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1980s

May 20, 2013 | Football

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?1989 Season / 7-4 Overall / 5-2 Big 8
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/02/89
W
 ?(15) Oklahoma 73, New Mexico State 3 ?Norman ?73,250
?09/09/89
W
 ?(8) Oklahoma 33, Baylor 7 ?Norman ?74,600
?09/16/89
L
 ?Arizona 6, (6) Oklahoma 3 ?Tucson, Ariz. ?50,931
?09/30/89
W
 ?(16) Oklahoma 45, Kansas 6 ?Lawrence, Kan. ?44,500
?10/07/89
W
 ?(16) Oklahoma 37, Oklahoma State 15 ?Norman ?74,610
?10/14/89
L
 ?Texas 28, (15) Oklahoma 24 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,587
?10/21/89
W
 ?(25) Oklahoma 43, Iowa State 40 ?Ames, Iowa ?40,812
?10/28/89
L
 ?(3) Colorado 20, Oklahoma 3 ?Norman ?75,004
?11/04/89
W
 ?Oklahoma 52, Missouri 14 ?Norman ?72,300
?11/11/89
W
 ?Oklahoma 42, Kansas State 19 ?Norman ?71,000
?11/18/89
L
 ?(6) Nebraska 42, Oklahoma 25 ?Lincoln, Neb. ?76,404

?1988 Season / 9-3 Overall / 6-1 Big 8
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/10/88
W
 ?(4) Oklahoma 28, North Carolina 0 ?Chapel Hill, N.C. ?53,675
?09/17/88
W
 ?(4) Oklahoma 28, Arizona 10 ?Norman ?75,004
?09/24/88
L
 ?(5) USC 23, (3) Oklahoma 7 ?Los Angeles, Calif. ?86,124
?10/01/88
W
 ?(10) Oklahoma 35, Iowa State 7 ?Norman ?75,004
?10/08/88
W
 ?(10) Oklahoma 28, Texas 13 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,587
?10/15/88
W
 ?(9) Oklahoma 70, Kansas State 24 ?Norman ?73,800
?10/22/88
W
 ?(8) Oklahoma 17, Colorado 14 ?Boulder, Colo. ?49,716
?10/29/88
W
 ?(8) Oklahoma 63, Kansas 14 ?Norman ?74,004
?11/05/88
W
 ?(8) Oklahoma 31, (12) Okla. State 28 ?Stillwater, Okla. ?50,440
?11/12/88
W
 ?(8) Oklahoma 16, Missouri 7 ?Columbia, Mo. ?40,704
?11/19/88
L
 ?(7) Nebraska 7, (9) Oklahoma 3 ?Norman ?75,004
?01/02/89
L
 ?(13) Clemson 13, (10) Oklahoma 6 ?Orlando, Fla. (Citrus Bowl) ?53,571

?1987 Season / 11-1 Overall / 7-0 Big 8
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/05/87
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 69, North Texas 14 ?Norman ?75,004
?09/12/87
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 28, North Carolina 0 ?Norman ?75,004
?09/26/87
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 65, Tulsa 0 ?Tulsa, Okla. ?47,350
?10/03/87
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 56, Iowa State 3 ?Ames, Iowa ?36,050
?10/10/87
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 44, Texas 9 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,587
?10/17/87
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 59, Kansas State 10 ?Manhattan, Kan. ?27,200
?10/24/87
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 24, Colorado 6 ?Norman ?75,004
?10/31/87
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 71, Kansas 10 ?Lawrence, Kan. ?23,500
?11/07/87
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 29, (12) Okla. State 10 ?Norman ?75,004
?11/14/87
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 17, Missouri 13 ?Norman ?75,004
?11/21/87
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 17, (1) Nebraska 7 ?Lincoln, Neb. ?76,663
?01/01/88
L
 ?(2) Miami 20, (1) Oklahoma 14 ?Miami, Fla. (Orange Bowl) ?74,760

?1986 Season / 11-1 Overall / 7-0 Big 8
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/06/86
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 38, (4) UCLA 3 ?Norman ?75,684
?09/20/86
W
 ?(1) Oklahoma 63, Minnesota 0 ?Norman ?75,463
?09/27/86
L
 ?(2) Miami 28, (1) Oklahoma 16 ?Miami, Fla. ?71,451
?10/04/86
W
 ?(6) Oklahoma 56, Kansas State 10 ?Norman ?74,284
?10/11/86
W
 ?(6) Oklahoma 47, Texas 12 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,587
?10/18/86
W
 ?(5) Oklahoma 19, Oklahoma State 0 ?Norman ?76,022
?10/25/86
W
 ?(5) Oklahoma 38, Iowa State 0 ?Ames, Iowa ?43,190
?11/01/86
W
 ?(4) Oklahoma 64, Kansas 3 ?Lawrence, Kan. ?38,500
?11/08/86
W
 ?(4) Oklahoma 77, Missouri 0 ?Norman ?75,480
?11/15/86
W
 ?(4) Oklahoma 28, Colorado 0 ?Boulder, Colo. ?52,702
?11/22/86
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 20, (5) Nebraska 17 ?Lincoln, Neb. ?76,198
?01/01/87
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 42, (9) Arkansas 8 ?Miami, Fla. (Orange Bowl) ?52,717

?1985 Season / 11-1 Overall / 7-0 Big 8
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/28/85
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 13, Minnesota 7 ?Minneapolis, Minn. ?62,446
?10/05/85
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 41, Kansas State 6 ?Manhattan, Kan. ?23,500
?10/12/85
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 14, (17) Texas 7 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,587
?10/19/85
L
 ?Miami 27, (3) Oklahoma 14 ?Norman ?73,102
?10/26/85
W
 ?(10) Oklahoma 59, Iowa State 14 ?Norman ?70,124
?11/02/85
W
 ?(9) Oklahoma 48, Kansas 6 ?Norman ?74,726
?11/09/85
W
 ?(7) Oklahoma 51, Missouri 6 ?Columbia, Mo. ?50,321
?11/16/85
W
 ?(7) Oklahoma 31, Colorado 0 ?Norman ?73,611
?11/23/85
W
 ?(5) Oklahoma 27, (2) Nebraska 7 ?Norman ?75,554
?11/30/85
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 13, (17) Okla. State 0 ?Stillwater, Okla. ?44,000
?12/07/85
W
 ?(4) Oklahoma 35, SMU 13 ?Norman ?72,046
?01/01/86
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 25, (1) Penn State 10 ?Miami, Fla. (Orange Bowl) ?74,178

?1984 Season / 9-2-1 Overall / 6-1 Big 8
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/08/84
W
 ?(16) Oklahoma 19, Stanford 7 ?Norman ?73,417
?09/15/84
W
 ?(15) Oklahoma 42, (17) Pittsburgh 10 ?Pittsburgh, Pa. ?40,075
?09/22/84
W
 ?(11) Oklahoma 34, Baylor 15 ?Norman ?75,018
?09/29/84
W
 ?(7) Oklahoma 24, Kansas State 6 ?Norman ?72,017
?10/13/84
-
 ?(3) Oklahoma 15, (1) Texas 15 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,587
?10/20/84
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 12, Iowa State 10 ?Ames, Iowa ?48,509
?10/27/84
L
 ?(2) Kansas 28, Oklahoma 11 ?Lawrence, Kan. ?27,460
?11/03/84
W
 ?(10) Oklahoma 49, Missouri 7 ?Norman ?75,357
?11/10/84
W
 ?(9) Oklahoma 42, Colorado 17 ?Boulder, Colo. ?34,673
?11/17/84
W
 ?(6) Oklahoma 17, (1) Nebraska 7 ?Lincoln, Neb. ?76,323
?11/24/84
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 24, (3) Okla. State 14 ?Norman ?76,198
?01/01/85
L
 ?(4) Washington 28, (2) Oklahoma 17 ?Miami, Fla. (Orange Bowl) ?56,294

?1983 Season / 8-4 Overall / 5-2 Big 8
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/10/83
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 27, Stanford 14 ?Palo Alto, Calif. ?62,778
?09/17/83
L
 ?(6) Ohio State 24, (2) Oklahoma 14 ?Norman ?76,520
?09/24/83
W
 ?(8) Oklahoma 28, Tulsa 18 ?Norman ?75,500
?10/01/83
W
 ?(9) Oklahoma 29, Kansas State 10 ?Manhattan, Kan. ?35,800
?10/08/83
L
 ?(2) Texas 28, (8) Oklahoma 16 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,587
?10/15/83
W
 ?(15) Oklahoma 21, Okla. State 20 ?Stillwater, Okla. ?50,440
?10/22/83
W
 ?(16) Oklahoma 49, Iowa State 11 ?Norman ?75,008
?10/29/83
W
 ?(14) Oklahoma 45, Kansas 14 ?Norman ?75,008
?11/05/83
L
 ?Missouri 10, (11) Oklahoma 0 ?Columbia, Mo. ?57,133
?11/12/83
W
 ?Oklahoma 41, Colorado 28 ?Norman ?75,008
?11/26/83
L
 ?(1) Nebraska 28, Oklahoma 21 ?Norman ?76,565
?12/03/83
W
 ?Oklahoma 21, Hawaii 17 ?Honolulu, Hawaii ?45,143

?1982 Season / 8-4 Overall / 6-1 Big 8
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/11/82
L
 ?West Virginia 41, (9) OU 27 ?Norman ?75,992
?09/18/82
W
 ?Oklahoma 29, Kentucky 8 ?Lexington, Ken. ?57,369
?09/25/82
L
 ?(18) USC 12, Oklahoma 0 ?Norman ?76,758
?10/02/82
W
 ?Oklahoma 13, Iowa State 3 ?Ames, Iowa ?52,770
?10/09/82
W
 ?Oklahoma 28, (13) Texas 22 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,587
?10/16/82
W
 ?Oklahoma 38, Kansas 14 ?Lawrence, Kan. ?36,230
?10/23/82
W
 ?(20) Oklahoma 27, Okla. State 9 ?Norman ?76,406
?10/30/82
W
 ?(17) Oklahoma 45, Colorado 10 ?Boulder, Colo. ?43,908
?11/06/82
W
 ?(14) Oklahoma 24, Kansas State 10 ?Norman ?76,129
?11/13/82
W
 ?(15) Oklahoma 41, Missouri 14 ?Norman ?75,960
?11/26/82
L
 ?(3) Nebraska 28, (11) Oklahoma 24 ?Lincoln, Neb. ?76,398
?01/01/83
L
 ?(11) Ariz. State 32, (12) OU 21 ?Tempe, Ariz. (Fiesta Bowl) ?70,553

?1981 Season / 7-4-1 Overall / 4-2-1 Big 8
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/12/81
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 37, Wyoming 20 ?Norman ?75,920
?09/26/81
L
 ?(1) USC 28, (2) Oklahoma 24 ?Los Angeles, Calif. ?85,651
?10/03/81
-
 ?(5) Oklahoma 7, (20) Iowa State 7 ?Norman, Okla. ?76,385
?10/10/81
L
 ?(3) Texas 34, (10) Oklahoma 14 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,587
?10/17/81
W
 ?Oklahoma 45, Kansas 7 ?Norman ?75,644
?10/24/81
W
 ?Oklahoma 42, Oregon State 3 ?Norman ?75,658
?10/31/81
W
 ?(19) Oklahoma 49, Colorado 0 ?Norman ?75,638
?11/07/81
W
 ?(17 Oklahoma 28, Kansas State 21 ?Manhattan, Kan. ?33,200
?11/14/81
L
 ?Missouri 19, (15) Oklahoma 14 ?Columbia, Mo. ?67,364
?11/21/81
L
 ?(5) Nebraska 37, Oklahoma 14 ?Norman ?75,833
?11/28/81
W
 ?Oklahoma 27, Oklahoma State 3 ?Stillwater, Okla. ?51,100
?12/26/81
W
 ?Oklahoma 40, Houston 14 ?El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl) ?33,816

?1980 Season / 10-2 Overall / 7-0 Big 8
?Date
 ?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/13/80
W
 ?(4) Oklahoma 29, Kentucky 7 ?Norman ?75,668
?09/27/80
L
 ?Stanford 31, (4) Oklahoma 14 ?Norman ?75,811
?10/04/80
W
 ?(12) Oklahoma 82, Colorado 42 ?Boulder, Colo. ?46,980
?10/11/80
L
 ?(3) Texas 20, (12) Oklahoma 13 ?Dallas, Texas ?72,032
?10/18/80
W
 ?(17) Oklahoma 35, Kansas State 21 ?Norman ?74,638
?10/25/80
W
 ?(17) Oklahoma 42, Iowa State 7 ?Ames, Iowa ?50,978
?11/01/80
W
 ?(16) Oklahoma 41, (6) N. Carolina 7 ?Norman ?75,738
?11/08/80
W
 ?(11) Oklahoma 21, Kansas 19 ?Lawrence, Kan. ?34,482
?11/15/80
W
 ?(10) Oklahoma 17, Missouri 7 ?Norman ?75,325
?11/22/80
W
 ?(9) Oklahoma 21, (4) Nebraska 17 ?Lincoln, Neb. ?74,684
?11/29/80
W
 ?(6) Oklahoma 63, Oklahoma State 14 ?Norman ?75,681
?01/01/81
W
 ?(4) Oklahoma 18, (2) Florida State 17 ?Miami, Fla. (Orange Bowl) ?71,043

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