Postgame Notes

Nov. 2, 2002

With the 27-11 win over Colorado, Oklahoma won its third consecutive game over a ranked opponent and first over the Buffaloes since 1988. OU now leads the series 35-16-2 and improved to 20-8 against CU in Norman.

With the win over Colorado, OU Head Coach Bob Stoops has recorded at least one victory against every other team in the Big 12. Stoops moved to 22-5 in conference play and 39-7 overall. Oklahoma improved to 12-2 against Top 25 teams and 11-1 in games under Stoops when the Sooners have more than the standard six days of preparation. The Sooners, under Stoops, are now 22-1 at Owen Field.

With his 17-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter, senior Antwone Savage (Albany, Ga.) broke the Oklahoma career receiving record held for 34 years by former Sooner great Eddie Hinton. Savage entered the game with 1,728 yards and the TD reception gave him 1,745 yards. Hinton's record of 1,739 career receiving yards was set from 1966-68. Savage ended the day with 33 yards in receptions to give a career total to date of 1,761 yards.

Quentin Griffin's 63-yard dash in the first quarter was the longest of the season for the senior from Humble, Texas. Griffin has three runs this season for 50 or more yards (63 vs. Colorado, 53 vs. Missouri and 50 vs. Tulsa).

Freshman kicker Trey DiCarlo (Carrollton, Texas) forced the first fumble of his career with a jarring hit of CU's Roderick Sneed in the first quarter.

DiCarlo's two field goals today brings his season total to nine, one short of the freshman school record. R.D. Lashar had 10 in 1987 as a freshman.

Brandon Everage's 64-yard interception return in the second quarter (his fifth of the season) marked the second longest by a Sooner against Colorado in the 53-game series. Randy Hughes returned an interception 96 yards for a score against the Buffaloes in 1973.

Mark Clayton's 17-yard touchdown reception from Nate Hybl in the second quarter was his third of the season and sixth of his career. At 7:12 in the second quarter, OU had 34 passing yards with all the yardage coming from two 17-yard touchdown strikes (Hybl hit Savage for a 17-yard TD in the first quarter).

Senior Andre Woolfolk (Denver, Colo.) blocked the third field goal attempt of his career and his second this season late in the second quarter. Woolfolk blocked a kick against Alabama on Sept. 7 and blocked one against Texas in 2001.

Oklahoma took a 20-3 lead into halftime. It was the sixth game out of eight so far this season that OU held its opponent without a touchdown in the first half.

With 128 rushing yards against Colorado, Quentin Griffin notched his sixth game with more than 100 yards this season and the 10th of his career.

Junior linebacker Teddy Lehman (Fort Gibson, Okla.) nabbed his second interception of the season in the third quarter when he picked off Colorado quarterback Robert Hodge. Lehman's first INT this season came against Chris Simms and the Longhorns in Dallas.

Sophomore WR Mark Clayton (Arlington, Texas) recorded his second multiple-touchdown game of the season with two scores against Colorado. Clayton caught two passes for touchdowns in the Sooners' 37-27 win over Alabama in Norman on Sept. 7.

Nate Hybl (Hazlehurst, Ga.) threw for three touchdowns for the second time in his career. The senior had three touchdown passes against Texas Tech in 2001.

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