The 1987 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Oklahoma was a member of the Big Eight Conference played its home games in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, where it has played its home games since 1923.[1] The team posted an 11–1 overall record and a 7–0 conference record to the Conference title outright under head coachBarry Switzer who took the helm in 1973.[2][3] This was Switzer's twelfth conference title, fourth consecutive conference title and eighth undefeated conference record in fifteen seasons.[2]
The team was led by All-AmericansRickey Dixon (who won the Jim Thorpe Award),[4]Mark Hutson,[5]Keith Jackson,[6]Danté Jones,[7] and Darrell Reed[8] After going undefeated in its eleven regular season games, it earned a trip to the Orange Bowl for an appearance against the Miami Hurricanes.[3] During the season, it faced three ranked opponents (In order, #12 Oklahoma State, #1 Nebraska, and #2 Miami). Both of its last two games were #1 vs. #2 matches with the last being a national title game in which it endured its only loss to the resulting national champion Hurricanes.[3] The game marked the third Miami victory over Oklahoma in three seasons to former Switzer assistant coach Jimmy Johnson.[9]
Jamelle Holieway led the team in rushing for the second season with 807 yards and in passing for the third of four times with 548 yards, Jackson led the team in receiving for the third straight season with 403 yards, Placekicker R. D. Lashar led the team in scoring with 91 points, Reed posted 8 quarterback sacks, Jones led the team with 125 tackles and Dixon posted 9 interceptions.[10] Dixon established the current school record total of 9 single-season interceptions. He set the school record for single-season interception return yards with 232 that season and the career record with 303, which was broken by Derrick Strait in 2003.[11]
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^Moran, Malcolm (January 2, 1988). "Orange Bowl; Hurricanes Overwhelm the Sooners to Claim No. 1". The New York Times. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
^"2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big12sports.com. p. 175. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
^"2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big12sports.com. p. 177. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
^"Sooners race by UNC". Bryan-College Station Eagle. September 13, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"1987 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".
^Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 08. Retrieved 2019-Apr-13.
^Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 15. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06.
^"1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
^"Oklahoma Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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The 1987 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1987 NCAA Division I A football season Oklahoma was a member of the Big Eight Conference played its home games in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where it has played its home games since 1923 1 The team posted an 11 1 overall record and a 7 0 conference record to the Conference title outright under head coach Barry Switzer who took the helm in 1973 2 3 This was Switzer s twelfth conference title fourth consecutive conference title and eighth undefeated conference record in fifteen seasons 2 1987 Oklahoma Sooners footballBig 8 championOrange Bowl L 14 20 vs Miami FL ConferenceBig Eight ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 3APNo 3Record11 1 7 0 Big 8 Head coachBarry Switzer 15th season Offensive coordinatorJim Donnan 3rd season Offensive schemeWishboneDefensive coordinatorGary Gibbs 7th season CaptainsPatrick Collins Mark Hutson Dante Jones Darrell Reed David VickersHome stadiumOklahoma Memorial StadiumSeasons 19861988 1987 Big Eight Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T No 3 Oklahoma 7 0 0 11 1 0 No 6 Nebraska 6 1 0 10 2 0 No 11 Oklahoma State 5 2 0 10 2 0 Colorado 4 3 0 7 4 0 Missouri 3 4 0 5 6 0 Iowa State 2 5 0 3 8 0 Kansas 0 6 1 1 9 1 Kansas State 0 6 1 0 10 1 Conference championRankings from AP Poll The team was led by All Americans Rickey Dixon who won the Jim Thorpe Award 4 Mark Hutson 5 Keith Jackson 6 Dante Jones 7 and Darrell Reed 8 After going undefeated in its eleven regular season games it earned a trip to the Orange Bowl for an appearance against the Miami Hurricanes 3 During the season it faced three ranked opponents In order 12 Oklahoma State 1 Nebraska and 2 Miami Both of its last two games were 1 vs 2 matches with the last being a national title game in which it endured its only loss to the resulting national champion Hurricanes 3 The game marked the third Miami victory over Oklahoma in three seasons to former Switzer assistant coach Jimmy Johnson 9 Jamelle Holieway led the team in rushing for the second season with 807 yards and in passing for the third of four times with 548 yards Jackson led the team in receiving for the third straight season with 403 yards Placekicker R D Lashar led the team in scoring with 91 points Reed posted 8 quarterback sacks Jones led the team with 125 tackles and Dixon posted 9 interceptions 10 Dixon established the current school record total of 9 single season interceptions He set the school record for single season interception return yards with 232 that season and the career record with 303 which was broken by Derrick Strait in 2003 11 Contents 1 Schedule 2 Rankings 3 Game summaries 3 1 North Texas 3 2 North Carolina 3 3 Tulsa 3 4 Iowa State 3 5 Texas 3 6 Kansas State 3 7 Colorado 3 8 Kansas 3 9 Oklahoma State 3 10 Missouri 3 11 Nebraska 3 12 Orange Bowl 4 Personnel 5 Awards and honors 6 After the season 6 1 NFL Draft 7 References 8 External linksSchedule editDateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSourceSeptember 51 30 p m North Texas State No 1Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman OKW 69 1475 004 September 121 30 p m North Carolina No 1Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman OKW 28 075 004 12 September 261 30 p m at Tulsa No 1Skelly StadiumTulsa OKW 65 047 350 October 31 30 p m at Iowa StateNo 1Cyclone StadiumAmes IAPPVW 56 336 050 October 101 45 p m vs Texas No 1Cotton BowlDallas TX Red River Shootout CBSW 44 975 587 October 171 10 p m at Kansas StateNo 1KSU StadiumManhattan KSW 59 1027 200 October 246 30 p m ColoradoNo 1Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman OKESPNW 24 675 004 October 311 00 p m at KansasNo 1Memorial StadiumLawrence KSW 71 1023 500 November 71 00 p m No 12 Oklahoma StateNo 1Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman OK Bedlam Series W 29 1075 004 November 141 30 p m MissouriNo 1Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman OK rivalry PPVW 17 1375 004 November 212 30 p m at No 1 NebraskaNo 2Memorial StadiumLincoln NE rivalry CBSW 17 776 663 January 1 19887 00 p m vs No 2 Miami FL No 1Orange BowlMiami FL Orange Bowl NBCL 14 2074 760 Non conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time 13 Rankings editSee also 1987 NCAA Division I A football rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking First place votesWeekPollPre1234567891011121314FinalAP1 55 1 54 1 54 1 53 1 44 1 46 1 47 1 42 1 40 1 38 1 36 2 20 1 54 1 48 1 47 3Coaches Poll11 44 1 45 1 45 1 46 1 45 1 43 1 45 1 43 1 43 1 38 2 27 1 48 1 41 1 41 3Game summaries editNorth Texas edit This section is empty You can help by adding to it April 2019 North Carolina edit See also 1987 North Carolina Tar Heels football team 1 234TotalTar Heels 0 000 0 Sooners 0 2170 28 Date September 12Location Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman OklahomaGame attendance 75 004Scoring summaryQ2OKLAHolieway 3 yard run Lashar kick OKLA 7 0 Q2OKLAHolieway 4 yard run Lashar kick OKLA 14 0 Q2OKLAHolieway 1 yard run Lashar kick OKLA 21 0 Q3OKLAHolieway 1 yard run Lashar kick OKLA 28 0 Jamelle Holieway 25 Rush 170 Yds 14 Tulsa edit This section is empty You can help by adding to it April 2019 Iowa State edit See also 1987 Iowa State Cyclones football team Texas edit 1 Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas Longhorns 1 234Total 1 Oklahoma 0 132110 44Texas 3 303 9 Date October 10Location Cotton Bowl DallasGame start 1 30 p m CDTGame attendance 75 587Referee Wendel SheltonTV announcers CBS Brent Musburger Pat Haden and John DockeryScoring summary1TEXClements 52 yard field goalTEX 3 0 2OUCarr 7 yard run Lashar kick OU 7 3 2OULashar 46 yard field goalOU 10 3 2OULashar 22 yard field goalOU 13 3 2TEXClements 46 yard field goalOU 13 6 3OUCabbiness 44 yard pass from Holieway Lashar kick OU 20 6 3OUCarr 32 yard run Lashar kick OU 27 6 3OUCollins 4 yard run Lashar kick OU 34 6 4TEXClements 36 yard field goalOU 34 9 4OULashar 29 yard field goalOU 37 9 4OUThompson 55 yard run Lashar kick OU 44 9 15 Kansas State edit 1 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats 1 234Total 1 Oklahoma 14 171414 59Kansas State 3 700 10 Date October 17Location KSU Stadium Manhattan KansasGame attendance 27 200Scoring summary1OKLAStafford 20 yard run Lashar kick Oklahoma 7 0 1OKLACabbiness 28 yard pass from Holieway Lashar kick Oklahoma 14 0 1KSUPorter 22 yard field goalOklahoma 14 3 2OKLAHolieway 1 yard run Lashar kick Oklahoma 21 3 2OKLACarr 2 yard run Lashar kick Oklahoma 28 3 2KSUWilliams 81 yard pass from Swim Porter kick Oklahoma 28 10 2OKLALashar 31 yard field goalOklahoma 31 10 3OKLACollins 20 yard run Lashar kick Oklahoma 38 10 3OKLAThompson 32 yard run Lashar kick Oklahoma 45 10 4OKLAMitchell 82 yard run Lashar kick Oklahoma 52 10 4OKLAAnderson 1 yard run Lashar kick Oklahoma 59 10 16 Colorado edit Colorado Buffaloes at 1 Oklahoma Sooners 1 234TotalColorado 0 600 6 1 Oklahoma 10 077 24 Date October 24Location Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman OklahomaGame attendance 75 004Scoring summary1OUStafford 23 yard run Lashar kick OU 7 0 2OULashar 48 yard field goalOU 10 0 2COLHannah 20 yard field goalOU 10 3 2COLHannah 32 yard field goalOU 10 6 3OUCarr 21 yard run Lashar kick OU 17 6 4OUCollins 1 yard run Lashar kick OU 24 6 17 Kansas edit This section is empty You can help by adding to it April 2019 Oklahoma State edit See also 1987 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team 12 Oklahoma State Cowboys at 1 Oklahoma Sooners Period 1 2 34TotalOklahoma St 3 0 0710Oklahoma 10 0 61329 at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman Oklahoma Date November 7Game attendance 75 004 18 Game information OKLA Holieway 5 yard run Lashar kick OSU Blanchard 38 yard field goal OKLA Lashar 35 yard field goal OKLA Hall 3 yard run kick failed OSU Sanders 1 yard run Blanchard kick OKLA Johnson 10 yard interception return run failed OKLA Dixon 95 yard interception return Lashar kick Oklahoma St Gundy 11 27 115 Yds 4 INT Thomas 15 Rush 173 Yds Green 3 Rec 47 Yds Oklahoma Holieway 0 6 0 Yds INT Anderson 30 Rush 191 Yds Holieway 18 Rush 123 Yds TD Missouri edit 1 2 3 4 Total Missouri 0 3 7 3 13 Oklahoma 3 7 7 0 17 19 See also 1987 Missouri Tigers football team Nebraska edit See also 1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Nebraska Oklahoma football rivalry 2 Oklahoma Sooners 10 0 at 1 Nebraska Cornhuskers 9 0 Period 1 2 34TotalOklahoma 0 0 14317Nebraska 7 0 007 at Memorial Stadium Lincoln Nebraska Date November 21Game weather SunnyGame attendance 76 663Referee John McClintockTV announcers CBS Brent Musburger and Pat HadenHuskerMax Game information Oklahoma Charles Thompson2 9 25 Yds Patrick Collins13 Rush 131 Yds TD Keith Jackson1 Rec 21 Yds Nebraska Steve Taylorr6 18 58 Yds 3 INT Keith Jones15 Rush 94 Yds TD Richard Bell2 Rec 18 Yds Game of the Century II The Bow Patrick Collins Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP OU NEB 1 1 28 84 Nebraska Jones 25 yard touchdown run Drennan kick good 7 0 3 12 48 2 13 Oklahoma Stafford 11 yard touchdown run Lashar kick good 7 7 3 1 39 Oklahoma Collins 65 yard touchdown run Lashar kick good 14 7 4 7 40 Oklahoma 27 yard field goal by Lashar 17 7 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 17 7 Orange Bowl edit Main article 1988 Orange Bowl See also 1987 Miami Hurricanes football teamPersonnel edit1987 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos Name Class G 66 Brian Brauninger Fr WR 83 Carl Cabbiness Jr WR 16 Chris Cabbiness Fr RB 45 Lydell Carr Sr HB 33 Patrick Collins C Sr RB 22 Mike Gaddis nbsp Fr QB 4 Jamelle Holieway Jr G 79 Mark Hutson C Sr TE 88 Keith Jackson Sr G 68 Anthony Phillips nbsp Jr OT 77 Caesar Rentie nbsp Sr QB 6 Charles Thompson RFr Defense Pos Name Class DE 43 Adrian Cooper nbsp Fr DB 15 Derrick Crudup Sr DT 77 Stacey Dillard Fr DB 29 Rickey Dixon Sr DE 78 Scott Evans Fr DE 80 Troy Johnson Sr LB 50 Dante Jones C Sr DT 90 Darren Kilpatrick Sr DE 40 Darrell Reed C Sr DB 22 Kevin Thompson So DB 10 David Vickers C Sr LB 30 Chris Wilson Fr Special teams Pos Name Class K 13 R D Lashar Fr K 91 Todd Thomsen Jr Head coach Barry Switzer Coordinators assistant coaches Jim Donnan OC Gary Gibbs DC Merv Johnson OL Charlie Sadler DL Lucious Selmon OLB amp DE Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible nbsp Injured nbsp Redshirt RosterAwards and honors editAll American Rickey Dixon 4 Mark Hutson 5 Keith Jackson 6 Dante Jones 7 and Darrell Reed 8 Jim Thorpe Award Dixon 4 After the season editNFL Draft edit The following players were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft following the season 20 21 Round Pick Player Position NFL team 1 5 Rickey Dixon Defensive back Cincinnati Bengals 1 13 Keith Jackson Tight end Philadelphia Eagles 2 51 Dante Jones Linebacker Chicago Bears 3 67 Mark Hutson Guard Dallas Cowboys 4 99 Greg Johnson Tackle Miami Dolphins 4 106 Lydell Carr Running back New Orleans Saints 5 116 Darrell Reed Linebacker Green Bay Packers 5 133 Troy Johnson Linebacker Chicago Bears 6 148 Jon Phillips Guard Phoenix Cardinals 6 164 Derrick White Defensive back Minnesota Vikings 7 171 Derrick Crudup Defensive back Los Angeles Raiders 7 189 Caesar Rentie Tackle Chicago Bears 8 200 Patrick Collins Running back Green Bay PackersReferences edit Memorial Stadium CBS Interactive Archived from the original on June 28 2010 Retrieved June 30 2010 a b OU Football Tradition 42 Conference Titles CBS Interactive Archived from the original on June 22 2010 Retrieved June 30 2010 a b c 1987 Football Season SoonerStats com Retrieved June 30 2010 a b c All American Rickey Dixon CBS Interactive Archived from the original on May 25 2010 Retrieved June 29 2010 a b All American Mark Hutson CBS Interactive Archived from the original on May 25 2010 Retrieved June 29 2010 a b All American Keith Jackson CBS Interactive Archived from the original on May 25 2010 Retrieved June 29 2010 a b All American Dante Jones CBS Interactive Archived from the original on May 25 2010 Retrieved June 29 2010 a b All American Darrell Reed CBS Interactive Archived from the original on May 25 2010 Retrieved June 29 2010 Moran Malcolm January 2 1988 Orange Bowl Hurricanes Overwhelm the Sooners to Claim No 1 The New York Times Retrieved June 30 2010 2009 Football Record Book PDF Big12sports com p 175 Retrieved June 30 2010 2009 Football Record Book PDF Big12sports com p 177 Retrieved June 30 2010 Sooners race by UNC Bryan College Station Eagle September 13 1987 Retrieved February 2 2024 via Newspapers com 1987 OU Football Season Schedule SoonerStats Historical scores records and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football basketball baseball and softball Gainesville Sun 1987 Oct 13 Gainesville Sun 1987 Oct 11 Gainesville Sun 1987 Oct 18 Gainesville Sun October 25 1987 Gainesville Sun 1987 Nov 08 Retrieved 2019 Apr 13 Gainesville Sun 1987 Nov 15 Retrieved 2019 Jan 06 1988 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved November 29 2020 Oklahoma Drafted Players Alumni Pro Football Reference com Retrieved April 23 2023 External links edit1987 season at SoonerStats com 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