1989 Oklahoma Sooners football team
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 ineligible to participate in a bowl game since they were on probation. In addition, the Sooners were not allowed to appear on live television, although all their games were taped delayed and shown late Saturday nights on the SOONER LATER NETWORK and a few on PRIME Cable.[1]
| 1989 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| 1989 record | 7–4 (5–2 Big 8) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jim Donnan (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Charlie Sadler (1st season) |
| Captain | Scott Evans Ken McMichel Leon Perry Kevin Thompson Mark Van Keirsbilck |
| Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,004) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Colorado $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 1:30 p.m. | New Mexico State* | No. 15 | Sooner Later | W 73–3 | 73,250 | |
| September 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Baylor* | No. 8 |
| Sooner Later | W 33–7 | 74,600 |
| September 16 | 8:00 p.m. | at Arizona* | No. 6 | Sooner Later | L 3–6 | 50,931 | |
| September 30 | 1:30 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 16 | PSN | W 45–6 | 44,500 | |
| October 7 | 1:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State | No. 16 |
| Sooner Later | W 37–15 | 74,610 |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Texas* | No. 15 | PSN | L 24–28 | 75,587 | |
| October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Iowa State | No. 25 | Sooner Later | W 43–40 | 40,812 | |
| October 28 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 3 Colorado |
| Sooner Later | L 3–20 | 75,004 | |
| November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | Missouri |
| Sooner Later | W 52–14 | 72,300 | |
| November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Kansas State |
| Sooner Later | W 42–19 | 71,000 | |
| November 18 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Nebraska | Sooner Later | L 25–42 | 76,404 | ||
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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. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- SoonerSports.com
Postseason
NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[1]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
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| Kevin Thompson | Defensive back | 6 | 162 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Leon Perry | Running back | 9 | 230 | Los Angeles Raiders |
| Ken McMichel | Defensive back | 12 | 330 | Phoenix Cardinals |
External links
- "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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