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Gabriel, Anderson Earn Big 12 Honors
September 18, 2023 | Football
NORMAN — Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and wide receiver Nic Anderson was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week after leading the Sooners to a 66-17 victory at Tulsa on Saturday, the league office announced Monday.
Gabriel set a single-game school record (min. 25 attempts) for completion percentage by going 28 for 31 (.903). The redshirt senior, who didn't play in the fourth quarter, threw for 421 yards and five touchdowns (one interception; was hit on the play) en route to a 251.2 pass efficiency rating, which was the highest by a Power Five player on the week and the fourth highest by a Power Five player on the season. He completed his first 10 passes and 15 of his first 16 on the day, and became just the fourth FBS player since at least 1996 to complete at least 90% of his passes (min. 30 attempts) and throw for at least 400 yards.
The Mililani, Hawaii, product led OU to scores on seven of his eight drives (six touchdowns and one field goal). The last time the Sooners scored more points in a true road game was in 1980. Gabriel leads the nation in pass completion percentage (.825) and ranks second in pass efficiency rating (220.4) and points responsible for per game (24.0).
Anderson became the first freshman in Oklahoma history to register three receiving touchdowns in a game on Saturday. He finished with three receptions for a career-high 120 yards (40.0 average), scoring on plays from 28, 42 and 50 yards. They were his first three career touchdowns. The redshirt freshman from Katy, Texas, also became just the third Sooner to score three receiving touchdowns in a game on three catches, joining Curtis Fagan (vs. Baylor in 2000) and Jack Lockett (vs. Oklahoma A&M in 1950). He entered the game with two career catches for 68 yards.
This is Gabriel's fourth career Big 12 weekly honor and Anderson's first. Four Sooners have earned Big 12 accolades this season. Sophomore Gavin Freeman was named the Big 12 Co-Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 4 and junior linebacker Danny Stutsman was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 11.
No. 16/14 Oklahoma (3-0) opens Big 12 conference play this week when it travels to face new league member Cincinnati (2-1) at 11 a.m. CT on Saturday. The game will be televised by FOX.
Gabriel set a single-game school record (min. 25 attempts) for completion percentage by going 28 for 31 (.903). The redshirt senior, who didn't play in the fourth quarter, threw for 421 yards and five touchdowns (one interception; was hit on the play) en route to a 251.2 pass efficiency rating, which was the highest by a Power Five player on the week and the fourth highest by a Power Five player on the season. He completed his first 10 passes and 15 of his first 16 on the day, and became just the fourth FBS player since at least 1996 to complete at least 90% of his passes (min. 30 attempts) and throw for at least 400 yards.
The Mililani, Hawaii, product led OU to scores on seven of his eight drives (six touchdowns and one field goal). The last time the Sooners scored more points in a true road game was in 1980. Gabriel leads the nation in pass completion percentage (.825) and ranks second in pass efficiency rating (220.4) and points responsible for per game (24.0).
Anderson became the first freshman in Oklahoma history to register three receiving touchdowns in a game on Saturday. He finished with three receptions for a career-high 120 yards (40.0 average), scoring on plays from 28, 42 and 50 yards. They were his first three career touchdowns. The redshirt freshman from Katy, Texas, also became just the third Sooner to score three receiving touchdowns in a game on three catches, joining Curtis Fagan (vs. Baylor in 2000) and Jack Lockett (vs. Oklahoma A&M in 1950). He entered the game with two career catches for 68 yards.
This is Gabriel's fourth career Big 12 weekly honor and Anderson's first. Four Sooners have earned Big 12 accolades this season. Sophomore Gavin Freeman was named the Big 12 Co-Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 4 and junior linebacker Danny Stutsman was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 11.
No. 16/14 Oklahoma (3-0) opens Big 12 conference play this week when it travels to face new league member Cincinnati (2-1) at 11 a.m. CT on Saturday. The game will be televised by FOX.
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