Postgame Notes

Oct. 20, 2001

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Oklahoma 33, Baylor 17
Oct. 20, 2001 - Norman, Okla.

Today's attendance of 75,499 gave OU its 15th consecutive home sellout, spanning the entire Bob Stoops coaching era.

Jason White's 16-yard TD pass to Curtis Fagan 4:12 into the first quarter was OU"s first score on an opening drive since a Tim Duncan field goal opened the North Carolina game on Aug. 25.

Fagan's TD reception was his first of the year and his 10th overall. He is just the seventh Sooner ever to have 10 or more TD receptions in his career.

Baylor's Randy Davis returned a kickoff 93 yards for a TD. The last time an opponent returned a kick for a TD was Kenny Chatham of Nebraska, who went 85 yards for a score on Nov. 2, 1996.

Jeff Ferguson had a 60-yard punt in the first quarter, and 59- and 50-yard punts in the third. They were his13th, 14th and 15th punts of 50+ yards on the year, and the 41st, 42nd and 43rd of his career.

Ferguson also had a punt downed at the 12-yard line in the third quarter, his 12th punt of the year downed inside the 20-yard line.

Mark Clayton's 45-yard reception in the first quarter was the longest of his career. His previous high was 23 yards vs. Texas on Oct. 6.

Clayton's eight receptions were the most ever by an Oklahoma freshman wide receiver. Also, he is the first freshman to surpass 100 yards receiving in a game since Antwone Savage did so versus Texas in 1999.

Clayton's 108 yards receiving tie him for the second most yards ever for an OU freshman in a single game. Tinker Owens had 108 yards receiving versus Nebraska in 1972, and also holds the highest total (132 yards in the Sugar Bowl versus Penn State, Dec. 31, 1972).

Clayton's eight catches and 108 yards were both career highs. His previous career highs came against Texas on Oct. 6, when he caught six passes for 65 yards.

White's one-yard TD run late in the first quarter was the first rushing TD of his career.

Roy Williams' interception of Baylor QB Greg Cicero in the second quarter was his fourth of the 2001 season, and the eighth of his career.

Renaldo Works scored a 17-yard TD in the second quarter and added a four-yard score in the fourth quarter. The TD runs were his fourth and fifth rushing scores of the season and the ninth and 10th of his career.

Today was Works' second multi-touchdown game of his Sooner career. The other came on Sept. 2, 2000, vs. UTEP, when he scored three touchdowns in his career debut.

OU had a 17-play scoring drive in the second quarter, culminating with a 19-yard Tim Duncan field goal. The drive was the team's longest of the season in terms of number of plays, surpassing the 16-play scoring drive the Sooners had against Kansas State on Sept. 29.

Trent Smith had 12 catches the first five games of the Oklahoma season, but has caught 18 passes in the last two games (11 vs. Kansas and seven today). His 18 catches in the last two games breaks the record for most catches in back-to-back games, previously held by Eddie Hinton. Hinton caught 17 passes over a two-game span against Nebraska and Oklahoma State in 1968, good for 252 yards and a touchdown.

With his 343 yards passing in today's game, White became just the fifth Oklahoma quarterback to throw for more than 300 yards in a game. The previous four passers were Josh Heupel (14 times), Cale Gundy (five times), Nate Hybl and Garrick McGee (once each).

This marks the first season in which Oklahoma has had two quarterbacks throw for more than 300 yards in a game (Hybl threw for 350 yards versus North Texas on Sept. 8.)

In his first ever start, White became just the second OU quarterback to have 30 completions in a game (he had 32 today). Josh Heupel accomplished that feat six times.

Freshman defensive tackle Tommie Harris had the second sack of his career in the fourth quarter.

Oklahoma extended its winning streak to 20 games, currently the longest in the nation.

OU now has five winning streaks of 20 or more games in school history.

OU also stretched its home winning streak to 17 games, tied for the longest in the nation. Nebraska has 17 wins in a row at home and plays Texas Tech in Lincoln tonight.

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