#3 Oklahoma Sooners

1979 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
67	Keith Angel K. Angel		6'3"	242	SR
14	Mike Babb M. Babb	DB	6'2"	199	SR
17	Basil Banks B. Banks	DB	5'11"	184	JR
51	Bill Bechtold B. Bechtold	OL	6'4"	231	JR
10	Bobby Bishop B. Bishop	DB	6'3"	193	FR
90	John Blake J. Blake	DL	6'0"	232	FR
26	Barry Burget B. Burget	DL	6'3"	221	SR
69	Jim Carner J. Carner	OL	6'4"	273	JR
49	Mike Castleberry M. Castleberry	LB	6'1"	190	FR
58	Darrel Charles D. Charles	DL	6'2"	210	FR
48	Mike Coast M. Coast	LB	5'11"	204	JR
81	John Cobbs J. Cobbs	TE	6'2"	235	SR
30	Royce Coleman R. Coleman	FB	6'0"	190	FR
98	Jeff Couch J. Couch	DL	6'3"	219	SR
85	Rickey Cross R. Cross	DL	6'3"	221	JR
75	Terry Crouch T. Crouch	OL	6'1"	269	SO
61	Ed Culver E. Culver	OL	6'3"	265	JR
28	George Cumby G. Cumby	LB	6'0"	211	SR
8	Shepard Darrell S. Darrell	QB	5'11"	180	SO
78	Scott Dawson S. Dawson		6'2"	251	SO
38	Barry Dittman B. Dittman	LB	6'0"	202	SR
29	Dwayne Downing D. Downing	QB	6'0"	177	FR
74	Glenn Ferguson G. Ferguson	OL	6'7"	245	FR
44	Johnny Fontenette J. Fontenette	FB	6'1"	195	FR
92	Keith Gary K. Gary		6'3"	253	JR
46	Daryl Goodlow D. Goodlow	RB	6'3"	215	FR
72	John Goodman J. Goodman		6'5"	256	SR
77	Elbert Graham E. Graham	OL	6'4"	216	FR
12	Bobby Grayson B. Grayson	WR	5'11"	172	SO
6	Steve Haworth S. Haworth	DB	6'0"	168	FR
33	Bud Hebert B. Hebert	DB	6'0"	186	SR
9	John Hoge J. Hoge	K	5'11"	190	FR
59	Darrell Irvin D. Irvin		6'4"	250	SR
15	Jay Jimerson J. Jimerson	DB	5'9"	180	JR
62	Jim Jones J. Jones		6'5"	228	JR
37	Randy Jones R. Jones	RB	5'11"	180	SO
83	Mike Joyce M. Joyce	DL	6'2"	216	SR
42	Barry Joyner B. Joyner	FB	6'1"	205	JR
99	Mike Keeling M. Keeling	K	6'3"	196	FR
60	Don Key D. Key	OL	6'2"	245	FR
43	Weldon Ledbetter W. Ledbetter	FB	6'2"	210	FR
95	Johnnie Lewis J. Lewis	DL	6'1"	216	SO
25	Gary Lowell G. Lowell	DB	6'0"	180	SO
52	Mark Lucky M. Lucky	OL	5'11"	245	JR
89	Kevin McDonough K. McDonough	DL	6'2"	221	SO
	Steve McKeaver S. McKeaver	RB
35	Jay McKim J. McKim	RB	5'11"	194	JR
70	Kelly Mitchell K. Mitchell	OL	6'4"	235	SO
64	Frank Moore F. Moore	OL	6'3"	247	JR
11	Freddie Nixon F. Nixon	RB	5'11"	195	SR
55	Kevin Ormand K. Ormand	OL	6'8"	232	FR
66	Louis Oubre L. Oubre	OL	6'4"	262	JR
22	David Overstreet D. Overstreet	RB	5'11"	197	JR
63	Paul Parker P. Parker		6'3"	290	FR
27	Byron Paul B. Paul	DB	6'1"	188	SO
7	Kelly Phelps K. Phelps	QB	5'11"	182	SO
13	Dillard Phillip D. Phillip	QB	5'11"	170	FR
3	Darrol Ray D. Ray	DB	6'2"	208	SR
50	Mike Reilly M. Reilly	LB	6'3"	220	SO
71	Steve Rhodes S. Rhodes	OL	6'5"	230	FR
39	Greg Sellmyer G. Sellmyer	DL	6'2"	205	SR
	Darrell Shepard D. Shepard	QB
21	Woodie Shepard W. Shepard	RB	5'10"	205	JR
20	Billy Sims B. Sims	RB	6'0"	210	SR
18	Ken Sitton K. Sitton	DB	6'4"	196	JR
68	Bob Slater B. Slater		6'4"	205	FR
53	Reggie Smith R. Smith	LB	6'2"	206	FR
16	Darrell Songy D. Songy	DB	6'0"	185	FR
73	Paul Tabor P. Tabor	OL	6'4"	252	SR
5	Bruce Taton B. Taton	DL	6'4"	213	SR
31	Sherwood Taylor S. Taylor	DB	6'1"	196	SR
96	Richard Turner R. Turner	DL	6'1"	244	JR
65	Jack Tynes J. Tynes	OL	6'3"	245	FR
82	Forrest Valora F. Valora	TE	6'0"	230	JR
1	J.C. Watts	QB	5'11"	191	JR
88	Mike Weddington M. Weddington	TE	6'2"	204	FR
57	Steve Whaley S. Whaley	DL	6'3"	193	SO
54	Ron Whiteley R. Whiteley	OL	6'4"	215	FR
56	Dewey Williams D. Williams	DL	6'1"	205	JR
76	Steve Williams S. Williams	OL	6'2"	268	FR
32	Stanley Wilson S. Wilson	FB	6'0"	193	FR
40	Chet Winters C. Winters	RB	6'1"	190	FR
23	Herbert Young H. Young	DB	6'1"	200	FR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Stokes

28

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

190.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.0

Zock

10.5

Simmons

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

517.0

516.6

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

325.3

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	5	5	.500
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	Tulane	4	5	.444
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333