1983 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1983 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1983 record	8–4 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Barry Switzer (11th year)
Offensive coordinator	Galen Hall (11th year)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Gary Gibbs (3rd year)
Captain	Danny Bradley
Captain	Rick Bryan
Captain	Scott Case
Captain	Paul Parker
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,008)
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Big 8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Missouri	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Iowa State Cyclones at #16 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	3	0	0	8	11
• #16 Oklahoma	14	21	7	7	49

Scoring summary

1	Iowa St	Bachrodt 34-yard field goal	Iowa St 3-0

1	Oklahoma	Tillman 2-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 7-3

1	Oklahoma	Bradley 19-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 14-3

2	Oklahoma	Ledbetter 13-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 21-3

2	Oklahoma	Johnson 2-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 28-3

2	Oklahoma	Tillman 16-yard pass from Clopton (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 35-3

3	Oklahoma	Case 67-yard interception return (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 42-3

4	Iowa St	Wodka 2-yard pass from Archer (Jacobs pass from Archer)	Oklahoma 42-11

4	Oklahoma	Clopton 1-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 49-11

Scoring summary

1	Iowa St	Bachrodt 34-yard field goal	Iowa St 3-0

1	Oklahoma	Tillman 2-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 7-3

1	Oklahoma	Bradley 19-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 14-3

2	Oklahoma	Ledbetter 13-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 21-3

2	Oklahoma	Johnson 2-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 28-3

2	Oklahoma	Tillman 16-yard pass from Clopton (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 35-3

3	Oklahoma	Case 67-yard interception return (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 42-3

4	Iowa St	Wodka 2-yard pass from Archer (Jacobs pass from Archer)	Oklahoma 42-11

4	Oklahoma	Clopton 1-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 49-11

The 1983 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1983 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 led by head coach Barry Switzer.