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American college football season
The 1981 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the
University of Oklahoma during the
1981 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 head coach
Barry Switzer . The Sooners defeated the
Houston Cougars 40–14 to win the
1981 Sun Bowl in
El Paso, Texas .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 12
Wyoming * No. 3 W 37–2075,920
September 26 4:00 p.m. at No. 1
USC * No. 2
ABC L 24–2885,651
October 3 No. 20
Iowa State No. 5 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK T 7–776,385
October 10 11:30 a.m. vs. No. 3
Texas * No. 10 ABC L 14–3475,587
October 17
Kansas Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 45–775,644
October 24
Oregon State * Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 42–375,658
October 31
Colorado No. 19 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 49–075,638
November 7 at
Kansas State No. 17 W 28–2133,200
November 14 at
Missouri No. 15 L 14–1967,364
November 21 No. 5
Nebraska Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (
rivalry ) ESPN L 14–3775,833
November 28 at
Oklahoma State
KTUL W 27–351,100
December 26 12:00 p.m. vs.
Houston *
CBS W 40–1433,816
*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in
Central time
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Roster
1981 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Game summaries
Oklahoma State
Fred Sims scored three short-yardage touchdowns to lead Oklahoma to a 27–3 win over their instate rivals in a steady drizzle. Sims, who carried 23 times for 66 yards, scored on runs of two and five yards in the second quarter and a one-yard run in the third.
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
AP 2 (7) 3 3 (12) 2 (15) 5 10 — — 19 17 15 — — — 20
Coaches Poll 2 (3) 2 (3) 3 (14) 2 (10) 6 12 20 17 13 13 11 — — — 14
Postseason
NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.
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References
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Seasons National championship seasons in bold