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1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1986 Oklahoma Sooners football

Big 8 champion Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 42–8 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	11–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Barry Switzer (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Donnan (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Gary Gibbs (6th season)
Base defense	5–2
Captains	Brian Bosworth Sonny Brown Spencer Tillman
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.3Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Colorado	6	–	1	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
No.5Nebraska	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

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 five shutouts and led the nation in all four major defensive categories (total, rushing, passing, and scoring).^[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	2:30 p.m.	No. 4UCLA*	No. 1	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 38–3	75,684^[2]
September 20	1:30 p.m.	Minnesota*	No. 1	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 63–0	75,463^[2]
September 27	2:30 p.m.	at No. 2Miami (FL)*	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	L 16–28	71,451^[2]
October 4	1:30 p.m.	Kansas State	No. 6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 56–10	74,284^[2]
October 11	2:30 p.m.	vs. Texas*	No. 6	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	ABC	W 47–12	75,587^[2]
October 18	1:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State	No. 5	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 19–0	76,022^[2]
October 25	1:00 p.m.	atIowa State	No. 5	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 38–0	43,190^[2]
November 1	2:30 p.m.	atKansas	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ABC	W 64–3	38,500^[2]
November 8	1:00 p.m.	Missouri	No. 4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)		W 77–0	75,480^[2]
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Colorado	No. 4	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	Raycom	W 28–0	52,702^[2]
November 22	2:30 p.m.	at No. 5Nebraska	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ABC	W 20–17	76,198^[2]
January 1, 1987	7:30 p.m.	vs. No. 9Arkansas*	No. 3	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	W 42–8	52,717^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^[3]

Roster[edit]

1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
C	`57`	Kevin Adkins	Sr
FB	`28`	Rotnei Anderson	So
C	`74`	W. Bennett	So
G	`95`	Jodie Britt	Jr
DE	`38`	Johnny Judkins	Sr
SE	`36`	Eric Bross	Fr
SE	`83`	Carl Cabbiness	So
RB	`45`	Lydell Carr	Jr
OT	`63`	Nigel Clay	Fr
RB	`33`	Patrick Collins	Jr
HB	`32`	Phillips Collins	Fr
OT	`73`	Robert Conner	Fr
HB	`32`	Ron Counter	Jr
OL		Jerry Crafts	Fr
OT	`72`	Dungan Forrest	So
OT	`58`	Mickey Greene	So
SE	`26`	Artie Guess	Fr
HB	`37`	Fred Gunter	Fr
QB	`6`	Bernard Hall	Fr
QB	`4`	Jamelle Holieway	So
OT	`79`	Mark Hutson	Jr
TE	`88`	Keith Jackson (C)	Jr
LS	`73`	Chuck Johnson	So
FB	`5`	Earl Johnson	Sr
OT	`75`	Greg Johnson	Jr
OT	`92`	Harold Jones	Fr
TE	`87`	Aubrey King	So
C	`56`	Bob Latham	So
G	`62`	Al Laurita	Jr
HB	`23`	Don Maloney	So
OT	`64`	Terron Manning	Fr
OT	`70`	Richard Marks	Jr
OL	`67`	Larry Medice	Fr
QB	`1`	Eric Mitchel	So
WR	`84`	Lee Morris	Jr
RB	`34`	Jarrod Oliver	Fr
TE	`82`	Duncan Parham	So
FB	`2`	Leon Perry	So
G	`68`	Anthony Phillips	So
OT	`66`	Jon Phillips	Jr
TE	`97`	Lance Price	So
TE	`89`	Terry Pritchard	Fr
OT	`77`	Caesar Rentie	Jr
RB	`3`	Derrick Shepard	Sr
C	`53`	Travis Simpson	Sr
HB	`24`	Don Smitherman	So
HB	`25`	Anthony Stafford	So
HB	`27`	Damon Stell	Jr
QB	`11`	Glenn Sullivan	Jr
SE	`13`	Leonard Thomas	Fr
QB	`16`	Charles Thompson	Fr
RB	`20`	Spencer Tillman (C)	Sr
OL	`76`	Mark Van Keirsblick	Fr
HB	`13`	Dion Wharry	Fr
OL		Andre Williams	Fr
C	`59`	Greg Williams	Fr
C	`65`	Mike Wise	Fr
FB	`30`	Chris Yourman	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`61`	Mike Aljoe	Sr
LB	`85`	Tom Backes	Fr
LB	`44`	Brian Bosworth (C)	Jr
DB	`8`	Sonny Brown	Sr
DT	`86`	Steve Bryan	Sr
LB	`36`	Adrian Cooper	Fr
DB	`15`	Derrick Crudup	Jr
NG	`51`	Richard Davis	So
LB	`38`	Wayne Dickson	Fr
LB	`41`	Richard Dillon	So
DE	`69`	Greg Dixon	Fr
DB	`29`	Rickey Dixon	Jr
LB	`36`	Robert Eck	So
LB	`55`	Scott Evans
DB	`9`	Lonnie Finch	So
DB	`49`	Scott Garl	So
LB	`54`	Evan Gatewood	Sr
DB	`7`	Ledell Glenn	Sr
DE	`39`	James Goode	Fr
LB	`52`	Tracy Gordon	Fr
DE	`47`	Jeff Hake	Sr
DB	`6`	Andre Johnson	Sr
DE	`80`	Troy Johnson	Jr
LB	`50`	Dante Jones	Jr
DE	`38`	John Judkins	Sr
DE	`46`	Kert Kaspar	So
DT	`90`	Darren Kilpatrick	Jr
DL	`78`	Darrell Kirby	Fr
DE	`60`	Mike Mantle	Sr
LB	`48`	Brad McBride	Jr
DB	`17`	Ken McMichel	Fr
LB	`42`	Paul Migliazzo	Sr
DE	`94`	Zarak Peters	Fr
DB	`35`	Tony Rayburn	Sr
DE	`40`	Darrell Reed	Jr
DT	`96`	Richard Reed	Sr
DB	`21`	Carlos Scott	Fr
DT	`81`	David Shoemaker	Fr
DB	`22`	Kevin Thompson	Fr
DB	`19`	Scott Thompson	Fr
DB	`10`	David Vickers	Jr
DB	`14`	Derrick White	Jr
NG	`93`	Curtice Williams	So
DL	`98`	Dante Williams	Fr
DT	`99`	Tony Woods	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`26`	Darren Atyia	Jr
K	`31`	Tim Lashar	Sr
K	`91`	Todd Thomsen	So
K		Roy White	Fr
P	`12`	Mike Winchester	Sr

Head coach

Barry Switzer

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries[edit]

UCLA[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	0	3	0	0	3
• Oklahoma	3	14	14	7	38

Date: September 6
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

^[4]

Minnesota[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0
• Oklahoma	14	21	14	14	63

Date: September 20
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

^[5]

Miami (FL)[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	0	3	7	6	16
• Miami (FL)	0	7	21	0	28

Date: September 27
Location: Orange Bowl

^[6]

Kansas State[edit]

Kansas State Wildcats (1–3) at Oklahoma Sooners (2–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State	0	10	0	0	10
Oklahoma	21	7	7	21	56

atOklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

Date: October 4
Game attendance: 74,284
^[7]

Game information

Kansas State

Randy Williams
13/21, 97 Yds, INT
Todd Moody
19 Rush, 57 Yds
Todd Elder
6 Rec, 60 Yds

Oklahoma

Eric Mitchel
1/6, 58 Yds, TD
12 Rush, 126 Yds, 2 TD
Carl Cabbiness
1 Rec, 58 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	KSU	OKLA
1					Oklahoma	Lydell Carr 1-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good	0	7
1					Oklahoma	Eric Mitchel 56-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good	0	14
1					Oklahoma	Spencer Tillman 5-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good	0	21
2					Oklahoma	Eric Mitchel 3-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good	0	28
2					Kansas State	Blocked punt returned 19 yards for touchdown by Grady Newton, Mark Porter kick good	7	28
2					Kansas State	32-yard field goal by Mark Porter	10	28
3					Oklahoma	Carl Cabbiness 58-yard touchdown reception from Eric Mitchel, Tim Lashar kick good	10	35
4					Oklahoma	Glenn Sullivan 1-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good	10	42
4					Oklahoma	Glenn Sullivan 12-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good	10	49
4					Oklahoma	Rotnei Anderson 6-yard touchdown run, Tim Lashar kick good	10	56
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							10	56

Texas[edit]

Texas Longhorns vs. #6 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	0	0	6	6	12
• #6 Oklahoma	17	14	7	9	47

Date: October 11
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Game attendance: 75,587

Scoring summary

1	OU	Collins 9-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 7-0

1	OU	Collins 14-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 14-0

1	OU	Lashar 28-yard field goal	OU 17-0

2	OU	Holieway 21-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 24-0

2	OU	Jackson 56-yard pass from Mitchel (Lashar kick)	OU 31-0

3	OU	Tillman 6-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 38-0

3	TEX	Gay 33-yard pass from Stafford (pass failed)	OU 38-6

4	OU	Collins 23-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 45-6

4	TEX	Metcalf 29-yard pass from Stafford (pass failed)	OU 45-12

4	OU	Safety, Metcalf tackled by Ledett in end zone	OU 47-12

^[8]

Oklahoma State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma St	0	0	0	0	0
• Oklahoma	3	3	3	10	19

Date: October 18
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

^[9]

Iowa State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Oklahoma	7	10	7	14	38
Iowa St	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 25
Location: Cyclone Stadium

^[10]

Kansas[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Oklahoma	17	3	37	7	64
Kansas	0	0	0	3	3

Date: November 1
Location: Memorial Stadium

^[11]

Missouri[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri	0	0	0	0	0
• Oklahoma	21	28	7	21	77

Date: November 8
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

^[12]

Colorado[edit]

#4 Oklahoma Sooners at Colorado Buffaloes

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #4 Oklahoma	7	7	0	14	28
Colorado	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 15
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
Game attendance: 52,702

Scoring summary

1	OU	Collins 17-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 7-0

2	OU	Carr 2-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 14-0

4	OU	Jackson recovered fumble in end zone (Lashar kick)	OU 21-0

4	OU	Collins 8-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 28-0

^[13]

Nebraska[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #3 Oklahoma	7	0	0	13	20
#5 Nebraska	7	3	7	0	17

Date: November 22
Location: Memorial Stadium

^[14]

Vs. Arkansas (Orange Bowl)[edit]

#9 Arkansas vs. #3 Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arkansas	0	0	0	8	8
• Oklahoma	0	14	14	14	42

Date: January 1
Location: Orange Bowl
Game attendance: 52,717
Television network: NBC

Scoring summary

2	OU	Tillman 77-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 7-0

2	OU	Tillman 21-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 14-0

3	OU	Holieway 2-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 21-0

3	OU	Holieway 4-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 28-0

4	OU	Stafford 13-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 35-0

4	OU	Parham 49-yard run (Lashar kick)	OU 42-0

4	ARK	D. Thomas 1-yard run (Bland to Shibest pass)	OU 42-8

^[15]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
AP	1 (44)	1 (55)	1 (55)	1 (55)	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3 (3)
Coaches Poll	1 (36)	1 (44)	1 (43)	1 (44)	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	3	3	3	3

Postseason[edit]

NFL draft[edit]

The following players were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.^[16]^[17]

Sooners who were picked in the 1987 NFL Draft:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
5	120	Steve Bryan	Defensive end	Chicago Bears
5	133	Spencer Tillman	Running back	Houston Oilers
8	221	Paul Migliazzo	Linebacker	Chicago Bears

Awards and honors[edit]

Brian Bosworth, Butkus Award^[18]

References[edit]

^ "Stewart Mandel: LSU, Alabama prep for rematch amid widening national divide". Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "1986 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".

^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com

^ SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.

^ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Oct 05. Retrieved 2019-Jan-27.

^ Gainesville Sun. 12 Oct 1986.

^ SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.

^ Gainesville Sun. November 16, 1986

^ SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.

^ Gainesville Sun. January 2, 1987

^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

^ "Oklahoma Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.

^ "Past Winners".

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