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Oklahoma 59, Iowa State 14 Postgame Notes

Oklahoma 59, Iowa State 14 Postgame Notes

November 01, 2014 | Football

• The Sooners' 751 yards of total offense rank fourth all-time in program history and are the most by an OU team since it totaled 829 yards vs. Kansas State on Oct. 15, 1988.

• OU rushed for 510 yards, marking the most in any game during the Stoops' era and the most since running for 518 yards vs. New Mexico State on Sept. 2, 1989.

• OU has now won 37 straight games when surpassing the 200-yard rushing mark. The Sooners are 65-1 under Stoops when hitting that plateau.

• Oklahoma had three 100-yard rushers in a game for the first time since Earnest Williams (157), Dewell Brewer (118) and Stevve Collins (102) did it in 1992 against Missouri (11/7/92). Knight had 146 yards, Alex Ross had 144 and Samaje Perine had 110.

• With 59 points, the Sooners have reached the 30-point mark in 12 straight games dating back to a 48-10 win over Iowa State (11/16/13).

• The 59 points are season high for the Sooners, as OU's previous best was 52 points vs. Tulsa (9/6).

• OU has won 16 straight vs. ISU dating back to a 29-8 win in  Norman (10/5/91) and is 72-5-2 all-time vs. the Cyclones.

• With the 59-14 win, the Sooners are now 32-0 since the start of the 2000 campaign after coming off a loss in the previous game.

• After scoring 59 points today, OU is now 84-1 when scoring 40 or more points during the Stoops' era.

• The Sooners are 23-1 in its last 24 games vs. unranked foes and have won their last 10 road games against unranked Big 12 foes.

• OU's 35 first half points are the most for the Sooners since the team led Kansas 38-0 on Oct. 20, 2012.

• Oklahoma led 35-7 at halftime. The Sooners have won 47 straight games when leading at the break (the longest active streak in the country) and are 146-9 all-time under Stoops in such situations.

• OU scored 21 points in the first quarter for the third time this season, also doing so against Louisiana Tech (8/30) and at Tulsa (9/6).

• The Sooners' 274 yards of offense in the first quarter is the fourth highest yardage total in OU history for an opening quarter and seventh highest yardage total for a single quarter in program history.

TREVOR KNIGHT

• Quarterback Trevor Knight has thrown for 230 yards, moving him past Eric Moore (2,675) for 10th place in OU history for career passing yards with 2,870.

• Entering Saturday, Knight becomes the first quarterback at the FBS level to both throw for and rush for three or more TDs in the same game.

• Knight rushed for a career-high 146 yards on 16 carries, including matching his season-long rush with a run for 31 yards. Knight has now recorded three 100-yard rushing performances in his career.

• Knight had a career-high three rushing TDs, with scoring runs of 31, eight and nine yards.

• Knight's three TD passes match his season high for TDs in a game and he has now thrown for a career-best 12 TDs on the season, surpassing his previous high mark of nine which came as a freshman.

• Knight's 230 passing yards mark his eighth game surpassing the 200-yard mark in his career, tying him for seventh on the OU all-time career list with Paul Thompson.

ALEX ROSS

• Running back Alex Ross has a career high in rushing yards with 144, breaking the 100-yard barrier for the first time in his career.

SAMAJE PERINE

• Running back Samaje Perine rushed for 110 yards, marking the second time this season he has rushed for over 100 yards in a game.

• Running back Samaje Perine scored on a seven-yard TD run, his 11th of the season.

• Perine has now scored a rushing TD in five consecutive games.

• Perine set career highs in receptions (three) and receiving yards (15)

DAVID SMITH

• Running back David Smith recorded career highs in rushing yards (76) and carries (10) while also scoring his first rushing TD on an eight-yard run.

MICHIAH QUICK

Wide receiver Michiah Quick has a career-high eight catches for a career-best 56 yards.

K.J. YOUNG

Wide receiver K.J. Young caught a 16-yard TD pass from Trevor Knight, marking the first TD of his career.

BLAKE BELL

Tight end Blake Bell caught TD passes of 5 yards and 7 yards from Trevor Knight, his first multi-receiving TD performance of his career. Bell now has five receiving TDs in his career, all coming this season.

ERIC STRIKER

Linebacker Eric Striker recorded a sack, moving him into a tie with Brian Bosworth for career sacks by an OU linebacker with 12.0.

CHARLES TAPPER

Defensive end Charles Tapper caused forced the first fumble of his career and added a sack, which gives him 3.0 for the season and 8.5 for his career.

JORDAN EVANS

Linebacker Jordan Evans recovered the first fumble of his career.

MICHAEL HUNNICUTT

• Kicker Michael Hunnicutt became the Big 12's all-time career leader for FGs made, tying a season-long 44-yard make in  the third quarter, breaking a tie with former Colorado kicker Mason Crosby (71). Hunnicutt has 72 for his career.

• Hunnicutt has now made a field goal in 25 straight games dating back to the Baylor contest on Nov. 10, 2012.

• Hunnicutt's 11 points on Saturday give him 423 for his career, moving him into a tie for ninth place with Houston's Roman Anderson and past Georgia's Blair Walsh (412) and Texas Tech's Taurean Henderson (414) place on the NCAA FBS all-time scoring list. He is seventh all-time among kickers.

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