1987 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season November 2016 February 2026 1987 Oklahoma Sooners football Oklahoma Sooners Logo 1979-2000.png Big Eight Conference Big 8 3 3 11–1 7–0 Barry Switzer 15th Jim Donnan 3rd Wishbone Gary Gibbs 7th 5–2 Patrick Collins Mark Hutson Dante Jones Darrell Reed David Vickers Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Big 8 champion Orange Bowl L 14–20 vs. Miami (FL) 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 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, where it has played its home games since 1923.http://www.soonersports.com/facilities/memorial-stadium_history.html Memorial Stadium June 30, 2010 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100628213311/http://www.soonersports.com/facilities/memorial-stadium_history.html June 28, 2010 dead mdy-all 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.http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-conf-titles.html OU Football Tradition: 42 Conference Titles June 30, 2010 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100622232057/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-conf-titles.html June 22, 2010 dead http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?SeasonID=1987 1987 Football Season June 30, 2010 SoonerStats.com 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.https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/02/sports/orange-bowl-hurricanes-overwhelm-the-sooners-to-claim-no-1.html Orange Bowl; Hurricanes Overwhelm the Sooners to Claim No. 1 June 30, 2010 January 2, 1988 The New York Times Moran, Malcolm 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.http://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410/pdfs/football/record_book.pdf?&DB_OEM_ID=10410 2009 Football Record Book Big12sports.com June 30, 2010 175 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.http://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410/pdfs/football/record_book.pdf?&DB_OEM_ID=10410 2009 Football Record Book Big12sports.com June 30, 2010 177 Schedule 1987 AP Central September 5 1:30 p.m. w y 1 North Texas State Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 69–14 75,004 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88036633/oklahoma-rolls-to-ragged-6914-win-in/ The Salina Journal Oklahoma rolls to 'ragged' 69–14 win in season opener September 6, 1987 May 13, 2025 Newspapers.com September 12 1:30 p.m. w y 1 North Carolina Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 28–0 75,004 https://www.newspapers.com/article/bryan-college-station-eagle-sooners-race/140092435/ Bryan-College Station Eagle Sooners race by UNC September 13, 1987 February 2, 2024 Newspapers.com September 26 1:30 p.m. w y y 1 Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK 65–0 47,350 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salina-journal-no-1-oklahoma-demoli/171996978/ The Salina Journal No. 1 Oklahoma demolishes Tulsa September 27, 1987 May 13, 2025 Newspapers.com October 3 1:30 p.m. w y 1 Iowa State Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA PPV 56–3 36,050 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salisbury-post-sooners-slug-iowa-sta/172326417/ The Salisbury Post Sooners slug Iowa State, 56–3 October 4, 1987 May 13, 2025 Newspapers.com October 10 1:45 p.m. w y y 1 Texas Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Red River Shootout CBS 44–9 75,587 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advertiser-sooners-turning-gre/172126396/ The Daily Advertiser Sooners turning great rivalry into annual laugher October 11, 1987 May 13, 2025 Newspapers.com October 17 1:10 p.m. w y 1 Kansas State KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS 59–10 27,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-no-1-oklahoma-slam/172326618/ The Kansas City Star No. 1 Oklahoma slams K-State October 18, 1987 May 13, 2025 Newspapers.com October 24 6:30 p.m. w 1 Colorado Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ESPN 24–6 75,004 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-oklahoma-turns/172326779/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Oklahoma turns out the lights on Colorado in Norman party October 25, 1987 May 13, 2025 Newspapers.com October 31 1:00 p.m. w y 1 Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 71–10 23,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-sooners-boo-t-jayhawks-711/172326949/ Tulsa World Sooners boo-t Jayhawks, 71–10 November 1, 1987 May 13, 2025 Newspapers.com November 7 1:00 p.m. w 1 Oklahoma State 12 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK Bedlam Series 29–10 75,004 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-sooners-winand-pay-for-it/172327052/ Tulsa World Sooners win...and pay for it November 8, 1987 May 13, 2025 Newspapers.com November 14 1:30 p.m. w 1 Missouri Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK rivalry PPV 17–13 75,004 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-injury-riddles-oklahoma-limps/172327192/ The State Injury-riddles Oklahoma limps past Missouri 17–13 November 15, 1987 May 13, 2025 Newspapers.com November 21 2:30 p.m. w y 2 Nebraska 1 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry CBS 17–7 76,663 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-defense-leads-seco/172327332/ Winston-Salem Journal Defense leads second-half comeback as Oklahoma defeats Nebraska 17–7 November 22, 1987 May 13, 2025 Newspapers.com January 1, 1988 7:00 p.m. l y y 1 Miami (FL) 2 Orange Bowl Miami, FL Orange Bowl NBC 14–20 74,760 https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-maimi-claims-crown/172088559/ Detroit Free Press Miami claims crown January 2, 1988 May 13, 2025 Newspapers.com http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?seasonid=1987 1987 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball Rankings 1987 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 15 1 (55) 1 (54) 1 (54) 1 (53) 1 (44) 1 (46) 1 (47) 1 (42) 1 (40) 1 (38) 1 (36) 2 (20) 1 (54) 1 (48) 1 (47) 3 Coaches Poll 0 15 1 1 (44) 1 (45) 1 (45) 1 (46) 1 (45) 1 (43) 1 (45) 1 (43) 1 (43) 1 (38) 2 (27) 1 (48) 1 (41) 1 (41) 3 Game summaries North Carolina 1987 North Carolina Tar Heels football team Tar Heels 0 0 0 0 Sooners 0 21 7 0 September 12 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma 75,004 yes 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 yes Jamelle Holieway 25 Rush, 170 Yds Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 13. Iowa State 1987 Iowa State Cyclones football team Texas #1 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns #1 Oklahoma 0 13 21 10 Texas 3 3 0 3 October 10 Cotton Bowl, Dallas 1:30 p.m. CDT 75,587 Wendel Shelton Brent Musburger, Pat Haden and John Dockery CBS yes 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 yes Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 11. Kansas State #1 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats #1 Oklahoma 14 17 14 14 Kansas State 3 7 0 0 October 17 KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas 27,200 yes 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 yes Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 18. Colorado Colorado Buffaloes at #1 Oklahoma Sooners Colorado 0 6 0 0 #1 Oklahoma 10 0 7 7 October 24 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma 75,004 yes 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 yes Gainesville Sun. October 25, 1987 Oklahoma State 1987 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team Oklahoma Sooners 2; text-align:center collapsed #12 Oklahoma State Cowboys at #1 Oklahoma Sooners November 7 Oklahoma St 3 0 0 7 Oklahoma 10 0 6 13 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma 75,004 Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 08. Retrieved 2019-Apr-13. OKLA - Holieway 5 yard run (Lashar kick) OSU - Blanchard 38 yard field goal OKLA - Lashar 35 yard field goal OKLA - Hall 3 yard run (kick failed) OSU - Sanders 1 yard run (Blanchard kick) OKLA - Johnson 10 yard interception return (run failed) OKLA - Dixon 95 yard interception return (Lashar kick) Oklahoma St Gundy 11/27, 115 Yds, 4 INT Thomas 15 Rush, 173 Yds Green 3 Rec, 47 Yds Oklahoma Holieway 0/6, 0 Yds, INT Anderson 30 Rush, 191 Yds Holieway 18 Rush, 123 Yds, TD Missouri Missouri 0 3 7 3 Oklahoma 3 7 7 0 Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 15. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06. 1987 Missouri Tigers football team Nebraska 1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry Oklahoma Sooners 2; text-align:center collapsed #2 Oklahoma Sooners (10–0) at #1 Nebraska Cornhuskers (9–0) November 21 Oklahoma 0 0 14 3 Nebraska 7 0 0 0 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 76,663 Sunny John McClintock CBS Brent Musburger and Pat Haden HuskerMax Oklahoma Charles Thompson2/9, 25 Yds Patrick Collins13 Rush, 131 Yds, TD Keith Jackson1 Rec, 21 Yds Nebraska Steve Taylorr6/18, 58 Yds, 3 INT Keith Jones15 Rush, 94 Yds, TD Richard Bell2 Rec, 18 Yds "Game of the Century II" The Bow - Patrick Collins OU NEB collapsed 1 1:28 Nebraska 84 RushTD Jones 25 good Drennan run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 3 12:48 Oklahoma 2 13 RushTD Stafford 11 good Lashar run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 3 1:39 Oklahoma RushTD Collins 65 good Lashar run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 7 4 7:40 Oklahoma FG 27 Lashar 17 7 17 7 Orange Bowl 1988 Orange Bowl 1987 Miami Hurricanes football team Personnel 1987 Oklahoma Sooners f 66 FR Brian Brauninger G 83 JR Carl Cabbiness WR 16 FR Chris Cabbiness WR 45 SR Lydell Carr RB y 33 SR Patrick Collins Patrick Collins (American football) HB C y 22 Fr Mike Gaddis RB y 4 JR Jamelle Holieway QB y 79 SR Mark Hutson OG C y 88 TE SR Keith Jackson Keith Jackson (tight end) y 68 G JR Anthony Phillips Anthony Phillips (offensive lineman) yes y 77 T SR Caesar Rentie yes y 6 RFR Charles Thompson QB y Charles Thompson (American football) 43 DE FR Adrian Cooper yes y 15 DB SR Derrick Crudup y 77 DT FR Stacey Dillard y 29 SR Rickey Dixon DB y 78 FR Scott Evans DE 80 SR Troy Johnson DE 50 SR Dante Jones LB y C 90 SR Darren Kilpatrick DT 40 SR Darrell Reed DE y C 22 SO Kevin Thompson DB 10 SR David Vickers DB C 30 LB FR Chris Wilson Chris Wilson (American football coach) y 13 FR R.D. Lashar K 91 K JR Todd Thomsen y https://soonerstats.com/football/players/roster.cfm?seasonid=1987 *Barry Switzer * Jim Donnan (OC) Gary Gibbs (DC) Merv Johnson (OL) Charlie Sadler (DL) Lucious Selmon (OLB & DE) Awards and honors All-American: Rickey Dixon,http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-rickey-dixon-1987.html All-American: Rickey Dixon June 29, 2010 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100525215319/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-rickey-dixon-1987.html May 25, 2010 dead mdy-all Mark Hutson,http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-mark-hutson-1986-87.html All-American: Mark Hutson June 29, 2010 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100525143723/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-mark-hutson-1986-87.html May 25, 2010 dead Keith Jackson,http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-keith-jackson-1986-87.html All-American: Keith Jackson June 29, 2010 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100525150557/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-keith-jackson-1986-87.html May 25, 2010 dead mdy-all Danté Jones,http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-dante-jones-1987.html All-American: Danté Jones June 29, 2010 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100525215042/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-dante-jones-1987.html May 25, 2010 dead mdy-all and Darrell Reedhttp://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-darrell-reed-1987.html All-American: Darrell Reed June 29, 2010 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100525215953/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aa-darrell-reed-1987.html May 25, 2010 dead mdy-all Jim Thorpe Award: Dixon After the season NFL draft The following players were selected in the 1988 NFL draft following the season.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1988/draft.htm 1988 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com November 29, 2020https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/oklahoma/drafted.htm Oklahoma Drafted Players/Alumni Pro-Football-Reference.com April 23, 2023 Oklahoma Sooners 2 Round Pick Player Position NFL team15Rickey DixonDefensive backCincinnati Bengals113 Keith JacksonTight endPhiladelphia Eagles251Dante JonesLinebackerChicago Bears367 Mark HutsonGuardDallas Cowboys499Greg JohnsonTackleMiami Dolphins4106Lydell CarrRunning backNew Orleans Saints5116Darrell ReedLinebackerGreen Bay Packers5133Troy JohnsonLinebackerChicago Bears6148Jon PhillipsGuardPhoenix Cardinals6164Derrick WhiteDefensive backMinnesota Vikings7171Derrick CrudupDefensive backLos Angeles Raiders7189Caesar RentieTackleChicago Bears8200Patrick CollinsRunning backGreen Bay Packers References External links 1987 season at SoonerStats.com Oklahoma Category:Oklahoma Sooners football seasons Category:Big Eight Conference football champion seasons Oklahoma Sooners football