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1976 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1976 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Eight co-champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 41–7 vs. Wyoming
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 5
AP No. 6
1976 record 9–2–1 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach Barry Switzer (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Galen Hall (4th year)
Offensive scheme Wishbone
Defensive coordinator Larry Lacewell (7th year)
Base defense 5–2
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 71,187)
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Big 8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Oklahoma + 5 2 0     9 2 1
#14 Oklahoma State + 5 2 0     9 3 0
#16 Colorado + 5 2 0     8 4 0
#9 Nebraska 4 3 0     9 3 1
#19 Iowa State 4 3 0     8 3 0
Missouri 3 4 0     6 5 0
Kansas 2 5 0     6 5 0
Kansas State 0 7 0     1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
Florida State Seminoles at #4 Oklahoma Sooners
1 2 3 4 Total
Florida State 6 0 3 0 9
Oklahoma 3 14 0 7 24
  • Source: Eugene Register-Guard
1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas St 7 10 3 0 20
Oklahoma 21 7 7 14 49

The 1976 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1976 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. The team posted a 9–2–1 overall record and a 5–2–0 conference record to earn a share of the Conference title under head coach Barry Switzer who took the helm in 1973. This was Switzer's fourth conference title in four seasons.

The team was led by two All-Americans: Zac Henderson and Mike Vaughan. After tying with Oklahoma State and Colorado for the conference title, it earned a trip to the Fiesta Bowl where it came out victorious against the Wyoming Cowboys. During the season, it faced five ranked opponents (In order, #16 Texas, #15 Kansas, #19 Colorado, #11 Missouri and #10 Nebraska). Four of its opponents finished the season ranked. It tied with Texas in the Red River Shootout and lost to Oklahoma State and Colorado. The Sooners started the season with a 5–0–1 record. They also began and ended the season with four-game winning streaks. Sophomore Daryl Hunt's 177 tackles that season would stand as the school record for five years and continues to be the second highest total behind Jackie Shipp's 189 in 1981.


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