1983 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1983 Big 8 football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

Oklahoma Sooners football
1983 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1983 record	8–4 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Barry Switzer (11th year)
Offensive coordinator	Galen Hall (11th year)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Gary Gibbs (3rd year)
Captain	Danny Bradley
Captain	Rick Bryan
Captain	Scott Case
Captain	Paul Parker
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 75,008)
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The 1983 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1983 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 led by head coach Barry Switzer.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	Stanford*	#2	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		W 27–14	62,778
September 17	#6 Ohio State*	#2	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ABC	L 14–24	76,520
September 24	Tulsa	#8	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 28–18	75,500
October 1	at Kansas State	#9	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	Raycom	W 29–10	35,800
October 8	vs. #2 Texas*	#8	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)		L 16–28	75,587
October 15	at Oklahoma State	#15	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 21–20	50,440
October 22	Iowa State	#16	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 49–11	75,008
October 29	Kansas	#14	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 45–14	75,008
November 5	at Missouri	#11	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe)	ABC	L 0–10	57,133
November 12	Colorado		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 41–28	75,008
November 26	#1 Nebraska		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Rivalry)	CBS	L 21–28	75,008
December 3	at Hawaii*		Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI		W 21–17	45,143
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

v t e Oklahoma Sooners football
Venues	Boyd Field (1905–23) Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (1923–present) Barry Switzer Center
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Missouri (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe) Nebraska Oklahoma State: Bedlam Series Texas: Red River Showdown (Golden Hat)
Culture & lore	Championships T formation Wishbone formation Oklahoma drill Sooner Schooner Boomer and Sooner "Boomer Sooner" Marching band The Oklahoma Heismen Play Like a Champion Today
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
National championship seasons in bold

1983 Big 8 football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Missouri	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll