1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team

















































1980 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Eight champion
Orange Bowl champion

Orange Bowl, W 18–17 vs. Florida State
Conference Big 8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 3
1980 record 10–2 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach
Barry Switzer (8th season)
Offensive coordinator
Galen Hall (8th season)
Defensive coordinator
Rex Norris (3rd season)
Captain Steve Rhodes
Richard Turner
J.C. Watts
Home stadium
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,008)

Seasons


← 1979


1981 →






















































































































































1980 Big 8 football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L  
T
No. 3 Oklahoma $
 7
 – 0
 – 0     10
 – 2
 – 0
No. 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


  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 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 an 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






  • 1 Schedule


  • 2 Game summaries


    • 2.1 Kentucky


    • 2.2 Oklahoma State




  • 3 Roster


  • 4 Awards and honors


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Schedule






































































































































Date
 Time
 Opponent#
Rank#
 Site
 TV
 Result
 Attendance
September 13
 12:30 p.m.
Kentucky*
 No. 4
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

W 29–7  
 75,668[8]
September 27
 1:30 p.m.
Stanford*
 No. 4
 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

L 14–31  
 75,811[8]
October 4
 3:00 p.m.
 at Colorado
 No. 12
Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
ESPN
W 82–42  
 46,980[8]
October 11
 11:30 a.m.
 vs. No. 3 Texas*
 No. 12
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)
ABC
L 13–20  
 72,032[8]
October 18
 1:30 p.m.
Kansas State
 No. 17
 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

W 35–21  
 74,638[8]
October 25
 1:30 p.m.
 at Iowa State
 No. 17
Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA

W 42–7  
 50,978[8]
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
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS

W 21–19  
 40,150[8]
November 15
 1:30 p.m.
Missouri
 No. 10
 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (rivalry)
 SNI
W 17–7  
 75,325[8]
November 22
 11:30 a.m.
 at No. 4 Nebraska
 No. 9
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
 ABC
W 21–17  
 74,684[8]
November 29
 1:30 p.m.
Oklahoma State
 No. 6
 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)

W 63–14  
 75,681[8]
January 1, 1981
 7:00 p.m.
 vs. No. 2 Florida State
 No. 4
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)
NBC
W 18–17  
 71,043[8]

*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.


Game summaries



Kentucky


























1 2 3 4 Total
Kentucky 7 0 0 0 7
• Oklahoma 0 0 7 22 29



  • Date: September 13


  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma


  • Game attendance: 74,852

[9]




Oklahoma State


See also: Bedlam Series








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



  • Date: Saturday, November 29


  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

[10]




Roster














1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players
 Coaches

Offense

















































Pos. # Name Class

G
75
Terry Crouch
Jr

T
66
Louis Oubre
Sr

HB
22
David Overstreet
Sr

WR
24
Steve Rhodes
Sr

QB
8
Darrell Shepard
Jr

QB
1
J. C. Watts
Sr

FB
32
Stanley Wilson
So


Defense























































Pos. # Name Class

DB
31
Allen Anderson
Fr

DT
67
Keith Angel
Sr

DB
17
Basil Banks
Sr

LB
38
Thomas Benson
Fr

DT
78
Scott Dawson
Jr

DT
92
Keith Gary
Sr

LB
49
Jackie Shipp
Fr

DT
96
Richard Turner
Sr


Special teams





Pos. # Name Class


Head coach

  • Barry Switzer

Coordinators/assistant coaches


Legend



  • (C) Team captain


  • (S) Suspended


  • (I) Ineligible




  • Injured Injured


  • Redshirt Redshirt



Roster


Awards and honors



  • All-American: Terry Crouch,[4] and Louis Oubre,[5]


References





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  2. ^ ab "OU Football Tradition – 42 Conference Titles". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.


  3. ^ abcd "1980 Football Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved June 30, 2010.


  4. ^ ab "All-American: Terry Crouch". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.


  5. ^ ab "All-American: Louis Oubre". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.


  6. ^ "2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big12sports.com. p. 175. Retrieved June 30, 2010.


  7. ^ "2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big12sports.com. p. 164. Retrieved June 30, 2010.


  8. ^ abcdefghijkl http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?seasonid=1980


  9. ^ "Oklahoma Sluggish, But Beats Kentucky." Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 14.


  10. ^ "Watts Runs Oklahoma Into the Orange Bowl". The Register-Guard. Eugene. November 30, 1980. p. 3B.




External links



  • 1980 season at SoonerStats.com









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