1977_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team

1977 Oklahoma Sooners football
1977 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 8 champion
Orange Bowl, L 6–31 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7
Record	10–2 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Barry Switzer (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Galen Hall (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Larry Lacewell (8th season)
Base defense	5–2
Captains	Karl Baldischwiler; Zac Henderson; Elvis Peacock;
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

The 1977 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Oklahoma was a member of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, where it has played its home games since 1923.^[1] The team posted a 10–2 overall record and a 7–0 conference record to earn the Conference title under head coach Barry Switzer who took the helm in 1973.^[2]^[3] This was Switzer's fifth conference title and third undefeated conference record in five seasons.^[2]

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The team was led by All-Americans George Cumby,^[4] Daryl Hunt,^[5] Reggie Kinlaw,^[6] and Zac Henderson^[7] Cumby was named Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year.^[4] After winning the conference title outright, it earned a trip to the Orange Bowl where it lost to Arkansas Razorbacks.^[3] During the season, it faced five ranked opponents (In order, No. 4 Ohio State, No. 5 Texas, No. 16 Iowa State, No. 11 Nebraska, and No. 6 Arkansas). Four of its opponents ended the season ranked. It endured its only regular season defeat in the Red River Shootout against Texas.^[3] The Sooners started the season with a four consecutive wins before losing to Texas and then won the next six before their unsuccessful bowl game.^[3]

Elvis Peacock led the team in rushing with 812 yards, Dean Blevins led the team in passing with 385 yards, Steve Rhodes led the team in receiving with 272 yards, Uwe von Schamann led the team in scoring with 89 points, Hunt led the team in tackles with 159 tackles and Henderson posted 7 interceptions.^[8]

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	Vanderbilt*	No. 1	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 25–23	71,184
September 17	Utah*	No. 5	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 62–24	71,184
September 24	at No. 4 Ohio State*	No. 3	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 29–28	88,119
October 1	Kansas	No. 1	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 24–9	71,184–72,331
October 8	vs. No. 5 Texas*	No. 2	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)		L 6–13	72,032
October 15	at Missouri	No. 7	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)		W 21–17	63,774
October 22	No. 16 Iowa State	No. 6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 35–16	71,184
October 29	at Kansas State	No. 4	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 42–7	25,600
November 5	at Oklahoma State	No. 3	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 61–28	50,088
November 12	Colorado	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 52–14	71,184
November 25	No. 11 Nebraska	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	ABC	W 38–7	71,184
January 1, 1978	vs. No. 6 Arkansas*	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	L 6–31	60,987
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
AP	1	5	3	1	2	7	6	4	3	3	3	3	2	7
Coaches Poll	Not released	6	4	2	3	6	6	3	3	3	2	2	2	6

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
1	20	Elvis Peacock	Running back	Los Angeles Rams
3	84	Dave Hudgens	Tackle	Dallas Cowboys
7	178	Karl Baldischwiler	Tackle	Miami Dolphins
11	289	Richard Murray	Defensive tackle	Detroit Lions

1977_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team

1977 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Schedule

Personnel

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Vanderbilt

Utah

At Ohio State

Kansas

Texas

Missouri

Iowa State

Kansas State

Oklahoma State

Colorado

Nebraska

Orange Bowl

Rankings

Awards and honors

Postseason

NFL draft

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v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Iowa State	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 12 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Colorado	3	–	3	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	2	–	4	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	17	3	0	9	29
Ohio State	0	14	14	0	28