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Big 12 Football Weekend in Review

Big 12 Football Weekend in Review

September 19, 2004 | Football

NORMAN, Okla. -- In the final week before conference play begins for most teams, Big 12 squads accumulated a 9-1 overall record highlighted by wins over Pac 10, Big East and ACC teams.

Big 12 teams outscored their opponents a combined 416-174 in the ten games played. Texas and Baylor were off. Overall, the Big 12 is 25-8 in non-conference games in 2004.

The following is a weekend recap for the Big 12 Conference and a look at other games of interest to Sooner fans.

Oklahoma 31, Oregon 7
Adrian Peterson can't explain how he does it. Running with the ball just comes naturally to the gifted freshman.  Stepping in for an injured starter, Peterson ran for 183 yards and...
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Texas A&M 27, Clemson 6
Courtney Lewis rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns and Reggie McNeal added 307 total yards, leading Texas A&M to a surprising 27-6 rout of Clemson on Saturday night...
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Nebraska 24, Pittsburgh 17
Nebraska's Blackshirts played dominant defense and the offense played turnover-free football for 55 minutes to build a 24-7 lead, before the Huskers survived a furious Pittsburgh...
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Texas Tech 70, Texas Christian 35
Sonny Cumbie threw for 441 yards and four touchdowns and Taurean Henderson ran for three more to lead Texas Tech to a 70-35 victory over TCU Saturday in their first meeting...
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Missouri 48, Ball State 0
 Missouri scored four touchdowns in the second quarter Saturday and rebounded from its first loss with a 48-0 win over Ball State.  Brad Smith passed for two touchdowns and ran...
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Colorado 52, North Texas 21
Senior tailback Bobby Purify ran for three touchdowns Saturday to help the Buffaloes defeat North Texas 52-21 on Saturday night at Folsom Field.  Purify's first score, midway through the...
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Northwestern 20, Kansas 17
Northwestern scored a late touchdown to hand Kansas its first loss of the season 20-17 in Evanston, Ill., on Saturday afternoon. The Jayhawks, who dropped to 2-1 on the season, will begin...      
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Other games of interest to Sooner fans:

Houston 35, Army 21
Anthony Evans ran for 282 yards and two touchdowns Saturday night as Houston got two late scores to beat Army 35-21 and extend the nation's longest losing streak to 17 games...
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