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1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1982
team	Oklahoma Sooners
sport	football
image	Oklahoma Sooners Logo 1979-2000.png
conference	Big Eight Conference
short_conf	Big 8
CoachRank	16
APRank	16
record	8–4
conf_record	6–1
head_coach	Barry Switzer
hc_year	10th
off_coach	Galen Hall
oc_year	10th
off_scheme	Wishbone
def_coach	Gary Gibbs
dc_year	2nd
def_scheme	[5–2](5-2-defense)
captain	game captains
stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
bowl	[Fiesta Bowl](1983-fiesta-bowl)
bowl_result	L 21–32 vs. [Arizona State](1982-arizona-state-sun-devils-football-team)

The 1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by head coach Barry Switzer. The Sooners lost to Arizona State 32–21 in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona.

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

Texas

;Texas

Robert Brewer 18/34, 235 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Darryl Clark 18 Rush, 66 Yds
Carl Robinson 5 Rec, 53 Yds ;Oklahoma

At Colorado

Marcus Dupree returned a punt 77 yards for a touchdown, safety Keith Stanberry ran an interception back 49 yard for a score, and tailback Fred Sims rushed for two touchdowns.

At Nebraska

Vs. Arizona State (Fiesta Bowl)

Main article: 1983 Fiesta Bowl

Roster

Galen Hall (OC)
Warren Harper (LB)
Merv Johnson (OL)
Chuck Lester
Rex Norris (AHC)
Lucious Selmon (DL)

NFL draft

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

9	248	Stanley Wilson	Running back	Cincinnati Bengals

References

(September 12, 1982). "Mountaineers throw it all at Sooners". The Sunday Oklahoman.
(September 19, 1982). "Sooners rise to the pressure, 29–8". The Daily Oklahoman.
(September 26, 1982). "USC defense stops Oklahoma, 12–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
(October 3, 1982). "Sooners too tough for Cyclones". The Courier.
(October 10, 1982). "Oklahoma gets back at Longhorns". The Orange Leader.
(October 17, 1982). "Dupree leads Oklahoma to 38–14 win". The Lincoln Star.
(October 24, 1982). "Oklahoma dumps Oklahoma State". News-Press.
(October 31, 1982). "OU breaks halftime tie to swamp Buffs, 45–10". The Daily Oklahoman.
(November 7, 1982). "3 big plays let Sooners dump KSU". Omaha World-Herald.
(November 14, 1982). "OU shows it all in sacking Missouri". The Daily Oklahoman.
(November 27, 1982). "Nebraska returns to Orange Bowl, 28–24". The Des Moines Register.
(January 2, 1983). "Sun Devils rally, trip OU in Fiesta". The Kansas City Star.
"Seasons: 1980s".
Eugene Register-Guard. 1982 Oct 31.
(January 2, 1983). "Arizona State Triumphs, 32-21". [[The New York Times]].
(October 15, 1982). "Saturday's game rosters". Lawrence Journal-World.
"1983 NFL Draft Listing".

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