| 1989 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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| 1989 record | 7–4 (5–2 Big 8) |
| Head coach | Gary Gibbs (1st as head coach, 9th overall season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Jim Donnan (5th season) |
| Captain | Scott Evans Ken McMichel Leon Perry Kevin Thompson Mark Van Keirsbilck |
| Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,004) |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 Colorado † | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #11 Nebraska | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1989 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented University of Oklahoma during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by first–year head coach Gary Gibbs. They were ineligable to parcipate in a bowl game since they were on probation. In addition, the Sooners were not allowed to appear on television, although all there games were taped delayed and shown late Saturday nights on the SOONER LATER NETWORK and a few on PRIME Cable.[1]
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 2* | 1:30 PM | New Mexico State | #15 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | Sooner Later | W 73–3 | 73,250 | |
| September 9* | 1:30 PM | Baylor | #8 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | Sooner Later | W 33–7 | 74,600 | |
| September 16* | 8:00 PM | at Arizona | #6 | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | Sooner Later | L 3–6 | 50,931 | |
| September 30 | 1:30 PM | at Kansas | #16 | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | Prime | W 45–6 | 44,500 | |
| October 7 | 1:30 PM | Oklahoma State | #16 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series) | Sooner Later | W 37–15 | 74,610 | |
| October 14* | 2:00 PM | vs. Texas | #15 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | Prime | L 24–28 | 75,587 | |
| October 21 | 1:00 PM | at Iowa State | #25 | Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA | Sooner Later | W 43–40 | 40,812 | |
| October 28 | 1:30 PM | #3 Colorado | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | Sooner Later | L 3–20 | 75,004 | ||
| November 4 | 1:30 PM | Missouri | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe) | Sooner Later | W 52–14 | 72,300 | ||
| November 11 | 1:30 PM | Kansas State | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | Sooner Later | W 42–19 | 71,000 | ||
| November 18 | 1:30 PM | at #6 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry) | Sooner Later | L 25–42 | 76,404 | ||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time Zone. | ||||||||
Awards[]
- All-Big Eight: LB Frank Blevins, DT Scott Evans, NG Dante Williams[3]
References[]
- ↑ Dierking, Kyle (June 17, 2009). "How The Mighty Fall: Barry Switzer". KOTV. http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=10550339. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ↑ SoonerSports.com
- ↑ SoonerSports.com
External links[]
- 1989 Oklahoma Sooners at College Football Reference
- 1989 Oklahoma Sooners at College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
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