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Sooners vs. Cowboys in Bedlam Game
December 03, 2011 | Football
NORMAN, Okla. -- OU stays within the state lines of Oklahoma in search of its eighth Big 12 Championship as it takes on Oklahoma State Saturday night in Stillwater. A win would give Oklahoma its national-leading 33rd 10-win season and its second-straight Big 12 title. OU has won four of the last five Big 12 crowns while no other conference school has won more than three.
Oklahoma State is coming off its first loss of the season, a 37-31 double overtime loss at Iowa State on Nov. 18. The loss snapped a 11-game win streak for OSU as the Cowboys look for their first ever Big 12 title.
Saturday's game will kick shortly after 7 p.m. CT and will be televised nationally by ABC. View Sooner Gameday Central for complete details for fans attending the game and broadcast information for fans following the Sooners around the world.
THE SERIES
Oklahoma leads the series with Oklahoma State, 82-16-7, including a 35-6-5 mark in Stillwater. The Sooners have won the last eight games against the Cowboys including the last four in Stillwater. OU won last year's matchup at Oklahoma State, 47-41.
THE COACHES
Oklahoma: Bob Stoops (Iowa `83) is 138-33 in his 13th season. He is 91-21 vs. the Big 12 including a 7-1 record in the Big 12 title game, 47-12 vs. non-conference opponents, 77-3 at home, 38-17 on the road and 23-13 on neutral fields. Stoops is 10-2 against Oklahoma State including wins in the last eight Bedlam contests.
Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State `90) is 57-30 in his seventh season with the Cowboys. He is 0-6 vs. Oklahoma.
THE PROGRAM
Oklahoma's all-time record stands at 820-306-53 in 117 seasons. Since WWII, OU leads the nation with 581 victories.
The Sooners have captured seven national championships (1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000).
OU has 44 bowl appearances (No. 7 nationally) with 26 bowl victories (No. 4 nationally).
OU has 43 conference championships, including seven Big 12 titles overall (no other school has more than three)
OU has 152 All-Americans and five Heisman winners. Sooners have also won the Bednarik (1), Butkus (4), Camp (4), Lombardi (3), Maxwell (2), Nagurski (2), O'Brien (3), Outland (5), Tatupu (1), Thorpe (3) and Unitas (1) Awards.
OU leads the nation with 32 seasons in which the program has won 10 or more games.
Oklahoma Football History & Tradition
| Sooner Superlatives
SOONERS ONLINE
Live video of Bob Stoops' Tuesday media conference (Live air at 12:05 p.m., each Tuesday).
Live/archived audio of Sooner Sports Talk with Bob Stoops (Tuesday nights, starting at 7 p.m., CT).
Live/archived audio of Coaches' Corner radio show (Thursday nights, starting at 7 p.m., CT).
Live in-game stats, blog and audio from the Sooner Radio Network.
Live/archived video of Bob Stoops' post-game press conference.
Archived full-game video and Bob Stoops' review TV show (Show is taped on Sunday of each week).
Live Events Schedule | Sooner Gameday Central
OPPONENT: OKLAHOMA STATE
Oklahoma State is coming off its first loss of the season on Nov. 18, a 37-31 double overtime loss at Iowa State.
OSU, 10-1, has reached 10 wins for the second straight year and just the fifth time in program history.
The Cowboys enter the game ranked second nationally in points scored per game with 49.8, having scored at least 59 points five times this season.
OSU head coach Mike Gundy is the brother of Oklahoma running backs coach Cale Gundy.
OSU defensive coordinator Bill Young spent two seasons (1996-97) as the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma.
OSU receivers coach Kasey Dunn and OU offensive coordinator Josh Heupel spent a year together on staff at Arizona (2005), coaching running backs and tight ends respectively.
LAST GAME
Oklahoma rebounded from its second loss of the season with a 26-6 win over Iowa State in blustery conditions at home to keep its Big 12 title hopes intact.
OU had 509 yards of total offense, marking the eighth time this season Oklahoma has had over 500 yards in
a game. The Sooners 253 rushing yards against the Cyclones topped their previous season high of 247 against
Kansas.
For the fourth time this season, OU held its opponent without a score in the second half.
The Sooner defense forced four turnovers (three fumble recoveries, one interception) on Saturday, marking
the fourth time this season it has had at least four (season-high five against Texas).
Sophomore WR Trey Franks had two runs of 40-plus yards against the Cyclones to lead OU in rushing
yards. His two rushes for 88 yards was also a career best.
Michael Hunnicutt became the first kicker in OU history to post four field goals in two separate games, with the other being against Kansas.
Recap: Oklahoma 26, Iowa State 6
BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Oklahoma is looking for its eight Big 12 title and its second consecutive with a win Saturday.
OU is the only team to win consecutive Big 12 titles, having won three straight years in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
OU leads the league with seven Big 12 titles with Texas second with three. Nebraska is third with two while three teams have won one.
Seven Big 12 Conference Championships | 43 Conference Titles
FUN IN THE SUN
Oklahoma has played four day games in 2011. The Sooners are undefeated in the four, knocking off a pair of unbeatens, Texas and Kansas State, along with Texas A&M and Iowa State by an average score of 45.0 to 16.3. OU suffered its two losses of the season at night.
MARQUEE GAMES AWAIT
Here's a look at marquee non-conference contests in the upcoming seasons ...
Home vs. Notre Dame (2012), at Notre Dame (2013).
Home vs. Tennessee (2014), at Tennessee (2015).
Home vs. Ohio State (2016), at Ohio State (2017)
Home vs. LSU (2018), at LSU (2019).
Under Bob Stoops, OU has already played Florida State (twice), Cincinnati (twice), Louisville, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Alabama (twice), UCLA (twice), Oregon (twice), Washington (twice), South Florida, BYU and Miami (Fla.) (twice) in regular season contests.
Seven of those were played on the road and one on a neutral field. The Sooners are 14-5 in those games.
Oklahoma Future Schedules
RECORD-SETTING ATTENDANCE
Oklahoma has drawn 6,622,725 fans for Bob Stoops' 80 home games (started in 1999) and all have been sold out.
The Sooners are 77-3 on Owen Field under Stoops.
The current string of sellouts is the longest in school history, eclipsing a mark of 69 from 1971-84.
The top 10 seasons for attendance at Oklahoma during Stoops' tenure as head coach.
The largest OU home crowd was 85,709, for the 2011 Texas A&M game.
The 85,620 on hand for this year's Tulsa game represented the largest season-opening crowd ever at Oklahoma.
OU has exceeded the seating capacity of 82,112 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in 59 straight games.
Oklahoma has played before sellout crowds in 134 of the 170 games (80 home, 29 away, 16 neutral) since Stoops became the head coach. During that time, a total of 12,255,586 (average of 72,093) have watched the Sooners.
Oklahoma Sets Attendance Records at Memorial Stadium
REMEMBERING AUSTIN BOX
LB Austin Box passed away in May. The Enid native would have been a senior on this team. To honor his memory, the Sooners keep his locker intact, leave a space for him during stretching drills and wear a helmet decal. In addition, a designated defensive player wears Box's No. 12 in each game. That assignment is made each Friday. Landry Jones wears No. 12 on offense.
Wearing No. 12 on defense vs. Tulsa - Tom Wort; vs. Florida State - Frank Alexander; vs. Missouri - Javon Harris; vs. Ball State - Corey Nelson; vs. Texas - Travis Lewis; vs. Kansas - Aaron Colvin; vs. Texas Tech - Ronnell Lewis; vs. Kansas State - Stacy McGee; vs. Texas A&M - Demontre Hurst; vs. Baylor - Casey Walker; vs. Iowa State - Jamarkus McFarland.
MISCELLANY
Among active FBS coaches with at least 100 victories, Bob Stoops has the best winning percentage at .807.
OU's defense has produced 18 sacks over the last six games, while the offense has surrendered just three.
OU has the same or fewer penalties than the opponent in seven of 11 games.
OU has 25 three-and-outs, (high of seven vs. Texas A&M) while the opponents have 45 (8, Ball State and Kansas).
Under Bob Stoops, OU has produced career leaders in passing, receiving and all-purpose yards, four top 10 career rushers and season record holders in rushing, passing and receiving yards.
Stoops-led Sooner teams have set 47 offensive school records. Those offenses have 176 touchdowns of 25 or more yards and 349 scoring drives of two minutes or less.
OU has scored in 173 consecutive games since 11/7/98.
OU rushed for 200 yards 49 times under Stoops.
Oklahoma is the highest scoring college program in history. In 1,224 games, the Sooners have scored 31,771 points. Michigan is next at 30,680 points in 1,270 games.
Oklahoma has more than 600 yards of total offense in five games this season, including three road games.
KEEPING UP WITH JONES
This season, QB Landry Jones has moved from No. 3 to No. 1 on the school's career passing yards list. He jumped over a pair of Heisman winners to claim the spot.
At Kansas State, Jones set a school record for passing yards in a game at 505. He broke a mark that he previously held jointly with Sam Bradford.
Also at KSU, he surpassed Bradford's record for career touchdown passes. He now has 92.
Among active players, Jones is No. 2 in career passing yards/game (323.5), No. 3 in completions (978), No. 4 in yards (11,968), No. 4 in TD passes (92), No. 6 in total offense (11,755) and No. 6 in TDs responsible for (95).
Has a completion rate of 60% in every game but three this season and has been over 350 yards in all but three.
Jones holds OU records with 21, career 300-yard games and nine, 400-yard games.
THE RECORD BOOK BROYLES
Ryan Broyles, lost for the year with a torn ACL, is the NCAA's career leader in receptions and the Big 12 leader for career receptions and career touchdown receptions ...Broyles set the NCAA career receptions record at Kansas (2nd qtr.) on a 57-yard touchdown catch. On that same play, he set the Big 12 record for career TD catches.
At Kansas State, he surpassed Rashaun Woods as the Big 12's career leader in receiving yards.
He also is the NCAA career leader among active players in receptions (349), TD receptions (45), receiving yards (4,586) and punt return yards (1,194).
With 45 career TD catches, he is No. 4 on the NCAA list behind and has the highest total by any player at a BCS school.
He is No. 2 for NCAA in career receiving yards behind Nevada's Trevor Insley (5,005), and already surpasses all BCS players.
Had 100+ yards receiving in 19 of his final 26 games and a TD grab in 17 of the final 25.
THERE'S A TREY
Oklahoma FB Trey Millard busted off a 61-yard TD romp at Kansas State. It was the longest run by a Sooner FB since 1986, when Lydell Carr went for 61 yards vs. Iowa State.
NOW THAT'S A RECEIVING CORPS
Oklahoma has 10 different players with at least 10 receptions and an average of more than 10.0 yards per catch ...
Fourteen different Sooners have a reception this season. That's the total number that had catches over last year's 14-game schedule. Thirteen have at least five grabs.
Kenny Stills has three, 100-yard receiving games this season and averages a touchdown every 6.5 receptions.
After posting no catches in the first two games, Jaz Reynolds, who is up 30 pounds since his arrival on campus, now has 39 for 692 yards and five TDs. He has 20 catches for 329 yards and four touchdowns over his past four games having not played vs. Iowa State. His 17.7 yards per catch average leads the team.
OU's tight ends had their best day of the season at Baylor when James Hanna and Trent Ratterree combined for seven catches for 116 yards.
In the two games without Ryan Broyles, 10 different receivers have multiple receptions. Reynolds led the way with seven catches and 114 yards at Baylor while Dejuan Miller had seven and 86 yards vs. Iowa State.
RAPID ROY
With Dominique Whaley out for the season, much of the running back load has shifted to the diminutive Roy Finch, who has more than responded ...
Already, he's No. 4 on the team, No. 1 among running backs, in receptions with 29. Eleven of those 29 grabs have resulted in a Sooner first down.
True freshman Brandon Williams has come on strong as of late with 106 of his 209 rushing yards this season in the last two games. Williams had career highs for carries (11) and yards (80) vs. Iowa State.
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
A 6-6, 245 lb., quarterback, redshirt-freshman Blake Bell has been inserted into the Oklahoma lineup several times this season, usually in short yardage situations, and has scored in four straight games.
Of Bell's 33 carries, 12 have gone for a first down while nine have gone for touchdowns, including four vs. Baylor.
Bell became just the third QB in OU history to rush for four TDs with his effort at Baylor.
When inserted in the red zone, Bell has racked up 15 carries for 37 yards, nine TDs and two first downs.
AND...
The OU offensive line leads the nation with just six sacks given up this year and have only given up multiple sacks in one game this season (two at Baylor).
Along with just six sacks, OU has given up just 46 tackles for loss. The Sooners have absorbed 129 negative yards for an average of just 11.7 per game. OU opponents average 35.5 negative yards per game.
Oklahoma, somewhat a victim of its own efficiency, ranks No. 50 nationally in time of possession. With quick strikes and four defensive TDs, the Sooners had a season-low 22:06 against Texas, a deficit of 13:48. OU has exceeded its opponent in possession time in six of 11 games this season including the last three games.
OU has forced at least one turnover in 149 of Stoops' 171games and has at least one interception in 110 of the last 150 with multiple picks in 68 of the last 122 outings.
Oklahoma has 13 shutouts under its current head coach. Opponents failed to score more than seven points in 36 games and scored less than 14 in 66 games.
LEWIS ASCENDS OU TACKLE LIST
With his 431 career tackles, senior WLB Travis Lewis is now tied with Rocky Calmus for the career tackles mark under Bob Stoops and is No. 4 on the all-time list at OU. The record is held by the late Daryl Hunt at 530. Lewis trails No. 3 George Cumby by six tackles.
His 431 career stops ranks fifth among active players nationally.
Lewis, who suffered a broken bone in the big toe of his left foot in preseason drills, missed the opener vs. Tulsa.
Lewis has led Oklahoma in tackles in each of his first three seasons and has become only the sixth player in school history to lead the team in three consecutive years. The last to do it was Rocky Calmus, the Butkus Award winner in his senior campaign, from 1999-01. No player has had the lead in four seasons.
As a freshman in 2007, Lewis had 144 tackles to break Brian Bosworth's OU freshman record of 133.
FRANK TALK
A candidate for Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, DE Frank Alexander is having an All-American type season. Alexander has 18 tackles for loss including 8.5 sacks.
Alexander has been credited with at least half a sack in seven of the 11 games in addition to six pass break-ups, an interception, three forced fumbles, a recovered fumble and seven hurries.
In the opener against Tulsa, Alexander had two passes broken up and an interception, which he returned 27 yards.
Oklahoma's special teams under Bob Stoops ...
There have been 27 special teams touchdowns, including 21 in the last 84 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 -- 105 returns of 25 yards or more with eight touchdowns.
Punt Returns -- 66 returns of 15 or more yards with 16 touchdowns.
Interception Returns -- 90 returns of 10 or more yards with 24 touchdowns.
Fumble Returns -- eight returns of 15 or more yards with 12 touchdowns.
FOOT FACTS
Oklahoma has used two kickers this season for placements with both Jimmy Stevens and Michael Hunnicutt handling the role. Hunnicutt has settled into the duty for now. Combined, the two are 23-of-26 on field goal attempts...
Over the last two seasons, Oklahoma has made 46-of-55 field goals (83.6%).
Hunnicutt took over in the Missouri game and has remained in the position. Hunnicutt is 19-of-22, including a 3-of-3 mark beyond 40.
Became the first kicker in OU history to hit four field goals in two different games (Kansas, Iowa State).
Has broken the OU record for field goals by a freshman.
His 53-yarder at Kansas State was a career high and the longest by a Sooner since Garrett Hartley's 53-yarder in 2007 against Utah State. It marked the longest under Bob Stoops and the seventh longest in school history. Hunnicutt's kick was also the 22nd field goal in OU history of 50 or more yards.
Stevens has made 16 of his last 17 field goals, all over his last five games played.
At Oklahoma, Stevens ranks No. 6 all-time with 42 field goals made and No. 2 with 180 points after touchdown. He's No. 6 in kick scoring at 306.
Patrick O'Hara has settled into the kickoff role for the Sooners. He has 69 thus far with 14 touchbacks. He averages 65.2 yards per kickoff and opponents are averaging 19.4 yards per return.
STOPS THE ROCK TOO
Trey Millard does more than just offense, the fullback leads Oklahoma with 14 special teams tackles.
WAY GOOD AT PUNTER
Way has 56 punts of 50+ yards in his career to set the OU program record. Jeff Ferguson (1998-01), previously held the OU record with 52.
Way is No. 10 among active NCAA punters with a career average of 43.9. He maintains that average with 183 kicks.
This season, Way has played a central role in field position with 31 of 49 punts downed inside the 20. Of those 31, Way has placed seven inside his opponents 10-yard line. Only five of Way's punts have resulted in a touchback.
In 2010, P Tress Way had 19 boots of 50+ yards with 18 inside the 20 and an average of 44.0 yards on 73 kicks. His average ranked No. 20 nationally, but he had more attempts than anyone ahead of him on that list.
REPLACING RYAN
PR Ryan Broyles has more punt returns (108) and more total punt return yards (1,194) than any other active players in NCAA FBS play but will now be replaced at the position after going down with a torn ACL in the Texas A&M game.
He ranks No. 9 among active NCAA punt returners with an average of 11.1 yards per return.
He had four punt returns this season that exceeded 20 yards, including a season-long 36 at Kansas.
The only other player on the Oklahoma roster with a punt return this season is Kenny Stills who had one return for 13 yards vs. Ball State. Stills also had one punt return in 2010, a 16-yarder vs. Iowa State.
Since replacing Broyles, Still has returned six punts for 35 yards with a long of 13 yards.
Roy Finch will step in as the backup behind Stills.
Oklahoma State is coming off its first loss of the season, a 37-31 double overtime loss at Iowa State on Nov. 18. The loss snapped a 11-game win streak for OSU as the Cowboys look for their first ever Big 12 title.
Saturday's game will kick shortly after 7 p.m. CT and will be televised nationally by ABC. View Sooner Gameday Central for complete details for fans attending the game and broadcast information for fans following the Sooners around the world.
THE SERIES
Oklahoma leads the series with Oklahoma State, 82-16-7, including a 35-6-5 mark in Stillwater. The Sooners have won the last eight games against the Cowboys including the last four in Stillwater. OU won last year's matchup at Oklahoma State, 47-41.
THE COACHES
Oklahoma: Bob Stoops (Iowa `83) is 138-33 in his 13th season. He is 91-21 vs. the Big 12 including a 7-1 record in the Big 12 title game, 47-12 vs. non-conference opponents, 77-3 at home, 38-17 on the road and 23-13 on neutral fields. Stoops is 10-2 against Oklahoma State including wins in the last eight Bedlam contests.Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State `90) is 57-30 in his seventh season with the Cowboys. He is 0-6 vs. Oklahoma. OU, Opponent & Big
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THE PROGRAM
Oklahoma's all-time record stands at 820-306-53 in 117 seasons. Since WWII, OU leads the nation with 581 victories. The Sooners have captured seven national championships (1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000). OU has 44 bowl appearances (No. 7 nationally) with 26 bowl victories (No. 4 nationally). OU has 43 conference championships, including seven Big 12 titles overall (no other school has more than three)OU has 152 All-Americans and five Heisman winners. Sooners have also won the Bednarik (1), Butkus (4), Camp (4), Lombardi (3), Maxwell (2), Nagurski (2), O'Brien (3), Outland (5), Tatupu (1), Thorpe (3) and Unitas (1) Awards.OU leads the nation with 32 seasons in which the program has won 10 or more games.Oklahoma Football History & Tradition
| Sooner SuperlativesSOONERS ONLINE
Live video of Bob Stoops' Tuesday media conference (Live air at 12:05 p.m., each Tuesday).Live/archived audio of Sooner Sports Talk with Bob Stoops (Tuesday nights, starting at 7 p.m., CT).Live/archived audio of Coaches' Corner radio show (Thursday nights, starting at 7 p.m., CT).Live in-game stats, blog and audio from the Sooner Radio Network.Live/archived video of Bob Stoops' post-game press conference.Archived full-game video and Bob Stoops' review TV show (Show is taped on Sunday of each week).Live Events Schedule | Sooner Gameday Central OPPONENT: OKLAHOMA STATE
Oklahoma State is coming off its first loss of the season on Nov. 18, a 37-31 double overtime loss at Iowa State.
OSU, 10-1, has reached 10 wins for the second straight year and just the fifth time in program history.The Cowboys enter the game ranked second nationally in points scored per game with 49.8, having scored at least 59 points five times this season.OSU head coach Mike Gundy is the brother of Oklahoma running backs coach Cale Gundy.OSU defensive coordinator Bill Young spent two seasons (1996-97) as the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma. OSU receivers coach Kasey Dunn and OU offensive coordinator Josh Heupel spent a year together on staff at Arizona (2005), coaching running backs and tight ends respectively.LAST GAME
Oklahoma rebounded from its second loss of the season with a 26-6 win over Iowa State in blustery conditions at home to keep its Big 12 title hopes intact.
OU had 509 yards of total offense, marking the eighth time this season Oklahoma has had over 500 yards ina game. The Sooners 253 rushing yards against the Cyclones topped their previous season high of 247 against
Kansas.
For the fourth time this season, OU held its opponent without a score in the second half.The Sooner defense forced four turnovers (three fumble recoveries, one interception) on Saturday, markingthe fourth time this season it has had at least four (season-high five against Texas).
Sophomore WR Trey Franks had two runs of 40-plus yards against the Cyclones to lead OU in rushingyards. His two rushes for 88 yards was also a career best.
Michael Hunnicutt became the first kicker in OU history to post four field goals in two separate games, with the other being against Kansas.Recap: Oklahoma 26, Iowa State 6BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Oklahoma is looking for its eight Big 12 title and its second consecutive with a win Saturday.
OU is the only team to win consecutive Big 12 titles, having won three straight years in 2006, 2007 and 2008.OU leads the league with seven Big 12 titles with Texas second with three. Nebraska is third with two while three teams have won one.Seven Big 12 Conference Championships | 43 Conference TitlesFUN IN THE SUN
Oklahoma has played four day games in 2011. The Sooners are undefeated in the four, knocking off a pair of unbeatens, Texas and Kansas State, along with Texas A&M and Iowa State by an average score of 45.0 to 16.3. OU suffered its two losses of the season at night.
MARQUEE GAMES AWAIT
Here's a look at marquee non-conference contests in the upcoming seasons ...
Home vs. Notre Dame (2012), at Notre Dame (2013). Home vs. Tennessee (2014), at Tennessee (2015).Home vs. Ohio State (2016), at Ohio State (2017)Home vs. LSU (2018), at LSU (2019). Under Bob Stoops, OU has already played Florida State (twice), Cincinnati (twice), Louisville, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Alabama (twice), UCLA (twice), Oregon (twice), Washington (twice), South Florida, BYU and Miami (Fla.) (twice) in regular season contests. Seven of those were played on the road and one on a neutral field. The Sooners are 14-5 in those games.Oklahoma Future SchedulesRECORD-SETTING ATTENDANCE
Oklahoma has drawn 6,622,725 fans for Bob Stoops' 80 home games (started in 1999) and all have been sold out.
The Sooners are 77-3 on Owen Field under Stoops. The current string of sellouts is the longest in school history, eclipsing a mark of 69 from 1971-84.The top 10 seasons for attendance at Oklahoma during Stoops' tenure as head coach.The largest OU home crowd was 85,709, for the 2011 Texas A&M game.The 85,620 on hand for this year's Tulsa game represented the largest season-opening crowd ever at Oklahoma.OU has exceeded the seating capacity of 82,112 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in 59 straight games.Oklahoma has played before sellout crowds in 134 of the 170 games (80 home, 29 away, 16 neutral) since Stoops became the head coach. During that time, a total of 12,255,586 (average of 72,093) have watched the Sooners.Oklahoma Sets Attendance Records at Memorial Stadium
REMEMBERING AUSTIN BOX
LB Austin Box passed away in May. The Enid native would have been a senior on this team. To honor his memory, the Sooners keep his locker intact, leave a space for him during stretching drills and wear a helmet decal. In addition, a designated defensive player wears Box's No. 12 in each game. That assignment is made each Friday. Landry Jones wears No. 12 on offense.
Wearing No. 12 on defense vs. Tulsa - Tom Wort; vs. Florida State - Frank Alexander; vs. Missouri - Javon Harris; vs. Ball State - Corey Nelson; vs. Texas - Travis Lewis; vs. Kansas - Aaron Colvin; vs. Texas Tech - Ronnell Lewis; vs. Kansas State - Stacy McGee; vs. Texas A&M - Demontre Hurst; vs. Baylor - Casey Walker; vs. Iowa State - Jamarkus McFarland.
MISCELLANY
Among active FBS coaches with at least 100 victories, Bob Stoops has the best winning percentage at .807.OU's defense has produced 18 sacks over the last six games, while the offense has surrendered just three.OU has the same or fewer penalties than the opponent in seven of 11 games.OU has 25 three-and-outs, (high of seven vs. Texas A&M) while the opponents have 45 (8, Ball State and Kansas).  |
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Under Bob Stoops, OU has produced career leaders in passing, receiving and all-purpose yards, four top 10 career rushers and season record holders in rushing, passing and receiving yards. Stoops-led Sooner teams have set 47 offensive school records. Those offenses have 176 touchdowns of 25 or more yards and 349 scoring drives of two minutes or less.OU has scored in 173 consecutive games since 11/7/98. OU rushed for 200 yards 49 times under Stoops.Oklahoma is the highest scoring college program in history. In 1,224 games, the Sooners have scored 31,771 points. Michigan is next at 30,680 points in 1,270 games. Oklahoma has more than 600 yards of total offense in five games this season, including three road games.KEEPING UP WITH JONES
This season, QB Landry Jones has moved from No. 3 to No. 1 on the school's career passing yards list. He jumped over a pair of Heisman winners to claim the spot.
At Kansas State, Jones set a school record for passing yards in a game at 505. He broke a mark that he previously held jointly with Sam Bradford. Also at KSU, he surpassed Bradford's record for career touchdown passes. He now has 92.Among active players, Jones is No. 2 in career passing yards/game (323.5), No. 3 in completions (978), No. 4 in yards (11,968), No. 4 in TD passes (92), No. 6 in total offense (11,755) and No. 6 in TDs responsible for (95).Has a completion rate of 60% in every game but three this season and has been over 350 yards in all but three. Jones holds OU records with 21, career 300-yard games and nine, 400-yard games.THE RECORD BOOK BROYLES
Ryan Broyles, lost for the year with a torn ACL, is the NCAA's career leader in receptions and the Big 12 leader for career receptions and career touchdown receptions ...
Broyles set the NCAA career receptions record at Kansas (2nd qtr.) on a 57-yard touchdown catch. On that same play, he set the Big 12 record for career TD catches.At Kansas State, he surpassed Rashaun Woods as the Big 12's career leader in receiving yards.He also is the NCAA career leader among active players in receptions (349), TD receptions (45), receiving yards (4,586) and punt return yards (1,194).With 45 career TD catches, he is No. 4 on the NCAA list behind and has the highest total by any player at a BCS school. He is No. 2 for NCAA in career receiving yards behind Nevada's Trevor Insley (5,005), and already surpasses all BCS players.Had 100+ yards receiving in 19 of his final 26 games and a TD grab in 17 of the final 25.THERE'S A TREY
Oklahoma FB Trey Millard busted off a 61-yard TD romp at Kansas State. It was the longest run by a Sooner FB since 1986, when Lydell Carr went for 61 yards vs. Iowa State.
NOW THAT'S A RECEIVING CORPS
Oklahoma has 10 different players with at least 10 receptions and an average of more than 10.0 yards per catch ...
Fourteen different Sooners have a reception this season. That's the total number that had catches over last year's 14-game schedule. Thirteen have at least five grabs.Kenny Stills has three, 100-yard receiving games this season and averages a touchdown every 6.5 receptions.After posting no catches in the first two games, Jaz Reynolds, who is up 30 pounds since his arrival on campus, now has 39 for 692 yards and five TDs. He has 20 catches for 329 yards and four touchdowns over his past four games having not played vs. Iowa State. His 17.7 yards per catch average leads the team.OU's tight ends had their best day of the season at Baylor when James Hanna and Trent Ratterree combined for seven catches for 116 yards.In the two games without Ryan Broyles, 10 different receivers have multiple receptions. Reynolds led the way with seven catches and 114 yards at Baylor while Dejuan Miller had seven and 86 yards vs. Iowa State.RAPID ROY
With Dominique Whaley out for the season, much of the running back load has shifted to the diminutive Roy Finch, who has more than responded ...
Already, he's No. 4 on the team, No. 1 among running backs, in receptions with 29. Eleven of those 29 grabs have resulted in a Sooner first down.True freshman Brandon Williams has come on strong as of late with 106 of his 209 rushing yards this season in the last two games. Williams had career highs for carries (11) and yards (80) vs. Iowa State.FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
A 6-6, 245 lb., quarterback, redshirt-freshman Blake Bell has been inserted into the Oklahoma lineup several times this season, usually in short yardage situations, and has scored in four straight games.
Of Bell's 33 carries, 12 have gone for a first down while nine have gone for touchdowns, including four vs. Baylor.Bell became just the third QB in OU history to rush for four TDs with his effort at Baylor.When inserted in the red zone, Bell has racked up 15 carries for 37 yards, nine TDs and two first downs.AND...
The OU offensive line leads the nation with just six sacks given up this year and have only given up multiple sacks in one game this season (two at Baylor).Along with just six sacks, OU has given up just 46 tackles for loss. The Sooners have absorbed 129 negative yards for an average of just 11.7 per game. OU opponents average 35.5 negative yards per game.Oklahoma, somewhat a victim of its own efficiency, ranks No. 50 nationally in time of possession. With quick strikes and four defensive TDs, the Sooners had a season-low 22:06 against Texas, a deficit of 13:48. OU has exceeded its opponent in possession time in six of 11 games this season including the last three games. |
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OU has forced at least one turnover in 149 of Stoops' 171games and has at least one interception in 110 of the last 150 with multiple picks in 68 of the last 122 outings.Oklahoma has 13 shutouts under its current head coach. Opponents failed to score more than seven points in 36 games and scored less than 14 in 66 games.LEWIS ASCENDS OU TACKLE LIST
With his 431 career tackles, senior WLB Travis Lewis is now tied with Rocky Calmus for the career tackles mark under Bob Stoops and is No. 4 on the all-time list at OU. The record is held by the late Daryl Hunt at 530. Lewis trails No. 3 George Cumby by six tackles.His 431 career stops ranks fifth among active players nationally. Lewis, who suffered a broken bone in the big toe of his left foot in preseason drills, missed the opener vs. Tulsa.Lewis has led Oklahoma in tackles in each of his first three seasons and has become only the sixth player in school history to lead the team in three consecutive years. The last to do it was Rocky Calmus, the Butkus Award winner in his senior campaign, from 1999-01. No player has had the lead in four seasons. As a freshman in 2007, Lewis had 144 tackles to break Brian Bosworth's OU freshman record of 133.FRANK TALK
A candidate for Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, DE Frank Alexander is having an All-American type season. Alexander has 18 tackles for loss including 8.5 sacks.
Alexander has been credited with at least half a sack in seven of the 11 games in addition to six pass break-ups, an interception, three forced fumbles, a recovered fumble and seven hurries.In the opener against Tulsa, Alexander had two passes broken up and an interception, which he returned 27 yards. Against Texas, Alexander had six tackles, three sacks for -26 yards, four tackles for 30 yards in losses, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a break-up. He was named the Walter Camp Foundation's Defensive Player of the Week.
Alexander has 14.5 tackles for loss in his last seven games.
Alexander will be counted on even more in the season's final two regular-season games with the loss of fellow DE Ronnell Lewis. Lewis, who has 13 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks, was injured vs. Baylor.
Lewis has at least five tackles in nine of 10 games this season and picked off his second career pass vs. Texas A&M.
With Alexander and Lewis' interceptions, it marks the first year in OU history for two DEs to have INTs.
The two have a combined 11 PBUs, the most ever by a DE duo at OU.
During portions of this season, Oklahoma played a front four comprised entirely of defensive ends. Alexander lined up at a tackle, David King at noseguard and Lewis and R.J. Washington at the end spots.
DEFENSIVE TDS IN STOOPS ERA
With a school-record three defensive touchdowns against Texas, Oklahoma now has 42 in Bob Stoops 12+ seasons.
Thirteen of those touchdowns came via a fumble return.
The defense has scored a touchdown in each of Stoops' 13 seasons, and in nearly one-fourth of the games he has coached at OU (39 of 171 games for 23%). That's an average of one every 4.4 games.
RIP AND RUN
OU has 336 return yards on 13 interceptions (239) and 11 fumbles (97), an average of 14.0 yards per return.
Oklahoma has 13 interceptions this season for a whopping 239 yards in returns. That's an average of 18.4 yards per return. The top interception return average of the Bob Stoops era was 21.1 in 2002 when the Sooners logged 516 yards on 24 picks.
HALFTIME ADJUSTMENTS
Last week's win over Iowa State was the fourth game this season an OU opponent was held scoreless after the half.
Oklahoma's defense has held six different opponents to under 161 total yards in the second half.
The D is especially stingy in the third quarter where it has only given up 24 of its 229 points (10.5%) this season.
PAPER OR PLASTIC?
Oklahoma has 37 sacks, including eight against Texas, through 11 games ...
OU started logging sacks in 1982. This team is trying to become the ninth to get at least 40. The school record of 48 was set in 1991.
These Sooners have 87 tackles for loss and are trying to become the 12th OU team to reach 100 in a season since the stat began at the school in 1970. The Oklahoma record is 126 in 2002.
Twelve players have at least half a sack this season.
LB Corey Nelson has 5.5 sacks, which is three off the OU record for season sacks by a linebacker. Torrance Marshall set that mark with 8.5 in 1999.
The 37 sacks have gone for 266 yards in losses , or an average of 7.2 per sack. The Sooners were held without a sack vs. Texas A&M. Prior to that, the lowest sack total in a game so far this season was two against Missouri.
OU has 38 over their last six games away from Norman (seven vs. Nebraska in 2010 Big 12 Championship game, three vs. UConn in Fiesta Bowl, six at Florida State, eight vs. Texas, five at Kansas, seven at Kansas State and two at Baylor).
The Sooners are averaging 7.9 tackles for loss per game.
The Sooner defense ranks No. 3 nationally in sacks and No. 5 in tackles for loss per game.
OU IMPROVES IN PASS-HAPPY ERA
Despite this pass-happy era, only once under Bob Stoops has OU allowed a season completion rate of 60% or higher. The 2010 defense finished at just 54.6%.
This season, Sooner opponents are completing just 53.6% of their passes (210-of-392).
Only three 2011 opponents have thrown for 300 yards.
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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 84 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 -- 105 returns of 25 yards or more with eight touchdowns. Punt Returns -- 66 returns of 15 or more yards with 16 touchdowns. Interception Returns -- 90 returns of 10 or more yards with 24 touchdowns. Fumble Returns -- eight returns of 15 or more yards with 12 touchdowns.FOOT FACTS
Oklahoma has used two kickers this season for placements with both Jimmy Stevens and Michael Hunnicutt handling the role. Hunnicutt has settled into the duty for now. Combined, the two are 23-of-26 on field goal attempts...
Over the last two seasons, Oklahoma has made 46-of-55 field goals (83.6%).Hunnicutt took over in the Missouri game and has remained in the position. Hunnicutt is 19-of-22, including a 3-of-3 mark beyond 40. Became the first kicker in OU history to hit four field goals in two different games (Kansas, Iowa State).Has broken the OU record for field goals by a freshman.His 53-yarder at Kansas State was a career high and the longest by a Sooner since Garrett Hartley's 53-yarder in 2007 against Utah State. It marked the longest under Bob Stoops and the seventh longest in school history. Hunnicutt's kick was also the 22nd field goal in OU history of 50 or more yards. Stevens has made 16 of his last 17 field goals, all over his last five games played. At Oklahoma, Stevens ranks No. 6 all-time with 42 field goals made and No. 2 with 180 points after touchdown. He's No. 6 in kick scoring at 306.Patrick O'Hara has settled into the kickoff role for the Sooners. He has 69 thus far with 14 touchbacks. He averages 65.2 yards per kickoff and opponents are averaging 19.4 yards per return.STOPS THE ROCK TOO
Trey Millard does more than just offense, the fullback leads Oklahoma with 14 special teams tackles.
WAY GOOD AT PUNTER
Way has 56 punts of 50+ yards in his career to set the OU program record. Jeff Ferguson (1998-01), previously held the OU record with 52.Way is No. 10 among active NCAA punters with a career average of 43.9. He maintains that average with 183 kicks. This season, Way has played a central role in field position with 31 of 49 punts downed inside the 20. Of those 31, Way has placed seven inside his opponents 10-yard line. Only five of Way's punts have resulted in a touchback.In 2010, P Tress Way had 19 boots of 50+ yards with 18 inside the 20 and an average of 44.0 yards on 73 kicks. His average ranked No. 20 nationally, but he had more attempts than anyone ahead of him on that list.REPLACING RYAN
PR Ryan Broyles has more punt returns (108) and more total punt return yards (1,194) than any other active players in NCAA FBS play but will now be replaced at the position after going down with a torn ACL in the Texas A&M game.
He ranks No. 9 among active NCAA punt returners with an average of 11.1 yards per return.He had four punt returns this season that exceeded 20 yards, including a season-long 36 at Kansas.The only other player on the Oklahoma roster with a punt return this season is Kenny Stills who had one return for 13 yards vs. Ball State. Stills also had one punt return in 2010, a 16-yarder vs. Iowa State. Since replacing Broyles, Still has returned six punts for 35 yards with a long of 13 yards.Roy Finch will step in as the backup behind Stills.
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