Fiesta Bowl Notes

January 1, 2007

BOWL NOTES
• Oklahoma finishes the season with an 11-3 record and a Big 12 Championship. The Sooners own a 24-15-1 mark in bowl games. OU played in its eighth consecutive bowl game under Bob Stoops, tying the school record set from 1975-1982.

• OU played in its first overtime game since Oct. 22 when it beat Baylor in double overtime, 37-30. It was only OU's third overtime in school history and first ever in a bowl game. The Sooners lost their first overtime game in school history.

• Tonight's game marked Oklahoma's sixth appearance in a dome. The Sooners played in the 2004 Sugar Bowl in the Louisiana Superdome (lost to LSU, 21-14) as well as the 1968 (lost to SMU, 28-27) and 1970 (tied Alabama, 24-24) Astro-Bluebonnet Bowls at the Houston Astrodome. They won over Minnesota at the HHH Metrodome in 1985 and nipped Syracuse in the Carrier Dome, 30-29, in 1994.

This game also marks the second time Oklahoma has played in a stadium with a retractable roof. The other was Houston's Reliant Stadium in the 2003 Big 12 Championship Game. The roof was open for that contest.

PLAYER NOTES • With his 31-yard field goal in the second quarter and 28-yard field goal in the fourth, kicker Garrett Hartley increased his season field goal percentage to .950 (19 of 20) which set a single season school record. The previous best was .889 (16 of 18) held by Scott Blanton in 1992.

• Manuel Johnson's eight-yard TD catch in the first quarter marked only his third of the year and first since Texas Tech (Nov. 11).

• Juaquin Iglesias recorded a career best 120 receiving yards, topping his previous best of 85 in last year's win over Oregon in the Holiday Bowl.

• Adrian Peterson finished with 16 touchdowns this season after his eight-yard TD run in the third quarter and his 25-yard TD run in overtime as he finished with 77 rushing yards. Tonight marked his first game back since OU's game against Iowa State (Oct. 14) when he injured his collarbone.

• Linebacker Rufus Alexander had his best game of the season as he recorded a season-best 14 solo tackles and three assisted to finish with 17 total tackles. The senior also forced his fourth fumble of the season and 10th of his career in the fourth quarter.

BY THE NUMBERS .950 - Kicker Garrett Hartley's field goal percentage this season, a school record.

4,045 - Career rushing yards for Adrian Peterson as he sits third on the all-time list behind Billy Sims (4,118) and Joe Washington (4,071).

7:02 - Time of possession in OU's first scoring drive which marked its longest of the season. OU ran 14 plays that covered 82 yards.

68 - Number of career rushing attempts in bowl games by Adrian Peterson, an Oklahoma record.

73,719 - Tonight's sold out attendance at the Fiesta Bowl. It marks the 16th consecutive at the Fiesta Bowl and 21st in last 22 games.

University of Oklahoma Athletics

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