Year: | 1986 |
Team: | Oklahoma Sooners |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Big Eight Conference |
Short Conf: | Big 8 |
Coachrank: | 3 |
Aprank: | 3 |
Record: | 11–1 |
Conf Record: | 7–0 |
Head Coach: | Barry Switzer |
Hc Year: | 14th |
Off Coach: | Jim Donnan |
Oc Year: | 2nd |
Off Scheme: | Wishbone |
Def Coach: | Gary Gibbs |
Dc Year: | 6th |
Def Scheme: | 5–2 |
Captain: | Brian Bosworth |
Captain2: | Sonny Brown |
Captain3: | Spencer Tillman |
Champion: | Big 8 champion Orange Bowl champion |
Bowl: | Orange Bowl |
Bowl Result: | W 42–8 vs. Arkansas |
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]
See also: 1986 UCLA Bruins football team.
See also: 1986 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team.
See also: 1986 Miami Hurricanes football team.
See also: 1986 Kansas State Wildcats football team.
See also: Red River Rivalry.
See also: 1986 Colorado Buffaloes football team. [11]
See also: 1986 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.
See main article: 1987 Orange Bowl.
See also: 1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football team.
See also: 1986 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.
See main article: 1987 NFL draft. The following players were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[14] [15]
Sooners who were picked in the 1987 NFL Draft:
5 | 120 | Steve Bryan | Defensive end | Chicago Bears | |
5 | 133 | Spencer Tillman | Running back | Houston Oilers | |
8 | 221 | Paul Migliazzo | Linebacker | Chicago Bears |