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1978 Football Roster

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# Player (115) Class Pos Ht Wt Hometown High School
43 Anderson, Vickey Ray SR FB 5-11 206 Oklahoma City, OK Classen
67 Angel, Keith JR OG 6-3 239 Kirkwood, MO Kirkwood
8 Antone, Tony JR SS 6-1 195 Lawton, OK Eisenhower
Babb, Alan JR DE 6-2 206 Ada, OK Ada
14 Babb, Mike SR CB 6-2 197 Ada, OK Ada
17 Banks, Basil SO CB 5-11 177 Galveston, TX
51 Bechtold, Bill SO C 6-4 231 Midwest City, OK Midwest City
44 Berry, Mike JR DE 6-2 222 Oklahoma City, OK Millwood
Bevers, Scott JR OT 6-6 250 Dallas, TX Highlands
Bockelman, Chris SO HB 5-9 205 Laverne, OK Laverne
68 Bradford, Kent JR OT 6-3 249 Putnam City, OK Putnam City
26 Burget, Barry JR DE 6-3 217 Stroud, OK Stroud
79 Byford, Lyndle SO OT 6-5 280 Duncan, OK Empire Consolidated
69 Carner, Jim SO OG 6-4 255 Tulsa, OK Hale
63 Claphan, Sam SR OT 6-6 270 Stilwell, OK Stilwell
54 Coast, Mike SO LB 5-11 198 Bartlesville, OK Sooner
Cobbs, John SR OG 6-2 235 Del City, OK Del City
Cook, Chris SO LB 5-11 217 Littleton, CO
99 Cooper, Larry FR 6-3 220 Fort Gibson, OK Fort Gibson
Coshow, Larry SO C 6-0 230 Pauls Valley, OK Pauls Valley
98 Couch, Jeff JR MG 6-3 219 Cordell, OK Cordell
Crable, Jim SO SE 6-3 188 Dallas, TX W. T. White
71 Cross, Ricky/Rickey SO DT 6-3 221 Rockwall, TX Rockwall
75 Crouch, Terry SO OG 6-1 242 Dallas, TX Skyline
Culver, Ed SO OG 6-3 253 Tahlequah, OK Tahlequah
28 Cumby, George JR LB 6-0 205 Gorman, TX Gorman
78 Dawson, Scott SO DT 6-2 246 Shawnee, OK Shawnee
56 Deatherage, Mark SO C 6-3 240 Shawnee, OK Shawnee
Dewberry, Robert FR 6-3 220 Tyler, TX
38 Dittman, Barry SR LB 6-0 205 Houston, TX Clear Lake
Dixon, Vann FR FS 5-11 180 Marietta, OK Marietta
Emerson, John SR CB 5-9 186 Cordell, OK Cordell
Farthing, Jody Midwest City, OK Midwest City
Foley, Mark SO LB 5-11 223 Framingham, MA South
Folsom, Robert JR FS 6-0 195 Shreveport, LA C. E. Byrd
72 Goodman, John JR DT 6-5 231 Garland, TX Garland
77 Graham, Elbert FR 6-4 255 Greenville, TX Greenville
12 Grayson, Bobby FR 5-11 170 Beggs, OK Beggs
90 Griffis, Rusty SR DE 6-4 218 Eufaula, OK Eufaula
Hadley, Eldon SO CB 5-11 193 Tulsa, OK McClain
Hardin, Robert JR SE 5-11 188 Chickasha, OK Chickasha
93 Harris, Jerome JR DL 6-3 252 Dumas, AR
33 Hebert, Bud SR DB 6-0 185 Beaumont, TX South Park
80 Hicks, Victor SR TE 6-3 254 Lubbock, TX Estacado
59 Higginbotham, John SO DT 6-2 255 Hugo, OK Hugo
9 Hoge, John FR 5-11 190 Dallas, TX Bishop Dunn/Dunne
86 Holmes, Steve FR 6-5 230 Yukon, OK Yukon
Howard, James JR HB 5-9 203 St. Louis, MO Northwest
85 Hunt, Daryl (C) SR LB 6-3 220 Odessa, TX Permian
92 Irvin, Darrell JR OT 6-4 264 Pawhuska, OK Pawhuska
15 Jimerson, Jay SO CB 5-9 171 Norman, OK Norman
88 Jones, Jim SO OG 6-5 231 Turpin, OK Turpin
37 Jones, Randy FR 5-11 180 Crescent, OK Crescent
83 Joyce, Mike JR DE 6-2 216 Lakewood, CO Lakewood
42 Joyner, Barry SO FB 6-1 217 Killeen, TX
53 Kershaw, Eugene SO G 6-1 255 Pittsburgh, PA Fifth Avenue
60 Key, Don FR 6-2 245 Pasadena, TX Pasadena
21 Kimball, Bobby SR SE 6-1 179 Camarillo, CA
30 King, Kenny SR FB 5-11 203 Clarendon, TX
62 Kinlaw, Reggie SR MG 6-2 230 Miami, FL Spring/Springs
Legg, Jerry SO FS 6-1 197 Putnam City, OK West
95 Lewis, Johnnie FR 6-1 230 Carol City, FL
94 Loman/Lohmann, Greg JR OG 5-11 245 Pauls Valley, OK Pauls Valley
6 Lott, Thomas (C) SR QB 5-11 205 San Antonio, TX Jay
23 Lovelady, Mike FR 6-2 188 Houston, TX Forest Brook
25 Lowell, Gary FR 6-0 180 Sherman, TX
52 Lucky, Mark SO C 5-11 240 Rosenberg, TX
58 Mathis, Reggie SR DE 6-1 220 Chattanooga, TN
89 McDonough, Kevin SO DE 6-2 221 St. Louis, MO Riverview Garden
35 McKim, Jay SO HB 5-11 186 Denver, CO Kennedy
30 Meyer, Kevin SO SS 6-1 192 Edmond, OK Memorial
70 Mitchell, Kelly FR 6-4 235 Sallisaw, OK Sallisaw
97 Moore, Frank SO DT 6-3 234 Oklahoma City, OK Millwood
11 Nixon, Freddie JR HB 5-11 195 Miami, FL Carol City
Nowlin, Bill JR DT 6-3 243 Sallisaw, OK Sallisaw
64 O'Gara, Bill JR OG 6-2 240 Shawnee Mission, KS Bishop Meige/Miege
55 Ormand, Kevin FR 6-8 228 Ponca City, OK Ponca City
66 Oubre, Louis SO OT 6-4 250 New Orleans, LA St. Augustine
22 Overstreet, David SO HB 5-11 192 Big Sandy, TX Big Sandy
27 Paul, Byron FR DB 6-1 187 Altus, OK Altus
4 Pegues, Rod FR 6-3 180 Gainesville, TX
Petties, Wayne SR TE 6-1 231 Monahans, TX Monahans
7 Phelps, Kelly FR 5-11 185 Oklahoma City, OK Putnam City
3 Ray, Darrol JR CB 6-2 210 Killeen, TX
41 Reilly, Mike SO DE 6-3 221 Miami, FL Columbus Gables
24 Rhodes, Steve JR SE 6-0 186 Dallas, TX Spruce
65 Roberts, Greg (C) SR OG 6-3 238 Nacogdoches, TX
34 Rogers, Jimmy SR HB 5-10 189 Forrest City, AR Forrest City
Ross, Ron SR OG 6-5 242 Tulsa, OK Memorial
45 Sanders, Jerry FR 6-3 210 Garland, TX South Garland
39 Sellmyer, Greg JR DE 6-2 216 Amarillo, TX Palo Duro
20 Sims, Billy JR HB 6-0 205 Hooks, TX Hooks
46 Suntrup, Tom SO LB 6-3 220 St. Louis, MO DeSnet/DeSmet
73 Tabor, Paul JR C 6-4 242 Houston, TX Spring Branch
74 Tabor, Phil (C) SR DT 6-4 244 Houston, TX Spring Branch
Taplett, Clifford SO QB 6-0 186 Dallas, TX Skyline
5 Taton, Bruce JR DE 6-4 211 Tulsa, OK Hale
31 Taylor, Sherwood SR SS 6-1 189 Ada, OK Ada
96 Turner, Richard SO DT 6-1 244 Edmond, OK Edmond
57 Tynes, Jack FR 6-3 245 Highland Park, TX
82 Valora, Forrest SO TE 6-0 223 Phoenix, AZ Trevor Brown
Van Osdol, Scott JR CB 5-9 168 Edmond, OK Edmond
Vincent, Terry JR OT 6-6 256 Fairland, OK Fairland
10 von Schamann, Uwe SR K 6-0 197 Fort Worth, TX Eastern Hills
61 Ward, Jeff SR OT 6-3 285 Moore, OK Moore
1 Watts, J.C. SO QB 5-11 205 Eufaula, OK Eufaula
50 Westman, Mark JR C 6-3 245 South Miami, FL
18 Whaley, Steve SO SS 6-4 193 Cleveland, OK Cleveland
32 Williams, Dewey SO LB 6-1 215 Bartlesville, OK College
91 Williams, Herman FR 6-3 230 Dallas, TX Lake Highland
36 Williams, Jeff SO FB 6-2 212 Lakewood, CO
76 Williams, Steve FR 6-2 275 Lakewood, CO Lakewood
19 Wilson, Dale JR SS 6-2 193 Ventura, CA
87 Wilson, Keith SO TE 6-3 190 Putnam City, OK West
2 Wright, Willie FR 5-10 185 El Paso, TX Burges

Class Count

  • 39 Sophomores
  • 30 Juniors
  • 23 Seniors
  • 22 Freshmen
  • 1 Other

Notes

  • (C) indicates a captain (named before each game in 1982, and 1995 through 1998).
  • Players with incomplete or no information on a completed roster indicates that the player was not in that season's media guide, the player was on the B/Junior Varsity squad, or that person was part of the team in some unconfirmed capacity.