Game Notes: Oklahoma vs. Texas

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October 11 | 11 a.m. | Dallas | The Cotton Bowl

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Sooners Seek to Avenge 2013 Loss to Longhorn as Stoops, Strong Lead Squads into AT&T Red River Showdown

• The 109th installment of the AT&T Red River Showdown is one of football most storied rivalries and dates back to 1900.

• OU-Texas has been played in Dallas on 91 previous occasions. This will be the 86th consecutive meeting in Big D (since 1929).

• Texas leads the all-time series 60-43-5, including a 48-39-4 mark in the previous 91 games in Dallas.

• Oklahoma seeks to regain a pair of prized traveling trophies - The Golden Hat Trophy and the Governors' Trophy.

• OU had a nine-game victory streak stopped with a 37-33 loss at No. 25 TCU (10/4). Texas lost 28-7 vs. No. 7 Baylor (10/4).

• OU is 9-6 vs. Texas under Stoops. Seven of the nine victories were by double digits, including four by 30+ points.

• OU has scored 55+ points vs. UT four times under Stoops, a mark it never reached in the previous 93 matchups.

Sooners Strong vs. Unranked Foes, Oklahoma Seeks Fast Start Against Longhorns, Shepard Continues to Shine

• Oklahoma is 22-1 (7 straight wins) in its last 23 games vs. unranked foes. That lone loss was a 36-20 decision vs. UT (10/12/13).

• Dating back to 2010, Texas is 4-17 (5 straight losses) vs. AP Top 25 foes.

• OU is outscoring foes 72-21 in the first quarter and scores 26.0 ppg in the first half. UT averages 18.4 ppg for all four quarters.

• OU has scored 48 combined points in the first half of its last two games, while Texas has 44 first-half points all season.

• Texas has been outscored 96-92 (-0.8 ppg) in 2014, while Oklahoma is outpointing foes 212-103 (+21.8 ppg).

• OU is 36-1 (16 straight wins) when holding foes to 24 points or less since 2010. UT has been held under 24 points in four straight outings.

• Texas has lost 14 straight to AP Top 25 foes when scoring 24 or less. Its last such win was a 20-13 win at No. 5 Nebraska (1/16/10).

• OU has posted 50 straight wins when scoring 40+ points. UT is 1-8 dating back to 2000 vs. ranked foes when allowing 40+ points.

• OU is 5-1 under Stoops in Red River games when scoring at least 30 points and is 22-1 in its last 23 games when scoring 30+.

• Oklahoma has topped the 30-point barrier in nine straight games dating back to a 48-10 win vs. Iowa State (11/16/13).

• WR Sterling Shepard has four straight 100-yard rec. games, the second-longest FBS streak behind WVU's Kevin White (5).

• Shepard ranks second in the Big 12 in both yards per game (130.2) and yards per catch (21.7).

Winning the Turnover Battle, Rushing the Ball Have Been Keys to Sooner Success

• Oklahoma has registered a takeaway in nine straight games, going +15 (25 takes/10 gives) over that stretch.

• OU leds the Big 12 with a +7 (14 takes/7 gives) turnover margin in 2014, while Texas is +1 (11 takes/10 gives).

• The Sooners forced at least one INT in each of their last nine games, picking off 16 passes while throwing only eight INTs.

• Over its last nine games, OU has been twice as productive on the ground as its foes, outing gaining foes by 110.2 rushing ypg (221.7-111.5 ypg) and owning a +16 differential in rushing TDs (26 scored/10 allowed).

• OU is second in the Big 12 in rushing (208.6 ypg) in 2014 with RB Samaje Perine leading the league (101.2 ypg).

• Texas is eighth in the Big 12 in rushing defense (199.0 ypg). UT permitted 278 net rushing yards vs. Baylor (10/4).

• K Michael Hunnicutt leads the Big 12 with an 87.5 FG pct. (7-8) and RB Alex Ross has a nation's-best 41.4-yard KO ret. avg.

ATTENDING THE GAME

One of the great traditions in sports returns October 11 at the Cotton Bowl, as the Sooners face Texas in the 2014 AT&T Red River Showdown. Complete details on attending the game can be found on our Red River Showdown page.

A WILD WEEK AT TOP

Among “Power 5” teams, only Alabama and Oregon own better records than OU dating since 2008. All three are coming off rare conference losses. In total, 11 AP Top 25 squads suffered losses last week.

Best Power 5 Record Since '08
Team	Record	Pct.
1. Alabama	77-10	.885
2. Oregon	72-13	.847
3. Oklahoma	68-18	.791

OU'S RIVALRY RECORDS

Dating back to 2010, the Sooners own identical 3-1 records against both Texas and Oklahoma State. Since the start of the 2000 campaign, OU is a combined 20-6 (.769) against those two foes who wear orange.

Opponent	2000-13	2010-13
Texas	9-5	3-1
Oklahoma State	11-3	3-1
Totals	20-8	6-2

PURE STERLING

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WR Sterling Shepard (4) owns the second-longest active streak of 100-yard games in the nation and is coming off a 215-yard effort at TCU (10/4), the second-best mark in OU annals and just one of four 200-yard games for the Sooners.

OU Record Book, Rec. Yards in a Game
Rank	Yards	Player, Game
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)

BOUNCE BACK BOB

Since 2009, Oklahoma has won 10 straight rematch games against squads that defeated the Sooners the prior season. The Sooners seek to run that streak to 11 games when they meet Texas Saturday. Since the start of the 2000 season, Oklahoma has never dropped back-to-back regular season games under Bob Stoops, going 31-0 in the regular season in games following a loss.

STEVE WAS THEIR SUPERIOR

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Both head coaches in the 2014 edition of the AT&T Red River Rivalry previously served as assistants at Florida under current South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrrier. The Gators compiled a 32-5 record with Stoops ('96-98) working as Florida's asst. head coach/defensive coordinator, winning the national title in 1996. Strong served four different stints in Gainesville, working under Spurrier in '91-94. He later served as Urban Meyer's defensive coordinantor from 2003-09. That stretch included two national championships.

SOONERS START FAST

The last four OU-Texas contests have been won the squad after after two quarters. OU owns the nation's longest active winning streak when leading at halftime (45 games).

Games	Team	2014 1st Half Scoring
1. 45	Oklahoma	+72 (130-58)
2. 42	Kansas State	+58 (113-55)
3. 26	Mississippi St.	+91 (127-36)

RED RIVER REVIEW

Oklahoma is 3-1 in its last four meetings with Texas, owning a 166-94 scoring edge (41.5-23.5 ppg), a +8 turnover margin and a 96.8 ypg edge in total offense.

Best Power 5 Record Since '08
	Gives/Takes	Rushing	Total Offense
OU	+8 (12/4)	170.8 ypg, 10 TDs	438.3 ypg
UT	-8 (4/12)	118.0 ypg, 2 TDs	341.5 ypg

Stat of the week, part I

The Sooners haven't permitted a rushing TD in their last three meetings with Texas.

Stat of the week, part II

Oklahoma has scored four defensive TDs in its last three contests against the Longhorns. LB Geneo Grissom has registered three defensive TDs in his last 13 games, including a 54-yard INT return vs. Texas (10/12/13).