# 1983 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1983 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1983 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 led by head coach Barry Switzer.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 10 | at Stanford* | No. 2 | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | | W 27–14 | 62,778 |
| September 17 | No. 6 Ohio State* | No. 2 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ABC | L 14–24 | 75,008 |
| September 24 | Tulsa* | No. 8 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | | W 28–18 | 75,500 |
| October 1 | at Kansas State | No. 9 | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | Raycom | W 29–10 | 35,800 |
| October 8 | vs. No. 2 Texas* | No. 8 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | | L 16–28 | 75,587 |
| October 15 | at Oklahoma State | No. 15 | Lewis FieldStillwater, OK (Bedlam Series) | | W 21–20 | 50,440 |
| October 22 | Iowa State | No. 16 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | | W 49–11 | 75,008 |
| October 29 | Kansas | No. 14 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | | W 45–14 | 75,008 |
| November 5 | at Missouri | No. 11 | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (rivalry) | ABC | L 0–10 | 57,133 |
| November 12 | Colorado | | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | KWGN | W 41–28 | 75,008 |
| November 26 | No. 1 Nebraska | | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry) | CBS | L 21–28 | 75,008 |
| December 3 | at Hawaii* | | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | | W 21–17 | 45,143 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = 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 | 2 (11) | 2 (3) | 2 (2) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 20т | — |
| Coaches Poll | 5 (6) | 4 (2) | 2 (2) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | — | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | — |

## Game summaries
### At Stanford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oklahoma | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 27 |
| Stanford | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### #6 Ohio State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #6 Ohio State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| #2 Oklahoma | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tulsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| • Oklahoma | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |

### At Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oklahoma | 0 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 32 |
| Kansas State | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### Vs. Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #2 Texas | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
| #8 Oklahoma | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 |

### At Oklahoma State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 21 |
| Oklahoma St | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
at Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma
* Date: October 15
* Game attendance: 50,440
Game information :
First quarter
OSU – Montgomery 14-yard blocked punt return (Larry Roach kick). Oklahoma St 7–0.
Second quarter
OU – Tim Lashar 42-yard field goal. Oklahoma St 7–3. Drive:
OSU – Shawn Jones 5-yard run (Larry Roach kick). Oklahoma St 14–3. Drive:
Third quarter
OSU – Larry Roach 43-yard field goal. Oklahoma St 17–3. Drive:
Fourth quarter
OSU – Larry Roach 31-yard field goal, 13:49. Oklahoma St 20–3. Drive:
OU – Derrick Shepard 73-yard pass from Danny Bradley (Tim Lashar kick). Oklahoma St 20–10. Drive:
OU – Spencer Tillman 5-yard run (pass good), 2:50. Oklahoma St 20–18. Drive:
OU – Tim Lashar 46-yard field goal, 1:14. Oklahoma 21–20. Drive:
Top passers
OU – Danny Bradley – 8/16, 147 yards, TD, INT
OSU – Ike Jackson – 6/10, 39 yards, INT
Top rushers
OU – Earl Johnson – 25 rushes, 105 yards
OSU – Shawn Jones – 19 rushes, 76 yards, TD
Top receivers
OU – Derrick Shepard – 3 receptions, 94 yards, TD
OSU – John Chesley/Shawn Jones – 2 receptions, 13 yards :
* Marcus Dupree left team during the week

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| • #16 Oklahoma | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| • #16 Oklahoma | 21 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 45 |

### At Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #11 Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Missouri | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colorado | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| • Oklahoma | 13 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 41 |

### Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #1 Nebraska | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### At Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

## NFL draft

The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL draft following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
| 1 | 9 | Rick Bryan | Defensive tackle | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1 | 14 | Jackie Shipp | Linebacker | Miami Dolphins |
| 2 | 31 | Bob Slater | Defensive tackle | Washington Redskins |
| 2 | 32 | Scott Case | Defensive back | Atlanta Falcons |
| 2 | 36 | Thomas Benson | Linebacker | Atlanta Falcons |
| 12 | 325 | Paul Parker | Guard | St. Louis Cardinals |