OU Home Games By the Numbers

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Numbers From Average Game
Oklahoma home football games are a big deal. How big? Well, here are numbers from an average game:

165,000 - Pages viewed on SoonerSports.com during home game.
40,000 - Bottles of water sold (record was 72,000).
5,000 - Sooner Club members attending pre-game tailgate.
4,890 - Total number of light fixtures not including the main field lights.
2,500 - Copies of music used by the Pride of Oklahoma.
2,000 - Pounds of laundry done after the game.
1,666 - Pounds of hot dogs sold.
1,000 - Concessions employees.
904 - Total number of restroom fixtures.
570 - Hours of total scanning time in reading the tickets.
475 - Towels used by the two teams and officials.
450 - Pounds of ice used by the athletics training staff.
400 - Audio speakers located throughout the stadium.
350 - Gallons of paint used for all field markings.
335 - Media credentials issued.
312 - Bulbs in four main light standards (burned-out bulbs replaced each August).
220 - Wrist bands worn by players.
200 - Televisions mounted throughout the stadium.
140 - Ushers
137 - Replays shown by SoonerVision on big board.
135 - Security cameras monitoring the stadium grounds.
120 - Packs of gum distributed to players.
114 - Turnstiles
78 - Rolls of white tape used by the athletic training staff.
63 - Posts on live gameday blog at SoonerSports.com.
46 - Terabytes of video/graphics storage needed for video production.
40 - Restaurants and vendors providing food at the Sooner Club's tailgate.
31 - People working exclusively on video, sound and the scoreboard production.
30 - Pairs of drumsticks used by the Pride of Oklahoma.
25 - Helmets hand-painted before each game.
24 - Game balls prepped for use (only 12 are actually put into use).
21 - Medical and/or training staff in the team bench area.
17 - Jerseys repaired during a game by the equipment staff.
16 - Extra helmets that are on the sideline.
15 - Average number of patients in the Gomer Jones Medical Facility.
10 - Coca-Cola semis to deliver the soft drinks for one game.
8 - Options to follow game (in stadium, TV, radio, blog, web audio, live stats, XM, Sirius).
7 - Components of recap on SoonerSports.com (release, stats, notes, quotes, blog, photos, highlights).
5 - Ball boys.
5 - Estimated number of cats living in the stadium.
4 - High definition cameras used by SoonerVision.
3 - Estimated number of other animals living in stadium (routinely trapped and relocated to rural settings).
2 - Technicians working on the coaching staff headphones.
1 - Oklahoma!

The Sooners host Kansas State Saturday night at Owen Field. For complete coverage throughout the week and broadcast options for following the Sooners around the world, visit Sooner Gameday Central.

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