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1984 Oklahoma

9–⁠2–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Big Eight), coached by Barry Switzer, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1984, game by game: won vs. Stanford 19–7; won at No. 17 Pittsburgh 42–10; won vs. Baylor 34–15; won vs. Kansas State 24–6; tied vs. No. 1 Texas 15–15; won at Iowa State 12–10; lost at Kansas 11–28; won vs. Missouri 49–7; won at Colorado 42–17; won at No. 1 Nebraska 17–7; won vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State 24–14; lost vs. No. 4 Washington 17–28+42−17Won 19–7 vs. Stanford+12StanfordWon 42–10 at No. 17 Pittsburgh+32No. 17 PittsburghWon 34–15 vs. Baylor+19BaylorWon 24–6 vs. Kansas State+18Kansas StateTied 15–15 vs. No. 1 Texas0No. 1 TexasWon 12–10 at Iowa State+2Iowa StateLost 11–28 at Kansas-17KansasWon 49–7 vs. Missouri+42MissouriWon 42–17 at Colorado+25ColoradoWon 17–7 at No. 1 Nebraska+10No. 1 NebraskaWon 24–14 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State+10No. 3 Oklahoma StateLost 17–28 vs. No. 4 Washington-11No. 4 Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsStanfordW 19–⁠781%
Sep 15at17PittsburghW 42–⁠1041%
Sep 22vsBaylorW 34–⁠1574%
Sep 29vsKansas StateW 24–⁠688%
Oct 13vs1TexasT 15–⁠1540%
Oct 20atIowa StateW 12–⁠1078%
Oct 27atKansasL 11–⁠2877%
Nov 3vsMissouriW 49–⁠765%
Nov 10atColoradoW 42–⁠1780%
Nov 17at1NebraskaW 17–⁠725%
Nov 24vs3Oklahoma StateW 24–⁠1457%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs4WashingtonOrange BowlL 17–⁠2853%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington 28–⁠17 in the Orange Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; Big Eight champions.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 11
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 5
  7. Wk 7: 3
  8. Wk 8: 2
  9. Wk 9: 2
  10. Wk 10: 10
  11. Wk 11: 9
  12. Wk 12: 6
  13. Wk 13: 2
  14. Wk 14: 2
  15. Wk 15: 2
  16. Final: 6

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 1984.

Big Eight champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Nebraska

Consensus All-AmericanTony Casillas, MG

Record
9–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Big Eight
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 2
Points
306–⁠164
Coach
Barry Switzer
Elo
1691 +99 this season
SP+ rating
18.2 No. 8 of 106; offense No. 29, defense No. 9
SRS
14.0 No. 11 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mack Brown
Defensive coordinator
Gary Gibbs
Captains
Danny Bradley, Tony Casillas and Chuck Thomas
Offense
Wishbone
Defense
5–⁠2

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 1Steve Sewell RBDenver Broncos
Rd 4Buster Rhymes WRMinnesota Vikings
Rd 7Danny Bradley RBLos Angeles Rams

All-Big Eight

4 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

  • Steve SewellRBAP-2
  • Chuck ThomasCAP-2; UPI-2
  • Brent BurksDown linemenAP-2
  • Eric PopeDown linemenUPI-2
  • Mike WinchesterPAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1984 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska6–⁠110–⁠24
Oklahoma6–⁠19–⁠2–⁠16
Oklahoma State5–⁠210–⁠27
Kansas4–⁠35–⁠6
Missouri2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Kansas State2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Colorado1–⁠61–⁠10
Iowa State0–⁠5–⁠22–⁠7–⁠2

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