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1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1986
teamOklahoma Sooners
sportfootball
imageOklahoma Sooners Logo 1979-2000.png
conferenceBig Eight Conference
short_confBig 8
CoachRank3
APRank3
record11–1
conf_record7–0
head_coachBarry Switzer
hc_year14th
off_coachJim Donnan
oc_year2nd
off_schemeWishbone
def_coachGary Gibbs
dc_year6th
def_scheme[5–2](5-2-defense)
captainBrian Bosworth
captain2Sonny Brown
captain3Spencer Tillman
stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
championBig 8 champion
Orange Bowl champion
bowl[Orange Bowl](1987-orange-bowl)
bowl_resultW 42–8 vs. [Arkansas](1986-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team)

Orange Bowl champion The 1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. The team recorded five shutouts and led the nation in all four major defensive categories (total, rushing, passing, and scoring).

Schedule

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Roster

  • Gary Gibbs (DC)
  • Merv Johnson (OL)
  • Charlie Sadler (DL)
  • Lucious Selmon (OLB & DE)

Game summaries

UCLA

Minnesota

Miami (FL)

Kansas State

;Kansas State

  • Randy Williams 13/21, 97 Yds, INT
  • Todd Moody 19 Rush, 57 Yds
  • Todd Elder 6 Rec, 60 Yds ;Oklahoma
  • Eric Mitchel 1/6, 58 Yds, TD 12 Rush, 126 Yds, 2 TD
  • Carl Cabbiness 1 Rec, 58 Yds, TD

Texas

Oklahoma State

Iowa State

Kansas

Missouri

Colorado

Nebraska

Vs. Arkansas (Orange Bowl)

Main article: 1987 Orange Bowl

Rankings

Postseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1987 NFL draft

The following players were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.

Sooners who were picked in the 1987 NFL Draft:

8221Paul MigliazzoLinebackerChicago Bears

Awards and honors

  • Brian Bosworth, Butkus Award

References

References

  1. "Stewart Mandel: LSU, Alabama prep for rematch amid widening national divide".
  2. (September 7, 1986). "Oklahoma bashes UCLA". Tallahassee Democrat.
  3. (September 21, 1986). "Sooners brush Gophers aside 63–0; await Miami". Grand Forks Herald.
  4. (September 28, 1986). "Hurricanes take the big 1". St. Petersburg Times.
  5. (October 5, 1986). "Mitchel, Sooners rip Kansas State". The Herald.
  6. (October 12, 1986). "'Fire Fred' banners fly as OU hooks Texas". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph.
  7. (October 19, 1986). "Oklahoma struggles to beat Oklahoma State". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  8. (October 26, 1986). "Oklahoma shuts off Iowa State". The Sioux City Journal.
  9. (November 2, 1986). "Sooners kill off Jayhawks". The Wichita Eagle-Beacon.
  10. (November 9, 1986). "Sooners run roughshod over Widenhofer's Tigers, 77–0". The Belleville News-Democrat.
  11. (November 16, 1986). "Sooners cruise past Colorado". Florida Today.
  12. (November 23, 1986). "It comes to pass for Sooners". The Daily Oklahoman.
  13. (January 2, 1987). "Sooners rout Razorbacks with long runs". Florida Today.
  14. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
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  18. Gainesville Sun. 1986 Oct 05. Retrieved 2019-Jan-27.
  19. Gainesville Sun. 12 Oct 1986.
  20. [http://www.soonerstats.com/football/games/box-score.cfm?gameid=864 SoonerStats.com]. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
  21. [http://www.soonerstats.com/football/games/box-score.cfm?gameid=865 SoonerStats.com]. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
  22. [http://www.soonerstats.com/football/games/box-score.cfm?gameid=866 SoonerStats.com]. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
  23. [http://www.soonerstats.com/football/games/box-score.cfm?gameid=867 SoonerStats.com]. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
  24. Gainesville Sun. November 16, 1986
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  26. Gainesville Sun. January 2, 1987
  27. "1987 NFL Draft Listing".
  28. "Oklahoma Drafted Players/Alumni".
  29. "Past Winners".
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