Oklahoma 52, Tulsa 7 ??Postgame Notes

GAME NOTES

• Saturday was the 27th meeting betwee Oklahoma and Tulsa. OU is now 19-7-1 against Tulsa, including a mark of 8-0 under Stoops.

• OU has a record of 13-3 in its opening road game during the Stoops era.

• The Sooners are 20-1 in its last 21 games vs. unranked foes.

• Under Stoops, OU is 131-6 (.956) when scoring 30 or more points, including an active win streak of 20 consecutive games.

• Oklahoma's 52 points were the most the Sooners have scored since defeating Texas (10/16/12) by a final score of 63-21.

• Oklahoma led 31-0 at halftime. The Sooners have won 44 straight games when leading at the break (second-longest active streak in the country) and are 143-9 all-time under Stoops in such situations.

• RB Keith Ford's first-quarter touchdown run at the 14:03 mark is OU's quickest score since LB Corey Nelson returned an interception for a touchdown at Notre Dame (9/28/13) with 14:11 on the clock.

• Oklahoma intercepted three passes for the first time since winning 35-21 at Notre Dame (9/28/13).

• OU has scored 21 points in the first quarter in back-to-back games. The last time the Sooners scored 21 first quarter points in two straight games was against Baylor (11/20/10) and Texas Tech (11/13/10).

• Oklahoma's 31-0 halftime lead marks the largest for the Sooners since leading Kansas 38-0 on October 20, 2012.

• The first-half shutout was OU's first since leading TCU 13-0 on October 5, 2013.

• With three interceptions and one fumble recovery, OU has now recorded a takeaway in six consecutive games dating back to a win vs, Iowa State (11/16/13).

• The Sooners have scored a defensive touchdown in every season under Stoops, spanning 16 consecutive seasons.

• With the 52-7 win, OU is now 82-1 when scoring 40 or more points during the Stoops' era.

TREVOR KNIGHT

• Quarterback Trevor Knight's 31-yard touchdown run is his first of the season and third of his career.

• Knight's touchdown passes of three and 15 yards mark the second and third passing touchdowns of his season and 11th and 12th of his career.

STERLING SHEPARD

• Wide receiver Sterling Shepard matched his career high in receptions with eight and set a career high in yards with 177 yards, which moves Shepard past Travis Wilson (1,315), Quentin Griffin (1,337) and Albert Hall (1,396) on the career receiving yards list for 19th place with 1,450.

• Shepard's eight receptions move him into 15th place on the career reception list with 108 receptions, passing Corey Warren (106), Travis Wilson (105), Stephen Alexander and Josh Norman (103).

• With 177 yards, Shepard now has four games with 100+ receiving yards for his career, tying him for seventh all-time in OU history with Eddie Hinton.

• Shepard has had career days vs. Tulsa totaling 16 catches for 300 yards and four touchdowns in his two games against the Golden Hurricane.

ALEX ROSS

• Running back Alex Ross scored on an 82-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, the longest OU rush since Damien Williams' 95-yard touchdown run vs. Texas (10/13/12). It was also the longest of Ross' career.

• Ross ran for a career-high 90 yards on five carries

KEITH FORD

• Running back Keith Ford made his first career start and scored touchdown runs of seven yards and 23 yards, his third and fourth of the season and fifth and sixth of his career.

• Ford recorded career highs in carries with 10 and yards with 87.

DURRON NEAL

• Wide receiver Durron Neal recorded career highs in receptions and receiving yards, catching six passes for 70 yards. His previous career highs for receptions was four (occurred two times) and yards was 64 last season vs. Tulsa (9/14/13).

• Neal recorded his first rushing attempt of his career, going for 16 yards.

BLAKE BELL

• Tight end Blake Bell recorded his first receiving touchdown of his career. Bell has 37 touchdowns in his career (24 rushing, 12 passing and one receiving). The touchdown reception was the first by an OU tight end since Brannon Green at UTEP (9/1/12).

• Tight end Blake Bell caught his first two passes of his career for 10 yards.

ZACK SANCHEZ

• Cornerback Zack Sanchez recorded an interception for the third straight game. The interception is the fourth of his career, all coming in the last five games.

CHUKA NDULUE

• Defensive end Chuka Ndulue recorded a career high in tackles for loss with 2.0, besting his previous high of 1.0, which he has recorded 10 times.

JORDAN PHILLIPS

• Defensive tackle Jordan Phillips recorded his first career fumble recovery in the second quarter.

GENEO GRISSOM

• Outside linebacker Geneo Grissom intercepted his second pass of his career and returned it for a touchdown in the third quarter. Grissom has now returned both of his interceptions for touchdowns with the other coming vs. Texas (10/12/13).

• Grissom became the first OU defensive lineman/linebacker to score three defensive touchdowns in his career.

CALEB GASTELUM

• Linebacker Caleb Gastelum intercepted his first pass of his career and recorded his first career sack. He was awarded a scholarship by head coach Bob Stoops after the game.

CODY THOMAS

• Redshirt freshman quarterback Cody Thomas made his Sooner debut in the fourth quarter, finishing with three completions for 20 yards.

MICHAEL HUNNICUTT

• Michael Hunnicutt connected on a 38-yard field goal in the second quarter to extend his OU school record to 65 career makes. He has now made 10 in a row dating back to last season's Iowa State game (11/16/13).

• With seven extra points made in the game, Michael Hunnicutt passed Garrett Hartley (169) for fifth-most made in OU history at 172.

Players Mentioned

Blake Bell

Keith Ford

Caleb Gastelum

Geneo Grissom

Michael Hunnicutt

Michael Hunnicutt

Trevor Knight

Chuka Ndulue

Durron Neal

Corey Nelson

Jordan Phillips

Alex Ross

Zack Sanchez

Sterling Shepard

Cody Thomas

Cody Thomas

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