American college football season
1980 Oklahoma Sooners football |
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Big 8 champion Orange Bowl champion |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 3 |
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AP | No. 3 |
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Record | 10–2 (7–0 Big 8) |
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Head coach | - Barry Switzer (8th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Galen Hall (8th season) |
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Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
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Defensive coordinator | Rex Norris (3rd season) |
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Captains | - Louis Oubre
- David Overstreet
- Steve Rhodes
- Richard Turner
- J. C. Watts
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Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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The 1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Oklahoma was a member of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.[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 opponent: No. 3 Texas, No. 6 North Carolina, No. 4 Nebraska and No. 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 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]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | 12:30 p.m. | Kentucky* | No. 4 | | | W 29–7 | 75,668 | |
September 27 | 1:30 p.m. | Stanford* | No. 4 | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK
| | L 14–31 | 75,811 | |
October 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at Colorado | No. 12 | | ESPN | W 82–42 | 46,980 | |
October 11 | 11:30 a.m. | vs. No. 3 Texas* | No. 12 | | ABC | L 13–20 | 72,032 | |
October 18 | 1:30 p.m. | Kansas State | No. 17 | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK
| | W 35–21 | 74,638 | |
October 25 | 1:30 p.m. | at Iowa State | No. 17 | | | W 42–7 | 50,978 | |
November 1 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 6 North Carolina* | No. 16 | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK
| ESPN | W 41–7 | 75,738 | [8] |
November 8 | 1:30 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 11 | | | W 21–19 | 40,150 | |
November 15 | 1:30 p.m. | Missouri | No. 10 | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK (rivalry)
| SNI | W 17–7 | 75,325 | |
November 22 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 4 Nebraska | No. 9 | | ABC | W 21–17 | 74,684 | |
November 29 | 1:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State | No. 6 | | | W 63–14 | 75,681 | |
January 1, 1981 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 2 Florida State* | No. 4 | | NBC | W 18–17 | 71,043 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
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Game summaries
Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Kentucky | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | • Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 29 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | KEN | Campbell 8 yard pass from Henry (Griggs kick) | Kentucky 7–0 | | 3 | | OKLA | Winters 13 yard run (Keeling kick) | Tie 7–7 | | 4 | | OKLA | Overstreet 3 yard run (Keeling kick) | Oklahoma 14–7 | | 4 | | OKLA | Safety, intentional grounding in end zone | Oklahoma 16–7 | | 4 | | OKLA | Watts 12 yard run (kick failed) | Oklahoma 22–7 | | 4 | | OKLA | Grayson 74 yard pass from Watts (Keeling kick) | Oklahoma 29–7 | |
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At Nebraska
#9 Oklahoma at #4 Nebraska | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • #9 Oklahoma | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 | #4 Nebraska | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | |
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State Cowboys at #6 Oklahoma Sooners | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Oklahoma State | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | • #6 Oklahoma | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 63 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | OU | Rhymes 66-yard run (Keeling kick) | OU 7-0 | | 1 | | OU | Watts 22-yard run (Keeling kick) | OU 14-0 | | 2 | | OU | Watts 5-yard run (Keeling kick) | OU 21-0 | | 2 | | OU | Watts 5-yard run (Keeling kick) | OU 28-0 | | 2 | | OSU | Spencer recovered blocked punt in end zone (Ankerson kick) | OU 28-7 | | 3 | | OU | Watts 15-yard run (Keeling kick) | OU 35-7 | | 3 | | OU | Shepard 1-yard run (Keeling kick) | OU 42-7 | | 3 | | OSU | Campbell 11-yard pass from Treber (Ankerson kick) | OU 42-14 | | 3 | | OU | J. Ledbetter 95-yard kickoff return (Keeling kick) | OU 49-14 | | 4 | | OU | J. Ledbetter 1-yard run (Keeling kick) | OU 56-14 | | 4 | | OU | J. Ledbetter 24-yard run (Keeling kick) | OU 63-14 | |
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Awards and honors
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 5 (1) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
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Coaches Poll | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
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Postseason
NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[13]
References
- ^ "Memorial Stadium". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ a b "OU Football Tradition – 42 Conference Titles". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "1980 Football Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ a b "All-American: Terry Crouch". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
- ^ a b "All-American: Louis Oubre". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
- ^ "2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big12sports.com. p. 175. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ "2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big12sports.com. p. 164. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ "Sooners demolish sixth-rated Tarheels". Wisconsin State Journal. November 2, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1980 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".
- ^ "Saturday's game rosters". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). November 7, 1980. p. 14.
- ^ "Oklahoma Sluggish, But Beats Kentucky." Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 14.
- ^ "Watts Runs Oklahoma Into the Orange Bowl". The Register-Guard. Eugene. November 30, 1980. p. 3B.
- ^ "1981 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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