Sooners Aim for Seventh Big 12 Title

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma and Nebraska meet in the Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. This is OU's league-leading eighth appearance in the title game. The Sooners also lead the league with six Big 12 crowns.

The game on Saturday will kick at 7:13 p.m. CT and will be televised nationally by ABC. View Sooner Gameday Central for complete information. If you're attending the game, our Big 12 Championship Fan FAQ provides important details.

THE SERIES
Oklahoma leads it, 44-38-3. These two also met in the 2006 Big 12 Championship with OU winning 21-7 at Kansas City. The Sooners and Huskers did not play each other this season, but did in 2009 and NU won at Lincoln, Neb., 10-3. This marks the 25th all-time meeting in which both teams have been ranked. Oklahoma holds a 3-0-1 edge over Nebraska on neutral fields.

THE COACHES
Oklahoma: Bob Stoops (Iowa '83) is 127-31 in his 12th season. He is 83-19 vs. the Big 12, 46-13 vs. the Big 12 South, 37-6 vs. the Big 12 North, 6-1 in the Big 12 title game, 44-12 vs. non-conference opponents, 72-2 at home, 35-16 on the road, 20-13 on neutral fields, 39-16 vs. ranked opponents and 5-1 vs. Nebraska.
Nebraska: Bo Pelini (Ohio State '90) is 29-10 in his third season with the Huskers.

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THE PROGRAM

Oklahoma's all-time record stands at 809-304-53 in 116 seasons. Since WWII, OU leads the nation with 566 victories.

The Sooners have captured seven national championships (1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000).

Oklahoma has 43 bowl appearances (No. 7 nationally) with 25 bowl victories (No. 4 nationally).

OU has 42 conference titles, including three of the last four Big 12 crowns and six overall.

Sooners have also won the Bednarik (1), Butkus (4), Walter Camp (4), Lombardi (3), Maxwell (2), Nagurski (2), O'Brien (3), (Outland (5), Tatupu (1), Thorpe (3) and Unitas (1) Awards.

Oklahoma leads the nation with 32 seasons in which the program won 10 or more victories.

Oklahoma Football History & Tradition

HOW OKLAHOMA GOT HERE
Oklahoma finished the regular season in a three-way tie for the Big 12 Conference South Division titles. The Sooners, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M all finished with 6-2 league marks. By Big 12 rule, the tie was broken by the BCS standings. Oklahoma is No. 9 on that list with OSU at No. 14 and A&M at No. 18.

The winner of this game fills the Big 12's slot in the BCS with an appearance in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.

Oklahoma is designated the visiting team. That is always the case for any team playing the championship game in a city that falls within its Big 12 division.

OU-NEBRASKA
Oklahoma and Nebraska played in 71 consecutive seasons (1928-1997). The consecutive string was broken in 1998 when the two rotated off each other's schedule as part of the South and North Division scheduling in the Big 12.

This is the fifth neutral field game in the series. The others were played in Oklahoma City, Omaha, Miami, Fla., and Kansas City.

This marks the 25th time in the last 75 years that both Oklahoma and Nebraska will enter the game with a national ranking (there were no rankings prior to 1936). At least one of the teams has been ranked at the time of the game 60 times including this one.

A Look Back at the OU-Nebraska Series

BIFF COACHED BOTH OU AND NEBRASKA
Lawrence “Biff” Jones is the only man to serve as head coach at both schools. He was 9-6-3 in two seasons (1935-36) at OU, then 28-14-4 in five seasons (1937-41) with the Huskers.

TIES WITH NEBRASKA

Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops and Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini go back to their childhoods in Youngstown, Ohio. Both attended Cardinal Mooney HS in Youngstown (Pelini is seven years younger than Stoops).

Pelini was co-defensive coordinator on the Oklahoma staff in 2004. The Sooners won the Big 12 that season and dropped a 21-14 decision to LSU in the BCS Championship Game (Sugar Bowl).

Pelini's brother, Carl, is Nebraska's defensive coordinator. He was on the Kansas State staff in from 1990-91 when OU Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables was playing for the Wildcats. NU running backs coach Tim Beck was on the KSU staff from 1991-92.

Nebraska linebackers coach Mike Ekelar was a graduate assistant at OU from 2003-04.

Oklahoma receivers coach and assistant offensive coordinator Jay Norvell was on the Nebraska coaching staff as offensive coordinator from 2004-06.

OU'S BIG 12 DOMINANCE
Oklahoma, on the strength of its eighth South Division title, is in the Big 12 championship game for an unprecedented eighth time. The Sooners are 6-1 in the contest. Teams from the South have won 10 of the previous 14 Big 12 titles.

Oklahoma won all but one of its Big 12 Championships in even-numbered years. The lone exception was 2007.

OU is two-for-two in Big 12 Championship games played in the state of Texas, defeating Colorado at Houston for the 2002 title and Missouri at San Antonio for the 2007 crown. The remainder of the Sooners' Big 12 Championship game appearances came in Kansas City, Mo.

This is the fourth different stadium in which Oklahoma has played for a title. It also competed at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Reliant Stadium in Houston and The Alamodome in San Antonio.

BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS BY SCHOOL
Oklahoma (6) - 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000
Texas (3) - 2009, 2005, 1996
Nebraska (2) - 1999, 1997
Colorado (1) - 2001, Kansas State (1) - 2003, Texas A&M (1) - 1998

OU's Six Big 12 Championships | OU's 42 Conference Championships

SECOND TIME IN ARLINGTON
Oklahoma has played 92 games in Dallas and five in Fort Worth, but this is just the second in the Metroplex city of Arlington.

The Sooners played in the first college football game at Cowboys Stadium when it dropped its 2009 season opener to BYU, 14-13. QB Sam Bradford, fresh off his 2008 Heisman season, was injured late in the first half of that game and did not return in the second. He saw action in only two more games in his OU career.

Oklahoma has played at least one game in the Metroplex every year since 1929 when the OU-Texas game took up residence at the Cotton Bowl on the State Fair of Texas grounds in Dallas.

RIVALRY SWEEP
Oklahoma has three opponents that fall into the rival category ... Texas, Oklahoma State and Nebraska. The Sooners are trying to sweep all three in the same season for the 21st time in their football history. The last time it happened was in 2004.

LAST GAME
Oklahoma defeated No. 10 Oklahoma State at Stillwater, 47-41, last Saturday:

The Sooners won the Bedlam game for the eighth consecutive year. OU now leads the series 82-16-7. It's the most-lopsided series involving in-state opponents.

The two teams combined to score 40 points in the fourth quarter including 24 in the final 3:03.

Oklahoma had a school-record 107 plays.

Landry Jones tied Sam Bradford's school record for passing yards in a game with 468. He competed 37-of-62 passes with four touchdowns and three interceptions. One of those picks was returned for a touchdown, the other two occurred when Jones was trying to unload the ball of out bounds.

Jones' last two touchdown passes covered 86 and 76 yards, the No. 1 and No. 4-longest plays of the season, respectively, for the Sooners. Cameron Kenney caught the 86-yarder (equaled fifth-longest in OU history), one of two TD receptions for the senior, and finished with six grabs for a career-high 141 yards. James Hanna caught the 76-yarder and finished with four catches for 130.

Ryan Broyles led all OU receivers with nine grabs for 82 yards and one touchdown.

OU converted a whopping 16-of-27 on third down.

Oklahoma's defense held Kendall Hunter to 55 yards on 13 rushes. Cowboy QB Brandon Weeden was 28-of-43 with two touchdowns, but was intercepted three times and threw for just 257 yards.

S Quinton Carter had two of those interceptions, Austin Box had the other.

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SCHEDULING ODDITY
Oklahoma is playing its final four games of the season away from Norman. That also happened in 2006, which is also the last time that Oklahoma met Nebraska for the Big 12 Championship.

SOONERS WIN 10 AGAIN
For the 32nd time in school history, Oklahoma has registered double-digits in the wins column. That ranks No. 1 nationally in that category. Alabama is next on the list with 29.

ACTIVE NCAA LEADERS
These Sooners are active career leaders among players from BCS conference schools:

DE Jeremy Beal

No. 1 with 57.5 career tackles for loss.

No. 1 with 291 career tackle for loss yards.

WR Ryan Broyles

No. 1 with 250 career receptions.

No. 1 with 3,198 career receiving yards.

No. 1 with 34 career receiving touchdowns.

No. 1 with 884 career punt return yards.

RB DeMarco Murray

No. 1 with 49 career rushing touchdowns.

No. 1 with 64 career touchdowns.

No. 1 with 6,498 all-purpose yards.

CORNUCOPIA OF NOTES

Big Play Barrage: Including special teams and defensive returns, Oklahoma has 81 plays of 20 yards or longer this season. Interestingly, 50 of those (62%) have come over the last six weeks. Of the 58 offensive plays from scrimmage that covered 20 yards or more this season, 37 (64%) came during that same period.

Safety Glance: Oklahoma has scored three safeties this season, all on special teams. That total equals the 2002 campaign for the most safeties in one season under Bob Stoops. OU has a whopping 16 safeties under its current coach, eight on defense and eight on special teams. Only in 2001 and 2003 has Oklahoma failed to score a safety under Stoops.

Tough Schedule: Oklahoma's schedule currently ranks as the 12th-most difficult in FBS. Sooner past and future foes are a combined 72-49.

Penalties Plummet: Over its first four games, Oklahoma averaged 8.0 penalties for 64.3 yards per game including 13 for 113 yards at Cincinnati. In the eight games since then, the Sooners have averaged just 4.1 penalties for only 35.0 yards per game. Over the last five games, those figures have dropped to 3.8 for 34.0, respectively.

Freshmen on the Field: Thirteen true freshmen have played for OU this season with six -- CB Aaron Colvin, RB Roy Finch, WR Trey Franks, S Tony Jefferson, FB Trey Millard and WR Kenny Stills -- drawing starts. Six redshirt freshmen also have played bringing the total number of frosh who have been on the field to 19.

ESPN's GameDay: When the Saturday morning show was at last week's OU-OSU game, it marked the 25th time the show had been on site for an Oklahoma game. That total ranks No. 3 nationally behind Florida (32) and Ohio State (28).

Oklahoma's History on ESPN's College GameDay

AMBITIOUS SCHEDULING
Marquee match-ups on future Oklahoma schedules ...

at Florida State (2011)

Notre Dame (2012), at Notre Dame (2013)

Tennessee (2014), at Tennessee (2015)

Ohio State (2016), at Ohio State (2017)

LSU (2018), at LSU (2019).

Under Bob Stoops, OU has already played Louisville (1999), Notre Dame (1999), North Carolina (2001), South Florida (2002), Alabama (2002, 2003), UCLA (2004, 2005), Oregon (2005, 2006), TCU (2005, 2008), Washington (2007, 2008), Miami (2008, 2009), BYU (2009), Florida State, and Cincinnati (2008, 2010) in regular season contests.

HOME WINNING STREAK AT 36
Oklahoma has won a school record 36 in a row at home. The streak, the longest current string in the nation, began Sept. 1, 2005, (31-15 win over Tulsa):

The Sooners just completed their 52nd unbeaten season at home, their fifth in a row.

It is the 13th-longest streak in NCAA history, but it should be noted that seven of the top 13 streaks ended before 1920. The OU streak ranks No. 6 since WWII and is the longest since Florida State's 37 in a row from 1992-2001. Miami holds the record at 58 from 1985-94.

The Sooners have out-scored their opponents by 1,085 points -- 1,607 to 522, an average score of 44.6 to 14.5.

Oklahoma scored 50+ points, 12 times, 60+ five and a high of 79 vs. North Texas in 2007 opener.

The low Oklahoma scoring total was 24 points twice.

Oklahoma's defense has posted five shutouts and held the foe to single digits eight times.

A Closer Look at Oklahoma's Home Dominance

RECORD-SETTING ATTENDANCE
Oklahoma has drawn 5,801,708 fans for Bob Stoops' 74- home games (started in 1999) and all have been sold out.

The Sooners are 72-2 on Owen Field under Stoops and have won 36 straight, a school record and the nation's longest current streak.

The current string of sellouts is the longest in school history, bettering a string of 69 from 1971-84.

The average home attendance of 85,075 in 2008 was a school record. The top nine seasons for football attendance at Oklahoma came on Stoops' watch.

The largest home crowd in school history was 85,646, on hand for the 2008 OU-Texas Tech game.

Oklahoma has exceeded its listed seating capacity of 82,112 at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in 46 consecutive home games.

Oklahoma has played before sellout crowds in 127 of the 158 games (home, away, neutral) since Stoops became the head coach. During that time, a total of 10,733,570 (average of 67,933) have watched the Sooners.

Oklahoma Sets Attendance Records at Memorial Stadium

OFFENSE NOTES

Under Stoops, OU produced career leaders in passing, receiving and all-purpose yards, its No. 3 & No. 5 career rushers and season leaders in rushing, passing and receiving yards.

Some 65 OU offensive marks have been set under Stoops.

OU has scored in every game since Nov. 7, 1998. That's a string of 174 games, which is the fifth-longest active string and the 19th-longest of all-time.

OU has rushed for 200 yards 45 times under Stoops.

Also under Stoops, OU has 159 touchdowns of 25+ yards and 318 scoring drives of 2:00 or less.

OU is the highest scoring program in college football history. In 1,165 games, the Sooners have scored 31,274 points. Michigan has 30,297 points in 1,223 games and Nebraska 30,238 in 1,229.

DEMARC-ABLE
DeMarco Murray has broken Joe Washington's 35-year-old OU career mark for all purpose yards and Steve Owens' 41-year-old mark for career touchdowns.

He is No. 4 in Big 12 history in touchdowns with 64 (tops among active D-I players).

Murray is only the second player in Oklahoma history to surpass 1,000 yards in three categories: He has 3,524 rushing yards, 150 receptions for 1,502 receiving yards and 1,462 return yards. His all-purpose total is 6,498. George “Buster” Rhymes (1980-84) is the only other Sooner to accomplish the feat with 1,158 rushing yards, 1,118 receiving yards and 1,237 kick return yards. Rhymes finished with 3,800 all-purpose yards.

His 6,498 career all purpose yards rank No. 16 in NCAA history, No. 2 in Big 12 history (Darren Sproles, 6,812).

Murray is No. 7 in NCAA history for career points by a non-kicker with 384. He is just the seventh player in history to catch at least 60 receptions and gain at least 1,000 yards rushing in a season.

Murray is No. 1 for receiving yards by an OU back with 1,502. With 150 receptions, he's He's No. 2 to Quentin Griffin (169) in receptions by a back.

HE BROYLES THE RECORD BOOK
Ryan Broyles has set OU records for receptions in a career (250), season (115, this season) and game (15 vs. Iowa State this season). He broke his own records for season and game catches. Mark Clayton had the career mark.

His 3,198 career receiving yards rank No. 5 in Big 12 history, his 250 receptions and 34 touchdowns rank No. 4.

Broyles 115 receptions this season is the 11th best single season total in NCAA history. No. 10 is 122.

He caught nine passes for a school record 208 yards vs. Colorado. He had TD grabs of 16, 81 and 64 yards in that game.

He has 100 or more yards receiving in 11 of the last 13 games. He has a touchdown grab in 10 of the last 14.

He ranks No. 1 in the nation in receptions per game at 9.58 and No. 3 in receiving yards per game at 115.9.

KEEPING UP WITH JONES
QB Landry Jones has 11, 300-yard passing games in 22 starts. He is No. 3 in 300-yard games at OU. Sam Bradford and Josh Heupel, Jones' position coach, hold the record jointly at 14. He has set the school mark with three, 400-yard passing games.

Jones ranks No. 2 in the nation with 348 completions, one shy of Heupel's school record set in 1999.

His 3,947 yards is the second best season total in OU history behind Sam Bradford's 4,720 in 2008.

He had a school-record tying 468 passing yards at Oklahoma State and 452 against Colorado.

Against Iowa State, he fell one completion shy of tying the NCAA record for completion percentage in a game (min. 30 att.). He was 30-of-34 for 88.2%. The record was set by BYU's Steve Sarkesian, who was 31-of-34 against Fresno State in 1995.

The sophomore had career-best consecutive completion streaks of 13 against both Cincinnati and Iowa State.

Since opening the season against Utah State by going 17-of-36 (.472) for 217 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, he has completed 331-of-491 (.674) for 3,408 yards with 32 touchdowns and eight INTs.

The soph threw for 321 yards in the first half of the Florida State game (380 total against the Seminoles), the second-best one-half total in school history.

Jones completed at least 50% in 23 of 24 career games.

Now has 60 career touchdown passes against 25 INTs.

FRESHMEN CATCHING ON

For the first time in school history, three freshmen (all true) have caught touchdown passes -- Trey Franks, Trey Millard and Kenny Stills.

Kenny Stills ranks No. 1 for receptions by an OU freshman with 50, eclipsing the record of 46 by Ryan Broyles and Mark Clayton. With 630 yards, Stills ranks No. 2 among OU freshmen behind Broyles (687). He is No. 1 among true frosh.

RETURN OF THE FULLBACK
True freshman Trey Millard has 24 rushes for 74 yards and three TD, and 16 receptions for another 135 and one TD. That's more rushes and rushing yards than any OU fullback since Seth Littrell had 24 attempts for 78 yards in 2000. It's the most receptions and receiving yards since J.D. Runnells had 20 for 205 in 2005. His four touchdowns are the most by an OU fullback since Littrell had eight in 1999.

LINES ON THE LINE

After finishing 2009 with only eight healthy scholarship linemen, there are 16 on this roster.

The current depth chart features just two seniors in tackle Eric Mensik and guard Brian Lepak.

Two of Oklahoma's offensive linemen are converted tight ends -- T Eric Mensik and G Gabe Ikard.

Eight players have started in the line this season.

DEFENSE NOTES

OU has forced at least one turnover in 139 of Stoops' 157 games and has at least one interception in 102 of the last 137 with multiple picks in 62 of the last 108 outings.

Oklahoma has 13 shutouts under its current head coach. Opponents failed to score more than seven points 34 times and scored less than 14 in 62 games.

LEWIS IS LEADING TACKLER
Weakside LB Travis Lewis has led Oklahoma in tackles in each of his first two seasons. His 109 last season were 21 more than any other player on the team. He leads the 2010 with 93 and had a season-high 14 vs. Iowa State.

Lewis, with 346 tackles (the second-highest total by a Bob Stoops player at OU), has cracked the career top 10 tackle list at OU. The record is held by the late Daryl Hunt at 530. Lewis passed Lee Roy Selmon for the No. 10 spot and now trails No. 9 Kevin Murphy by eight.

As a freshman in 2007, Lewis racked up 144 tackles to break Brian Bosworth's OU freshman record of 133.

Has double-digit tackles in 14 of 35 career games.

Lewis is trying to become only the sixth player in school history (tackles tracked since 1970) to lead Oklahoma in tackles for three straight seasons. The last to do it was Butkus Award winner Rocky Calmus from 1999-01.

Got seventh career interception against Texas Tech. He has 132 career return yards, an average of 18.6 per pick.

THE REAL DEAL
DE Jeremy Beal has 18.0 tackles for loss (No. 13 nationally) and 8.5 sacks.

Leads the Big 12 in tackles for loss and is No. 2 in sacks.

Ranks No. 2 at OU for sacks in a career with 29.0. Cedric Jones has the record at 31.5. Beal is also No. 2 in tackles for loss with 57.5. Rocky Calmus had 59.

Beal had four tackles for loss at Missouri, a career-high, and just two shy of Cedric Jones' school record.

Had 1.5 sacks and 2.5 TFL in win over Texas Tech.

He leads this team in fumbles forced with three.

Beal is the only player in school history to notch two, three-sack games in the same year. He had three each against Tulsa and Miami last season.

Nearly one-third of his career tackles have taken place behind the line of scrimmage. Beal has at least one tackle for loss in 10 of 12 games this season.

First player in school history to log 7.5 or more sacks in three different seasons.

Jeremy Beal's 2010 Video Series

FLEMING IMPRESSIVE
CB Jamell Fleming leads OU with four interceptions (tied with Quinton Carter) and 11 break-ups (No. 4 in the nation), and leads the Big 12 with 15 passes defended. That's even more impressive considering he missed one game (Texas) due to injury. The junior from Arlington, Texas, is No. 4 on the team with 63 tackles.

NELSON SURPASSES TACKLE TOTAL
With 87 tackles, a total that ranks No. 2 on the team, S Jonathan Nelson has blown past the number he posted in his first three combined (53). He equaled his career-high for a game with 11 at Missouri and Texas A&M.

Jonathan Nelson's 2010 Video Series

Q TIPS
S Quinton Carter had 17 tackles against Texas Tech. That was the best total by an OU defensive back since Brandon Everage's 19 vs. Colorado in 2002. He's No. 3 on the team with 85 stops to go with four interceptions, five deflections and a fumble recovery. Including 10 tackles vs. Baylor, he has 27 over the last two games.

Had two interceptions at Oklahoma State.

BREAKING UP NOT SO HARD
With 58 break-ups, the Sooners are positioned to have one of their best seasons in that category. Over the previous seven seasons, the best total at Oklahoma was 61 (twice). The school record was set in 2000 with an incredible 110. Last year's team had 45.

OU had a season-high 11 deflections against Colorado.

COMPLETION PERCENTAGE DOWN
Despite this pass-happy era of college football, only once under Bob Stoops has an OU team finished the year allowing a 60% completion rate. This team is at just 55.7%. Four Sooner foes this season fell under the 50%.

TAKEAWAY TRADE-OFF
Oklahoma has 26 takeaways this season ... by 15 different players. The 10 fumble recoveries are by seven different players while the 16 interceptions are by eight different Sooners.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

Oklahoma's special teams under Bob Stoops ...

There have been 27 special teams touchdowns.

OU has returned eight kickoffs and 16 punts for TDs.

The Sooners have blocked 26 kicks.

MANY HAPPY RETURNS
Information on returns during the Stoops era ...

Kickoff Returns -- 103 returns of 25 or more yards, 8 TD.

Punt Returns -- 65 returns of 15 or more yards, 16 TD.

Interception Returns -- 85 returns of 10 or more yards with 21 touchdowns.

Fumble Returns -- six returns of 15 or more yards with eight touchdowns.

BIG RUN BACKS RECENTLY
OU had been quiet in its return game until the last few weeks. It started with Mossis Madu's 77-yard kickoff return at Missouri. Then DeMarco Murray broke free on a 48-yard return at Texas A&M, while Ryan Broyles reeled off a 31-yard punt return against the Aggies before Brennen Clay's 36-yard kickoff return at Baylor.

The longest kickoff return (Madu, 77) and the longest punt return (Broyles, 31) of the season have come over the last seven games, and both occurred on the road.

PUNT COVER TEAM A STONE WALL
Last season, Sooner foes ran back 17 punts for a paltry 30 yards. That 1.76-yard average ranked No. 2 nationally. The numbers are similar this season. The opponents have 20 returns for 43 yards, an average of 2.2 yards. That figure ranks No. 2 nationally.

OU was No. 7 in net punting at 40.3 yards last season, and is No. 4 this year at 40.8.

The longest punt return OU surrendered last season was 19 yards. No other punt return exceeded six yards. This year there was one return of 25 and another of 15, but otherwise none that exceeded six. Five opponents have finished the game with negative punt return yards against OU this season.

The bugaboo has been kickoff returns. The Sooners have surrendered three for touchdowns this season, eight over the last three campaigns combined.

The Sooners have two blocked punts this season for safeties -- vs. Colorado and Texas A&M.

WAY GOOD AT PUNTER

P Tress Way has 17 boots of 50 or more yards with 17 inside the 20 and an average of 44.1 yards on 62 kicks. He's on pace for the No. 3 season average in OU history.

The soph, who also handles kickoff duties, has 38 punts of 50+ yards in his career. Jeff Ferguson (1998-01) set that OU record with 52.

STEVENS ON A ROLL
Jimmy Stevens handles extra points and short-distance field goals, and has made his last seven field goals, all over the last two games. For the season, he is 14-of-17.

At Oklahoma State, he was 4-of-4 (tied career high for makes) and scored 17 points to tie the OU game record for points by a kicker. It was the second straight game in which Stevens scored at least 15 points.

He is No. 11 at Oklahoma with 265 career points.

The 14 makes this season ranks No. 9 at OU. The last kicker to accomplish the feat was Garrett Hartley in 2005.

Patrick O'Hara is getting the call on long-distance field goals. O'Hara, who has shared kickoff duties with Tress Way, is 4-of-6 with a long of 45 at Texas A&M.

WINCHESTER RIFLES TO STARDOM
James Winchester, long-snapper for punts, has three fumble recoveries on punt coverage this season. Those three recoveries, by average per game, rank No. 19 nationally. It's an impressive accomplishment considering he has only been on the field for 62 snaps.

He recovered the game-securing fumble late vs. Texas.

He pounced on one at Cincinnati that set up the game-securing touchdown

He recovered a muffed punt at Missouri that the Sooner offense converted into a touchdown.

His dad, Mike, was OU's punter from 1984-85 and his sister, Carolyn, was on the Sooner women's basketball team from 2006-09. A younger sister, Rebecca, is a sophomore on OU's Rowing team.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES

FRANK ALEXANDER
Started last three games of 2009 ... nine total starts entering 2010 ... sat out Utah State game with ankle injury ... did not start but finished the Florida State game with two sacks ... led DEs with eight tackles vs. Air Force ... picked up first start of 2010 vs. Cincinnati ... led team with career high three TFLs vs. Iowa State.

JEREMY BEAL
Spread 11 sacks over seven games last season ... is second at OU with 29 career sacks ... also second in OU history with 56.5 TFLs ... has multiple sacks in 10 career games including two vs. Texas ... first Sooner in OU history to accumulate over 200 yards lost on sacks ... collected a career-high four TFLs and led team with two PBUs against Missouri ... tied OU career record for PBUs by a defensive lineman with his 13th career PBU vs. Texas Tech ... first ever OU player to accumulate at least 7.5 sacks in three different seasons ... has at least one tackle for loss in 10 of 12 games this season.

AUSTIN BOX
Incurred a back injury in the pre-season and missed first five games ... returned vs. Iowa State ... started first game since the 2009 Oklahoma State game when he earned the starting nod at MLB vs. Texas Tech ... has started the last three games ... picked off second career pass vs. Oklahoma State.

RYAN BROYLES
Has set seven OU receiving records this season ... broke program record for receiving yards in a game with 208 yards against Colorado ... his 15 receptions against Iowa State broke his own school record of 13 set against Stanford in the 2009 Sun Bowl ... had 13 receptions by halftime against the Cyclones, topping the previous OU best in a half of 10 ... owns the OU single season receptions record with 115 this season and OU career receptions record with 250 ... holds OU career receiving TDs record with 34 ... had his fifth career three TD reception game vs. Texas Tech ... also has the OU record for 100-yard receiving games in a season (9) and career (16) ... has one reception in 37 consecutive games, the sixth-longest streak among active players ... has gone over the 100-yard receiving mark in 12 of the last 15 games ... has scored a touchdown in 12 of the last 16 games ... is second at OU with 3,198 career receiving yards ... became the second Sooner to eclipse 3,000 yards receiving in a career ... has hit double digits in receptions in a game eight times, including five of the last 11 games ... has at least eight catches in every game this season ... had seven catches in the first quarter vs. Iowa State, tying a program best for a single period ... hauled in a career-long 81-yard TD catch against Colorado ... has 15 plays of 40 yards or more in his career ... became the 11th player in OU history to eclipse 4,000 career all-purpose yards and is currently eighth with 4,289 yards.

BRANDON CALEB
OU's most physical receiver after the catch.

QUINTON CARTER
AFCA All-American and one of the team's most active community servants ... picked off fifth career pass against Utah State ... leading tackler against Florida State with seven stops ... intercepted a pass on the final play of the first half vs. Texas ... had a career-high 17 tackles vs. Texas Tech, topping the 14 stops he had against Missouri ... has three double-digit tackle games this season with 10 vs. Baylor ... recorded first career multi interception game with two pics vs. Oklahoma State.

BRENNAN CLAY
Was carted off the field for precautionary reasons after suffering injury vs. Florida State and did not suit up for Air Force or Cincinnati games ... had a career-high 12 carries vs. Colorado ... returned three kicks for 62 yards vs. Baylor.

AARON COLVIN
True freshman cornerback is listed as No. 2 field cornerback ... played extensively against Cincinnati, finishing with seven tackles ... made first career start against Texas and finished with seven tackles.

TYLER EVANS
Starter in two games at right guard, he's up 36 pounds since arriving as a freshman ... has started 10 of 12 games this season at right guard.

ROY FINCH
Suited up for the first time of the season vs. Iowa State and finished with 92 rushing yards on 16 carries ... first career start vs. Colorado and finished with 89 all-purpose yards ... first career TD with a career-long 29-yard run vs. Texas Tech ... had a TD in a second straight game with an eight-yard run vs. Baylor.

JAMELL FLEMING
First career interception and first career double-digit tackle game (10) against Utah State ... had back-to-back games with interceptions with a pick against Florida State ... career high 11 tackles vs. Air Force ... missed Texas game after incurring an injury vs. Cincinnati ... returned to start vs. Iowa State and had three tackles ... first career sack and broke up a career-high three passes vs. Colorado ... had career-high two interceptions at Texas A&M ... had third double-digit tackle game of career with 10 tackles vs. the Aggies.

TREY FRANKS
Switched from #9 to #2 prior to the Texas game ... had one return for 17 yards vs. Utah State ... had four touches (two rush, two receptions) against Cincinnati for 36 total yards ... had career highs in receptions (8) and receiving yards (66) vs. Texas A&M ... recorded first career start against the Aggies and has started the last four games ... has also seen a starter's role at kick returner.

STEPHEN GOOD
Already has 32 games played at OU, including nine starts.

BEN HABERN
Missed the final two games of last season with a dislocated ankle, but was one of the Big 12's standout freshmen.

JAMES HANNA
Caught first career touchdown with a 46-yard reception vs. Florida State ... recorded second career TD with a two-yard strike against Texas ... had TDs in four straight games with three-yard scores vs. Iowa State and Missouri and seven-yard TD against Missouri ... six of 14 receptions this season have gone for a touchdown ... had career highs in receptions (4) and yards (130) vs. Oklahoma State after hauling in a career-long 76-yard TD pass.

JAVON HARRIS
Backup at safety saw time against Air Force, finishing with a career-high three tackles and a fumble recovery ... blocked a punt for a safety against Colorado ... forced a fumble vs. Baylor as a member of the punt team ... filled in for an injured Jonathan Nelson vs. Oklahoma State and tied for team lead with a career-high eight tackles.

DEMONTRE HURST
First-year starter at corner ... played extensively on special teams last season ... picked off first career pass vs. Utah State ... career-high eight tackles vs. Oklahoma State ... career-high three PBUs vs. Texas A&M.

JOSEPH IBILOYE
Originally a safety, he has moved to outside linebacker ... earned starting assignments in three games this season ... recovered first career fumble at Baylor in punt coverage.

GABE IKARD
Earned first career start against Air Force when he took over at left guard, a spot he's held for the last 10 games.

TONY JEFFERSON
True freshman earned first career start against Utah State as a fifth DB ... finished game with four tackles ... led squad with three passes broken up against Florida State ... earned second start against Air Force and finished with eight tackles ... continued to hold onto a starting role against Cincinnati, leading the team with a career-high 12 tackles ... had 29 tackles in a three-game stretch against Air Force, Cincinnati and Texas ... intercepted his first career pass vs. Baylor.

JARVIS JONES
Returned to the starting lineup for the first time since the 2009 Texas game when he slid in at LT against Air Force ... has continued to rotate in at the position.

LANDRY JONES
Had career game vs. Oklahoma State with a career-high 37 completions on a career-high 62 attempts to finish with a career-high 468 yards ... yards mark tied the program record while attempts broke the program record ... the 37 completions ties the second-best mark in OU history ... has at least 30 completions in seven contests this season ... has thrown multiple TDs in 11 of his last 13 outings and has seven career games with four or more touchdowns ... five TDs against Texas Tech ... had a career-long run of 18 yards vs. Air Force ... eighth 300-yard game of the season and 11th of career with 468 yards vs. Oklahoma State ... had OU record third 400-yard game of his career with the 468 yards vs. OSU ... completed 13 straight passes in the first and second quarters against Cincinnati and accomplished the feat again in the first quarter of the Iowa State game ... completion percentage (minimum 25 attempts) against Iowa State, 30-for-34, set an OU record of 88.2 percent ... has three passes over 76 yards this season, all for touchdowns ... is just one completion away for the school record completions in a season ... owns the top three single-game attempts mark in school history.

CAMERON KENNEY
Lone JC transfer on the two-deep on either side of the ball ... saw action as a KR against Utah State for the first time in OU career ... career-long catch of 36 yards with a TD vs. Florida State ... career-long kick return of 34 yards at Cincinnati ... had career highs in receptions (6), receiving yards (141) and reception TDs (2) including a career-long 86-yard TD catch-and-run vs. Oklahoma State.

DAVID KING
Earned first career start against Utah State and responded with first career sack and four total tackles.

BRIAN LEPAK
Former walk-on recorded second career start, and first at guard, after beginning the Air Force game at RG.

TRAVIS LEWIS
Had a game high 13 tackles against Air Force ... owns 14 double-digit tackles games in his career after collecting 14 stops against Iowa State ... has second-best career tackle total during Stoops' era with 346 stops behind Rocky Calmus' 431 (1998-2001) ... picked off his seventh career pass vs. Texas Tech, the second best total by a linebacker at OU.

RONNELL LEWIS
Has rotated at both linebacker and defensive end ... missed the three games after a minor knee surgery ... returned to action against Texas Tech ... started at DE vs. Baylor and returned first career interception 12 yards for a touchdown ... started second straight game vs. Oklahoma State and finished with a career-high eight tackles.

PRYCE MACON
Cracked rotation at Cincinnati ... finished game with second career sack and three tackles ... also forced a fourth-quarter fumble against the Bearcats ... first career start against Texas ... rotated at DT the last three games ... career-high six tackles vs. Texas Tech, including 2.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks.

MOSSIS MADU
Spent some time at receiver last season, but is back at his original position, running back ... TD at Cincinnati was his first since the 2008 Big 12 Championship ... tied career high with three receptions at Cincinnati ... tied career high with 15 carries vs. Texas ... career-long 77-yard kickoff return against Missouri ... had a season-best 72 yards rushing vs. Texas Tech.

JAMARKUS MCFARLAND
Opened the year starting at DT in two consecutive games ... had career highs in tackles (5) and TFLs (2) vs. Texas Tech ... career high 1.5 sacks vs. Iowa State.

STACY MCGEE
Practiced in the offensive line late last season when the ranks were thinned by injury ... earned first career start vs. Air Force and led all DTs with a career-high eight tackles.

TREY MILLARD
True freshman is Sooners top fullback ... three catches for 30 yards and OU's final TD against Cincinnati ... made first career start against Texas, finishing with seven touches for 25 yards, including a career-high five carries ... had first career rushing TD with a one-yard TD vs. Iowa State ... career-long 25-yard reception led to career-high 37 yards receiving vs. Missouri ... also had two-yard TD carry vs. the Tigers ... career-long carry of 13 yards led to career-high 18 rushing yards against Colorado ... scored fourth career TD with a six-yard run vs. Oklahoma State.

DEMARCO MURRAY
Owns OU career all-purpose yards record with 6,498 yards ... also has OU record for career TDs (64) and career receiving yards by a RB (1,512) ... eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the second time in his career ... just second player in OU history to surpass 1,000 yards in three categories with 3,524 rushing yards, 1,512 receiving yards and 1,462 kick return yards ... has multiple rushing touchdowns in 18 games, including five of 12 this season, and three or more TDs in eight contests ... owns 13 100-yard rushing performances ... has five 100-yard games in 12 outings this season ... is No. 6 in OU history with 3,524 rushing yards ... career high 208 rushing yards against Utah State on a career high 35 carries ... has at least seven receptions in five career games with a career-high of 10 vs. Colorado and Texas A&M ... had a career-long 76-yard TD reception vs. Baylor ... finished with 120 yards receiving vs. the Bears, his third career 100-yard receiving game.

COREY NELSON
Appeared in all 12 games ... career-high four tackles against Missouri ... blocked a fourth-quarter punt vs. Texas A&M.

JONATHAN NELSON
Fourth double-digit tackle game of his career with 11 at Texas A&M ... chased down Cincinnati's DJ Woods from behind after a 69-yard reception, forcing a fumble at the OU nine-yard line that was recovered by Quinton Carter in the Sooner end zone.

DANIEL NOBLE
True frosh had two tackles vs. Air Force and Texas, and one vs. Cincinnati ... missed the last six games with a knee injury.

PATRICK O'HARA
Handled kickoffs in five games this season and taken place kicks in three ... hit eighth career FG with a 45-yarder at Texas A&M ... converted two FGs in a game for the third time in his career with kicks of 38 and 39 yards vs. Florida State ... missed Air Force and Cincinnati games with muscle strain.

TRENT RATTERREE
His tackle of an OSU defender to preserve last year's 27-0 shutout of the Cowboys was voted the top play of the year in an online poll of OU fans ... recorded first career TD with an eight-yard scoring strike vs. Florida State ... had a career-high 89 yards receiving including a career-long 47-yard reception against Colorado.

DONALD STEPHENSON
Saw action in eight games in '08 ... first career start against Utah State at LT ... has started 10 of 12 games in 2010 at LT.

JIMMY STEVENS
Back-up against Air Force and responded with two field goals (32, 41) and three extra points ... returned to starting lineup against Cincinnati and tied his career long with a 42-yard FG along with four extra points ... had 11 points (five PATs and two FGs) vs. Iowa State ... had 15 points (6 PATs and three FGs) vs. Baylor ... has four games this season with double-digit scoring ... tied OU points by a kicker record with 17 points vs. Oklahoma State, including a record-tying four FGs.

KENNY STILLS
Career high receiving yards (86) against Texas Tech ... first career touchdown vs. Texas ... career-high six catches vs. Missouri and Texas A&M ... career-long 59-yard reception for a TD vs. Texas Tech ... his 44 receptions and 590 receiving yards are the most by a true freshman in OU history and second best among all freshmen ... has at least 74 yards receiving in three of the last four games.

TRESS WAY
Led the Big 12 in punting last season ... has rotated with kickoff chores as well ... hit career long 85-yard punt against Utah State ... averaged 53.2 yards vs. Florida State ... four punts with average of 50.0 yards against Air Force, the fourth time in career to average more than 50 yards in a game.

JAMES WINCHESTER
Walk-on who has recovered three fumbles on the season including fourth-quarter fumbles vs. Cincinnati and Texas to seal victories ... two tackles vs. Colorado.

TOM WORT
Originally from the United Kingdom, he missed last season after suffering a knee injury the previous spring ... career-high 10 tackles vs. Texas ... also had second career sack against the Longhorns ... had four quarterback hurries against Colorado, the second-most by a Sooner in a single game ... totaled nine tackles and a sack against Texas A&M.

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