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1983 Oklahoma

8–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Big Eight), coached by Barry Switzer.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1983, game by game: won at Stanford 27–14; lost vs. No. 6 Ohio State 14–24; won vs. Tulsa 28–18; won at Kansas State 29–10; lost vs. No. 2 Texas 16–28; won at Oklahoma State 21–20; won vs. Iowa State 49–11; won vs. Kansas 45–14; lost at Missouri 0–10; won vs. Colorado 41–28; lost vs. No. 1 Nebraska 21–28; won at Hawai’i 21–17+38−12Won 27–14 at Stanford+13StanfordLost 14–24 vs. No. 6 Ohio State-10No. 6 Ohio StateWon 28–18 vs. Tulsa+10TulsaWon 29–10 at Kansas State+19Kansas StateLost 16–28 vs. No. 2 Texas-12No. 2 TexasWon 21–20 at Oklahoma State+1Oklahoma StateWon 49–11 vs. Iowa State+38Iowa StateWon 45–14 vs. Kansas+31KansasLost 0–10 at Missouri-10MissouriWon 41–28 vs. Colorado+13ColoradoLost 21–28 vs. No. 1 Nebraska-7No. 1 NebraskaWon 21–17 at Hawai’i+4Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10atStanfordW 27–⁠1457%
Sep 17vs6Ohio StateL 14–⁠2456%
Sep 24vsTulsaW 28–⁠1856%
Oct 1atKansas StateW 29–⁠1066%
Oct 8vs2TexasL 16–⁠2846%
Oct 15atOklahoma StateW 21–⁠2048%
Oct 22vsIowa StateW 49–⁠1181%
Oct 29vsKansasW 45–⁠1479%
Nov 5atMissouriL 0–⁠1052%
Nov 12vsColoradoW 41–⁠2885%
Nov 26vs1NebraskaL 21–⁠2831%
Dec 3atHawai’iW 21–⁠1761%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 21–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 2
  2. Wk 2: 2
  3. Wk 3: 2
  4. Wk 4: 8
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Wk 7: 15
  8. Wk 8: 16
  9. Wk 9: 14
  10. Wk 10: 11
  11. Wk 15: 20

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 1983.

Consensus All-AmericanRick Bryan, DT

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked peak No. 2
Points
312–⁠222
Coach
Barry Switzer
Elo
1638 +27 this season
SP+ rating
19.0 No. 14 of 108; offense No. 14, defense No. 15
SRS
12.3 No. 21 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Galen Hall
Defensive coordinator
Gary Gibbs
Captains
Danny Bradley, Rick Bryan, Scott Case and Paul Parker
Offense
Wishbone
Defense
5–⁠2

Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 1Rick Bryan DTAtlanta Falcons
Rd 1Jackie Shipp LBMiami Dolphins
Rd 2Bob Slater DTWashington Redskins
Rd 2Scott Case DBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 2Thomas Benson LBAtlanta Falcons

All-Big Eight

5 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Spencer TillmanRBAP-2
  • Earl JohnsonRBAP-2
  • Paul ParkerDown linemenAP-2
  • Keith StanberryDBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1983 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1983 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠012–⁠12
Oklahoma5–⁠28–⁠4
Missouri5–⁠27–⁠5
Oklahoma State3–⁠48–⁠4
Iowa State3–⁠44–⁠7
Kansas2–⁠54–⁠6–⁠1
Colorado2–⁠54–⁠7
Kansas State1–⁠63–⁠8

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