

3	OU	Holieway 4-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 28-0

4	OU	Stafford 13-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 35-0

4	OU	Parham 49-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 42-0

4	ARK	D. Thomas 1-yard run (Bland to Shibest pass)	OU 42-8

Oklahoma Sooners football

Venues	Boyd Field (1905–23) Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (1923–present) Barry Switzer Center

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Missouri (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe) Nebraska Oklahoma State: Bedlam Series Texas: Red River Showdown (Golden Hat)

Culture & lore	Championships T formation Wishbone formation Sooner Schooner Boomer and Sooner "Boomer Sooner" The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band The Oklahoma Heismen Play Like a Champion Today Nebraska–Oklahoma, 1971

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold