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10 classic teams to feature if EA Sports revives NCAA Football franchise

By Phil Poling

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1985: Defensive lineman Brian Bosworth of the Oklahoma Sooners stands on the sidelines during a game in Norman, Oklahoma.+Mandatory Credit: Allsport /Allsport
1985: Defensive lineman Brian Bosworth of the Oklahoma Sooners stands on the sidelines during a game in Norman, Oklahoma.+Mandatory Credit: Allsport /Allsport /

10. 1986 Oklahoma Sooners

Led by Barry Switzer in one of his finest seasons at the helm of Oklahoma’s football program, the Sooners posted an 11-1 record. Save for their lone loss to the No. 2 Miami Hurricanes early in the season, Switzer led Oklahoma to three top-10 wins and an Orange Bowl blowout over Arkansas.

Jamelle Holieway quarterbacked the team, throwing for 588 yards and four scores. It was on the ground, though, where he did the most damage, accumulating 807 yards and 10 more touchdowns. Two-time Consensus All-American Keith Jackson caught five touchdown passes that season, but the heart-and-soul of the roster lied within the defense.

Brian Bosworth, “The Boz” as he was often referred, was college football’s villain at the time. He patrolled Oklahoma’s defense that allowed the fewest points per game in the country at just 6.8. Can you imagine a defense putting up those types of numbers in today’s wide-open game?

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