The hype surrounding today's OU-Miami game is unmatched by any non-conference home game of the Bob Stoops era. Here's a look at the 10 biggest non-conference games at Owen Field for the Sooners in the last 50 years:
10. USC 12, OU 0 (Sept. 25, 1982): They met a year earlier in Los Angeles as Nos. 1 and 2 in the polls.
9. OU 37, Alabama 27 (Sept. 7, 2002): The first in a long line of big-name opponents Bob Stoops has put on the schedule.
8. Stanford 31, OU 14 (Sept. 27, 1980): The John Elway hype machine was just getting revved up.
7. OU 46, Pitt 10 (Sept. 20, 1975): It was a year before Pitt's national title, but the 15th-ranked Panthers still had Tony Dorsett.
6. USC 40, OU 14 (Sept. 26, 1964): The second-ranked Sooners got spanked and went on to lose three straight.
5. Ohio State 24, OU 14(Sept. 17, 1983): Their first meeting since Uwe von Schamann's famous game-winning field goal in 1977.
4. OU 41, North Carolina 7 (Nov. 1, 1980):The sixth-ranked Tar Heels brought Lawrence Taylor to town.
3. OU 44, Texas A&M 14 (Sept. 11, 1993): The Aggies came in with a No. 5 ranking and gave Gary Gibbs the defining win in his best season.
2. Notre Dame 38, OU 0 (Oct. 22, 1966): The top-ranked Irish disposed of No. 10 OU and rolled to a national title.
1. Notre Dame 7, OU 0 (Nov. 16, 1957): The loss that ended the 47-game winning streak.
By Scott Wright
