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OU 31, UT 26 - Postgame Notes
October 11, 2014 | Football
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Kicker Michael Hunnicutt became the 20th player in FBS history to reach the 400-point mark for his career. With 406 points now in his career, he's ranked 16th all-time.
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Alex Ross' 91-yard kickoff return is the longest in OU history vs. Texas and the first of any Sooner against the Longhorns.
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OU now has 51 defensive TDs during the Stoops' era and are 30-3 under Stoops when scoring a TD on defense.
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With 31 points, OU has surpassed the 30-point mark in 10 straight games dating back to a 48-10 win over Iowa State (11/16/13).
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Bob Stoops became the first OU coach to record 10 career wins vs. Texas, surpassing Barry Switzer (9) and Bud Wilkinson (9).
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Oklahoma has recorded a special teams and defensive TD in the same game nine times during the Stoops' era. The Sooners are 9-0 when accomplishing the feat.
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Alex Ross recorded his second kickoff return for a TD of the season, becoming the third OU player to record two in a season, joining DeMarco Murray (2007) and Jerome Ledbetter (1980).
GAME NOTES
• Bob Stoops became the first OU coach to record 10 career wins vs. Texas.
• The 31-26 win is Oklahoma's 44th over Texas, moving its all-time record to 44-60-5 vs. the Longhorns.
• The Sooners have forced a turnover in 10 straight games, and with one Saturday, have 26 takeaways (17 INTs, 9 FRs) over that 10-game span.
• The Sooners recorded their third defensive TD of the season off Zack Sanchez's 43-yard interception return. OU now has 51 defensive TDs during the Stoops' era and are 30-3 under Stoops when scoring a TD on defense.
• Oklahoma recorded a special teams and defensive touchdown on Saturday, marking the ninth time under Bob Stoops the Sooners have achieved the feat. OU is now 9-0 in those games.
• With 31 points, the Sooners have surpassed the 30-point mark in 10 straight games dating back to a 48-10 win over Iowa State (11/16/13).
• Oklahoma is 6-1 under Stoops vs. Texas under Stoops when scoring at least 30 points and is 23-1 in its last 24 games when scoring 30 or more points.
• Saturday's game at the Cotton Bowl marked the 109th installment of the OU-Texas rivalry, a series that dates back to 1900 and has been played in Dallas for 92 straight games.
• The temperature at kickoff was 58 degrees, tied for third-coldest in series history.
ALEX ROSS
• Running back Alex Ross had a 91-yard kickoff return for a TD, the second of his season and career. He is the third player in OU history to have multiple kickoff return touchdowns in a season, joining DeMarco Murray (2007) and Jerome Ledbetter (1980).
• With his kickoff return, Ross becomes the first Sooner to return a kickoff for a TD vs. Texas. At 91 yards, it was also the longest kick return vs. Texas in Sooner history.
STERLING SHEPARD
• Wide receiver Sterling Shepard became the 56th player in OU history to surpass the 2,000-yard mark for all purpose yardage in a career. Shepard ranks 52 in OU history with 2,098 yards.
• Shepard now has 1,938 receiving yards in his career to move past Eddie Hinton (1,894) for seventh in OU history.
• Shepard caught a 24-yard TD pass, his fourth of the season and 14 of his career.
• Shepard recorded a career-long 31-yard run.
SAMAJE PERINE
• Running back Samaje Perine scored a 13-yard TD run, his ninth of the season.
TREVOR KNIGHT
• Quarterback Trevor Knight threw a 24-yard TD pass to Sterling Shepard for his sixth TD pass of the season and 15th of his career.
ZACK SANCHEZ
• Cornerback Zack Sanchez intercepted his fifth pass of the season, seventh of his career, and returned it 43 yards for a TD. It was his first defensive TD of the season and second of his career.
• Sanchez set a season high in tackles with eight, which matches his career high.
ERIC STRIKER
• Linebacker Eric Striker recorded 1.0 sacks, giving him 4.5 for the season and 11.0 for his career, moving him past Rufus Alexander (10.5) for fifth place in Sooner history for career sacks by an OU linebacker.
JORDAN EVANS
• Linebacker Jordan Evans led the team with a career-high 14 tackles, marking his third straight game of recording 10 or more tackles.
AHMAD THOMAS
• Safety Ahmad Thomas recorded a career-high 10 tackles.
DOMINIQUE ALEXANDER
• Linebacker Dominique Alexander posted 11 tackles, marking his second double-digit tackle performance and sixth of his career.
• With Alexander's 11 tackles, the sophomore now has 30 career tackles vs. Texas in two games.
GENEO GRISSOM
• Linebacker Geneo Grissom posted a career-high seven tackles, including 1.0 TFL and 0.5 sacks.
OGBONNIA OKORONKWO
• Linebacker Ogbonnia Okoronkwo recorded a 0.5 sack, his first of his career.
MICHAEL HUNNICUTT
• Kicker Michael Hunnicutt became the 20th player in NCAA history to reach the 400-point mark for his career. With 406 points now in his career, he's ranked 16th all-time.
• Hunnicutt has now made a field goal in 23 straight games dating back to the Baylor contest on Nov. 10, 2012.
• Hunnicutt's 44-yard field goal was longest of the season.
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