Game Notes: Oklahoma at Iowa State

Oklahoma

Iowa State

November 1 | 11 a.m. | Ames, Iowa

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Sooners Look to Stay Perfect Under Stoops vs. Cyclones

- OU suffered a 31-30 loss vs. KSU (10/18), while ISU lost 48-45 at Texas (10/18). OU's two losses have been by a combined five points.

- OU has won 15 straight vs. ISU dating back to a 29-8 win in Norman (10/5/91) and is 71-5-2 (.923) all-time vs. the Cyclones.

- Iowa State's last victory over Oklahoma was a 33-31 decision in Norman (10/20/90). Dwight Eisenhower was President of the United States the last time ISU defeated OU in Ames: a 10-6 win (11/5/60).

- In nine wins vs. ISU under Bob Stoops, the Sooners have outscored the Cyclones by a 345-72 margin (38.3-8.0 ppg).

- ISU has lost 10 straight games to ranked foes and is 1-11 vs. ranked teams at home under head coach Paul Rhoads.

- ISU led 10-3 late in the second quarter in last year's game before OU rattled off 45 unanswered points in a 48-10 win (11/16/13).WR Jalen Saunders knotted the score at 10-10 just before halftime with a 91-yard punt return TD, one of four Oklahoma TDs of 50+ yards in the contest (Damien Williams 69-yard run, Brennan Clay 63-yard run and Trevor Knight 56-yard run).

- After suffering its second loss of 2013, Oklahoma won the remainder of its games beginning with Iowa State.

Oklahoma Looks to Extend Streak of 30-Point Games, Owns Three 500-Yard Outings in 2014

- OU has scored 30 points or more in 11 straight games and is 23-2 (.920) in its last 25 games when scoring 30+ points.

- ISU has lost 47 consecutive games vs. ranked foes when scoring 21 or fewer points dating back to 1996.

- Dating back to 2000, ISU is 4-62 (.061) vs. Big 12 foes when allowing 30+ points, including a 3-26 (.103) mark at home.

- The Cyclones are 5-31 (.139) under Rhoads when permitting 30+ points with a 2-16 (.111) mark dating back to 2012.

- ISU ranks ninth in the Big 12 in scoring defense (35.3 ppg). Only Texas Tech (36.9 ppg) has permitted more points per game.

- Oklahoma has pitched second-half shutouts in three of its last four games with ISU, owning an 83-14 second-half scoring edge.

- The Sooners are 61-3 (.953) under Stoops when producing 500+ net yards of total offense, including their last four wins vs. ISU.

- The Cyclones are 4-18 (.182) under Rhoads when permitting 500 or more net yards of total offense.

Sooners Seek to Return to Opportunistic Ways in Turnover Column

- OU had a streak of 10 straight games with a takeway snapped vs. KSU. OU is second in the Big 12 in 2014 at +6 (15/9).

- Since the start of the 2013 campaign, OU has eight defensive TDs and five touchdowns on special teams.

- OU ranks third in the Big 12 in rushing (192.0 ypg), while ISU ranks ninth in rushing defense (209.0 ppg).

- Oklahoma outgained ISU on the ground by a 302-yard margin (405-103) in a 48-10 win in Norman (11/16/13).

- RB Samaje Perine ranks second in the Big 12 in rushing (93.9 ypg) and has a league-high 10 rushing TDs.

- ISU is last in the Big 12 in rushing offense (111.7 ypg) and has a total of eight team rushing TDs on the season.

- Iowa State leads the Big 12 in Red Zone scoring at 96.0% (24-25), while Oklahoma ranks fifth at 86.7% (26-30).

- WR Sterling Shepard has accounted for 48.9% (911 of 1,862) of OU's rec. yards. He is fourth in the FBS, averaging 130.1 ypg in 2014.

THE power 5'S top 3 SINCE 2008

Dating back to 2008, only two “Power 5” teams can boast better records than the Oklahoma Sooners.

Best Power 5 Record Since '08
Team	Record	Pct.
1. Alabama	80-10	.889
2. Oregon	75-13	.852
3. Oklahoma	69-19	.784

36 and counting

Oklahoma has won 36 consecutive games when rushing for 200 or more net yards since 2006. OU is 64-1 (2-0 in 2014, 4-0 vs. ISU) under Stoops when hitting that plateau. The Sooners piled up 405 rush yards (123 by QB Trevor Knight) last season. The Cyclones are 0-16 under Paul Rhoads when permitting 200+ net rushing yards to ranked foes.

ross is the boss

Alex Ross leads the FBS with a 38.0-yard KOR avg. He is one of seven FBS players with two KOR TDs in 2014. DeMarco Murray (2007) and Jerome Ledbetter (1980) are the only other OU players with multiple KOR TDs in a season. OU ranks second in the FBS in KOR avg. (27.9).

2014 FBS LEADERS, KO RETURN AVG.
Rank	Avg.	Ret./Yds./TDs	Player (School)
1.	38.0	12/456/2	Alex Ross (Oklahoma)
2.	36.9	10/369/2	Trevor Davis (Cal)
3.	34.7	15/520/2	JJ Nelson (UAB)

2014 FBS TEAM LEADERS, KO RETURN AVG.
Rank	Avg.	Ret./Yds./TDs	Team
1.	29.9	13/389/2	Missouri
2.	27.9	19/530/2	Oklahoma
3.	27.8	11/306/1	Utah

Shepard Shines for OU

WR Sterling Shepard tied an OU single-game record with 15 catches vs. KSU (10/18). Shepard is sixth in OU history in career rec. yards (2,135) and ninth in career receptions (145). He has producted two of the top five receiving yardage games in OU history this season.

2014 FBS LEADERS, REC. YARDS, GAME
Rank	Yds/Game	Player (School)	Rec/Yds/TDs
1.	142.1	Rashard Higgins (Colorado St.)	59/1137/12
2.	141.5	Amari Cooper (Alabama	71/1132/9
3.	130.9	Kevin White (West Virginia)	72/1047/8
4.	130.1	Sterling Shepard (Oklahoma)	49/911/5

OU RECORD BOOK, REC. YARDS, GAME
Rank	Yards	Player and Opponent	Date
1.	217	Ryan Broyles at Kansas	10/15/11
2.	215	Sterling Shepard at TCU	10/4/14
3.	208	Ryan Broyles vs. Colorado	10/30/10
4.	206	Manuel Johnson vs. TCU	9/27/08
5.	197	Sterling Shepard vs. Kansas State	10/18/14

Good Knight

QB Trevor Knight owns a 10-2 record as starter, including last season's 48-10 victory vs. Iowa State (11/16/13) in which he registered a career-high 123 rushing yards. In his last outing vs. KSU (10/18), he recorded season highs in yards (318), TD passes (3), completions (26), completion percentage (81.2% - 26 of 32) and set a career mark with 9.94 yards per attempt.

OU is best with halftime lead

Oklahoma's 46-game winning streak when leading at halftime is the nation's longest current string. OU is 4-0 when leading after two quarters in 2014. The Sooners haven't trailed ISU at halftime since the Cyclones were up 7-0 in a 17-7 Oklahoma victory in Ames (10/20/07).

Games	Team	2014 1st Half Scoring
1. 46	Oklahoma	+72 (164-92)
2. 44	Kansas State	+71 (147-72)
3. 28	Mississippi St.	+108 (167-59)

A Perfect 10?

Dating back to a 53-24 win at Baylor (11/20/10), Oklahoma has won its last nine road games against unranked Big 12 foes. The Sooners are 29-9 (.763) under Stoops overall against unranked Big 12 opponents.

Stat of the week, part I

Since the start of the 2000 campaign, OU has never dropped back-to-back regular season games under Bob Stoops. The Sooners are 31-0 in regular season games following a regular season loss over that span.

Stat of the week, part II

Oklahoma is the only current Big 12 team that Iowa State has not defeated since the turn of the millenium. The Cyclones have at least one win over the Big 12's other eight foes since 2000.