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1979 Oklahoma Sooners Stats

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Record: 11-1, .917 W-L% (4th of 140) ▪ Rank: 3rd in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big 8 (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Barry Switzer (11-1)

PS/G: 33.8 (3rd of 140) ▪ PA/G: 12.1 (13th of 140)
SRS: 22.54 (3rd of 140) ▪ SOS: 5.46 (46th of 140)

Bowl Game: Won Orange Bowl 24-7 versus Florida State

Big 8 Champs

Passing

Stats include bowl game
Passing
Rk Player Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A AY/A TD Int Rate
1 J.C. Watts 41 85 48.2 821 9.7 8.0 4 5 133.1
2 Kelly Phelps 2 8 25.0 59 7.4 1.8 0 1 62.0

Rushing & Receiving

Stats include bowl game
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Rk Player Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
1 Billy Sims 248 1670 6.7 23 1 42 42.0 0 249 1712 6.9 23
2 J.C. Watts 138 582 4.2 11 138 582 4.2 11
3 Stanley Wilson 85 539 6.3 1 4 41 10.3 1 89 580 6.5 2
4 David Overstreet 65 306 4.7 2 2 82 41.0 1 67 388 5.8 3
5 Kelly Phelps 48 361 7.5 5 48 361 7.5 5
6 Weldon Ledbetter 38 199 5.2 1 38 199 5.2 1
7 Barry Joyner 36 212 5.9 0 1 13 13.0 0 37 225 6.1 0
8 Chet Winters 17 148 8.7 2 17 148 8.7 2
9 Herbert Young 12 74 6.2 0 12 74 6.2 0
10 Royce Coleman 11 57 5.2 0 11 57 5.2 0
11 Jay McKim 6 25 4.2 2 6 25 4.2 2
12 Freddie Nixon 2 30 15.0 0 15 293 19.5 0 17 323 19.0 0
13 Forrest Valora 9 234 26.0 1 9 234 26.0 1
14 Bobby Grayson 5 86 17.2 1 5 86 17.2 1
15 Steve Rhodes 3 60 20.0 0 3 60 20.0 0
16 Bud Hebert 2 11 5.5 0 2 11 5.5 0