1986_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team

1986 Oklahoma Sooners football
1986 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 8 champion; Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 42–8 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	11–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Barry Switzer (14th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jim Donnan (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Gary Gibbs (6th season)
Captains	Brian Bosworth; Sonny Brown; Spencer Tillman;
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

The 1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. The team recorded five shutouts and led the nation in all four major defensive categories (total, rushing, passing, and scoring).^[1]

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1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
C	`57`	Kevin Adkins	Sr
FB	`28`	Rotnei Anderson	So
C	`74`	W. Bennett	So
G	`95`	Jodie Britt	Jr
DE	`38`	Johnny Judkins	Sr
SE	`36`	Eric Bross	Fr
SE	`83`	Carl Cabbiness	So
RB	`45`	Lydell Carr	Jr
OT	`63`	Nigel Clay	Fr
RB	`33`	Patrick Collins	Jr
HB	`32`	Phillips Collins	Fr
OT	`73`	Robert Conner	Fr
HB	`32`	Ron Counter	Jr
OL		Jerry Crafts	Fr
OT	`72`	Dungan Forrest	So
OT	`58`	Mickey Greene	So
SE	`26`	Artie Guess	Fr
HB	`37`	Fred Gunter	Fr
QB	`6`	Bernard Hall	Fr
QB	`4`	Jamelle Holieway	So
OT	`79`	Mark Hutson	Jr
TE	`88`	Keith Jackson (C)	Jr
LS	`73`	Chuck Johnson	So
FB	`5`	Earl Johnson	Sr
OT	`75`	Greg Johnson	Jr
OT	`92`	Harold Jones	Fr
TE	`87`	Aubrey King	So
C	`56`	Bob Latham	So
G	`62`	Al Laurita	Jr
HB	`23`	Don Maloney	So
OT	`64`	Terron Manning	Fr
OT	`70`	Richard Marks	Jr
OL	`67`	Larry Medice	Fr
QB	`1`	Eric Mitchel	So
WR	`84`	Lee Morris	Jr
RB	`34`	Jarrod Oliver	Fr
TE	`82`	Duncan Parham	So
FB	`2`	Leon Perry	So
G	`68`	Anthony Phillips	So
OT	`66`	Jon Phillips	Jr
TE	`97`	Lance Price	So
TE	`89`	Terry Pritchard	Fr
OT	`77`	Caesar Rentie	Jr
RB	`3`	Derrick Shepard	Sr
C	`53`	Travis Simpson	Sr
HB	`24`	Don Smitherman	So
HB	`25`	Anthony Stafford	So
HB	`27`	Damon Stell	Jr
QB	`11`	Glenn Sullivan	Jr
SE	`13`	Leonard Thomas	Fr
QB	`16`	Charles Thompson	Fr
RB	`20`	Spencer Tillman (C)	Sr
OL	`76`	Mark Van Keirsblick	Fr
HB	`13`	Dion Wharry	Fr
OL		Andre Williams	Fr
C	`59`	Greg Williams	Fr
C	`65`	Mike Wise	Fr
FB	`30`	Chris Yourman	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`61`	Mike Aljoe	Sr
LB	`85`	Tom Backes	Fr
LB	`44`	Brian Bosworth (C)	Jr
DB	`8`	Sonny Brown	Sr
DT	`86`	Steve Bryan	Sr
LB	`36`	Adrian Cooper	Fr
DB	`15`	Derrick Crudup	Jr
NG	`51`	Richard Davis	So
LB	`38`	Wayne Dickson	Fr
LB	`41`	Richard Dillon	So
DE	`69`	Greg Dixon	Fr
DB	`29`	Rickey Dixon	Jr
LB	`36`	Robert Eck	So
LB	`55`	Scott Evans
DB	`9`	Lonnie Finch	So
DB	`49`	Scott Garl	So
LB	`54`	Evan Gatewood	Sr
DB	`7`	Ledell Glenn	Sr
DE	`39`	James Goode	Fr
LB	`52`	Tracy Gordon	Fr
DE	`47`	Jeff Hake	Sr
DB	`6`	Andre Johnson	Sr
DE	`80`	Troy Johnson	Jr
LB	`50`	Dante Jones	Jr
DE	`38`	John Judkins	Sr
DE	`46`	Kert Kaspar	So
DT	`90`	Darren Kilpatrick	Jr
DL	`78`	Darrell Kirby	Fr
DE	`60`	Mike Mantle	Sr
LB	`48`	Brad McBride	Jr
DB	`17`	Ken McMichel	Fr
LB	`42`	Paul Migliazzo	Sr
DE	`94`	Zarak Peters	Fr
DB	`35`	Tony Rayburn	Sr
DE	`40`	Darrell Reed	Jr
DT	`96`	Richard Reed	Sr
DB	`21`	Carlos Scott	Fr
DT	`81`	David Shoemaker	Fr
DB	`22`	Kevin Thompson	Fr
DB	`19`	Scott Thompson	Fr
DB	`10`	David Vickers	Jr
DB	`14`	Derrick White	Jr
NG	`93`	Curtice Williams	So
DL	`98`	Dante Williams	Fr
DT	`99`	Tony Woods	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`26`	Darren Atyia	Jr
K	`31`	Tim Lashar	Sr
K	`91`	Todd Thomsen	So
K		Roy White	Fr
P	`12`	Mike Winchester	Sr

Head coach

Barry Switzer

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	2:30 p.m.	No. 4 UCLA*	No. 1	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 38–3	75,684^[2]
September 20	1:30 p.m.	Minnesota*	No. 1	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 63–0	75,463^[2]
September 27	2:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Miami (FL)*	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	L 16–28	71,451^[2]
October 4	1:30 p.m.	Kansas State	No. 6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 56–10	74,284^[2]
October 11	2:30 p.m.	vs. Texas*	No. 6	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	ABC	W 47–12	75,587^[2]
October 18	1:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State	No. 5	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 19–0	76,022^[2]
October 25	1:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	No. 5	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 38–0	43,190^[2]
November 1	2:30 p.m.	at Kansas	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ABC	W 64–3	38,500^[2]
November 8	1:00 p.m.	Missouri	No. 4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)		W 77–0	75,480^[2]
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Colorado	No. 4	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	Raycom	W 28–0	52,702^[2]
November 22	2:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Nebraska	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ABC	W 20–17	76,198^[2]
January 1, 1987	7:30 p.m.	vs. No. 9 Arkansas*	No. 3	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	W 42–8	52,717^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
AP	1 (44)	1 (55)	1 (55)	1 (55)	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3 (3)
Coaches Poll	1 (36)	1 (44)	1 (43)	1 (44)	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	3	3	3	3

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
5	120	Steve Bryan	Defensive end	Chicago Bears
5	133	Spencer Tillman	Running back	Houston Oilers
8	221	Paul Migliazzo	Linebacker	Chicago Bears

1986_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team

1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

UCLA

Minnesota

Miami (FL)

Kansas State

Texas

Oklahoma State

Iowa State

Kansas

Missouri

Colorado

Nebraska

Vs. Arkansas (Orange Bowl)

Rankings

Postseason

NFL draft

Awards and honors

References

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1986 Oklahoma Sooners football

Big 8 champion Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 42–8 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	11–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Barry Switzer (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Donnan (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Gary Gibbs (6th season)
Captains	Brian Bosworth Sonny Brown Spencer Tillman
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Colorado	6	–	1	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
No. 5 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Missouri	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Kansas	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll