NORMAN, Okla. -- More than $30,000, a record for the event, was raised last Saturday for Josh Heupel's 14 Foundation Thanksgiving Food Drive. The drive was held prior to last Saturday's Oklahoma-Nebraska football game in Norman.

As a result, some 34,000 meals will be provided for families throughout the state of Oklahoma.

The food drive's success is a result of a long-standing partnership with the University of Oklahoma, OU Football, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma.

The 200-person volunteer effort was the greatest in the eight years since the drive's inception and included students, faculty and administrators from the Norman North High School, Norman High School, Moore-Norman Technology Center, University of Oklahoma, FCA, Community Action Ministries (CAM), Norman Public Schools, Western Heights School District as well as other individuals and groups from across the state.

The amount donated has increased in each year of the drive. Members of the OU Football team will assist with the food distribution later this month.

In partnership with U.S. Foods, The 14 Foundation also provided more than 5,000 meals for children throughout Oklahoma last summer.