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1976 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1976
teamOklahoma Sooners
sportfootball
imageOklahoma Sooners Logo 1966-79.png
conferenceBig Eight Conference
short_confBig 8
CoachRank6
APRank5
record9–2–1
conf_record5–2
head_coachBarry Switzer
hc_year4th
off_coachGalen Hall
oc_year4th
off_schemeWishbone
def_coachLarry Lacewell
dc_year7th
def_scheme[5–2](5-2-defense)
captainJerry Anderson
captain2Scott Hill
captain3Mike Vaughan
stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
championBig 8 co-champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
bowl[Fiesta Bowl](1976-fiesta-bowl)
bowl_resultW 41–7 vs. [Wyoming](1976-wyoming-cowboys-football-team)

Fiesta Bowl champion The 1976 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Oklahoma was a member of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, where it has played its home games since 1923. The team posted a 9–2–1 overall record and a 5–2–0 conference record to earn a share of the Conference title under head coach Barry Switzer who took the helm in 1973. This was Switzer's fourth conference title in four seasons.

The team was led by two All-Americans: Zac Henderson

Kenny King led the team in rushing with 839 yards, Dean Blevins led the team in passing with 384 yards, Steve Rhodes led the team in receiving with 160 yards, Uwe von Schamann and Horace Ivory led the team in scoring with 72 points, Hunt led the team in tackles with a record-setting 177 as well as interceptions with 4.

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

Vanderbilt

California

Florida State

  • Source: Eugene Register-Guard

Iowa State

Texas

Kansas

Oklahoma State

Colorado

Kansas State

Missouri

Nebraska

Wyoming—Fiesta Bowl

Roster

  • Donnie Duncan (assistant)
  • Gary Gibbs (GA)
  • Galen Hall (OC)
  • Warren Harper (LB)
  • Gene Hochevar
  • Larry Lacewell (DC)
  • Rex Norris (DL)
  • Gerald O'Dell
  • Jerry Pettibone
  • Lucious Selmon (DL)
  • Mike Shanahan (GA)

Awards and honors

  • All-American: Zac Henderson and Mike Vaughan

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.

10260Jim CulbreathRunning backGreen Bay Packers

References

References

  1. "Memorial Stadium". [[CBS Interactive]].
  2. "OU Football Tradition – 42 Conference Titles". [[CBS Interactive]].
  3. "1976 Football Season". SoonerStats.com.
  4. "2009 Football Record Book". Big 12 Conference.
  5. (September 12, 1976). "Sooners crush Vanderbilt, 24–3". The Sunday Express-News.
  6. (September 19, 1976). "Sooners let air out of Cal 28–17". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon.
  7. (September 26, 1976). "Oklahoma pressed to beat Seminoles". Panama City News.
  8. (October 3, 1976). "Big OU plays burst Cyclone's bubble, 24–10". Lincoln Journal & Star.
  9. (October 10, 1976). "Texas and Oklahoma deadlock". Del Rio News Herald.
  10. (October 17, 1976). "Cromwell hurt; Sooners whip KU". The Salina Journal.
  11. (October 24, 1976). "Comeback Cowboys finish OU, 31–24". Lincoln Journal & Star.
  12. (October 31, 1976). "Buffaloes bury OU 42–31". Southwest Times Record.
  13. (November 7, 1976). "Sooners rediscover winning ways 49–20". The El Paso Times.
  14. (November 14, 1976). "Sooners, OSU run wild". Tulsa World.
  15. (November 27, 1976). "Sooners comeback kills Huskers". Casper Star-Tribune.
  16. (December 26, 1976). "Sooners crush Wyoming". The Odessa American.
  17. [https://www.soonerstats.com/football/games/box-score.cfm?gameid=743 SoonerStats.com]. Retrieved 2018-Oct-07.
  18. [https://www.soonerstats.com/football/games/box-score.cfm?gameid=745 SoonerStats.com]. Retrieved 2018-Oct-07.
  19. Palm Beach Post. 1976 Nov 7.
  20. [https://www.huskermax.com/games/1976/11oklahoma.html HuskerMax]. Retrieved 2018-Oct-07.
  21. Woodling, Chuck. (October 14, 1976). "Aerial circus unlikely when Kansas, Oklahoma vie". Lawrence Journal-World.
  22. "All-American: Zac Henderson". [[CBS Interactive]].
  23. "All-American: Mike Vaughan". [[CBS Interactive]].
  24. "1977 NFL Draft Listing".
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