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1981 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results
Record: 7-4-1, .625 W-L% (45th of 137) ▪ Rank: 20th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big 8
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Barry Switzer (7-4-1)
PS/G: 28.4 (18th of 137) ▪ PA/G: 16.1 (42nd of 137)
SRS: 13.80 (16th of 137) ▪ SOS: 6.55 (25th of 137)
AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 20 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 12, 1981 | Sat | (3) Oklahoma | Wyoming | WAC | W | 37 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 26, 1981 | Sat | (2) Oklahoma | @ | (1) Southern California | Pac-10 | L | 24 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Oct 3, 1981 | Sat | (5) Oklahoma | (20) Iowa State | Big 8 | T | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 4 | Oct 10, 1981 | Sat | (10) Oklahoma | N | (3) Texas | SWC | L | 14 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | Dallas, TX |
| 5 | Oct 17, 1981 | Sat | Oklahoma | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 45 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Oct 24, 1981 | Sat | Oklahoma | Oregon State | Pac-10 | W | 42 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Oct 31, 1981 | Sat | (19) Oklahoma | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 49 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 8 | Nov 7, 1981 | Sat | (17) Oklahoma | @ | Kansas State | Big 8 | W | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | W 4 | |
| 9 | Nov 14, 1981 | Sat | (15) Oklahoma | @ | Missouri | Big 8 | L | 14 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 21, 1981 | Sat | Oklahoma | (5) Nebraska | Big 8 | L | 14 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 1 | L 2 | ||
| 11 | Nov 28, 1981 | Sat | Oklahoma | @ | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 27 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 12 | Dec 26, 1981 | Sat | Oklahoma | N | Houston | SWC | W | 40 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | W 2 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |
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