The 1987 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football 1987 NCAA Division IA 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] head coach Barry Switzer who took the helm in 1973.[2] [3] [2]
The team was led by All-Americans Rickey Dixon (who won the Jim Thorpe Award ,[4] Mark Hutson ,[5] Keith Jackson ,[6] Danté Jones ,[7] Darrell Reed [8] Orange Bowl for an appearance against the Miami Hurricanes .[3] 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] 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] [11] 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.[12]
Schedule [ ]
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank #
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 5*
1:30 PM
North Texas
#1
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
W 69–14 75,004[13]
September 12*
1:30 PM
North Carolina
#1
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
W 28–0 75,004[13]
September 26*
1:30 PM
at Tulsa
#1
Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK
W 65–0 47,350[13]
October 3
1:30 PM
at Iowa State
#1
Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA
W 56–3 36,050[13]
October 10*
1:45 PM
vs. Texas
#1
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout )
CBS
W 44–9 75,587[13]
October 17
1:10 PM
at Kansas State
#1
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS
W 59–10 27,200[13]
October 24
6:30 PM
Colorado
#1
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
ESPN
W 24–6 75,004[13]
October 31
1:00 PM
at Kansas
#1
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
W 71–10 23,500[13]
November 7
1:00 PM
#12 Oklahoma State
#1
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series )
W 29–10 75,004[13]
November 14
1:30 PM
Missouri
#1
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
W 17–13 75,004[13]
November 21
2:30 PM
at #1 Nebraska
#2
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (OU-Nebraska )
CBS
W 17–7 76,663[13]
January 1
7:00 PM
vs. #2 Miami (FL)
#1
Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl )
NBC
L 14–20 74,760[13]
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll . All times are in Central Time .
Game notes [ ] North Texas [ ] North Carolina [ ]
Tulsa [ ] Iowa State [ ] Texas [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Oklahoma
0
13
21
10
44
Texas
3
3
0
3
9
Scoring summary 1
TEX Clements 52 yard field goal TEX 3-0 2
OU Carr 7 yard run (Lashar kick) OU 7-3 2
OU Lashar 46 yard field goal OU 10-3 2
OU Lashar 22 yard field goal OU 13-3 2
TEX Clements 46 yard field goal OU 13-6 3
OU Cabbiness 44 yard pass from Holieway (Lashar kick) OU 20-6 3
OU Carr 32 yard run (Lashar kick) OU 27-6 3
OU Collins 4 yard run (Lashar kick) OU 34-6 4
TEX Clements 36 yard field goal OU 34-9 4
OU Lashar 29 yard field goal OU 37-9 4
OU Thompson 55 yard run (Lashar kick) OU 44-9
[14]
Kansas State [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Oklahoma
14
17
14
14
59
Kansas St
3
7
0
0
10
Scoring summary 1
OKLA Stafford 20 yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 7-0 1
OKLA Cabbiness 28 yard pass from Holieway (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 14-0 1
KSU Porter 22 yard field goal Oklahoma 14-3 2
OKLA Holieway 1 yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 21-3 2
OKLA Carr 2 yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 28-3 2
KSU Williams 81 yard pass from Swim (Porter kick) Oklahoma 28-10 2
OKLA Lashar 31 yard field goal Oklahoma 31-10 3
OKLA Collins 20 yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 38-10 3
OKLA Thompson 32 yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 45-10 4
OKLA Mitchell 82 yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 52-10 4
OKLA Anderson 1 yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 59-10
[15]
Colorado [ ]
Colorado at #1 Oklahoma
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Colorado
0
6
0
0
6
• Oklahoma
10
0
7
7
24
Scoring summary 1
OU Stafford 23 yard run (Lashar kick) OU 7-0 2
OU Lashar 48 yard field goal OU 10-0 2
COL Hannah 20 yard field goal OU 10-3 2
COL Hannah 32 yard field goal OU 10-6 3
OU Carr 21 yard run (Lashar kick) OU 17-6 4
OU Collins 1 yard run (Lashar kick) OU 24-6
[16]
Kansas [ ] Oklahoma State [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Oklahoma State
3
0
0
7
10
• Oklahoma
10
0
6
13
29
Scoring summary 1
OU Holieway 5 yard run (Lashar kick) OU 7-0 1
OSU Blanchard 38 yard field goal OU 7-3 1
OU Lashar 35 yard field goal OU 10-3 3
OU Hall 3 yard run (kick failed) OU 16-3 4
OSU Sanders 1 yard run (Blanchard kick) OU 16-10 4
OU Johnson 10 yard interception return (run failed) OU 22-10 4
OU Dixon 95 yard interception return (Lashar kick) OU 29-10
[17]
Missouri [ ] Nebraska [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Oklahoma
0
0
14
3
17
Nebraska
7
0
0
0
7
Scoring summary 1
NEB K. Jones 25 yard run (Drennan kick) NEB 7-0 3
OU Stafford 11 yard run (Lashar kick) Tied 7-7 3
OU Collins 65 yard run (Lashar kick) OU 14-7 4
OU Lashar 27 yard field goal OU 17-7
[18]
Orange Bowl [ ] Awards and honors [ ] Notes [ ]
↑ "Memorial Stadium" . CBS Interactive . Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100628213311/http://www.soonersports.com/facilities/memorial-stadium_history.html . Retrieved June 30, 2010 .↑ 2.0 2.1 "OU Football Tradition: 42 Conference Titles" . CBS Interactive . Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100622232057/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-conf-titles.html . Retrieved June 30, 2010 .↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "1987 Football Season" . SoonerStats.com. http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?SeasonID=1987 . Retrieved June 30, 2010 .↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "All-American: Rickey Dixon" . CBS Interactive . Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100525215319/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-rickey-dixon-1987.html . Retrieved June 29, 2010 .↑ 5.0 5.1 "All-American: Mark Hutson" . CBS Interactive . Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100525143723/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-mark-hutson-1986-87.html . Retrieved June 29, 2010 .↑ 6.0 6.1 "All-American: Keith Jackson" . CBS Interactive . Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100525150557/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-keith-jackson-1986-87.html . Retrieved June 29, 2010 .↑ 7.0 7.1 "All-American: Danté Jones" . CBS Interactive . Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100525215042/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-dante-jones-1987.html . Retrieved June 29, 2010 .↑ 8.0 8.1 "All-American: Darrell Reed" . CBS Interactive . Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100525215953/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-darrell-reed-1987.html . Retrieved June 29, 2010 .↑ Moran, Malcolm (January 2, 1988). "Orange Bowl; Hurricanes Overwhelm the Sooners to Claim No. 1" . The New York Times . http://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/02/sports/orange-bowl-hurricanes-overwhelm-the-sooners-to-claim-no-1.html . Retrieved June 30, 2010 . ↑ "2009 Football Record Book" . Big12sports.com. p. 175. http://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410/pdfs/football/record_book.pdf?&DB_OEM_ID=10410 . Retrieved June 30, 2010 .↑ "2009 Football Record Book" . Big12sports.com. p. 166. http://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410/pdfs/football/record_book.pdf?&DB_OEM_ID=10410 . Retrieved June 30, 2010 .↑ "2009 Football Record Book" . Big12sports.com. p. 177. http://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410/pdfs/football/record_book.pdf?&DB_OEM_ID=10410 . Retrieved June 30, 2010 .↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?seasonid=1987 ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 11.
↑ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 18.
↑ Gainesville Sun. October 25, 1987
↑ Gainesville Sun. November 8, 1987
↑ Gainesville Sun. November 22, 1987
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