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Game Notes: Oklahoma vs. Air Force
September 17, 2010 | Football
NORMAN, Okla. -- A pair of unbeaten teams meet on Saturday when Oklahoma hosts Air Force at 2:30 p.m. CT. It's the third of three straight home games for the Sooners and the first road contest of the season for the Falcons.
The game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports Net (FSN) and internationally by the American Forces Network (AFN).
THE SERIES
Oklahoma won the only previous meeting on Sept. 1, 2001, when the No. 3-ranked Sooners knocked off unranked Air Force, 44-3, at Colorado Springs, Colo.
THE COACHES
Oklahoma: Bob Stoops (Iowa `83) is 119-29 in his 12th season. He is 77-17 vs. the Big 12, 42-12 vs. the Big 12 South, 35-5 vs. the Big 12 North, 6-1 in the Big 12 title game, 42-12 vs. non-conference opponents, 68-2 at home, 33-14 on the road, 18-13 on neutral fields, 37-16 vs. ranked opponents, 5-6 in bowls, 1-0 vs. Air Force.
Air Force: Troy Calhoun (Air Force `89) is 27-14 in his fourth season at the Air Force Academy. He is 0-0 against OU.
THE PROGRAM
Oklahoma's all-time record stands at 801-302-53 in 116 seasons.
Since World War II, OU leads the nation with 562 victories.
The Sooners have captured seven national championships (1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000).
OU has 43 bowl appearances (No. 7 nationally) with 25 bowl victories (No. 4 nationally).
Oklahoma has 42 conference championships, including three of the last four Big 12 Conference crowns and six Big 12 titles overall (no other league member has more than three).
OU has produced 150 All-Americans and five Heisman Trophy winners.
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).
Oklahoma Football History & Tradition
MILESTONES
OU has 70 straight sellouts, a school record.
The last 100 Oklahoma games have been on TV. This game will represent the 101st in a row to be televised.
OU has won its last 32 home games, the longest current streak in the nation.
DURING THIS HOME STREAK
A look at data during the 32-game home field winning streak. It began on 9/1/05 with a 31-15 win over Tulsa:
The Sooners outscored their opponents by nearly 1,000 points -- 1,440-481, an average score of 45.0 to 14.0.
OU scored 50+ pts., 11 times, 60+ five and a high of 79 vs. North Texas in `07 opener, Sam Bradford's first game.
The low OU scoring total was 24 points twice.
Oklahoma's defense has posted four shutouts during the streak and held the foe to single digits eight times.
QBs: R. Bomar, P. Thompson, S. Bradford, L. Jones.
Eighteen Sooners were taken in the NFL Draft.
STREAK: INDIVIDUAL BESTS
Most passing yards: Sam Bradford vs. KU 2008, 468y
Most rushing yards: D. Murray vs. USU 2010, 25-208.
Most receiving yards: M. Johnson vs. TCU 2008, 5-206
Most receptions: Juaquin Iglesias vs. KU 2008 12-191, Ryan Broyles vs. Florida State 2010, 12-124
Most tackles in a game Curtis Lofton vs. Missouri, 2007 18
Most interceptions: Lendy Holmes vs. KU 2008, 2-11
Most sacks: Jeremy Beal vs. Tulsa 2009, 3-15
STREAK: TEAM BESTS
Most points: 79 vs. North Texas, 2007
Most rushing yards: 343 vs. Utah State, 2007
Most receiving yards: 468 vs. Kansas, 2008
Most total yards: 674 vs. Kansas, 2008
OU Individual Records Set During Streak
Total Offense: 482, Sam Bradford vs. Kansas, 2008
Passing Yards: 468, S. Bradford vs. Kansas, 2008
Receiving Yards: 206, M. Johnson vs. TCU, 2008
TD Passes: 6, Landry Jones vs. Tulsa, 2009
TD Receptions: 4 (tied), J. Gresham vs. Texas A&M, 2007
Field Goals: 4 (tied), Jimmy Stevens vs. Baylor, 2009
Punting Average: 58.83, Tress Way vs. Okla St., 2009
50-yd Punts: 5, Tress Way Tress Way vs. Okla St., 2009
STREAK: TEAM RECORDS SET
Passing Yards: 468 vs. Kansas, 2008
Tackles for Loss: 17 vs. Idaho State, 2009
Attendance: 85,646 vs. Texas Tech, 2008
LAST WEEK
Oklahoma rolled past No. 14 Florida State in Norman last Saturday, 47-17 ...
Oklahoma scored touchdowns on its first four possessions and roared to a 34-7 halftime lead.
Florida State scored two touchdowns, one on its first drive and another on its last. In between, the Seminoles struggled to move the ball against OU. FSU QB Christian Ponder was just 11-of-28 for 113 yards with two interceptions and no touchdowns.
OU QB Landry Jones was sharp hitting 30-of-40 passes for 380 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. Ryan Broyles caught 12 passes, one shy of his own school record, for 124 yards and one touchdown.
A pair of Oklahoma tight ends made their first career touchdown grabs, James Hanna on a 46-yard play and Trent Ratterree from seven yards.
CB Jamell Fleming had four tackles, one for loss, an interception and two deflections. LB Travis Lewis had six stops and an interception.
The crowd of 85,630 was the second-largest in school history. The record of 85,646 was set in `08 vs. Texas Tech.
Recap | Final Stats | Game Notes | Quotes | Archived Blog | Photos | Highlights
WHO NEEDS A REDSHIRT?
Oklahoma Head Coach Bob Stoops raved about this freshman class and he and his staff have backed up the praise by playing the group. So far, 12 have played with three, FB Trey Millard, DB Tony Jefferson and WR Kenny Stills, drawing starts.
NON-CONS
Bob Stoops' teams are 42-12 against non-conference opponents, 36-6 in regular season non-league games and 29-1 on Owen Field.
AP POLL & OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma is ranked No. 7 in the first Associated Press poll. Here is a look at OU's history in the poll, which began in 1938.
Oklahoma has appeared in the AP poll in 63 of its 75 seasons of existence (84%). There have been 1,006 polls released and OU has appeared in 689 of those (68%).
The Sooners were in the preseason top 25 for the 52nd time.
OU All-Time in the AP Poll
AMBITIOUS SCHEDULING
Oklahoma has numerous marquee non-conference opponents coming up on future schedules:
Florida State (2010), 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, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Alabama (twice), UCLA (twice), Oregon (twice), Washington (twice), South Florida, Miami (Fla.) and Cincinnati in regular season tilts.
SOONER CAPTAINS
As selected in a team vote, they are Jeremy Beal, Landry Jones and Travis Lewis.
RECORD-SETTING ATTENDANCE
Oklahoma has drawn 5,519,179 fans for Bob Stoops' 7- home games (started in 1999) and all have been sold out.
The Sooners are 68-2 on Owen Field under Stoops and have won 32 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 44 consecutive home games.
Oklahoma has played before sellout crowds in 121 of the 148 games (home, away, neutral) since Stoops became the head coach. During that time, a total of 10,722,069 (average of 72,446) have watched the Sooners.
Oklahoma Sets Attendance Records at Memorial Stadium
Under Stoops, OU produced career leaders in passing and receiving, its No. 3 & No. 5 career rushers and season record holders in rushing, passing and receiving yards.
Some 57 offensive records have been set in Stoops' tenure at Oklahoma.
OU has scored in every game since Nov. 7, 1998.
OU has rushed for 200 yards 44 times under Stoops, 38 in the last six years.
Also under Stoops, OU has 148 touchdowns of 25+ yards and 301 scoring drives of 2:00 or less.
OU is the highest scoring program in college football history. In 1,155 games, the Sooners have scored 30,947 points. Michigan has 29,970 points in 1,214 games and Nebraska 29,947 in 1,220.
DEMARC-ABLE
DeMarco Murray became has become only the second player in Oklahoma history to surpass 1,000 yards in three statistical categories: He has 2,730 rushing yards, 90 receptions for 1,029 receiving yards and 1,251 return yards. His all-purpose total is 5,010. 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 his career with 3,800 all-purpose yards.
For his career, Murray has 90 receptions for 1,029 yards. That yardage figure ranks No. 2 for an OU back behind 1,337 by Quentin Griffin (1999-02). Griffin also has the receptions mark for backs at 169 with Murray second.
Murray leads all OU backs in TD receptions with eight.
Not to be lost is Murray's rushing prowess. He needs 180 yards to crack perhaps OU's most prestigious top-10 list, the career rushing category. Despite a pair of Heisman-winning QBs during the same era, three of the backs currently on that list played under Bob Stoops -- Adrian Peterson, Quentin Griffin and Chris Brown.
RYAN'S HOPE
Ryan Broyles has a shot at re-writing the OU record book for receiving ...
The junior has a touchdown reception in six straight games and 100 or more yards receiving in five straight.
He set school records for receptions in a season, receptions in a game (13 vs. Stanford), receptions in a season (89) touchdown receptions in a season (15, tied) and receptions per game (6.61).
His Sun Bowl effort -- 13 receptions, 156 yards, three touchdowns -- was record-setting. The TD total set an OU bowl and Sun Bowl mark. The receptions total was an OU bowl record and the second-highest total in the 76-year history of the Sun Bowl.
Broyles' 24 career TD receptions is No. 3 all-time at OU.
With 102 points, he became the first WR to lead OU in scoring (stats tracked for 72 seasons).
KEEPING UP WITH JONES
When Landry Jones threw of 380 yards against Florida State, it marked the fourth 300-yard game of his career (in 12 starts). He is now No. 5 in the category at OU, just one behind Sooner running backs coach Cale Gundy. Sam Bradford and Josh Heupel, Jones' position coach, hold the record jointly at 14.
Jones led the nation's freshmen quarterbacks in passing yards (3,198) and touchdown passes (26) last season. His yardage figure also was an Oklahoma freshman record, surpassing the 3,121 by Sam Bradford in 2007.
Jones set a school record for touchdown passes in a game last season with six against Tulsa.
The soph threw for 321 yards in the first half of the Florida State game, the second-best one-half total in school history. Sam Bradford threw for 350 yards against North Texas in 2007. Jones equaled his career best for completions against the Seminoles with 30 (out of 40).
DIVERSIFYING THE COMPLETIONS
After completing 16-of-17 passes to wide receivers in the opener, the Sooners completed 11-of-32 to backs and tight ends in game two.
After not throwing a touchdown pass to a tight end all last season, the Sooners did so twice against Florida State, thus ending an uncustomary 14-game streak. James Hanna and Trent Ratterree both had their first career TD grabs against the Seminoles.
LINES ON THE LINE
The injury problem on OU's offensive line left only eight scholarship linemen for last season's Sun Bowl, with two players appearing twice on the five-position depth chart. Only six linemen saw action in the game, including converted TE Eric Mensik in just his second game at tackle and All-America tackle Trent Williams (now the Washington Redskins' starting left tackle) playing center for the first time. It was the 10th different line combination of the 13-game season.
Entering the 2010 season, there are 16 scholarship offensive linemen on the Sooner roster with no repeats on the two-deep.
The current depth chart features just two seniors and the only senior starter is Mensik at right tackle. Despite the relative youth of the line, the current two-deep includes players who have combined to play in 106 games.
Two of Oklahoma's offensive linemen are converted tight ends -- T Eric Mensik and G Gabe Ikard.
OU has forced at least one turnover in 131 of Stoops' 148 games and has at least one interception in 97 of the last 128 with multiple picks in 48 of the last 99 outings.
Oklahoma has 11 shutouts under its current head coach. Opponents failed to score more than seven points 32 times and scored less than 14 in 60 games.
WEAK FREAK
Weakside linebacker 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 is currently second on the 2010 team with 14.
Lewis, with 267 tackles, is making a run at the prestigious career top-10 tackle list at OU. The record is held by the late Daryl Hunt at 530. The No. 10 spot belongs to Lee Roy Selmon at 335, 68 ahead of Lewis.
Tracking down big names is nothing new for Lewis. As a freshman in 2007, he racked up 144 tackles to break Brian Bosworth's Oklahoma freshman record of 133.
In 28 career games, Lewis has 10+ tackles 11 times.
THE REAL BEAL
Defensive end Jeremy Beal looks like a candidate to become OU's first Ted Hendricks Award winner. He has four tackles for loss and two sacks.
In `09, Beal was No. 14 nationally in TFL (1.46 per game/19 total), No. 16 in sacks (0.8 per game/ 11 total).
His 11 sacks last season rank No. 4 for a season at OU.
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.
The senior ranks No. 5 at Oklahoma for sacks in a career with 221.5. He is creeping up on the top-10 list for tackles for loss. He has 43.5, which ranks No. 7.
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Q TIPS
Quinton Carter has emerged as one of the top defensive backs in the nation. The safety had seven tackles and an interception in game one. He came back to lead the team with seven tackles against Florida State.
In 2009, he had 88 tackles, which ranked No. 2 on the team, to go with four interceptions (tied for the OU lead).
Has 19 special teams tackles over the 2008 and 2009 seasons and all 19 were solo.
TAYLOR MADE
DT Adrian Taylor was out for much of the preseason recovering from a dislocated ankle suffered in the Sun Bowl. His string of 27 consecutive starts ended in the opener, but he did get snaps as a reserve (no statistics). It's worth noting that he had 37 total tackles last season, three more than NFL No. 3 overall pick Gerald McCoy, his running mate for the previous two seasons.
CORNER CONVERSATION
Oklahoma is replacing both starting corners from last season. Brian Jackson completed his eligibility while Dominique Franks came out after his junior season. Both scored touchdowns last season, Jackson on a 52-yard fumble recovery vs. Texas A&M and Franks on an 85-yard INT return at Kansas. It was one of three defensive TDs Franks scored during his career.
Jamell Fleming has started the first two games at boundary corner. He had a team-high 10 tackles, an interception and two break-ups against Utah State, then came back with four stops, including one for loss, and another pick against Florida State.
Demontre Hurst has started the first two games at field corner. He had one tackle and one interception, which he returned 49 yards, in the opener. He had three tackles against Florida State.
Those two players tied for No. 3 on last year's team in special teams tackles with 9 each.
The pair has combined for 44 games played at Oklahoma -- 29 by Fleming and 15 by Hurst.
TAKEAWAY TRADE-OFF
Oklahoma has six takeaways this season ... by five different players. Only Jamell Fleming, who has an interception in each of the first two games, has more than one. Travis Lewis and Quinton Carter also have interceptions while Ronnell Lewis has a fumble recovery.
RUN STOPPERS
OU's opponents are funneling right into the hands of the linebackers. Travis Lewis and Tom Wort lead the Sooners in running play tackles with nine each.
Oklahoma's special teams under Bob Stoops ...
There have been 27 special teams touchdowns, including 21 in the last 78 regular season games. Those 21 came via five different kinds of plays -- 12 punt returns, two faked field goals, two blocked punts, four kickoff returns and a faked punt. Special teams also own one safety in that span.
Oklahoma has returned eight kickoffs and 16 punts for touchdowns.
The Sooners have blocked 24 kicks.
MANY HAPPY RETURNS
Information on returns during the Stoops era ...
Kickoff Returns -- 94 returns of 25 yards or more with eight touchdowns.
Punt Returns -- 60 returns of 15 or more yards with 16 touchdowns.
Interception Returns -- 83 returns of 10 or more yards with 21 touchdowns.
Fumble Returns -- six returns of 15 or more yards with eight touchdowns.
PUNT RETURNS SUCCESSFUL
Oklahoma ranked No. 3 nationally last season in punt returns (16.26), a figure that also coincided with Ryan Broyles' individual ranking (15.87).
The team average was the best at Oklahoma since 1974 when the average return went for 16.4 yards. What makes the average even more impressive is the fact that OU ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 last season in punt return attempts at 43, just one behind Nebraska's 44.
For the second straight year, Broyles returned a punt for a touchdown, this time an 87-yarder against Oklahoma State.
When Broyles was shelved by an injury, Dominique Franks returned 11 punts for an average of 17.0.
A LOW RANKING THEY'LL TAKE
Last season, thanks to a defense that allowed just 34 scoring plays (2.6/game), Oklahoma tied for last in the Big 12 in kickoff return attempts with just 33.
COVER TEAM A STONE WALL
As good as Oklahoma was at returning punts, the same could not be said of the Sooner opponents. The Sooner foes ran back just 17 punts for a paltry 30 yards. That 1.76-yard average ranked No. 2 nationally.
Oklahoma was No. 5 in net punting nationally at 40.3 yards per kick.
The longest punt return OU surrendered last season was 19 yards, which occurred on just one occasion. No other punt return during the season exceeded six yards.
In the 2010 opener, Utah State returned one punt for zero yards. Florida State had two for one yard.
WAY GOOD AT PUNTER
P Tress Way had arguably the best season ever for an OU punter in 2009, and was just a redshirt freshman. He punted 61 times for an average of 45.7 yards with 22 of 50+ yards and 17 inside the 20.
Way's `09 average ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 3 nationally. It also was the second-best average in OU history, the best by a punter with at least 35 attempts.
He averaged a school-record 58.8 yards on six punts against Oklahoma State, including one 74-yarder.
Way, a soph, has 26 kicks of 50+ yards in his career. Jeff Ferguson (1998-01) set that OU record with 52.
In this year's opener, he averaged 46.6 yards on six kicks, including an 85-yarder, the third-longest punt in school history and the longest since 1970. In game two, he came back with three punts for a 52.3-yard average against Florida State.
O'HARA OFF TO GOOD START
Patrick O'Hara, who had never kicked in a football game prior to last year's contest with Texas A&M, is off to a good start. He has made 3-of-4 field goals (3-of-3 inside 40 yards) and 9-of-10 PATs.
NEW FACES IN KEY PLACES
The Sooners will new players handling kickoff and holding chores. Tress Way and Patrick O'Hara share the kickoffs. Neither performed that function last season. The holder is John Nimmo. Nimmo,a senior QB, has been a regular golf partner with Sam Bradford.
The game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports Net (FSN) and internationally by the American Forces Network (AFN).
THE SERIES
Oklahoma won the only previous meeting on Sept. 1, 2001, when the No. 3-ranked Sooners knocked off unranked Air Force, 44-3, at Colorado Springs, Colo.
THE COACHES
Oklahoma: Bob Stoops (Iowa `83) is 119-29 in his 12th season. He is 77-17 vs. the Big 12, 42-12 vs. the Big 12 South, 35-5 vs. the Big 12 North, 6-1 in the Big 12 title game, 42-12 vs. non-conference opponents, 68-2 at home, 33-14 on the road, 18-13 on neutral fields, 37-16 vs. ranked opponents, 5-6 in bowls, 1-0 vs. Air Force.
Air Force: Troy Calhoun (Air Force `89) is 27-14 in his fourth season at the Air Force Academy. He is 0-0 against OU.
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THE PROGRAM
Oklahoma's all-time record stands at 801-302-53 in 116 seasons.Since World War II, OU leads the nation with 562 victories.The Sooners have captured seven national championships (1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000).OU has 43 bowl appearances (No. 7 nationally) with 25 bowl victories (No. 4 nationally).Oklahoma has 42 conference championships, including three of the last four Big 12 Conference crowns and six Big 12 titles overall (no other league member has more than three).OU has produced 150 All-Americans and five Heisman Trophy winners.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).Oklahoma Football History & Tradition
MILESTONES
OU has 70 straight sellouts, a school record. The last 100 Oklahoma games have been on TV. This game will represent the 101st in a row to be televised. OU has won its last 32 home games, the longest current streak in the nation. DURING THIS HOME STREAK
A look at data during the 32-game home field winning streak. It began on 9/1/05 with a 31-15 win over Tulsa:
The Sooners outscored their opponents by nearly 1,000 points -- 1,440-481, an average score of 45.0 to 14.0.OU scored 50+ pts., 11 times, 60+ five and a high of 79 vs. North Texas in `07 opener, Sam Bradford's first game.The low OU scoring total was 24 points twice.Oklahoma's defense has posted four shutouts during the streak and held the foe to single digits eight times.QBs: R. Bomar, P. Thompson, S. Bradford, L. Jones.Eighteen Sooners were taken in the NFL Draft.STREAK: INDIVIDUAL BESTS
Most passing yards: Sam Bradford vs. KU 2008, 468y
Most rushing yards: D. Murray vs. USU 2010, 25-208.
Most receiving yards: M. Johnson vs. TCU 2008, 5-206
Most receptions: Juaquin Iglesias vs. KU 2008 12-191, Ryan Broyles vs. Florida State 2010, 12-124
Most tackles in a game Curtis Lofton vs. Missouri, 2007 18
Most interceptions: Lendy Holmes vs. KU 2008, 2-11
Most sacks: Jeremy Beal vs. Tulsa 2009, 3-15
STREAK: TEAM BESTS
Most points: 79 vs. North Texas, 2007
Most rushing yards: 343 vs. Utah State, 2007
Most receiving yards: 468 vs. Kansas, 2008
Most total yards: 674 vs. Kansas, 2008
OU Individual Records Set During Streak
Total Offense: 482, Sam Bradford vs. Kansas, 2008
Passing Yards: 468, S. Bradford vs. Kansas, 2008
Receiving Yards: 206, M. Johnson vs. TCU, 2008
TD Passes: 6, Landry Jones vs. Tulsa, 2009
TD Receptions: 4 (tied), J. Gresham vs. Texas A&M, 2007
Field Goals: 4 (tied), Jimmy Stevens vs. Baylor, 2009
Punting Average: 58.83, Tress Way vs. Okla St., 2009
50-yd Punts: 5, Tress Way Tress Way vs. Okla St., 2009
STREAK: TEAM RECORDS SET
Passing Yards: 468 vs. Kansas, 2008
Tackles for Loss: 17 vs. Idaho State, 2009
Attendance: 85,646 vs. Texas Tech, 2008
LAST WEEK
Oklahoma rolled past No. 14 Florida State in Norman last Saturday, 47-17 ...
Oklahoma scored touchdowns on its first four possessions and roared to a 34-7 halftime lead.Florida State scored two touchdowns, one on its first drive and another on its last. In between, the Seminoles struggled to move the ball against OU. FSU QB Christian Ponder was just 11-of-28 for 113 yards with two interceptions and no touchdowns.OU QB Landry Jones was sharp hitting 30-of-40 passes for 380 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. Ryan Broyles caught 12 passes, one shy of his own school record, for 124 yards and one touchdown.A pair of Oklahoma tight ends made their first career touchdown grabs, James Hanna on a 46-yard play and Trent Ratterree from seven yards.CB Jamell Fleming had four tackles, one for loss, an interception and two deflections. LB Travis Lewis had six stops and an interception.The crowd of 85,630 was the second-largest in school history. The record of 85,646 was set in `08 vs. Texas Tech.Recap | Final Stats | Game Notes | Quotes | Archived Blog | Photos | HighlightsWHO NEEDS A REDSHIRT?
Oklahoma Head Coach Bob Stoops raved about this freshman class and he and his staff have backed up the praise by playing the group. So far, 12 have played with three, FB Trey Millard, DB Tony Jefferson and WR Kenny Stills, drawing starts.
NON-CONS
Bob Stoops' teams are 42-12 against non-conference opponents, 36-6 in regular season non-league games and 29-1 on Owen Field.
AP POLL & OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma is ranked No. 7 in the first Associated Press poll. Here is a look at OU's history in the poll, which began in 1938.
Oklahoma has appeared in the AP poll in 63 of its 75 seasons of existence (84%). There have been 1,006 polls released and OU has appeared in 689 of those (68%).The Sooners were in the preseason top 25 for the 52nd time.OU All-Time in the AP PollAMBITIOUS SCHEDULING
Oklahoma has numerous marquee non-conference opponents coming up on future schedules:
Florida State (2010), 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, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Alabama (twice), UCLA (twice), Oregon (twice), Washington (twice), South Florida, Miami (Fla.) and Cincinnati in regular season tilts.SOONER CAPTAINS
As selected in a team vote, they are Jeremy Beal, Landry Jones and Travis Lewis.
RECORD-SETTING ATTENDANCE
Oklahoma has drawn 5,519,179 fans for Bob Stoops' 7- home games (started in 1999) and all have been sold out.
The Sooners are 68-2 on Owen Field under Stoops and have won 32 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 44 consecutive home games.Oklahoma has played before sellout crowds in 121 of the 148 games (home, away, neutral) since Stoops became the head coach. During that time, a total of 10,722,069 (average of 72,446) have watched the Sooners.Oklahoma Sets Attendance Records at Memorial Stadium
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Under Stoops, OU produced career leaders in passing and receiving, its No. 3 & No. 5 career rushers and season record holders in rushing, passing and receiving yards. Some 57 offensive records have been set in Stoops' tenure at Oklahoma.OU has scored in every game since Nov. 7, 1998.OU has rushed for 200 yards 44 times under Stoops, 38 in the last six years.Also under Stoops, OU has 148 touchdowns of 25+ yards and 301 scoring drives of 2:00 or less.OU is the highest scoring program in college football history. In 1,155 games, the Sooners have scored 30,947 points. Michigan has 29,970 points in 1,214 games and Nebraska 29,947 in 1,220. DEMARC-ABLE
DeMarco Murray became has become only the second player in Oklahoma history to surpass 1,000 yards in three statistical categories: He has 2,730 rushing yards, 90 receptions for 1,029 receiving yards and 1,251 return yards. His all-purpose total is 5,010. 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 his career with 3,800 all-purpose yards.
For his career, Murray has 90 receptions for 1,029 yards. That yardage figure ranks No. 2 for an OU back behind 1,337 by Quentin Griffin (1999-02). Griffin also has the receptions mark for backs at 169 with Murray second. Murray leads all OU backs in TD receptions with eight.Not to be lost is Murray's rushing prowess. He needs 180 yards to crack perhaps OU's most prestigious top-10 list, the career rushing category. Despite a pair of Heisman-winning QBs during the same era, three of the backs currently on that list played under Bob Stoops -- Adrian Peterson, Quentin Griffin and Chris Brown.RYAN'S HOPE
Ryan Broyles has a shot at re-writing the OU record book for receiving ...
The junior has a touchdown reception in six straight games and 100 or more yards receiving in five straight.He set school records for receptions in a season, receptions in a game (13 vs. Stanford), receptions in a season (89) touchdown receptions in a season (15, tied) and receptions per game (6.61). His Sun Bowl effort -- 13 receptions, 156 yards, three touchdowns -- was record-setting. The TD total set an OU bowl and Sun Bowl mark. The receptions total was an OU bowl record and the second-highest total in the 76-year history of the Sun Bowl. Broyles' 24 career TD receptions is No. 3 all-time at OU.With 102 points, he became the first WR to lead OU in scoring (stats tracked for 72 seasons).KEEPING UP WITH JONES
When Landry Jones threw of 380 yards against Florida State, it marked the fourth 300-yard game of his career (in 12 starts). He is now No. 5 in the category at OU, just one behind Sooner running backs coach Cale Gundy. Sam Bradford and Josh Heupel, Jones' position coach, hold the record jointly at 14.
Jones led the nation's freshmen quarterbacks in passing yards (3,198) and touchdown passes (26) last season. His yardage figure also was an Oklahoma freshman record, surpassing the 3,121 by Sam Bradford in 2007.Jones set a school record for touchdown passes in a game last season with six against Tulsa.The soph threw for 321 yards in the first half of the Florida State game, the second-best one-half total in school history. Sam Bradford threw for 350 yards against North Texas in 2007. Jones equaled his career best for completions against the Seminoles with 30 (out of 40).DIVERSIFYING THE COMPLETIONS
After completing 16-of-17 passes to wide receivers in the opener, the Sooners completed 11-of-32 to backs and tight ends in game two.
After not throwing a touchdown pass to a tight end all last season, the Sooners did so twice against Florida State, thus ending an uncustomary 14-game streak. James Hanna and Trent Ratterree both had their first career TD grabs against the Seminoles.LINES ON THE LINE
The injury problem on OU's offensive line left only eight scholarship linemen for last season's Sun Bowl, with two players appearing twice on the five-position depth chart. Only six linemen saw action in the game, including converted TE Eric Mensik in just his second game at tackle and All-America tackle Trent Williams (now the Washington Redskins' starting left tackle) playing center for the first time. It was the 10th different line combination of the 13-game season.
Entering the 2010 season, there are 16 scholarship offensive linemen on the Sooner roster with no repeats on the two-deep.The current depth chart features just two seniors and the only senior starter is Mensik at right tackle. Despite the relative youth of the line, the current two-deep includes players who have combined to play in 106 games.Two of Oklahoma's offensive linemen are converted tight ends -- T Eric Mensik and G Gabe Ikard. |
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OU has forced at least one turnover in 131 of Stoops' 148 games and has at least one interception in 97 of the last 128 with multiple picks in 48 of the last 99 outings.Oklahoma has 11 shutouts under its current head coach. Opponents failed to score more than seven points 32 times and scored less than 14 in 60 games. WEAK FREAK
Weakside linebacker 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 is currently second on the 2010 team with 14.
Lewis, with 267 tackles, is making a run at the prestigious career top-10 tackle list at OU. The record is held by the late Daryl Hunt at 530. The No. 10 spot belongs to Lee Roy Selmon at 335, 68 ahead of Lewis. Tracking down big names is nothing new for Lewis. As a freshman in 2007, he racked up 144 tackles to break Brian Bosworth's Oklahoma freshman record of 133.In 28 career games, Lewis has 10+ tackles 11 times.THE REAL BEAL
Defensive end Jeremy Beal looks like a candidate to become OU's first Ted Hendricks Award winner. He has four tackles for loss and two sacks.
In `09, Beal was No. 14 nationally in TFL (1.46 per game/19 total), No. 16 in sacks (0.8 per game/ 11 total).His 11 sacks last season rank No. 4 for a season at OU.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.The senior ranks No. 5 at Oklahoma for sacks in a career with 221.5. He is creeping up on the top-10 list for tackles for loss. He has 43.5, which ranks No. 7.Jeremy Beal's 2010 Video Series Q TIPS
Quinton Carter has emerged as one of the top defensive backs in the nation. The safety had seven tackles and an interception in game one. He came back to lead the team with seven tackles against Florida State.
In 2009, he had 88 tackles, which ranked No. 2 on the team, to go with four interceptions (tied for the OU lead).Has 19 special teams tackles over the 2008 and 2009 seasons and all 19 were solo.TAYLOR MADE
DT Adrian Taylor was out for much of the preseason recovering from a dislocated ankle suffered in the Sun Bowl. His string of 27 consecutive starts ended in the opener, but he did get snaps as a reserve (no statistics). It's worth noting that he had 37 total tackles last season, three more than NFL No. 3 overall pick Gerald McCoy, his running mate for the previous two seasons.
CORNER CONVERSATION
Oklahoma is replacing both starting corners from last season. Brian Jackson completed his eligibility while Dominique Franks came out after his junior season. Both scored touchdowns last season, Jackson on a 52-yard fumble recovery vs. Texas A&M and Franks on an 85-yard INT return at Kansas. It was one of three defensive TDs Franks scored during his career.
Jamell Fleming has started the first two games at boundary corner. He had a team-high 10 tackles, an interception and two break-ups against Utah State, then came back with four stops, including one for loss, and another pick against Florida State.Demontre Hurst has started the first two games at field corner. He had one tackle and one interception, which he returned 49 yards, in the opener. He had three tackles against Florida State.Those two players tied for No. 3 on last year's team in special teams tackles with 9 each.The pair has combined for 44 games played at Oklahoma -- 29 by Fleming and 15 by Hurst.TAKEAWAY TRADE-OFF
Oklahoma has six takeaways this season ... by five different players. Only Jamell Fleming, who has an interception in each of the first two games, has more than one. Travis Lewis and Quinton Carter also have interceptions while Ronnell Lewis has a fumble recovery.
RUN STOPPERS
OU's opponents are funneling right into the hands of the linebackers. Travis Lewis and Tom Wort lead the Sooners in running play tackles with nine each.
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SPECIAL TEAMS |
Oklahoma's special teams under Bob Stoops ...
There have been 27 special teams touchdowns, including 21 in the last 78 regular season games. Those 21 came via five different kinds of plays -- 12 punt returns, two faked field goals, two blocked punts, four kickoff returns and a faked punt. Special teams also own one safety in that span.Oklahoma has returned eight kickoffs and 16 punts for touchdowns. The Sooners have blocked 24 kicks.MANY HAPPY RETURNS
Information on returns during the Stoops era ...
Kickoff Returns -- 94 returns of 25 yards or more with eight touchdowns. Punt Returns -- 60 returns of 15 or more yards with 16 touchdowns. Interception Returns -- 83 returns of 10 or more yards with 21 touchdowns. Fumble Returns -- six returns of 15 or more yards with eight touchdowns.PUNT RETURNS SUCCESSFUL
Oklahoma ranked No. 3 nationally last season in punt returns (16.26), a figure that also coincided with Ryan Broyles' individual ranking (15.87).
The team average was the best at Oklahoma since 1974 when the average return went for 16.4 yards. What makes the average even more impressive is the fact that OU ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 last season in punt return attempts at 43, just one behind Nebraska's 44.For the second straight year, Broyles returned a punt for a touchdown, this time an 87-yarder against Oklahoma State.When Broyles was shelved by an injury, Dominique Franks returned 11 punts for an average of 17.0.A LOW RANKING THEY'LL TAKE
Last season, thanks to a defense that allowed just 34 scoring plays (2.6/game), Oklahoma tied for last in the Big 12 in kickoff return attempts with just 33.
COVER TEAM A STONE WALL
As good as Oklahoma was at returning punts, the same could not be said of the Sooner opponents. The Sooner foes ran back just 17 punts for a paltry 30 yards. That 1.76-yard average ranked No. 2 nationally.
Oklahoma was No. 5 in net punting nationally at 40.3 yards per kick.The longest punt return OU surrendered last season was 19 yards, which occurred on just one occasion. No other punt return during the season exceeded six yards.In the 2010 opener, Utah State returned one punt for zero yards. Florida State had two for one yard.WAY GOOD AT PUNTER
P Tress Way had arguably the best season ever for an OU punter in 2009, and was just a redshirt freshman. He punted 61 times for an average of 45.7 yards with 22 of 50+ yards and 17 inside the 20.
Way's `09 average ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 3 nationally. It also was the second-best average in OU history, the best by a punter with at least 35 attempts.He averaged a school-record 58.8 yards on six punts against Oklahoma State, including one 74-yarder.Way, a soph, has 26 kicks of 50+ yards in his career. Jeff Ferguson (1998-01) set that OU record with 52. In this year's opener, he averaged 46.6 yards on six kicks, including an 85-yarder, the third-longest punt in school history and the longest since 1970. In game two, he came back with three punts for a 52.3-yard average against Florida State.O'HARA OFF TO GOOD START
Patrick O'Hara, who had never kicked in a football game prior to last year's contest with Texas A&M, is off to a good start. He has made 3-of-4 field goals (3-of-3 inside 40 yards) and 9-of-10 PATs.
NEW FACES IN KEY PLACES
The Sooners will new players handling kickoff and holding chores. Tress Way and Patrick O'Hara share the kickoffs. Neither performed that function last season. The holder is John Nimmo. Nimmo,a senior QB, has been a regular golf partner with Sam Bradford.
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