1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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]

1984 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Eight co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 17–28 vs. Washington
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
1984 record	9–2–1 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Barry Switzer (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mack Brown (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Gary Gibbs (4th season)
Captains	Danny Bradley Tony Casillas Chuck Thomas
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,004)

1984 Big Eight Conference football standings
	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

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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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[7]
September 22	1:30 p.m.	Baylor*	No. 11	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 34–15	75,018[7]
September 29	1:30 p.m.	Kansas State	No. 7	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 24–6	72,017[7]
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[7]
October 20	6:30 p.m.	at Iowa State	No. 2	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	ESPN	W 12–10	48,509[7]
October 27	1:30 p.m.	at Kansas	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 11–28	27,460[7]
November 3	11:30 a.m.	Missouri	No. 10	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	USA	W 49–7	75,357[7]
November 10	2:30 p.m.	at Colorado	No. 9	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 42–17	34,673[7]
November 17	2:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Nebraska	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ABC	W 17–7	76,323[7]
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[7]
January 1, 1985	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 4 Washington*	No. 2	Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	L 17–28	56,294[7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total Stanford 7 0 0 0 7 • Oklahoma 7 6 6 0 19 Date: September 8 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 73,417

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Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total • Oklahoma 0 21 0 21 42 Pittsburgh 3 0 7 0 10 Date: September 15 Location: Pitt Stadium Game attendance: 40,075

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Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total Baylor 0 7 0 8 15 • Oklahoma 7 10 17 0 34 Date: September 22 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 75,018

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Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total Kansas St 3 0 3 0 6 • Oklahoma 0 7 7 10 24 Date: September 29 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 72,017

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Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Texas 7 3 0 5 15 Oklahoma 0 0 15 0 15 Date: October 13 Location: Cotton Bowl Game start: 2:50 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 75,587 Game weather: Rain TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Frank Broyles

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Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total • Oklahoma 3 0 0 9 12 Iowa St 0 7 0 3 10 Date: October 20 Location: Cyclone Stadium

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Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma 3 0 0 8 11 • Kansas 0 10 3 15 28 Date: October 27 Location: Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 27,460

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Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total Missouri 0 0 0 7 7 • Oklahoma 7 21 14 7 49 Date: November 3 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 75,357

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Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total • Oklahoma 7 21 7 7 42 Colorado 0 10 0 7 17 Date: November 10 Location: Folsom Field Game attendance: 34,673

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Nebraska

#6 Oklahoma at #1 Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • Oklahoma 7 0 0 10 17 Nebraska 0 7 0 0 7 Date: November 17 Location: Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 76,323 Referee: Vance Carlson Television network: ABC

Scoring summary 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

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Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma St 0 7 7 0 14 • Oklahoma 0 7 10 7 24 Date: November 24 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 76,198

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Orange Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total • Washington 14 0 0 14 28 Oklahoma 0 14 0 3 17 Date: January 1 Location: Orange Bowl Game start: 8:20 p.m. EST Game attendance: 56,294 Referee: Jimmy Harper (SEC) TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy

Main article: 1985 Orange Bowl

See also: 1984 Washington Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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Awards and honors

• All-American: Tony Casillas,[4]
• Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year: Casillas[4]
• UPI National Lineman of the Year: Casillas[4]
• Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year: Danny Bradley
• Big Eight Conference MVP: Danny Bradley

References

1. "Memorial Stadium". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
2. "OU Football Tradition – 42 Conference Titles". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
3. "1984 Football Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
4. "All-American: Tony Casillas". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
5. "2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 175. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
6. "2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 166. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
7. http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?seasonid=1984
8. SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Sep-14.
9. SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Sep-14.
10. SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Sep-16.
11. SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Sep-16.
12. SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
13. SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
14. SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
15. SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
16. SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
17. Gainesville Sun. 1984 Nov 18.
18. SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
19. SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.

External links

• 1984 season at SoonerStats.com