# 1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 6 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 4 UCLA* | No. 1 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ABC | W 38–3 | 75,684 |
| September 20 | 1:30 p.m. | Minnesota* | No. 1 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | | W 63–0 | 75,463 |
| September 27 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Miami (FL)* | No. 1 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | CBS | L 16–28 | 71,451 |
| October 4 | 1:30 p.m. | Kansas State | No. 6 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | | W 56–10 | 74,284 |
| October 11 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Texas* | No. 6 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX | ABC | W 47–12 | 75,587 |
| October 18 | 1:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State | No. 5 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (Bedlam Series) | | W 19–0 | 76,022 |
| October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at Iowa State | No. 5 | Cyclone StadiumAmes, IA | | W 38–0 | 43,190 |
| November 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 4 | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | ABC | W 64–3 | 38,500 |
| November 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Missouri | No. 4 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry) | | W 77–0 | 75,480 |
| November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Colorado | No. 4 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | Raycom | W 28–0 | 52,702 |
| November 22 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Nebraska | No. 3 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | ABC | W 20–17 | 76,198 |
| January 1, 1987 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 9 Arkansas* | No. 3 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (Orange Bowl) | NBC | W 42–8 | 52,717 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UCLA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • Oklahoma | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Oklahoma | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 63 |

### Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| • Miami (FL) | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 28 |

### Kansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
* Date: October 4
* Game attendance: 74,284
Game information :
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 :
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | KSU | OKLA |
| 1 | | | | | Oklahoma | Lydell Carr 1-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | | | | | Oklahoma | Eric Mitchel 56-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | | | | | Oklahoma | Spencer Tillman 5-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | | | | | Oklahoma | Eric Mitchel 3-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | | | | | Kansas State | Blocked punt returned 19 yards for touchdown by Grady Newton, Mark Porter kick good | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | | | | | Kansas State | 32-yard field goal by Mark Porter | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | | | | | Oklahoma | Carl Cabbiness 58-yard touchdown reception from Eric Mitchel, Tim Lashar kick good | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | | | | | Oklahoma | Glenn Sullivan 1-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good | 10 | 42 |
| 4 | | | | | Oklahoma | Glenn Sullivan 12-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good | 10 | 49 |
| 4 | | | | | Oklahoma | Rotnei Anderson 6-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good | 10 | 56 |
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### Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| • #6 Oklahoma | 17 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 47 |

### Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 |

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oklahoma | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Iowa St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oklahoma | 17 | 3 | 37 | 7 | 64 |
| Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |

### Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Missouri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Oklahoma | 21 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 77 |

### Colorado

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

### Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #3 Oklahoma | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| #5 Nebraska | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### Vs. Arkansas (Orange Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| • Oklahoma | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | 1 (44) | 1 (55) | 1 (55) | 1 (55) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 (3) |
| Coaches Poll | 1 (36) | 1 (44) | 1 (43) | 1 (44) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

## Postseason
### 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:
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
| 5 | 120 | Steve Bryan | Defensive end | Chicago Bears |
| 5 | 133 | Spencer Tillman | Running back | Houston Oilers |
| 8 | 221 | Paul Migliazzo | Linebacker | Chicago Bears |

## Awards and honors

* Brian Bosworth, Butkus Award