# 1982 Oklahoma Sooners 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

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 11 | West Virginia* | No. 9 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ESPN | L 27–41 | 75,992 |
| September 18 | Kentucky* | | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY | | W 29–8 | 57,369 |
| September 25 | No. 18 USC* | | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ABC | L 0–12 | 76,758 |
| October 2 | at Iowa State | | Cyclone StadiumAmes, IA | 5 Star Cable | W 13–3 | 52,770 |
| October 9 | vs. No. 13 Texas* | | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | 5 Star Cable | W 28–22 | 75,587 |
| October 16 | at Kansas | | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | ESPN | W 38–14 | 36,230 |
| October 23 | Oklahoma State | No. 20 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (Bedlam Series) | KTUL | W 27–9 | 76,406 |
| October 30 | at Colorado | No. 17 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | KTVY | W 45–10 | 43,908 |
| November 6 | Kansas State | No. 14 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ABC | W 24–10 | 76,129 |
| November 13 | Missouri | No. 15 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry) | CBS | W 41–14 | 75,960 |
| November 26 | at No. 3 Nebraska | No. 11 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | CBS | L 24–28 | 76,398 |
| January 1, 1983 | vs. No. 11 Arizona State* | No. 12 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | NBC | L 21–32 | 70,553 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 22 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas
* Date: October 9
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly cloudy; 67 °F (19 °C); wind 17 mph (27 km/h) N
* Game attendance: 75,587
* Referee: Vance Carlson
* TexasSports.com
Game information :
Texas
Robert Brewer 18/34, 235 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Darryl Clark 18 Rush, 66 Yds
Carl Robinson 5 Rec, 53 Yds
Oklahoma :
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | TEX | OU |
| 1 | 1:20 | 4 | 80 | 1:42 | Oklahoma | Dupree 63-yard touchdown run, Keeling kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 11:08 | 12 | 80 | 5:12 | Texas | Walls 6-yard touchdown reception from Brewer, Allegre kick good | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | 3:03 | 17 | 80 | 8:05 | Oklahoma | Wilson 3-yard touchdown run, Keeling kick good | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | 1:35 | 8 | 65 | 1:28 | Texas | 32-yard field goal by Allegre | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | 10:52 | 4 | 69 | 1:39 | Oklahoma | Ledbetter 59-yard touchdown run, Keeling kick good | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | 14:57 | 10 | 65 | 3:57 | Texas | Walker 3-yard touchdown run, Allegre kick no good | 16 | 21 |
| 4 | 12:30 | 6 | 80 | 2:27 | Oklahoma | Ledbetter 6-yard touchdown run, Keeling kick good | 16 | 28 |
| 4 | 11:04 | 6 | 69 | 1:26 | Texas | Walls 27-yard touchdown reception from Brewer, 2-point pass failed | 22 | 28 |
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### At Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 45 |
| Colorado | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado
* Date: October 30
* Game attendance: 43,908
* SoonerStats.com
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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #11 Oklahoma | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| • #3 Nebraska | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### Vs. Arizona State (Fiesta Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 11 Sun Devils | 0 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 32 |
| No. 12 Sooners | 7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 21 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
| Coaches Poll | 8 (1) | 8 (1) | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 16 |

## Postseason
### NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
| 6 | 142 | Steve Haworth | Defensive back | Houston Oilers |
| 7 | 185 | Weldon Ledbetter | Running back | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 9 | 248 | Stanley Wilson | Running back | Cincinnati Bengals |