Postgame Notes

Oklahoma Game Notes

• Oklahoma improved to 10-3 and posted its 33rd season with at least 10 wins, a mark that ranks No. 1 in the nation.

• Oklahoma played in its 45th bowl game (No. 7 nationally) and second time in the Insight Bowl (1979 Copper Bowl, lost 31-6 to BYU). The Sooners have 27 bowl victories (No. 4 nationally) with a 27-17-1 record. The Sooners have won three straight bowl games (2010 Fiesta Bowl vs. Connecticut and 2009 Sun Bowl vs. Stanford). It marks the second three-game win streak in bowl games in the Bob Stoops' era (2000, 2001 and 2002).

• The Sooners are 2-0 all-time against Iowa. The Sooners defeated Iowa 21-6 in Norman on Sept. 15, 1979.

• The Sooners led 14-0 at the half, the 10th time this season to hold a lead at the break (OU 10-0).

• OU has held its opponents scoreless in 20 of the 52 quarters played this season (39 percent). The defense also had two interceptions today, the fifth time this season to have multiple picks in a game.

• Oklahoma's first touchdown of the game (two plays, five yards) marked the 11th time this season that the Sooner offense scored on two plays or less.

Individual Notes

Frank Alexander
• Senior DE Frank Alexander recorded the 19th tackle for loss of the season and 44th of his career. Both totals rank seventh all-time at Oklahoma. He is tied with Jimbo Elrod (1973-75) with 44 career tackles for loss.

• Alexander recorded two pass deflections on Friday to give him 14 in his career, a total that is tied for the most in a career by an OU defensive end. His eight recorded in 2011 ranks only second by a Sooner DE in a single season behind Jimmy Wilkerson (10 in 2001).

Blake Bell
• Freshman QB Blake Bell tied an OU bowl record with three rushing touchdowns. Mike Gaddis (1991 Gator Bowl), Jack Mildren (1972 Sugar Bowl) and Eddie Davis (1946 Gator Bowl) also had three in one game.

• Bell's first rushing touchdown today moved him into sole possession at OU for the most rushing touchdowns by a freshman QB with 11, moving past Charles Thompson (1987). Bell has 13 on the season after recording his fourth multi-TD game of the season. He has scored in six straight games.

Jamell Fleming
• Senior DB Jamell Fleming recorded the seventh interception of his career and second this season. Fleming also had an interception in last year's Fiesta Bowl against Connecticut.

• Fleming had three pass deflections on three consecutive plays in the fourth quarter. He finished with three, tying a career high (3 vs. CU in 2010) and has 10 on the year. He ranks eighth all-time at OU with 24 career PBUs.

Trey Franks
• Sophomore WR Trey Franks had a career-high 52-yard kickoff return to begin the second half. Franks has 525 return yards this season, the third most in OU single-season history. He moved past Mossis Madu (471 in 2009), Juaquin Iglesias (475 in 2008) and Brandon Daniels (508 in 1999).

Landry Jones
• Junior Landry Jones made his 37th career start at quarterback tonight, tying him with Cale Gundy (1990-93) for the most starts in program history at that position. It is also Jones' 34th consecutive start, tying him with Steve Davis (1973-1975) and Jack Mildren (1969-71) for the most consecutive starts for an OU quarterback.

• Jones threw his 29th touchdown of the season in the third quarter and first since Nov. 5 against Texas A&M.

Kenny Stills
• Sophomore WR Kenny Stills had 31 yards receiving against the Hawkeyes to give him 1,635 in his career. He ranks 10th all-time in career receiving yards at OU, moving past Jermaine Gresham, Tinker Owens and Keith Jackson.

Tress Way
• Junior punter Tress Way's 67-yard punt in the first quarter was a season long and tied an Insight Bowl record with Travis Brown from Kansas (2001) for longest punt in the game. He later added a 59-yard punt, his 58th career punt of 50-plus yards.

R.J. Washington
• Junior DE R.J. Washington recorded his first-multiple sack game of his career. He has 5.5 sacks in 2011.

By the Numbers

1 - OU ranks No. 1 in the nation with 33 seasons of 10 wins or more.

3 - Blake Bell tied an OU bowl record with three rushing touchdowns.

10 - Michael Hunnicutt finished the year by making his last 10 field goal attempts.

12 - Sophomore Tony Jefferson wore the No. 12 jersey in honor of Austin Box.

20 - OU has held its opponents scoreless in 20 of the 52 quarters played this season (39 percent).

25 - Kenny Stills has caught at least one pass in each of his 25 career games.

30 - Junior OL Ben Habern made his 30th career start on Friday. He is the fifth Sooner on the roster with at least 30 starts (Frank Alexander, Ryan Broyles, Landry Jones and Travis Lewis).

37 - Junior Landry Jones is tied for No. 1 all-time at OU with 37 starts at quarterback.

45 - Freshman Kameel Jackson had career highs in yards (45) and receptions (3).

52 - Trey Franks' 52-yard kickoff return in the second half was a career high.

54,247 - Today's attendance, the largest in Insight Bowl history.