1987 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1987 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Eight champion
Orange Bowl, L 20–14 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	Big 8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
1987 record	11–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Barry Switzer (15th year)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Donnan (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Gary Gibbs (7th year)
Captain	5 Patrick Collins Mark Hutson Dante Jones Darrell Reed David Vickers
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,004)
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#6 Nebraska	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#11 Oklahoma State	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Colorado	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Kansas	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
Kansas State	0	–	6	–	1			0	–	10	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1 2 3 4 Total North Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 • Oklahoma 0 21 7 0 28 Date: September 12 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 75,004

Scoring summary Q2 OKLA Holieway 3 yard run (Lashar kick) OKLA 7–0 Q2 OKLA Holieway 4 yard run (Lashar kick) OKLA 14–0 Q2 OKLA Holieway 1 yard run (Lashar kick) OKLA 21–0 Q3 OKLA Holieway 1 yard run (Lashar kick) OKLA 28–0

Scoring summary
Q2		OKLA	Holieway 3 yard run (Lashar kick)	OKLA 7–0
Q2		OKLA	Holieway 4 yard run (Lashar kick)	OKLA 14–0
Q2		OKLA	Holieway 1 yard run (Lashar kick)	OKLA 21–0
Q3		OKLA	Holieway 1 yard run (Lashar kick)	OKLA 28–0

#1 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns

1 2 3 4 Total • #1 Oklahoma 0 13 21 10 44 Texas 3 3 0 3 9 Date: October 10 Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas Game attendance: 75,587 TV announcers (CBS): Brent Musburger

Scoring summary 1 TEX Clements 52-yard field goal TEX 3-0 2 OU Carr 7-yard run (Lashar kick) OU 7-3 2 OU Lashar 46-yard field goal OU 10-3 2 OU Lashar 22-yard field goal OU 13-3 2 TEX Clements 46-yard field goal OU 13-6 3 OU Cabbiness 44-yard pass from Holieway (Lashar kick) OU 20-6 3 OU Carr 32-yard run (Lashar kick) OU 27-6 3 OU Collins 4-yard run (Lashar kick) OU 34-6 4 TEX Clements 36-yard field goal OU 34-9 4 OU Lashar 29-yard field goal OU 37-9 4 OU Thompson 55-yard run (Lashar kick) OU 44-9

Scoring summary
1		TEX	Clements 52-yard field goal	TEX 3-0
2		OU	Carr 7-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 7-3
2		OU	Lashar 46-yard field goal	OU 10-3
2		OU	Lashar 22-yard field goal	OU 13-3
2		TEX	Clements 46-yard field goal	OU 13-6
3		OU	Cabbiness 44-yard pass from Holieway (Lashar kick)	OU 20-6
3		OU	Carr 32-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 27-6
3		OU	Collins 4-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 34-6
4		TEX	Clements 36-yard field goal	OU 34-9
4		OU	Lashar 29-yard field goal	OU 37-9
4		OU	Thompson 55-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 44-9

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats

1 2 3 4 Total • #1 Oklahoma 14 17 14 14 59 Kansas State 3 7 0 0 10 Date: October 17 Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas Game attendance: 27,200

Scoring summary 1 OKLA Stafford 20-yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 7-0 1 OKLA Cabbiness 28-yard pass from Holieway (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 14-0 1 KSU Porter 22-yard field goal Oklahoma 14-3 2 OKLA Holieway 1-yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 21-3 2 OKLA Carr 2-yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 28-3 2 KSU Williams 81-yard pass from Swim (Porter kick) Oklahoma 28-10 2 OKLA Lashar 31-yard field goal Oklahoma 31-10 3 OKLA Collins 20-yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 38-10 3 OKLA Thompson 32-yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 45-10 4 OKLA Mitchell 82-yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 52-10 4 OKLA Anderson 1-yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 59-10

Scoring summary
1		OKLA	Stafford 20-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 7-0
1		OKLA	Cabbiness 28-yard pass from Holieway (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 14-0
1		KSU	Porter 22-yard field goal	Oklahoma 14-3
2		OKLA	Holieway 1-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 21-3
2		OKLA	Carr 2-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 28-3
2		KSU	Williams 81-yard pass from Swim (Porter kick)	Oklahoma 28-10
2		OKLA	Lashar 31-yard field goal	Oklahoma 31-10
3		OKLA	Collins 20-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 38-10
3		OKLA	Thompson 32-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 45-10
4		OKLA	Mitchell 82-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 52-10
4		OKLA	Anderson 1-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 59-10

Colorado Buffaloes at #1 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total Colorado 0 6 0 0 6 • #1 Oklahoma 10 0 7 7 24 Date: October 24 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 75,004

Scoring summary 1 OU Stafford 23-yard run (Lashar kick) OU 7-0 2 OU Lashar 48-yard field goal OU 10-0 2 COL Hannah 20-yard field goal OU 10-3 2 COL Hannah 32-yard field goal OU 10-6 3 OU Carr 21-yard run (Lashar kick) OU 17-6 4 OU Collins 1-yard run (Lashar kick) OU 24-6

Scoring summary
1		OU	Stafford 23-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 7-0
2		OU	Lashar 48-yard field goal	OU 10-0
2		COL	Hannah 20-yard field goal	OU 10-3
2		COL	Hannah 32-yard field goal	OU 10-6
3		OU	Carr 21-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 17-6
4		OU	Collins 1-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 24-6

The 1987 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Oklahoma was a member of the Big Eight Conference played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, where it has played its home games since 1923. The team posted an 11–1 overall record and a 7–0 conference record to the Conference title outright under head coach Barry Switzer who took the helm in 1973. This was Switzer's twelfth conference title, fourth consecutive conference title and eighth undefeated conference record in fifteen seasons.

The team was led by All-Americans Rickey Dixon (who won the Jim Thorpe Award),Mark Hutson,Keith Jackson,Danté Jones, and Darrell Reed After going undefeated in its eleven regular season games, it earned a trip to the Orange Bowl for an appearance against the Miami Hurricanes. During the season, it faced three ranked opponents (In order, #12 Oklahoma State, #1 Nebraska, and #2 Miami). Both of its last two games were #1 vs. #2 matches with the last being a national title game in which it endured its only loss to the resulting national champion Hurricanes. The game marked the third Miami victory over Oklahoma in three seasons to former Switzer assistant coach Jimmy Johnson.

Jamelle Holieway led the team in rushing for the second season with 807 yards and in passing for the third of four times with 548 yards, Jackson led the team in receiving for the third straight season with 403 yards, Placekicker R. D. Lashar led the team in scoring with 91 points, Reed posted 8 quarterback sacks, Jones led the team with 125 tackles and Dixon posted 9 interceptions. Dixon established the current school record total of 9 single-season interceptions. He set the school record for single-season interception return yards with 232 that season and the career record with 303, which was broken by Derrick Strait in 2003.

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