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1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1986 Oklahoma Sooners football
Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg
Big Eight champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 42–8 vs. Arkansas
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 3
1986 record 11–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach Barry Switzer (14th year)
Offensive coordinator Jim Donnan (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator Gary Gibbs (6th year)
Captain Brian Bosworth
Captain Sonny Brown
Captain Spencer Tillman
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,004)
Seasons
« 1985 1987 »
1986 Big 8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0     11 – 1 – 0
Colorado 6 – 1 – 0     6 – 6 – 0
#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
Texas Longhorns vs. #6 Oklahoma Sooners
1 2 3 4 Total
Texas 0 0 6 6 12
• #6 Oklahoma 17 14 7 9 47
#4 Oklahoma Sooners at Colorado Buffaloes
1 2 3 4 Total
• #4 Oklahoma 7 7 0 14 28
Colorado 0 0 0 0 0
#9 Arkansas Razorbacks vs. #3 Oklahoma Sooners
1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Arkansas 0 0 0 8 8
• #3 Oklahoma 0 14 14 14 42

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 5 shutouts and led the nation in all four major defensive categories (total, rushing, passing, and scoring).


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