High-Octane Sooners Dominate Kansas State

October 17 | Manhattan, Kan.

¹⁹ Oklahoma

Kansas State

Game Book

Photo Gallery

Quarter-by-Quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	F
¹⁹ Oklahoma	14	21	13	7	55
Kansas State	0	0	0	0	0

Team Stats
Stat	OU	KSU
First Downs	30	7
Total Play-Yards	77-568	53-110
Pass Attempts-Yards	32-336	5-45
Rushes-Yards	52-232	31-65
Penalties-Yards	3-24	1-5
3rd Down Conversions	9-15	3-14
4th Down Conversions	1-2	0-0
Fumbles Forced-Recovered	0-0	1-0
Interceptions-Yards	3-62	0-0
Time of Possession	34:22	25:38

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Baker Mayfield threw for five touchdowns and No. 19 Oklahoma bounced back from its Red River upset to beat Kansas State 55-0 on Saturday, the first time the Wildcats have been shut out since 1996.

Kansas State had delivered serious scares to Top 25 opponents each of the last two weeks but the Wildcats (3-3, 0-3 Big 12) were helpless against the Sooners (5-1, 2-1). Oklahoma set the tone early, taking only 1:04 to score on its opening drive on a 22-yard pass from Mayfield to Sterling Shepard.

The Sooners took a 35-0 lead into halftime as Mayfield threw for all five of his TDs in the first half, including two to Shepard. He finished 20 of 27 for 282 yards.

"We did a better job having a quicker tempo and not allowing the defense to get such a beat on us," OU head coach Bob Stoops said.

Oklahoma kept rolling to open the second half. The Wildcats had benched Joe Hubener in favor of Kody Cook, who played most of the first half at wide receiver, and Cook promptly threw an interception that Zack Sanchez returned 38 yards for a touchdown that made the score 42-0.

The Sooners tacked on two more field goals in the third quarter, and five minutes into the fourth quarter Joe Mixon scored the first rushing touchdown of the day for Oklahoma, stretching the team's lead to 55-0.

mixon

Joe Mixon scored two touchdowns, one rushing and one receiving, and led the Sooners with 76 yards rushing.

Mixon finished with 73 yards on 15 carries to lead a Sooners rushing attack that rolled up 232 yards. Mixon also caught three passes for 29 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter.

Going into Saturday's game, Kansas State had scored in 234 straight games. The loss to Oklahoma marked the first time the Wildcats have been shut out at home since 1991.