1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1984 Oklahoma Sooners football
1984 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 8 co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 17–28 vs. Washington
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	9–2–1 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Barry Switzer (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mack Brown (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Gary Gibbs (4th season)
Base defense	5–2
Captains	Danny Bradley; Tony Casillas; Chuck Thomas;
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football 1984 NCAA Division I-A season. Oklahoma Sooners football participated in the former Big Eight Conference at that time and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where it has played its home games since 1923.^[1] The team posted a 9–2–1 overall record and a 6–1 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 ninth conference title in twelve seasons.^[2]

ConferenceBig Eight Conference

CoachesNo. 6

APNo. 6

Record9–2–1 (6–1 Big 8)

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1984 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Nebraska +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Oklahoma +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
No. 7 Oklahoma State	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Kansas	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Missouri	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Kansas State	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Colorado	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Iowa State	0	–	5	–	2	2	–	7	–	2

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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The team was led by All-American Tony Casillas,^[4] After winning a share of conference title, it earned a trip to the Orange Bowl for an appearance against the Washington Huskies.^[3] During the season, it faced five ranked opponents (In order, #17 Pitt, #1 Texas, #1 Nebraska, #3 Oklahoma State and #4 Washington). The last three of these opponents finished the season ranked in the top 10. It endured a tie against Texas in the Red River Shootout, a loss against a 2–5 Kansas Jayhawks team and a bowl game loss to Washington.^[3]

Lydell Carr led the team in rushing with 688 yards, Danny Bradley led the team in passing with 1095 yards, Derrick Shepard led the team in receiving with 392 yards, Placekicker Tim Lashar led the team in scoring with 68 points, Casillas had 10 quarterback sacks, freshman Brian Bosworth led the team with 133 tackles and Gary Lowell posted 4 interceptions.^[5] The defense set a school record that would only be eclipsed by the 1986 team when it allowed only 2.2 yards per rush over the course of the season.^[6]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	1:30 p.m.	Stanford*	No. 16	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	USA	W 19–7	73,417	^[7]
September 15	2:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Pittsburgh*	No. 15	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	W 42–10	40,075	^[8]
September 22	1:30 p.m.	Baylor*	No. 11	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 34–15	75,018	^[9]
September 29	1:30 p.m.	Kansas State	No. 7	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 24–6	72,017	^[10]
October 13	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Texas*	No. 3	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	T 15–15	75,587	^[11]
October 20	6:30 p.m.	at Iowa State	No. 2	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	ESPN	W 12–10	48,509	^[12]
October 27	1:30 p.m.	at Kansas	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 11–28	27,460	^[13]
November 3	11:30 a.m.	Missouri	No. 10	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	USA	W 49–7	75,357	^[14]
November 10	2:30 p.m.	at Colorado	No. 9	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 42–17	34,673	^[15]
November 17	2:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Nebraska	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ABC	W 17–7	76,323	^[16]
November 24	2:30 p.m.	No. 3 Oklahoma State	No. 2	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	ABC	W 24–14	76,198	^[17]
January 1, 1985	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 4 Washington*	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	L 17–28	56,294	^[18]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time Source: ^[19]

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Stanford	7	0	0	0	7
• Oklahoma	7	6	6	0	19

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Oklahoma	0	21	0	21	42
Pittsburgh	3	0	7	0	10

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	0	7	0	8	15
• Oklahoma	7	10	17	0	34

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	7	3	0	5	15
Oklahoma	0	0	15	0	15

1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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Stanford

Pittsburgh

Baylor

Kansas State

Texas

Iowa State

Kansas

Missouri

Colorado

Nebraska

Oklahoma State

Orange Bowl

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Postseason

NFL draft

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Q1	OKLA	Bradley 1 yard run (Lashar kick)	OKLA 7–0

Q2	NEB	J. Smith 1 yard run (Klein kick)	Tie 7–7

Q4	OKLA	Lashar 32 yard field goal	OKLA 10–7

Q4	OKLA	Bradley 29 yard run (Lashar kick)	OKLA 17–7

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	16	16	15	11	7	5 (1)	3 (1)	2 (10)	2 (7)	10	9	6	2 (7)	2 (18)	2 (16)	6
Coaches Poll	11	10	12	3	4	3	2 (1)	2 (3)	3 (2)	12	9	6	3 (2)	2 (10)	2 (8)	6

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
1	26	Steve Sewell	Running back	Denver Broncos
4	85	Buster Rhymes	Wide receiver	Minnesota Vikings
7	189	Danny Bradley	Running back	Los Angeles Rams
8	199	Chuck Thomas	Center	Houston Oilers
12	316	Jim Rockford	Defensive back	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Oklahoma	0	7	10	7	24