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1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1980
teamOklahoma Sooners
sportfootball
imageOklahoma Sooners Logo 1979-2000.png
conferenceBig Eight Conference
CoachRank3
APRank3
short_confBig 8
record10–2
conf_record7–0
head_coachBarry Switzer
hc_year8th
off_coachGalen Hall
off_schemeWishbone
oc_year8th
def_coachRex Norris
dc_year3rd
captainLouis Oubre
captain2David Overstreet
captain3Steve Rhodes
captain4Richard Turner
captain5J. C. Watts
stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
championBig 8 champion
Orange Bowl champion
bowl[Orange Bowl](1981-orange-bowl)
bowl_resultW 18–17 vs. [Florida State](1980-florida-state-seminoles-football-team)

Orange Bowl champion

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. 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. This was Switzer's eighth conference title and fifth undefeated conference record in eight seasons.

The team was led by All-Americans Terry Crouch, and Louis Oubre, After winning the conference title outright, it earned a trip to the Orange Bowl for a rematch with Florida State. During the season, it faced four ranked opponents: 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. The Sooners finished the season with eight consecutive wins.

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. The team set the current school records of 82 points and 875 total yards against Colorado.

Schedule

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Roster

  • Galen Hall (OC)
  • Warren Harper (LB)
  • Merv Johnson (OL)
  • Wendell Mosley (RB)
  • Rex Norris (DC)
  • Lucious Selmon (DL)

Game summaries

Kentucky

At Nebraska

Oklahoma State

Awards and honors

  • All-American: Terry Crouch, and Louis Oubre,

Rankings

Postseason

NFL draft

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

11282Forrest ValoraQuarterbackGreen Bay Packers

References

References

  1. "Memorial Stadium". [[CBS Interactive]].
  2. "OU Football Tradition – 42 Conference Titles". [[CBS Interactive]].
  3. "1980 Football Season". SoonerStats.com.
  4. "2009 Football Record Book". Big12sports.com.
  5. "2009 Football Record Book". Big12sports.com.
  6. Al Carter. (September 14, 1980). "OU wakes up in second half, 29–7". The Daily Oklahoman.
  7. (September 28, 1980). "Stanford stuns Oklahoma". The Sioux City Journal.
  8. (October 5, 1980). "Oklahoma triumphs in record-smasher". Wisconsin State Journal.
  9. (October 12, 1980). "Texas wakes up to drop Sooners". The El Paso Times.
  10. (October 19, 1980). "Sooners beat Wildcats despite turnovers". The Springfield News-Leader.
  11. (October 26, 1980). "Oklahoma routs Iowa State, 42–7". Abilene Reporter-News.
  12. (November 2, 1980). "Sooners demolish sixth-rated Tarheels". Wisconsin State Journal.
  13. (November 9, 1980). "OU squeezes out win". The Manhattan Mercury.
  14. (November 16, 1980). "Oklahoma stops Missouri 17–7". The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer.
  15. (November 23, 1980). "Watts electrifies Huskers, 21–17". The Montana Standard.
  16. (November 30, 1980). "Sooners win 63–14 to gain Big 8 title". Star Tribune.
  17. (January 2, 1981). "Oklahoma overhauls Florida State". Argus-Leader.
  18. "1980 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  19. (November 7, 1980). "Saturday's game rosters". Lawrence Journal-World.
  20. "Oklahoma Sluggish, But Beats Kentucky." Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 14.
  21. (November 30, 1980). "Watts Runs Oklahoma Into the Orange Bowl". [[The Register-Guard]].
  22. "All-American: Terry Crouch". [[CBS Interactive]].
  23. "All-American: Louis Oubre". [[CBS Interactive]].
  24. "1981 NFL Draft Listing".
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