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1977 Oklahoma

10–⁠2 (7–⁠0 Big Eight), coached by Barry Switzer, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1977, game by game: won vs. Vanderbilt 25–23; won vs. Utah 62–24; won at No. 4 Ohio State 29–28; won vs. Kansas 24–9; lost vs. No. 5 Texas 6–13; won at Missouri 21–17; won vs. No. 16 Iowa State 35–16; won at Kansas State 42–7; won at Oklahoma State 61–28; won vs. Colorado 52–14; won vs. No. 11 Nebraska 38–7; lost vs. No. 6 Arkansas 6–31+38−25Won 25–23 vs. Vanderbilt+2VanderbiltWon 62–24 vs. Utah+38UtahWon 29–28 at No. 4 Ohio State+1No. 4 Ohio StateWon 24–9 vs. Kansas+15KansasLost 6–13 vs. No. 5 Texas-7No. 5 TexasWon 21–17 at Missouri+4MissouriWon 35–16 vs. No. 16 Iowa State+19No. 16 Iowa StateWon 42–7 at Kansas State+35Kansas StateWon 61–28 at Oklahoma State+33Oklahoma StateWon 52–14 vs. Colorado+38ColoradoWon 38–7 vs. No. 11 Nebraska+31No. 11 NebraskaLost 6–31 vs. No. 6 Arkansas-25No. 6 Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsVanderbiltW 25–⁠2385%
Sep 17vsUtahW 62–⁠2488%
Sep 24at4Ohio StateW 29–⁠2841%
Oct 1vsKansasW 24–⁠978%
Oct 8vs5TexasL 6–⁠1363%
Oct 15atMissouriW 21–⁠1764%
Oct 22vs16Iowa StateW 35–⁠1666%
Oct 29atKansas StateW 42–⁠785%
Nov 5atOklahoma StateW 61–⁠2862%
Nov 12vsColoradoW 52–⁠1472%
Nov 25vs11NebraskaW 38–⁠763%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs6ArkansasOrange BowlL 6–⁠3161%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 31–⁠6 in the Orange Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; Big Eight champions.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 1
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 1
  5. Wk 5: 2
  6. Wk 6: 7
  7. Wk 7: 6
  8. Wk 8: 4
  9. Wk 9: 3
  10. Wk 10: 3
  11. Wk 11: 3
  12. Wk 12: 3
  13. Wk 13: 2
  14. Final: 7

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1977.

Big Eight champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanZac Henderson, DB

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Big Eight
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 1
Points
401–⁠217
Coach
Barry Switzer
Elo
1738 +72 this season
SP+ rating
27.0 No. 5 of 140; offense No. 3, defense No. 35
SRS
24.9 No. 6 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Galen Hall
Defensive coordinator
Larry Lacewell
Captains
Karl Baldischwiler, Zac Henderson and Elvis Peacock
Offense
Wishbone
Defense
5–⁠2

Drafted in 1978

The 1978 draft
Rd 1Elvis Peacock RBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 3Dave Hudgens OTDallas Cowboys
Rd 7Karl Baldischwiler OTMiami Dolphins

All-Big Eight

10 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1977 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1977 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma7–⁠010–⁠27
Nebraska5–⁠29–⁠312
Iowa State5–⁠28–⁠4
Colorado3–⁠3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
Missouri3–⁠44–⁠7
Kansas2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Oklahoma State2–⁠54–⁠7
Kansas State0–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.