1992 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1992 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1992 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 fourth-year head coach Gary Gibbs.

1992 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1992 record	5–4–2 (3–2–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Gary Gibbs (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Coker (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Hayes (2nd season)
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,004)

1992 Big Eight Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Nebraska $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Colorado %	5	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
No. 22 Kansas	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma	3	–	2	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Oklahoma State	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Missouri	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Bowl Coalition representative as champion % – Bowl Coalition at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech*	No. 15	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	ESPN	W 34–9	48,691
September 12	1:30 p.m.	Arkansas State*	No. 13	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 61–0	66,761
September 19	11:00 a.m.	USC*	No. 13	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	L 10–20	70,215
October 3	1:30 p.m.	Iowa State	No. 19	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	PSN	W 17–3	65,622
October 10	2:30 p.m.	vs. Texas*	No. 16	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ESPN	L 24–34	75,587
October 17	6:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	T 24–24	52,454
October 24	1:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	PPV	L 10–27	43,500
October 31	1:30 p.m.	Kansas State		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	PSN	W 16–14	60,230
November 7	1:30 p.m.	Missouri		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)		W 51–17	61,532
November 14	2:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)		T 15–15	50,440
November 27	12:30 p.m.	No. 12 Nebraska		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	ABC	L 9–33	69,770
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1992 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 86 Rickey Brady Jr RB 23 Dewell Brewer Sr QB 12 Cale Gundy (C) Jr TE 82 Joey Mickey Sr WR 17 P.J. Mills Fr OT 64 Paul Moriarty Sr WR 83 John Nelson Jr WR 89 JaJuan Penny Fr FB 33 Kenyon Rasheed (C) Sr WR 2 Corey Warren Jr RB 20 Earnest Williams Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class OLB 40 Reggie Barnes (C) Sr DE 72 Aubrey Beavers Jr LB 88 Trey Tippens Sr DB 28 Darnell Walker (C) Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 16 Scott Blanton So	Head coach Gary Gibbs Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	15	15	13	13	20	19	16	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches Poll	12	12	12	12	20	20	16	NR	25	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Season summary

Texas

#16 Oklahoma Sooners (3–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–2)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	7	10	10	7	34
Oklahoma	7	3	0	14	24

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

• Date: October 10, 1992
• Game weather: Clear, 83 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 75,587
• Referee: Thomas
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter OU – P.J. Mills 9-yard pass from Cale Gundy (Scott Blanton kick), 11:50. Oklahoma 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards. UT – Justin McLemore 22-yard pass from Peter Gardere (Scott Szeredy kick), 6:33. Tie 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards. Second quarter UT – Scott Szeredy 25-yard field goal, 12:35. Texas 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 19 yards. OU – Scott Blanton 51-yard field goal, 8:29. Tie 10–10. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards. UT – Jason Burleson 31-yard pass from Peter Gardere (Scott Szeredy kick), 3:09. Texas 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards. Third quarter UT – Phil Brown 13-yard run (Scott Szeredy kick), 13:06. Texas 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards. UT – Scott Szeredy 27-yard field goal, 5:16. Texas 27–10. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards. Fourth quarter UT – Phil Brown 3-yard run (Scott Szeredy kick), 14:27. Texas 34–10. Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards. OU – Corey Warren 17-yard pass from Cale Gundy (pass good), 7:42. Texas 34–18. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards. OU – Earnest Williams 25-yard pass from Cale Gundy (run failed), 2:02. Texas 34–24. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards. Top passers UT – Peter Gardere – 18/32, 274 yards, 2 TD, INT OU – Cale Gundy – 17/38, 276 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers UT – Curtis Jackson – 15 rushes, 75 yards OU – Kenyon Rasheed – 13 rushes, 56 yards Top receivers UT – Darrick Duke – 3 receptions, 77 yards OU – Corey Warren – 9 receptions, 187 yards, TD

Postseason

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[2]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Darnell Walker	Defensive back	7	178	Atlanta Falcons
Joey Mickey	Tight end	7	190	Philadelphia Eagles

References

1. "1990s". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
2. "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.