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Oklahoma Football Team History


Oklahoma Sooners
University of Oklahoma
 Norman, OK
Founded: 1890
Stadium: Gaylord Family Oklahome Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 82,112
Colors: Crimson & Cream
Coach: Barry Switzer
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024
1983 Season Highlights
 Barry Switzer enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Oklahoma.
 
1983 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Stanford  27   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Ohio State  14   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Tulsa  28   18   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Kansas State  29   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Texas  16   28   L    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Oklahoma State  21   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Iowa State  49   11   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Kansas  45   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Missouri  0   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Colorado  41   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Nebraska  21   28   L       
 Sat., Dec. 3  @ Hawaii  21   17   W       
 
1983 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored312
  Scoring Average26.0
  Points Allowed222
  Defense Average18.5
  Opponents Record76-60
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record4-2
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
21 8-4-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1983 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 4-7248385 3-4174264  Jim Criner
Kansas 4-6-1296320 2-5163241  Mike Gottfried
Nebraska 12-1654217Lost  30-317-0335130  Tom Osborne
Oklahoma 8-4312222 5-2206121  Barry Switzer
Missouri 7-5292202Lost  17-215-2204119  Warren Powers
Oklahoma State 8-4271162Won  24-143-4157103  Jimmy Johnson
Colorado 4-7252342 2-5163275  Bill McCartney
Kansas State 3-8186343 1-6107256  Jim Dickey

1983 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1983 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.