1976 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1976 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 8 co-champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 41–7 vs. Wyoming
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 5
Record9–2–1 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGalen Hall (4th season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorLarry Lacewell (7th season)
Base defense5–2
Captains
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Colorado + 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 14 Oklahoma State + 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 5 Oklahoma + 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Iowa State 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 1
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1976 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the

Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, where it has played its home games since 1923.[1] The team posted a 9–2–1 overall record and a 5–2–0 conference record to earn a share of the Conference title under head coach Barry Switzer who took the helm in 1973.[2][3] This was Switzer's fourth conference title in four seasons.[2]

The team was led by two All-Americans:

Red River Shootout and lost to Oklahoma State and Colorado.[3] The Sooners started the season with a 5–0–1 record. They also began and ended the season with four-game winning streaks.[3] Sophomore Daryl Hunt's 177 tackles that season would stand as the school record for five years and continues to be the second highest total behind Jackie Shipp's 189 in 1981.[6]

Kenny King led the team in rushing with 839 yards, Dean Blevins led the team in passing with 384 yards, Steve Rhodes led the team in receiving with 160 yards, Uwe von Schamann and Horace Ivory led the team in scoring with 72 points, Hunt led the team in tackles with a record-setting 177 as well as interceptions with 4.[6]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Vanderbilt*No. 5
W 24–334,694[7]
September 18California*No. 4
W 28–1772,026
September 25Florida State*No. 4
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 24–971,343
October 2at Iowa StateNo. 3
W 24–1047,186
October 9vs. No. 16 Texas*No. 3
ABCT 6–672,032
October 16at No. 15 KansasNo. 6
W 28–1049,085
October 23Oklahoma StateNo. 5
L 24–3172,041
October 30at No. 19 ColoradoNo. 13
L 31–4253,380
November 6Kansas StateNo. 14
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 49–2070,987
November 13No. 11 MissouriNo. 14
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
W 27–2071,620
November 26at No. 10 NebraskaNo. 8
ABCW 20–1774,284
December 25vs.
Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)
    		• CBSW 41–748,714
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

    1976 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    OT 67 Karl Baldischwiler Jr
    QB 2 Dean Blevins Jr
    OT 63 Sam Claphan  So
    WR 15 Jim Culbreath Sr
    RB 28 George Cumby  Fr
    WR 33 Bud Hebert So
    TE 80 Victor Hicks So
    RB 32 Horace Ivory  Sr
    RB 30 Kenny King So
    QB 6 Thomas Lott So
    RB 11 Fred Nixon Fr
    OT 66 Louis Oubre Fr
    RB 4 Elvis Peacock  Jr
    SE 3 Darrol Ray Fr
    SE 24 Steve Rhodes Fr
    G 65 Greg Roberts So
    RB 34
    Jimmy Rogers
         		 So
    HB 23 Woodie Shepard So
    HB 20 Billy Sims So
    OT 79 Mike Vaughan (C) Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 17 Jerry Anderson (C) Sr
    DE 72 John Goodman Fr
    S 1 Zac Henderson Jr
    S 7 Scott Hill (C) Sr
    DT 70 Dave Hudgens  Jr
    LB 85 Daryl Hunt So
    DT 62 Reggie Kinlaw So
    DE 58 Reggie Mathis So
    DT 74 Phil Tabor So
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 10 Uwe von Schamann So
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    Game summaries

    Vanderbilt

    California

    Florida State

    Florida State Seminoles at #4 Oklahoma Sooners
    1 234Total
    Florida State 6 030 9
    • Oklahoma 3 1407 24
    • Source: Eugene Register-Guard
    Scoring summary
    1OKLAvon Schamann 40-yard field goalOKLA 3-0
    1FSUKey 5-yard run (kick failed)FSU 6-3
    2OKLAIvory 37-yard run (von Schamann kick)OKLA 10-6
    2OKLAIvory 23-yard run (von Schamann kick)OKLA 17-6
    3FSUCappelen 41-yard field goalOKLA 17-9
    4OKLAPeacock 3-yard run (von Schamann kick)OKLA 24-9

    Iowa State

    Texas

    1 234Total
    Texas 0 303 6
    Oklahoma 0 006 6

    [8]

    Kansas

    Oklahoma State

    1 234Total
    • Oklahoma St 10 3810 31
    Oklahoma 14 730 24
    • Date: October 23
    • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

    [9]

    Colorado

    Kansas State

    1 234Total
    Kansas St 7 1030 20
    • Oklahoma 21 7714 49
    Scoring summary
    1OKLAIvory 4-yard run (von Schamann kick)Oklahoma 7-0
    1OKLAIvory 6-yard run (von Schamann kick)Oklahoma 14-0
    1KSULovely 1-yard run (Sinovic kick)Oklahoma 14-7
    1OKLAKing 30-yard run (von Schamann kick)Oklahoma 21-7
    2OKLALott 2-yard run (von Schamann kick)Oklahoma 28-7
    2KSUWhitley 9-yard pass from Henrikson (Sinovic kick)Oklahoma 28-14
    2KSUSinovic 30-yard field goalOklahoma 28-17
    3KSUSinovic 39-yard field goalOklahoma 28-20
    3OKLALott 11-yard run (von Schamann kick)Oklahoma 35-20
    4OKLALott 3-yard run (von Schamann kick)Oklahoma 42-20
    4OKLAIvory 8-yard run (von Schamann kick)Oklahoma 49-20

    [10]

    Missouri

    Nebraska

    1 234Total
    • Oklahoma 7 0013 20
    Nebraska 0 3140 17
    Scoring summary
    Q10:16OKLAPeacock 1 yard run (von Schamann kick)OKLA 7–0
    Q29:06NEBEveland 33 yard field goalOKLA 7–3
    Q39:56NEBCraig 9 yard run (Eveland kick)NEB 10–7
    Q36:31NEBBerns 4 yard run (Eveland kick)NEB 17–7
    Q412:28OKLAPeacock 50 yard run (run failed)NEB 17–13
    Q40:38OKLAPeacock 2 yard run (von Schamann kick)OKLA 20–17

    [11]

    Fiesta Bowl

    Rankings

    See also: 1976 NCAA Division I football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    ( ) = First-place votes
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112Final
    AP
    		5 (6)4 (4)4 (3)3 (2)2 (3)6513171410885

    Awards and honors

    A football signed by the 1976 Oklahoma Sooners, including Billy Sims and J. C. Watts, that was gifted to President Gerald Ford.

    Postseason

    NFL draft

    The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[12]

    Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
    2 44 Horace Ivory Running back New England Patriots
    3 82 Sidney Brown Defensive back New England Patriots
    4 88 Mike Vaughan Tackle New York Giants
    4 105 Jerry Anderson Defensive back Cincinnati Bengals
    10 260 Jim Culbreath Running back Green Bay Packers

    References

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    2. ^
      CBS Interactive. Archived from the original
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    3. ^ a b c d "1976 Football Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
    4. ^
      CBS Interactive. Archived from the original
      on May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
    5. ^
      CBS Interactive. Archived from the original
      on May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
    6. ^ a b "2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 175. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
    7. Newspapers.com
      .
    8. ^ SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Oct-07.
    9. ^ SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Oct-07.
    10. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1976 Nov 7.
    11. ^ HuskerMax. Retrieved 2018-Oct-07.
    12. ^ "1977 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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