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American college football season
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
Red River Shootout.
[3] The Sooners finished the season with eight consecutive wins.
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The team set the current school records of 82 points and 875 total yards against Colorado.
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | 12:30 p.m. | Kentucky* | No. 4 | | | W 29–7 | 75,668 | |
September 27 | 1:30 p.m. | Stanford* | No. 4 | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK
| | L 14–31 | 75,811 | |
October 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at Colorado | No. 12 | | ESPN | W 82–42 | 46,980 | |
October 11 | 11:30 a.m. | vs. No. 3 Texas* | No. 12 | | ABC | L 13–20 | 72,032 | |
October 18 | 1:30 p.m. | Kansas State | No. 17 | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK
| | W 35–21 | 74,638 | |
October 25 | 1:30 p.m. | at Iowa State | No. 17 | | | W 42–7 | 50,978 | |
November 1 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 6 North Carolina* | No. 16 | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK
| ESPN | W 41–7 | 75,738 | [8] |
November 8 | 1:30 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 11 | | | W 21–19 | 40,150 | |
November 15 | 1:30 p.m. | Missouri | No. 10 | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK (rivalry)
| SNI | W 17–7 | 75,325 | |
November 22 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 4 Nebraska | No. 9 | | ABC | W 21–17 | 74,684 | |
November 29 | 1:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State | No. 6 | | | W 63–14 | 75,681 | |
January 1, 1981 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 2 Florida State* | No. 4 | | NBC | W 18–17 | 71,043 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
Game summaries
Kentucky
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Kentucky |
7 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
• Oklahoma |
0 |
0 | 7 | 22 |
29 |
- Date: September 13
- Location:
- Game attendance: 74,852
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | KEN | Campbell 8 yard pass from Henry (Griggs kick) | Kentucky 7–0 |
| 3 | | OKLA | Winters 13 yard run (Keeling kick) | Tie 7–7 |
| 4 | | OKLA | Overstreet 3 yard run (Keeling kick) | Oklahoma 14–7 |
| 4 | | OKLA | Safety, intentional grounding in end zone | Oklahoma 16–7 |
| 4 | | OKLA | Watts 12 yard run (kick failed) | Oklahoma 22–7 |
| 4 | | OKLA | Grayson 74 yard pass from Watts (Keeling kick) | Oklahoma 29–7 |
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At Nebraska
#9 Oklahoma at #4 Nebraska
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #9 Oklahoma |
0 |
14 | 0 | 7 |
21 |
#4 Nebraska |
10 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
17 |
- Date: November 22
- Location:
- Game attendance: 76,322
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Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State Cowboys at #6 Oklahoma Sooners
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Oklahoma State |
0 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
• #6 Oklahoma |
14 |
14 | 21 | 14 |
63 |
- Date: Saturday, November 29
- Location:
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | OU | Rhymes 66-yard run (Keeling kick) | OU 7-0 |
| 1 | | OU | Watts 22-yard run (Keeling kick) | OU 14-0 |
| 2 | | OU | Watts 5-yard run (Keeling kick) | OU 21-0 |
| 2 | | OU | Watts 5-yard run (Keeling kick) | OU 28-0 |
| 2 | | OSU | Spencer recovered blocked punt in end zone (Ankerson kick) | OU 28-7 |
| 3 | | OU | Watts 15-yard run (Keeling kick) | OU 35-7 |
| 3 | | OU | Shepard 1-yard run (Keeling kick) | OU 42-7 |
| 3 | | OSU | Campbell 11-yard pass from Treber (Ankerson kick) | OU 42-14 |
| 3 | | OU | J. Ledbetter 95-yard kickoff return (Keeling kick) | OU 49-14 |
| 4 | | OU | J. Ledbetter 1-yard run (Keeling kick) | OU 56-14 |
| 4 | | OU | J. Ledbetter 24-yard run (Keeling kick) | OU 63-14 |
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Awards and honors
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 5 (1) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
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Coaches Poll | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
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Postseason
NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[12]
References
- on June 28, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ on June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "1980 Football Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ on May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
- ^ on May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
- ^ "2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big12sports.com. p. 175. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ "2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big12sports.com. p. 164. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
Newspapers.com
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- ^ "1980 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".
- ^ "Oklahoma Sluggish, But Beats Kentucky." Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 14.
- ^ "Watts Runs Oklahoma Into the Orange Bowl". The Register-Guard. Eugene. November 30, 1980. p. 3B.
- ^ "1981 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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