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1980 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 8 champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 18–17 vs. Florida State
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record10–2 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGalen Hall (8th season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorRex Norris (3rd season)
Captains
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Nebraska 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Missouri 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Colorado 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Oklahoma was a member of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.[1] The team posted a 10–2 overall record and a 7–0 conference record to earn the conference title outright under head coach Barry Switzer who took the helm in 1973.[2][3] This was Switzer's eighth conference title and fifth undefeated conference record in eight seasons.[2]

The team was led by All-Americans Terry Crouch,[4] and Louis Oubre,[5] After winning the conference title outright, it earned a trip to the Orange Bowl for a rematch with Florida State.[3] During the season, it faced four ranked opponents: No. 3 Texas, No. 6 North Carolina, No. 4 Nebraska and No. 2 Florida State. The last three of these opponents finished the season ranked. It endured two early season losses against Stanford and Texas in the Red River Shootout.[3] The Sooners finished the season with eight consecutive wins.[3]

David Overstreet led the team in rushing with 720 yards, J. C. Watts led the team in passing with 1037 yards, Bobby Grayson led the team in receiving with 389 yards, Watts led the team in scoring with 108 points, Mike Coats led the team with 126 tackles and Gary Lowell posted 4 interceptions.[6] The team set the current school records of 82 points and 875 total yards against Colorado.[7]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1312:30 p.m.Kentucky*No. 4
W 29–775,668
September 271:30 p.m.Stanford*No. 4
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 14–3175,811
October 43:00 p.m.at ColoradoNo. 12
ESPNW 82–4246,980
October 1111:30 a.m.vs. No. 3 Texas*No. 12
ABCL 13–2072,032
October 181:30 p.m.Kansas StateNo. 17
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 35–2174,638
October 251:30 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 17
W 42–750,978
November 11:30 p.m.No. 6 North Carolina*No. 16
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ESPNW 41–775,738[8]
November 81:30 p.m.at KansasNo. 11
W 21–1940,150
November 151:30 p.m.MissouriNo. 10
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
SNIW 17–775,325
November 2211:30 a.m.at No. 4 NebraskaNo. 9
ABCW 21–1774,684
November 291:30 p.m.Oklahoma StateNo. 6
W 63–1475,681
January 1, 19817:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 Florida State*No. 4
NBCW 18–1771,043
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

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1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 79 Lyndie Byford  Jr
G 69 Jim Carner Sr
G 75 Terry Crouch  Jr
OT 66 Louis Oubre  Sr
HB 22 David Overstreet Sr
QB 7 Kelly Phelps Jr
SE 24 Steve Rhodes  Sr
RB 4 Buster Rhymes Fr
SE 2 Jim Rockford Fr
QB 8 Darrell Shepard Jr
C 73 Chuck Thomas Fr
TE 82 Forrest Valora Sr
QB 1 J. C. Watts  Sr
G 76 Steve Williams  So
RB 32 Stanley Wilson So
RB 40 Chet Winters So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 31 Allen Anderson Fr
DT 67 Keith Angel  Sr
DB 17 Basil Banks Sr
LB 38 Thomas Benson Fr
DL 90 John Blake So
LB 47 Sherdeill Breathett Sr
DE 80 Rick Bryan Fr
DT 78 Scott Dawson  Jr
DB 33 Dwight Drane Fr
DT 92 Keith Gary Jr
DB 6 Steve Haworth So
DE 41 Mike Rilley  Jr
LB 49 Jackie Shipp Fr
DT 96 Richard Turner Sr
DE 88 Mike Weddington So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 9 John Hoge  So
K 99 Mike Keeling So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

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Game summaries

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Kentucky

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1 234Total
Kentucky 7 000 7
• Oklahoma 0 0722 29
Scoring summary
1KENCampbell 8 yard pass from Henry (Griggs kick)Kentucky 7–0
3OKLAWinters 13 yard run (Keeling kick)Tie 7–7
4OKLAOverstreet 3 yard run (Keeling kick)Oklahoma 14–7
4OKLASafety, intentional grounding in end zoneOklahoma 16–7
4OKLAWatts 12 yard run (kick failed)Oklahoma 22–7
4OKLAGrayson 74 yard pass from Watts (Keeling kick)Oklahoma 29–7

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At Nebraska

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#9 Oklahoma at #4 Nebraska
1 234Total
• #9 Oklahoma 0 1407 21
#4 Nebraska 10 007 17

Oklahoma State

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See also: Bedlam Series
Oklahoma State Cowboys at #6 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
Oklahoma State 0 770 14
• #6 Oklahoma 14 142114 63
Scoring summary
1OURhymes 66-yard run (Keeling kick)OU 7-0
1OUWatts 22-yard run (Keeling kick)OU 14-0
2OUWatts 5-yard run (Keeling kick)OU 21-0
2OUWatts 5-yard run (Keeling kick)OU 28-0
2OSUSpencer recovered blocked punt in end zone (Ankerson kick)OU 28-7
3OUWatts 15-yard run (Keeling kick)OU 35-7
3OUShepard 1-yard run (Keeling kick)OU 42-7
3OSUCampbell 11-yard pass from Treber (Ankerson kick)OU 42-14
3OUJ. Ledbetter 95-yard kickoff return (Keeling kick)OU 49-14
4OUJ. Ledbetter 1-yard run (Keeling kick)OU 56-14
4OUJ. Ledbetter 24-yard run (Keeling kick)OU 63-14

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Awards and honors

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Rankings

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See also: 1980 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP5 (1)4341212171716111096543
Coaches Poll3 (1)3 (1)341212181716111196543

Postseason

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NFL draft

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The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[13]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
1 13 David Overstreet Running back Miami Dolphins
1 17 Keith Gary Defensive end Pittsburgh Steelers
4 88 Steve Rhodes Wide receiver St. Louis Cardinals
4 105 Richard Turner Defensive tackle Green Bay Packers
5 112 Louis Oubre Tackle New Orleans Saints
8 204 Ken Sitton Defensive back Baltimore Colts
8 213 J. C. Watts Quarterback New York Jets
11 282 Forrest Valora Quarterback Green Bay Packers

References

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  1. ^ "Memorial Stadium". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "OU Football Tradition – 42 Conference Titles". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d "1980 Football Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "All-American: Terry Crouch". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  5. ^ a b "All-American: Louis Oubre". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  6. ^ "2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big12sports.com. p. 175. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  7. ^ "2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big12sports.com. p. 164. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  8. ^ "Sooners demolish sixth-rated Tarheels". Wisconsin State Journal. November 2, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1980 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".
  10. ^ "Saturday's game rosters". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). November 7, 1980. p. 14.
  11. ^ "Oklahoma Sluggish, But Beats Kentucky." Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 14.
  12. ^ "Watts Runs Oklahoma Into the Orange Bowl". The Register-Guard. Eugene. November 30, 1980. p. 3B.
  13. ^ "1981 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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