American college football season
The 1989 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented University of Oklahoma during the 1989 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 coached by first-year head coach Gary Gibbs . They were ineligible to participate in a bowl game since they were on probation. In addition, the Sooners were not allowed to appear on live television, although all their games were taped delayed and shown late Saturday nights on the Sooner Later Network and a few on Prime Network .[1]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 1:30 p.m. New Mexico State * No. 15 Sooner Later W 73–373,250 September 9 1:30 p.m. Baylor * No. 8 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK Sooner Later W 33–774,600 September 16 8:00 p.m. at Arizona * No. 6 Sooner Later L 3–650,931 September 30 1:30 p.m. at Kansas No. 16 PSN W 45–644,500 October 7 1:30 p.m. Oklahoma State No. 16 Sooner Later W 37–1574,610 October 14 2:00 p.m. vs. Texas * No. 15 PSN L 24–2875,587 October 21 1:00 p.m. at Iowa State No. 20 Sooner Later W 43–4040,812 October 28 1:30 p.m. No. 3 Colorado Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK Sooner Later L 3–2075,004 November 4 1:30 p.m. Missouri Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry ) Sooner Later W 52–1472,300 November 11 1:30 p.m. Kansas State Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK Sooner Later W 42–1971,000 November 18 1:30 p.m. at No. 6 Nebraska Sooner Later L 25–4276,404 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP 15 8 6 16 16 16 15 20 — — — — — — — — — Coaches Poll — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Personnel [ edit ] Season summary [ edit ] Preseason [ edit ] Quarterback Charles Thompson was arrested in February 1989 for selling cocaine to an undercover FBI agent.[3] Barry Switzer resigned on June 9 amid player misconduct and allegations of recruiting violations, five players had been arrested on felony charges, and the NCAA placed the Sooners on probation, with penalties that included reduced scholarships and a postseason ban for the 1989 and 1990 seasons.
vs Texas [ edit ] #15 Oklahoma Sooners (4–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–2)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma 7 0 7 10 24 Texas 15 6 0 7 28
at Cotton Bowl , Dallas, Texas
Date : October 14, 1989Game weather : Partly cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)Game attendance : 75,587Referee : George HaywardTV : PSN Box Score , Box Score
Team Category Player Statistics Oklahoma Passing Rushing Mike Gaddis 14 Rush, 130 Yds, TD Receiving Texas Passing Peter Gardere 15/23, 144 Yds, 2 TD, INT Rushing Adrian Walker 16 Rush, 71 Yds Receiving Johnny Walker 5 Rec, 62 Yds, TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP OU UT 1 10:02 11 80 4:58 Texas Tony Jones 7-yard touchdown reception from Peter Gardere , Wayne Clements kick good 0 7 1 8:22 3 71 1:40 Oklahoma Mike Gaddis 62-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 7 7 1 1:56 Texas Fumble recovery returned 44 yards for touchdown by Mical Padgett, 2-point pass good 7 15 2 9:39 4 -13 1:07 Texas 42-yard field goal by Wayne Clements 7 18 2 1:16 7 31 2:49 Texas 49-yard field goal by Wayne Clements 7 21 3 6:20 9 83 2:22 Oklahoma Artie Guess 41-yard touchdown reception from Tink Collins, R.D. Lashar kick good 14 21 4 11:44 5 50 2:08 Oklahoma 44-yard field goal by R.D. Lashar 17 21 4 3:42 8 51 3:10 Oklahoma Ike Lewis 1-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 24 21 4 1:33 7 66 2:09 Texas Johnny Walker 25-yard touchdown reception from Peter Gardere, Wayne Clements kick good 24 28 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 24 28
Colorado [ edit ] Oklahoma shut out in the first half for first time since 1965 [4]
All-Big Eight: LB Frank Blevins, DT Scott Evans, NG Dante Williams[5] Postseason [ edit ] NFL draft [ edit ] The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[6]
References [ edit ] ^ Dierking, Kyle (June 17, 2009). "How The Mighty Fall: Barry Switzer" . KOTV . Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2012 . ^ "SoonerSports.com" . Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012 . ^ "Charles Thompson was arrested Monday night" . UPI Archives . February 13, 1989. Retrieved December 30, 2022 . ^ "Oklahoma – Getting a High Five in the Produce Aisle" . CU at the Game . October 28, 1989. Retrieved October 14, 2022 . ^ SoonerSports.com ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved November 29, 2020 . External links [ edit ]
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