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BOWL HISTORYBowl AppearancesDate Bowl Opponent ResultWin/Loss Coach1/2/1939 Orange Tennessee 0-17 L Stidham1/1/1947 Gator N.C.State 34-13 W Tatum1/1/1949 Sugar NorthCarolina 14-6 W Wilkinson1/1/1950 Sugar LSU 35-0 W Wilkinson1/1/1951 Sugar Kentucky 7-13 L Wilkinson1/1/1954 Orange Maryland 7-0 W Wilkinson1/1/1956 Orange Maryland 20-6 W Wilkinson1/1/1958 Orange Duke 48-21 W Wilkinson1/1/1959 Orange Syracuse 21-6 W Wilkinson1/1/963 Orange Alabama 0-17 L Wilkinson1/2/1965 Gator FloridaState 19-36 L Jones1/1/1968 Orange Tennessee 26-24 W Fairbanks12/31/1968 Bluebonnet SMU 27-28 L Fairbanks12/31/1970 Bluebonnet Alabama 24-24 T Fairbanks1/1/1972 Sugar Auburn 40-22 W Fairbanks12/31/1972 Sugar PennState 14-0 W Fairbanks1/1/1976 Orange Michigan 14-6 W Switzer12/25/1976 Fiesta Wyoming 41-7 W Switzer1/2/1978 Orange Arkansas 6-31 L Switzer1/1/1979 Orange Nebraska 31-24 W Switzer1/1/1980 Orange FloridaState 24-7 W Switzer1/1/1981 Orange FloridaState 18-17 W Switzer12/26/1981 Sun Houston 40-14 W Switzer1/1/1983 Fiesta ArizonaState 21-32 L Switzer1/1/1985 Orange Washington 17-28 L Switzer1/1/1986 Orange PennState 25-10 W Switzer1/1/1987 Orange Arkansas 42-8 W Switzer1/1/1988 Orange Miami 14-20 L Switzer1/2/1989 Citrus Clemson 6-13 L Switzer12/29/1991 Gator Virginia 48-14 W Gibbs12/24/1993 JohnHancock TexasTech 41-10 W Gibbs12/29/1994 Copper BYU 6-31 L Gibbs12/31/1999 Independence Mississippi 25-27 L Stoops1/3/2001 Orange FloridaState 13-2 W Stoops1/1/2002 Cotton Arkansas 10-3 W Stoops1/1/2003 Rose WashingtonSt. 34-14 W Stoops1/4/2004 Sugar LouisianaSt. 14-21 L Stoops1/2/2005 Orange SouthernCal 19-55 L Stoops12/29/2005 Holiday Oregon 17-14 W Stoops
Individual Bowl Game HonorsBowl Name Award1950SugarBowl LeonHeath,FB/LB MostOutstandingPlayer1970BluebonnetBowl JackMildren,QB MostOustandingPlayer1980OrangeBowl J.C.Watts,QB OffensiveMVP1981OrangeBowl J.C.Watts,QB OffensiveMVP1981SunBowl DerrickSheppard MostValuablePlayer1986OrangeBowl SonnyBrown,DB DefensiveMVP1991GatorBowl CaleGundy,QB MostOutstandingPlayer1993JohnHancockBowl CaleGundy,QB MostOutstandingPlayer1994CopperBowl BroderickSimpson,LB DefensiveMVP1999IndependenceBowl JoshHeupel,QB OffensiveMVP2001OrangeBowl TorranceMarshall,LB MostValuablePlayer2002 Cotton Bowl Quentin Griffin, RB Offensive MVP2002CottonBowl RoyWilliams,S DefensiveMVP2003RoseBowl NateHybl,QB MostValuablePlayer2005HolidayBowl RhettBomar OffensiveMVP2005HolidayBowl C.J.AhYou DefensiveMVP
Bowl BreakdownBowl W L T YearsOrange 12 6 0 1939-54-56-58-59-63-68-76-78- 79-80-81-85-86-87-88-01-05Sugar 4 2 0 1949-50-51-72-73-04Gator 2 1 0 1947-65-91Hancock 2 0 0 1981-93Fiesta 1 1 0 1976-83Cotton 1 0 0 2002Holiday 1 0 0 2005Rose 1 0 0 2003Citrus 0 1 0 1989Bluebonnet 0 1 1 1968-69Copper 0 1 0 1994Independence 0 1 0 1999Total 24 14 1 39bowls
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BOWL HISTORYTeam Bowl BestsMostPoints48vs.Duke,1958OrangeBowl;vs.Virginia,1991GatorBowl
MostRushingYards439vs.Auburn,1972SugarBowl
MostPassingYards390vs.Mississippi,1999IndependenceBowl
FewestPointsAllowed0vs.PennState,1973SugarBowl;vs.LouisianaState,1950SugarBowl;vs.Maryland,1954OrangeBowl
MostPassInterceptions5vs.Wyoming,1976FiestaBowl;vs.Arkansas,1987OrangeBowl
Individual Bowl BestsMostPoints18,JackMildrenvs.Auburn,1972SugarBowl;MikeGaddisvs.Virginia,1991GatorBowl;EddieDavisvs.NCState,1947GatorBowl
MostYardsRushing239,MarcusDupreevs.ArizonaState,1983FiestaBowl
LongestRun86,LeonHeathvs.LouisianaState,1950SugarBowl
HighestRushingAverage15.67,PrenticeGauttvs.Syracuse,1959OrangeBowl
MostTotalOffense387(390Pass,-3Rush),JoshHeupelvs.Mississippi,1999IndependenceBowl
MostKickoffReturnYards133,StanleyWilsonvs.ArizonaState,1983FiestaBowl(5att.)
MostPassesCompleted39,JoshHeupelvs.Mississippi,1999IndependenceBowl
MostPassesAttempted53,JoshHeupelvs.Mississippi,1999IndependenceBowl
MostPassingYards390,JoshHeupelvs.Mississippi,1999IndependenceBowl
MostTouchdownPasses3,JoshHeupelvs.Mississippi,1999IndependenceBowl;CaleGundyvs.TexasTech,1993JohnHancockBowl
MostReceptions10,JarrailJacksonvs.Mississippi,1999IndependenceBowl
MostYardsReceiving165,BenHartvs.FloridaState,1965GatorBowl
LongestPass95,RonFletchertoBenHartvs.FloridaState,1965GatorBowl
LongestInterceptionReturn94,DavidBakervs.Duke,1958OrangeBowl
LongestPunt78,ScottBlantonvs.TexasTech,1993JohnHancockBowl
LongestPuntReturn71,JoeWylievs.Auburn,1972SugarBowl
MostPunts13,HughMcCulloughvs.Tennessee,1939OrangeBowl
BestPuntingAverage48.28,ScottBlantonvs.TexasTech,1993JohnHancockBowl(7-339)
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BOWL HISTORYTeam Bowl RecordsTotalYards1. 618yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991GatorBowl(vs.Virginia)2. 481yards. . . . . . . . . . 1999IndependenceBowl(vs.Mississippi)3. 470yards. . . . . . . . . . . . 1968Astro-BluebonnetBowl(vs.SMU)4. 457yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1983FiestaBowl(vs.ArizonaState)5. 450yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1972SugarBowl(vs.Auburn)
NetRushingYards1. 439yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1972SugarBowl(vs.Auburn)2. 417yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983FiestaBowl(vs.ArizonaState)3. 415yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1976FiestaBowl(vs.Wyoming)4. 411yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1980OrangeBowl(vs.FloridaState)5. 409yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981SunBowl(vs.Houston)
NetPassingYards1. 390yards. . .. . .. . 1999IndependenceBowl(vs.Mississippi)2. 357yards. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 1991GatorBowl(vs.Virginia)3. 294yards. . .. . .. . .. 1968Astro-BluebonnetBowl(vs.SMU)4. 244yards. . .. . .. . .. . 2005OrangeBowl(vs.SouthernCal)5. 240yards. . .. . .. . .. 2003RoseBowl(vs.WashingtonState)
FewestTotalYardsAllowed1. 50yards.. ... ... ... ... ..2002CottonBowl(vs.Arkansas)2. 139yards. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . 1950SugarBowl(vs.LSU)3. 182yards. . .. . .. . .. . .1980OrangeBowl(vs.FloridaState)4. 196yards. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 1972SugarBowl(vs.Auburn)5. 199yards. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .1951SugarBowl(vs.Kentucky)
FewestRushingYardsAllowed1. 4yards. . . . . . . . . . . . 2002RoseBowl(vs.WashingtonState)2. 27yards.. ... ... ... ..2001OrangeBowl(vs.FloridaState)3. 38yards.. ... ... ... ... ..2002CottonBowl(vs.Arkansas)4. 38yards.. ... ... ... ... ... .. 1950SugarBowl(vs.LSU)5. 40yards.. ... ... ... ... ... 1972SugarBowl(vs.Auburn)
FewestNetPassingYardsAllowed1. 13yards.. ... ... ... ... . 2002CottonBowl(vs.Arkansas)2. 33yards.. ... ... ... ... . 1976OrangeBowl(vs.Michigan)3. 36yards.. ... ... ... ... .. 1951SugarBowl(vs.Kentucky)4. 40yards.. ... ... ... ... .1978OrangeBowl(vs.Arkansas)5. 51yards.. ... ... ... ... .1956OrangeBowl(vs.Maryland)
MostPointsScored1. 48points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991GatorBowl(vs.Virginia) 48points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1958OrangeBowl(vs.Duke)3. 42points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987OrangeBowl(vs.Arkansas)4. 41points. . . . . . . . . .1993JohnHancockBowl(vs.TexasTech) 41points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1976FiestaBowl(vs.Wyoming)
FewestPointsAllowed1. 0points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973SugarBowl(vs.PennSt.) 0points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1954OrangeBowl(vs.Maryland) 0points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1950SugarBowl(vs.LSU)4. 2points. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001OrangeBowl(vs.FloridaState)5. 3points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002CottonBowl(vs.Arkansas)
Individual Bowl RecordsRushingYardage1. MarcusDupree 1983FiestaBowl..............239yards2. FredSims 1981SunBowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181yards3. LeonHeath 1950SugarBowl ..............170yards4. BillySims 1980OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 164yards5. JackMildren 1971SugarBowl ..............149yards
RushingTouchdowns1. MikeGaddis 1991GatorBowl. . . . . . . . . . . 3touchdowns JackMildren 1972SugarBowl ........... 3touchdowns EddieDavis 1946GatorBowl. . . . . . . . . . . 3touchdowns4. Severaltiedwith2
TotalCarries1. SteveOwens 1968Astro-BluebonnetBowl. . . . . 36carries2. QuentinGriffin 2003RoseBowl ..............30carries JackMildren 1971SugarBowl ..............30carries4. JimGrisham 1963OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28carries5. J.C.Watts 1981OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25carries BillySims 1979OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25carries AdrianPeterson 2005OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25carries
PassingYardage1. JoshHeupel 1999IndependenceBowl. . . . . . . 390yards2. CaleGundy 1991GatorBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329yards3. JasonWhite 2005OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 244yards4. NateHybl 2003RoseBowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240yards5. RhettBomar 2005HolidayBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 229yards
PassCompletions1. JoshHeupel 1999IndependenceBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 392. CaleGundy 1991GatorBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 JoshHeupel 2001OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254. NateHybl 2002CottonBowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 JasonWhite 2005OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
PassAttempts1. JoshHeupel 1999IndependenceBowl............. 532. JoshHeupel 2001OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393. JasonWhite 2004SugarBowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374. JasonWhite 2005OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365. NateHybl 2002CottonBowl ................... 32
TouchdownPasses1. JoshHeupel 1999IndependenceBowl.............. 3 CaleGundy 1993JohnHancockBowl.............. 33. NateHybl 2003RoseBowl ..................... 2 CaleGundy 1991GatorBowl..................... 2 MickeyRipley 1968Astro-BluebonnetBowl . . . . . . . . . . . 2 JasonWhite 2005OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ReceptionLeaders1. JarrailJackson 1999IndependenceBowl............. 102. QuentinGriffin 2002CottonBowl .................... 93. QuentinGriffin 1999IndependenceBowl.............. 84. JohnnyBarr 1968Astro-BluebonnetBowl . . . . . . . . . . . 85. JoshNorman 2002CottonBowl .................... 7 TravisWilson 2005OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 MalcolmKelly 2005HolidayBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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BOWL HISTORYReceptionYardage1. BenHart 1965GatorBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1652. JohnnyBarr 1968Astro-BluebonnetBowl. . . . . . . . . . 1383. TinkerOwens 1972SugarBowl ...................1324. CoreyWarren 1991GatorBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1105. BrandonDaniels 1999IndependenceBowl . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
TouchdownReceptions1. RickeyBrady 1993JohnHancockBowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 JoeyMickey 1991GatorBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 JohnnyBarr 1968Astro-Bluebonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 TravisWilson 2005OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25. Severaltiedwith1
Oklahoma’s Longest PlaysRushes1. LeonHeath 1949SugarBowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86yards*2. SpencerTillman 1986OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 77yards*3. LydellCarr 1985OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 61yards* J.C.Watts 1979OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 61yards*5. LydellCarr 1986OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60yards
Passing1. BrewsterHobby 1958OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 79yards*2. DannyBradley 1984OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 61yards*3. NateHybl 2002RoseBowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57yards4. CaleGundy 1991GatorBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44yards5. J.C.Watts 1980OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42yards DaveRobertson 1972SugarBowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42yards
InterceptionReturns1. DavidBaker 1957OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 94yards*2. CarlDodd 1955OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 82yards*3. MyrleGreathouse 1948SugarBowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72yards4. CoryHeinecke 1999IndependenceBowl. . . . . . . . . 51yards5. DickCarpenter 1957OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50yards*
KickoffReturns1. GeorgeRhymes 1984OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40yards2. TommyPannell 1964GatorBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36yards3. StanleyWilson 1982FiestaBowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34yards4. StanleyWilson 1982FiestaBowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32yards BobbyPage 1964GatorBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32yards
PuntReturns1. JoeWylie 1971SugarBowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71yards*2. BasilBanks 1979OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59yards3. AntonioPerkins 2002RoseBowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51yards*
Punts1. ScottBlanton 1993SunBowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78yards2. DarrellRoyal 1948SugarBowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75yards3. HughMcCullough 1938OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70yards4. ClendonThomas 1957OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66yards5. ToddThomsen 1986OrangeBowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60yards DarrellRoyal 1948SugarBowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60yards
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BOWL HISTORYCareer Bowl LeadersRushingYardage1. LeonHeath 1948-1950. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3472. LydellCarr 1984-1987. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3263. BillySims 1975-1979. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3054. GregPruitt 1970-1972. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2785. LeonCrosswhite 1970-1972. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271
RushingTouchdowns1. JeraldMoore 1993-1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 MikeGaddis 1988-1991. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 StanleyWilson 1979-1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 BillySims 1975-1979. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 JackMildren 1969-1971. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 ClendonThomas 1955-1957. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
TotalCarries1. LeonCrosswhite 1970-1972. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 592. BillySims 1975-1979. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553. SteveOwens 1967-1969. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534. LydellCarr 1984-1987. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505. AdrianPeterson 2004-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
PassingYardage1. JoshHeupel 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6042. CaleGundy 1990-1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5443. NateHybl 2000-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4154. JasonWhite 2004-2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3465. JamelleHolieway 1985-1988. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
PassCompletions1. JoshHeupel 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 642. NateHybl 2000-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433. CaleGundy 1990-1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404. JasonWhite 2004-2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375. RhettBomar 2005-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
PassAttempts1. JoshHeupel 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 922. JasonWhite 2004-2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 733. NateHybl 2000-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694. CaleGundy 1990-1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .575. JamelleHolieway 1985-1988. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
CompletionPercentage(min.10attempts)1. CaleGundy 1990-1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..7022. JoshHeupel 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..6963. NateHybl 2000-2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..6234. ThomasLott 1976-1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..5835. RhettBomar 2005-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..567
TouchdownPasses1. CaleGundy 1990-1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52. JoshHeupel 1999-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33. NateHybl 2000-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 MickeyRipley 1967-1970. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 JamelleHolieway 1985-1988. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 JasonWhite 2003-2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
ReceptionLeaders1. QuentinGriffin 1999-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252. TrentSmith 1999-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153. AntwoneSavage 1999-2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134. JoshNorman 1998-2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 TravisWilson 2003-2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
ReceptionYards1. CoreyWarren 1990-1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2032. TinkerOwens 1972-1975. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1953. BenHart 1964-1966. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1654. EddieHinton 1966-1968. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1535. KeithJackson 1984-1987. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
TouchdownReceptions1. RickeyBrady 1990-1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 JoeyMickey 1989-1992. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 JohnnyBarr 1968-1969. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 TravisWilson 2005-Present ...................... 25. Severaltiedwith1
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BOWL HISTORYOpponent Bowl RecordsMostPoints24,FredBiletnikoff,FloridaState,1965GatorBowl
MostYardsRushing205,RolandSales,Arkansas,1978OrangeBowl
LongestRun80,DeuceMcAlister,Mississippi,1999IndependenceBowl
HighestRushingAverage(min.5attempts)13.5,EdVereb,Maryland,1956OrangeBowl
MostTotalOffense454(454Passing,0Rushing),JohnWalsh,BYU,1994CopperBowl
MostKickoffReturnYards95,DavidBrungard,Alabama,1970Astro-BluebonnetBowl
MostPassesCompleted31,JohnWalsh,BYU,1994CopperBowl
MostPassingYards454,JohnWalsh,BYU,1994CopperBowl
MostYardsReceiving192,FredBiletnikoff,FloridaState,1965GatorBowl
LongestPass70,ToddHonstoAlvinMoore,ArizonaState,1983FiestaBowl
LongestInterceptionReturn69,HowardEhler,FloridaState,1965GatorBowl
LongestPunt70,RohnStark,FloridaState,1980OrangeBowl
LongestPuntReturn28,SkylerGreen,LSU,2004SugarBowl
MostPunts10,JohnAnderson,Michigan,1976OrangeBowl;BrianMasella,PennState,1972SugarBowl;KeithCottrell,FloridaState,2001OrangeBowl
MostPoints55,SouthernCalifornia,2005OrangeBowl
MostRushingYards297,Arkansas,1978OrangeBowl
MostPassingYards485,BYU,1994CopperBowl
FewestPointsAllowed0,Tennessee,1939OrangeBowl;Alabama,1963OrangeBowl
MostPassInterceptions3,FloridaState,1980OrangeBowl;SMU,1968Astro-BluebonnetBowl
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OKLAHOMA
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OKLAHOMA
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1947*GATOR BOWL
TENNESSEE
OKLAHOMA
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OU UNCFirstDowns 14 12Rushes-Yardage 65-186 34-128Passingyardage 43 82Passes-Comp-Int 4-1-0 21-8-2Plays-Yards 229 42-210Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 40 30Punts-Average 5-36.8 7-38.0
SCOReBYqUARTeRNorthCarolina 6 0 0 0 6Oklahoma 7 0 7 0 14
SCORINgUNC-Rodgers3ydrun(kickfailed),6-0OU-Mitchell1ydrun(Mingkick),6-7OU-Pearson7ydrun(Mingkick),6-14
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Heath12-58 UNC-Justice16-84Passing: OU-Royal1-1-0-43 UNC-Justice13-6-1-57Receiving:OU-Anderson1-43 UNC-Weiner3-36
gAMeSUMMARYItwaslegendaryCoachBudWilkinson’sfirst bowl game as the fifth-ranked and underdogSoonerstookonthethird-rankedandunbeatenNorthCarolinaTarHeelsaccompaniedbytheirAll-AmericatailbackCharlie“ChooChoo”Justice.Oklahomaupsetthe‘Heelswiththebigplaycominginthefirst quarter as linebacker Myrle Greathouse interceptedapassandreturnedit70yardstosetupJackMitchell’sone-yardrun.TheSoonersnevertrailedafterthat.
OU NCSFirstDowns 12 13Rushes-Yardage 43-195 47-136Passingyardage 75 103Passes-Comp-Int 9-3-2 18-7-3Plays-Yards 51-270 65-239Fumbles-Lost 4-3 2-1Penalties-Yards 7-34 3-13Punts-Average 5-31.0 4-36.0
SCOReBYqUARTeRN.C.State 7 0 6 0 13Oklahoma 7 20 0 7 34
SCORINgOU-Davis1ydrun(Wallacekick),0-7NCSU-Phillips63ydpassfromTurner (Bylerkick),7-7OU-Davis7ydrun(Wallacekick),7-14OU-Golding5ydrun(Wallacekick),7-21OU-Davis5ydrun(kickfailed),7-27NCSU-Palmer8ydrun(kickfailed),13-27OU-Owens15ydpassfromSarratt (Wallacekick),13-34
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Golding12-91 NCSU-Palmer10-70
gAMeSUMMARYIn a game that featured two of the marquee namesincollegefootballatthetime,OklahomablastedNorthCarolinaState34-13before an overflowing crowd of 10,000 in thesecondannualGatorBowl.TheSoonersdidnottakelongtogetonthescoreboard,twominutestobeexact,onanEddieDavisone-yardplunge.N.C.Stateroaredbacktoeventhescore,butOUputthegameout of reach by scoring 20 second-quarter points and coasted from there. The marquee matchupwasmadepossiblebecauseoftheTournamentofRosescommitteedecisiontomatchrepresentativesoftheWesternAthleticConference(nowthePacTen)andtheBigNine,(nowtheBig10).ThisagreementmadeitpossibleforteamsnotwaitingforapossibleRoseBowlberthtobepickedbytheGatorBowlcommittee.
OU UTFirstDowns 6 15Rushes-Yardage 16-25 51-197Passingyardage 69 63Passes-Comp-Int 13-4-0 27-10-1Plays-Yards 43-94 64-260Fumbles-Lost 4-3 2-1Penalties-Yards 9-90 16-130Punts-Average 13-40 12-36
SCOReBYqUARTeRTennessee 7 3 0 7 17Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 0
SCORINgUT-Foxx12-ydrun(Wyattrun),7-0UT-Wyatt32-ydFG,10-0UT-Wood22-ydrun(Wyattkick),17-0
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-McCullough9-9 UT-Coffman12-56Passing: OU-McCullough19-7-1-37 UT-Wood5-2-0-40Receiving:OU-Clark3-30 UT-Cifers1-23
gAMeSUMMARYThis was the first Orange Bowl that featured twonationalpowersasbothteamswereundefeatedanduntied.ToluretheSoonerstoMiami,theOrangeBowldirectorcircledtheNormancampus,leavingchalkmessagesthatpromotedthegame.Tennessee’spowerfulgroundattackwastoomuchfortheSooners,winnersof14straight,astheVolunteersracedto a 17-0 victory in the fifth annual Orange Bowl.Thevictorywasthe13thstraightfortheVols,whowerecoachedbyMajorBobNeyland.Thegamewasconsideredtobetheroughestofallbowlgamesplayedthatyearasbothteamscombinedformorethan200yardsinpenalties.
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MARYLAND
OKLAHOMA
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1954*ORANGE BOWL
KENTUCKY
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NewOrleans,La.(80,206)
1951*SUGAR BOWL
LOUISIANA STATE
OKLAHOMA
0
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NewOrleans,La.(82,000)
1950*SUGAR BOWL
OU UMFirstDowns 10 13Rushes-Yardage 47-208 52-176Passingyardage 22 36Passes-Comp-Int 6-4-0 12-5-1Plays-Yards 53-230 64-212Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-1Penalties-Yards 7-45 3-15Punts-Average 7-31.3 5-29.0
SCOReBYqUARTeRMaryland 0 0 0 0 0Oklahoma 0 7 0 0 7
SCORINgOU-Grigg25ydrun(Leakekick),0-7
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Grigg13-89 UM-Felton10-51Passing: OU-Calame4-4-0-22 UM-Boxold9-3-1-42Receiving:OU-Burris3-17 UM-Holan2-31
gAMeSUMMARYIt was the first game of the contract that pitted theBigSevenchampionagainsttheAtlanticCoastConferencechamp.MarylandcameintothegameastheregularseasonnationalchampionwithOUratedfourth.Twice,theTerrapins had first down with the ball inside the10-yardline,andbothtimestheSoonerdefenserefusedtoallowanypointsonthescoreboard.SoonertailbackLarryGriggscoredtheonlyTDofthegamewitha25-yardscamperinthesecondperiod.The1954bowlgame was the first bowl game in which the playershadtoplaybothways.SoonerheroGriggalsoplayeddefensiveback.
UK OUFirstDowns 7 18Rushes-Yardage 40-84 59-189Passingyardage 105 38Passes-Comp-Int 12-9-1 8-3-1Plays-Yards 52-189 67-227Fumbles-Lost 1-0 7-5Penalties-Yards 6-40 2-30Punts-Average 8-41.7 6-33.4
SCOReBYqUARTeRKentucky 7 6 0 0 13Oklahoma 0 0 0 7 7
SCORINgUK-Jamerson22ydpassfromParilli (kickgood),7-0UK-Jamerson1ydrun(kickfailed),13-0OU-Green17ydpassfromVessels (Weatherallkick),13-7
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Heath20-121 UK-Jamerson15-58Passing: OU-Arnold5-2-0-21 UK-Parilli12-9-0-105Receiving:OU-Vessels2-21 UK-Bruno3-57
gAMeSUMMARYOU won its first national championship by goingaperfect10-0intheregularseason.However,Kentucky,coachedbyPaul“Bear”Bryant,upsettheSoonersandbrokea31-gameOUwinningstreak.OUlostabowl-record five fumbles in falling behind 13-0. A fourth quarter 17-yard TD pass by Billy Vesselsnarrowedthemarginbutacome-from-behindeffortwasfoiledbyaninterceptioninthe final minute of play.
LSU OUFirstDowns 8 10Rushes-Yardage 40-38 55-286Passingyardage 121 74Passes-Comp-Int 20-9-2 11-2-4Plays-Yards na-159 na-360Fumbles-Lost 4-4 4-4Penalties-Yards 6-40 8-40Punts-Average 8-33.6 7-37.4
SCOReBYqUARTeRLSU 0 0 0 0 0Oklahoma 0 14 7 14 35
SCORINgOU-Heath86ydrun(Tippskick),0-7OU-Heath34ydrun(Tippskick),0-14OU-Thomas34ydpassfromPearson (Tippskick),0-21OU-Thomas5ydrun(Tippskick),0-28OU-Royal5ydrun(Tippskick),0-35
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Heath15-170 LSU-West5-26Passing: OU-Pearson7-2-na-74 LSU-Pevy11-5-na-82Receiving:OU-Goad1-40 LSU-Baggett4-50
gAMeSUMMARYWilkinson’steamwasratedsecondinthenation and it was the first one of his squads to postanundefeatedrecord,10-0.Thegamewasone-sidedandstillstandsasthelargestmarginofvictoryinOUbowlhistory.OneofthemanySoonerbigplayswasLeonHeath’sOUbowlrecord-breaking86-yardTDrun.Thegamewasmarredbyanearly-weekincidentwhereaformerLSUplayerwascaughtspyingonSoonerpractices.ItwastheonlytimeinWilkinson’scareerthathepubliclyblastedanopponent.
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OKLAHOMA
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Miami,Fla.(75,281)
1959*ORANGE BOWL
DUKE
OKLAHOMA
21
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Miami,Fla.(76,561)
1958*ORANGE BOWL
MARYLAND
OKLAHOMA
6
20
Miami,Fla.(75,561)
1956*ORANGE BOWL
OU SUFirstDowns 12 18Rushes-Yardage 44-152 56-239Passingyardage 93 72Passes-Comp-Int 4-3-0 25-10-2Plays-Yards 48-245 81-311Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2Penalties-Yards 3-35 4-20Punts-Average 8-37.0 8-31.2
SCOReBYqUARTeRSyracuse 0 0 0 6 6Oklahoma 14 0 7 0 21
SCORINgOU-Gautt42ydrun(PATfailed),0-6OU-Coyle79ydpassfromHobby (PATpass),0-14OU-Hobby40ydpuntreturn (Hobbykick),0-21SU-Weber15ydrun(Weberkick),6-21
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Gautt6-94 SU-Anderson12-58Passing: OU-Hobby1-1-0-79 SU-Zimmerman22-10-1-72Receiving:OU-Coyle1-79 SU-Stevens5-43
gAMeSUMMARYWaivingthe“norepeatrule”becauseofanewbowlcontract,theSoonersplayedintheirsecondconsecutiveOrangeBowl,defeatingtheOrangemenfromSyracuse,21-6.TheSoonerswereledbyPrenticeGauttwhoscored the game’s first TD on the second playofthegamewitha42-yardrun.GauttaveragedanOUbowl-record15.7-yardseverytimehetouchedtheball.ItwastheSooners’fourthstraightOrangeBowlvictory.Oklahomaended the season ranked fifth in the nation, its onlylossaone-pointertoTexas.
OU DukeFirstDowns 11 16Rushes-Yardage 44-165 69-231Passingyardage 114 97Passes-Comp-Int 18-9-3 13-8-2Plays-Yards 62-279 82-328Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-2Penalties-Yards 12-150 3-25Punts-Average 7-34.7 10-28.1
SCOReBYqUARTeRDuke 0 7 7 7 21Oklahoma 7 7 7 27 48
SCORINgOU-Baker94ydint.return(Doddkick),0-7OU-Thomas13ydrun(Doddkick),0-14DU-McElhaney1ydrun(Carltonkick),7-14OU-Dodd1ydrun(Doddkick),7-21DU-McElhaney4ydrun(Carltonkick),14-21OU-Sandefer4ydrun(Doddkick),14-28OU-Baker29ydpassfromHobby (Boydkick),14-35DU-Dutrow8ydrun(Carltonkick),21-35OU-Hobby9ydpassfromBaker (McDanielkick),21-42OU-Carpenter73ydint.oflateral (kickfailed),21-48
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Thomas13-62 Duke-Carlton15-84Passing: OU-Hobby4-3-0-48 Duke-Brodhead6-4-1-60Receiving:OU-Baker1-29 Duke-Latimore3-33
gAMeSUMMARYThe47-gamewinningstreakhadbeenbrokenearlierintheseason,buttheSoonersstillcameintothegamerankedNo.4.Duke,theACCwinner,wasunranked.Oklahomagot only six first downs, lost the total offense battle(328yardsto279)andpickedupanOUbowl-record165yardsinpenalties,butusedtwointerceptionreturnsforTD,includinganOUbowlrecord94-yarderfromDavidBaker,twofumblerecoveries,ablockedpuntandabadsnapfromcentertowingoingaway.The48pointsmarkedanall-timeOUbowlrecordthatstooduntilmatchedbythe‘91GatorBowlteam.
OU UMFirstDowns 16 9Rushes-Yardage 64-202 47-187Passingyardage 53 46Passes-Comp-Int 10-4-1 10-3-3Plays-Yards 74-255 57-233Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2Penalties-Yards 3-35 7-61Punts-Average 8-34.5 7-40.4
SCOReBYqUARTeRMaryland 0 6 0 0 6Oklahoma 0 0 14 6 20
SCORINgUM-Vereb15ydrun(kickfailed),6-0OU-McDonald4ydrun(Pricerkick),6-7OU-O’Neal1ydrun(Pricerkick),6-14OU-Dodd82ydinterceptionreturn (kickfailed),6-20
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Harris9-50 UM-Vereb8-108Passing: OU-Harris5-3-0-34 UM-Beightol7-2-2-35Receiving:OU-Burris2-28 UM-Cooke1-21
gAMeSUMMARYThistimeitwasOUthatcarriedthenumberonerankingintothegamewithMarylandrankedthird,havinglostjustonegameduringtheregularseason.TheSooners,aperfect10-0andinthemidstoftheir47-gamewinningstreak,trailed6-0atthehalf.TheSoonerswentintotheirfamous“fastbreakoffense”inthesecondhalfandscoredthreetimestoposttheirsecondOrangeBowlvictory.ItwasthesecondnationalchampionshipforOklahoma.
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TENNESSEE
OKLAHOMA
24
26
Miami,Fla.(77,993)
1968*ORANGE BOWL
FLORIDA STATE
OKLAHOMA
36
19
Jacksonville,Fla.(50,408)
1965*GATOR BOWL
ALABAMA
OKLAHOMA
17
0
Miami,Fla.(73,380)
1963*ORANGE BOWL
OU UTFirstDowns 18 18Rushes-Yardage 50-203 44-172Passingyardage 107 160Passes-Comp-Int 18-9-3 naPlays-Yards 68-310 68-332Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 2-10 4-27Punts-Average 5-47 2-32
SCOReBYqUARTeRTennessee 0 0 14 10 24Oklahoma 7 12 0 7 26
SCORINgOU-Warmack7ydrun(Vashonkick),0-7OU-Hinton20ydpassfromWarmack (kickfailed),0-13OU-Owens1ydrun(PATfailed),0-19UT-Glover36ydinterceptionreturn (Kremserkick),7-19UT-Fulton5ydrun(Kremserkick),14-19UT - Kremser 26 yd field goal, 17-19OU-Stephenson25ydinterception (Vashonkick),17-26UT-Warren1ydrun(Kremserkick),24-26
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Warmack17-81 UT-Chadwick12-72Passing: OU-Warmack18-9-2-107 UT-Warren23-12-2-160Receiving:OU-Hinton5-87 UT-Flowers4-59
gAMeSUMMARYOklahomahadwontheBigEighttitleinChuckFairbank’s first year as head coach. Although aslightunderdogtotheVols,OUbrokeouttoa19-0halftimelead.TennesseecamebacktonarrowtheSoonerleadto19-17beforeOklahomadefensivebackBobStephensonpickedoffapassandraced24yardstogiveOUanallimportantinsuranceTD.TheSoonersdesperatelyneededtheinsurancewhenDeweyWarrenplowedinfromayardout.TheVolunteersthenmissedapotentialgame-winning field goal as the gun went off.
FSU OUFirstDowns 29 13Rushes-Yardage 217 71Passingyardage 303 209Passes-Comp-Int 36-23-1 22-10-4Plays-Yards 59-520 52-280Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1Penalties-Yards 9-52 7-35Punts-Average 1-26.0 6-38.0
SCOReBYqUARTeRFloridaState 6 18 6 6 36Oklahoma 7 0 6 6 19
SCORINgFSU-Ehler69ydinterception (PATfailed),6-0OU-Kennedy1ydrun(Metcalfkick),6-7FSU-Biletnikoff15ydpassfromTensi (PATfailed),12-7FSU-Biletnikoff14ydpassfromTensi (PATfailed),18-7FSU-Biletnikoff10ydpassfromTensi (PATfailed),24-7OU-Pannell2ydpassfromPage (PATfailed),24-13FSU-Floyd13ydpassfromTensi (PATfailed),30-13OU-Hart95ydpassfromFletcher (PATfailed),30-19FSU-Biletnikoff6ydpassfromTensi (PATfailed),36-19
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Ringer7-41 FSU-Spooner27-125Passing: OU-Fletcher7-3-0-117 FSU-Tensi36-23-4-303Receiving:OU-Hart6-165 FSU-Biletnikoff13-192
gAMeSUMMARYFloridaStateusedasophisticatedpassingattacktowineasily.Toaddinsulttoinjury,fouroftheSeminoles’TDpasseswerethrownonfourth-downplays.FourOklahomaplayershadbeenfoundineligiblethenightbeforethegamebecausetheyhadsignedprocontractswhichwasinviolationofNCAArules.FSUwide receiver Fred Biletnikoff finished the gamewith13receptionsfor192yardsandfourTDs.
OU UAFirstDowns 10 15Rushes-Yardage 52-154 50-174Passingyardage 106 86Passes-Comp-Int 8-4-0 17-9-1Plays-Yards 60-260 67-260Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1Penalties-Yards 1-5 1-12Punts-Average 10-34.0 8-40.5
SCOReBYqUARTeRAlabama 7 7 3 0 17Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 0
SCORINgUA-Williamson25ydpassfromNamath (Daviskick),7-0UA-Clark15ydrun(Daviskick),14-0UA - Davis 19 yd field goal, 17-0
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Grisham28-107 UA-Versprille14-52Passing: OU-Fletcher1-1-0-56 UA-Namath17-9-1-86Receiving:OU-Bumgardner1-56 UA-Williamson4-58
gAMeSUMMARYItwasBudWilkinson’slastbowlgame.Paul“Bear”Bryant,coachinghisalmamater,repeatedhisvictoryasthecoachatKentuckyinthe1951SugarBowlwitha17-0triumph.LB Lee Roy Jordan, the MVP, and quarterback JoeNamathledtheCrimsonTidetothevictory. The Sooners had first and goal twice in the first half, but fumbles ended OU’s chances andtheSoonersneverreallythreatenedagain.ThelonehighlightfortheOklahomateamwasavisitbyPresidentJohnF.KennedytotheSooners’lockerroom.AlthoughPresidentKennedyclaimedneutrality,itwasobviousbythegrimaceonhisfacehewasbackingtheOklahomateam.
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AUBURN
OKLAHOMA
22
40
NewOrleans,La.(84,031)
1972*SUGAR BOWL
ALABAMA
OKLAHOMA
24
24
Houston,Texas(53,832)
1970*BLUEBONNET BOWL
SMU
OKLAHOMA
28
27
Houston,Texas(53,543)
1968*BLUEBONNET BOWL
OU AUFirstDowns 28 15Rushes-Yardage 439 40Passingyardage 11 250Passes-Comp-Int 4-1-0 45-20-2Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2Penalties-Yards 2-12 0-0Punts-Average 5-35.4 5-48.6
SCOReBYqUARTeRAuburn 0 0 7 15 22Oklahoma 19 12 3 6 40
SCORINgOU-Crosswhite4ydrun(kickfailed),0-6OU-Mildren5ydrun(Carrollkick),0-13OU-Mildren4ydrun(kickfailed),0-19OU-Mildren7ydrun(kickfailed),0-25OU-Wylie71ydpuntreturn (kickfailed),0-31AU-Unger1ydrun(Jettkick),7-31OU - Carroll 53 yd field goal, 7-34AU-Unger1ydrun(Jettkick),14-34OU-Pruitt2ydrun(kickfailed),14-40AU-Cannon11ydpassfromSullivan (Beckrun),22-40
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Mildren30-149 AU-Unger6-38Passing: OU-Mildren4-1-0-11 AU-Sullivan44-20-1-250Receiving:OU-Chandler1-11 AU-Beasley6-117Tackles: OU-Selmon,Driscoll7 AU-Yearout16
gAMeSUMMARYOUhadlostonlyonegame,the“GameoftheCentury”toNebraskaonThanksgivingDay.AuburnfeaturedHeismanTrophywinnerPatSullivan.Itwasrunversuspass,withOU’srunnersprevailing.TheSoonersroaredtoa31-0halftimeleadandamassed439yardsrushingbygame’send,anewOklahomaandSugarBowlrecord.QBJackMildren,playingin the final game of his brilliant college career, scoredaSugarBowlrecordthreetimes.OUfinished second in the polls to Nebraska with another Big Eight team, Colorado, finishing third.
UA OUFirstDowns 21 19Rushes-Yardage 43-229 60-349Passingyardage 199 66Passes-Comp-Int 27-14-0 7-5-0Plays-Yards 70-428 67-415Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-2Penalties-Yards 7-50 3-42Punts-Average 4-37.0 5-37.0
SCOReBYqUARTeRAlabama 7 7 3 7 24Oklahoma 7 14 0 3 24
SCORINgOU-Pruitt58ydrun(Derrkick),0-7UA-Moore4ydpassfromHunter (Clemmykick),7-7OU-Pruitt25ydrun(Derrkick),7-14UA-Bailey5ydpassfromHunter (Clemmykick),14-14OU-Wylie2ydrun(Derrkick),14-21UA - Clemmy 21 yd field goal, 17-21UA-Hunter25ydpassfromMusso (Clemmykick),24-21OU - Derr 42 yd field goal, 24-24
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Crosswhite20-111 UA-Musso27-138Passing: OU-Mildren7-5-0-66 UA-Hunter26-13-1-174Receiving:OU-Harrison2-45 UA-Bailey4-86
gAMeSUMMARYTheemergenceofthewishboneandGregPruittwerelate-seasondevelopmentsthatpropelled OU to four wins in its last five games andapostseasoninvitation.TheSoonershadswitchedtothewishboneandtheywererunningittoperfectionbythetimethebowlgamerolledaround.The“bone”produced349yardsrushingandtouchdownrunsof58and25yardsbyAll-AmericanGregPruitt,buttheSooners still needed a late field goal by Bruce DerrtoforgethetiewiththeCrimsonTide.
OU SMUFirstDowns 23 22Rushes-Yardage 53-176 33-72Passingyardage 294 281Passes-Comp-Int 37-18-3 43-22-2Plays-Yards 90-479 76-353Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2Penalties-Yards 6-55 4-34Punts-Average 6-38.2 7-41.0
SCOReBYqUARTeRSMU 0 0 6 22 28Oklahoma 7 0 14 6 27
SCORINgOU-Warmack8ydrun(Derrkick),0-7OU-Barr21ydpassfromOwens (Derrkick),0-14SMU-Richardson1ydrun(kickfailed),6-14OU-Denton22ydpassfromRipley (Derrkick),6-21SMU-Richardson18ydrun (Lesserkick),13-21SMU-Levias11ydpassfromHixson (Lesserkick),20-21SMU-Fleming19ydpassfromHixson (PATgood),28-21OU-Barr20ydpassfromRipley (kickfailed),28-27
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Owens36-113 SMU-Richardson18-76Passing: OU-Ripley22-10-2-153 SMU-Hixson43-22-2-281Receiving:OU-Barr8-138 SMU-Levias8-112Tackles: OU-Casteel12 SMU-Cormier14
gAMeSUMMARYOUled20-6enteringthefourthbutSMU’sChuckHixson,passingfor281yards,ledacomebackthatproduceda28-21lead.OU,withoutinjuredQBBobWarmack,narrowedthemargintooneonapassfromMickeyRipley,butmissedatwo-pointconversionforthelead.Onelastchancecameafterrecovering an onside kick but a field goal attemptfrominsidetheSMU30-yardlinewentwideastimeexpired.
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OKLAHOMA
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MICHIGAN
OKLAHOMA
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Miami,Fla.(80,307)
1976*ORANGE BOWL
PENN STATE
OKLAHOMA
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1972*SUGAR BOWL
OU UWFirstDowns 24 14Rushes-Yardage 74-415 42-153Passingyardage 23 51Passes-Comp-Int 5-3-0 19-6-5Plays-Yards 79-438 61-204Fumbles-Lost 6-3 5-1Penalties-Yards 2-20 4-30Punts-Average 0-0 5-25.2TimeofPossession 32:18 27:42ThirdDownCon. 11-20 9-15
SCOReBYqUARTeRWyoming 0 0 0 7 7Oklahoma 14 6 7 14 41
SCORINgOU-Peacock3ydrun (vonSchamannkick),0-7OU-Ivory4ydrun (vonSchamannkick),0-14OU - von Schamann 32 yd field goal, 0-17OU - von Schamann 50 yd field goal, 0-20OU-Peacock15ydrun (vonSchamannkick),0-27OU-Cumby4ydrun (vonSchamannkick),0-34OU-Shepard8ydrun (vonSchamannkick),0-41UW-Jones1ydrun (Christopuloskick),7-41STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Shepard7-85 UW-Jones14-68Passing: OU-Blevins3-2-0-14 UW-Clayton14-5-4-54Receiving:OU-Hatcher2-14 UW-Howard3-45Tackles: OU-Reese7 UW-Coleman8
gAMeSUMMARYThiswasamismatchthatwasdecidedearlyonasOklahomarolledupalmost500yardsintotaloffenseandcruisedtoaneasyvictory.The Sooners led 27-0 at the third quarter mark beforethereservesaddedtwomorescoresinthefourthperiod.OUdidnotpunttheentiregame,theonlytimeinSoonerbowlhistorythathadhappened.
OU UMFirstDowns 16 12Rushes-Yardage 65-282 52-169Passingyardage 63 33Passes-Comp-Int 5-3-0 30-2-3Plays-Yards 70-345 72-202Fumbles-Lost 4-1 1-0Penalties-Yards 9-40 5-26Punts-Average 9-34.9 10-38.6
SCOReBYqUARTeRMichigan 0 0 0 6 6Oklahoma 0 7 0 7 14
SCORINgOU-Brooks39ydrun(DiRienzokick),0-7OU-Davis9ydrun(DiRienzokick),0-14UM-Bell2ydrun(kickfailed),6-14
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Washington17-73 UM-Leach13-62Passing: OU-Davis5-3-0-63 UM-Leach15-2-3-30Receiving:OU-Owens3-63 UM-Bell-1-17
gAMeSUMMARYIt was Oklahoma’s first bowl trip under legendaryheadcoachBarrySwitzerandastorybooksetting.OhioState,theNo.1-rankedteaminthecountry,hadlostintheRoseBowlearlierintheafternoon.TheupsetgavetheSoonersanopportunitytowinthenationalchampionshipiftheycouldbeattheMichiganWolverinescoachedbyBoSchembechler.A39-yardendaroundbyBillyBrooksandanine-yardkeeperbySteveDaviswere enough for a 14-6 victory and a fifth nationalchampionship.
OU PSUFirstDowns 20 11Rushes-Yardage 76-278 28-50Passingyardage 175 147Passes-Comp-Int 12-7-0 31-12-1Plays-Yards 88-453 59-197Fumbles-Lost 8-5 6-4Penalties-Yards 3-55 3-15Punts-Average 8-32.7 10-42.9
SCOReBYqUARTeRPennState 0 0 0 0 0Oklahoma 7 0 7 0 14
SCORINgOU-Crosswhite1ydrun(Fulcherkick),0-7OU-Owens27ydpassfromRobertson (Fulcherkick),0-14
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Pruitt21-86 PSU-Nagle10-22Passing: OU-Robertson6-3-0-88 PSU-Hufnagel31-12-1-147Receiving:OU-Owens5-132 PSU-Scott3-59Tackles: OU-LuciousSelmon7 PSU-Skorupan13
gAMeSUMMARYPlayed for the first time on New Year’s Eve,theSugarBowlbroughttheBigEightChampionSoonerstodobattlewithJoePaterno’s fifth-ranked Nittany Lions. The Soonerdefensepostedashutoutwhileallowing only 11 first downs and 49 yards rushing the entire game. It was the first year thatfreshmenwereeligibleandSoonerwidereceiverTinkerOwenscelebratedwithfive catches, good for 132 yards and one touchdown.ItwasalsothelastgameforSoonerheadcoachChuckFairbankswholeftfortheNFLthefollowingspring.
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1978*ORANGE BOWL
FSU OUFirstDowns 11 22Rushes-Yardage 35-82 59-411Passingyardage 100 36Passes-Comp-Int 27-8-3 4-2-0Plays-Yards 62-182 63-447Fumbles-Lost 1-0 5-4Penalties-Yards 4-20 3-28Punts-Average 9-42.2 4-25.0ThirdDownCon. 6-15 9-15SacksBy 0-0 1-4
SCOReBYqUARTeRFloridaState 7 0 0 0 7Oklahoma 0 17 0 7 24
SCORINgFSU-Whitting1ydrun (Chappelenkick),7-0OU-Watts61ydrun(Keelingkick),7-7OU-Wilson5ydrun(Keelingkick),7-14OU - Keeling 24 yd field goal, 7-17OU-Sims22ydrun(Keelingkick),7-24
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Sims24-164 FSU-Lyles,Whiting13-40Passing: OU-Watts4-2-0-36 FSU-Jordan16-6-1-76Receiving:OU-Nixon2-36 FSU-King,Childers2-24Tackles: OU-Cumby9 FSU-Herring16
gAMeSUMMARYTheBigEightChampionSoonersmetanundefeatedFloridaStateteamonNewYear’snight. After the Seminoles took a 7-0 first-quarter lead, OU unleashed 17 second-quarter pointstotaketheleadforgood.J.C.WattswasnamedOrangeBowlMVPonoffense.Hescoredona61-yardoptionplayandrushedformorethan100yards.BudHebert,whorecordedthreeinterceptions,earnedtheawardondefense.BillySimswrappeduphisbrilliantcollegiatecareerscoringona22-yardpitchfrom Watts. Oklahoma finished third in the countryandwontheOrangeBowlforthethirdtime in five tries under Switzer. The Seminoles crossed midfield only two times after the first quarter and never passed the 35-yard line.
NU OUFirstDowns 27 17Rushes-Yardage 54-217 53-292Passingyardage 220 47Passes-Comp-Int 31-18-2 3-2-0Plays-Yards 85-437 56-339Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 8-96 6-50Punts-Average 2-37.5 3-39.3ThirdDownCon. 8-18 7-12SacksBy 1-1 1-5
SCOReBYqUARTeRNebraska 7 0 3 14 24Oklahoma 7 7 17 0 31
SCORINgNU-Smith21ydpassfromSorley (Toddkick),7-0OU-Sims3ydrun (vonSchamannkick),7-7OU-Lott3ydrun (vonSchamannkick),7-14OU-Sims11ydrun (vonSchamannkick),7-21OU - von Schamann 26 yd field goal, 7-24NU - Todd 31 yd field goal, 10-24OU-Lott2ydrun (vonSchamannkick),10-31NU-Berns1ydrun(Toddkick),17-31NU-Miller2ydpassfromSorley (Toddkick),24-31
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Sims25-134 NU-Berns19-99Passing: OU-Lott3-2-0-47 NU-Sorley31-18-2-220Receiving:OU-Rhodes1-38 NU-Smith3-62Tackles: OU-Kinlaw11 NU-Andrews9
gAMeSUMMARYAtrulyamazingturnofeventsproducedarematchafterNebraska’svictoryinNovember.TheSooners,rankedNo.1withoneloss,hadlostaheartbreakertotheCornhuskers,17-14,onalatefumbleattheNUthree-yardline.WhentheHuskerswereupsetthefollowingweekbyMissouri,producingaBigEightChampionship tie, the Orange Bowl officials cameupwiththeideaofarematch,muchtotheSooners’joyandtheHuskers’shock.Itwentaspredicted:anOklahomavictory.
OU ARKFirstDowns 14 15Rushes-Yardage 49-230 60-317Passingyardage 80 90Passes-Comp-Int 14-7-0 12-7-1Plays-Yards 63-310 72-407Fumbles-Lost 4-3 2-1Penalties-Yards 5-25 7-50Punts-Average 5-44.4 4-40.5
SCOReBYqUARTeRArkansas 14 0 10 7 31Oklahoma 0 0 0 6 6
SCORINgARK-Sales1ydrun(Littlekick),7-0ARK-Sales4ydrun(Littlekick),14-0ARK-Calcagni1ydrun(Littlekick),21-0ARK - Little 32 yd field goal, 24-0OU-Hicks8ydpassfromBlevins (kickfailed),24-6ARK-White20ydrun(Littlekick),31-6
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Peacock15-117 ARK-Sales22-205Passing: OU-Lott7-4-0-42 ARK-Calgagni11-7-1-90Receiving:OU-Rhodes3-46 ARK-Sales4-52Tackles: OU-Kinlaw11 ARK-Jackson7
gAMeSUMMARYCalledbyBarrySwitzer,“themostdisappointinglossofmycareer,”OUwasavictimofoneofthebiggestupsetsinbowlhistory.WhenNotreDamedownedTexasintheCottonBowl,OUwasintherunningforanationalchampionship.AbigwinoverArkansasmightimpressthevotersandsecurethecrownfortheSooners.Asaresult,Switzerwentagainsthisownstrategybychoosingtoreceivetheopeningkickoffratherthanplaydefense.OUfumbledinsideitsown10onthethirdplayofthegameandArkansasimmediatelyscoredforaleaditneverrelinquished.
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OKLAHOMA
Tempe,Ariz.(70,553)
1983* FIESTA BOWL
HOUSTON
OKLAHOMA
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ElPaso,Texas(33,816)
1981*SUN BOWL
FLORIDA STATE
OKLAHOMA
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1981*ORANGE BOWL
ASU OUFirstDowns 25 19Rushes-Yardage 43-100 63-417Passingyardage 329 40Passes-Comp-Int 35-17-2 10-4-1Plays-Yards 78-429 73-457Fumbles-Lost 3-0 6-4Penalties-Yards 7-64 8-68Punts-Average 6-43.5 4-29.5TimeofPossession 30:31 29:29ThirdDownCon. 6-15 9-19SacksBy 0-0 4-6
SCOReBYqUARTeRArizonaState 0 11 7 14 32Oklahoma 7 6 8 0 21
SCORINgOU-Wilson1ydrun(Keelingkick),0-7ASU - Zendejas 32 yd field goal, 3-7ASU-Phelpssafetyinendzone,5-7ASU - Zendejas 22 yd field goal, 8-7OU-Wilson1ydrun (rushPATnogood),8-13ASU - Zendejas 54 yd field goal, 11-13ASU-Clark15ydrun(Zendejaskick),18-13OU-Sims19ydrun (PhelpstoFontenette),18-21ASU-Moore1ydrun(Zendejaskick),25-21ASU-Brown52ydpassfromHons (Zendejaskick),32-21
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Dupree17-242 ASU-Moore20-64Passing: OU-Phelps10-4-1-40 ASU-Hons35-17-2-329Receiving:OU-Lewis2-23 ASU-Moore3-88Tackles: OU-Sanders11 ASU-Richardson15
gAMeSUMMARYThemagicofMarcusDupreeranoutastheSun Devils rallied for 14 fourth-quarter points to win the first meeting between the two. Dupreeranwildearly,amassing239yardsbeforerecurrentleginjuriesforcedhimoutinthe third quarter. The turning point came when OklahomapunterMichaelKeelingcouldnotgethispuntawayandwasforcedtothrowanillegalpass.TheDevilstookoverattheOU43andlaterscoredwhenDarrylClackraced15yardsforatTD.
UH OUFirstDowns 26 15Rushes-Yardage 59-157 54-409Passingyardage 228 2Passes-Comp-Int 29-18-1 5-1-1Plays-Yards 88-385 59-407Fumbles-Lost 4-3 2-1Penalties-Yards 2-27 7-48Punts-Average 6-37.0 5-38.6ThirdDownCon. 7-16 3-11
SCOReBYqUARTeRHouston 0 7 0 7 14Oklahoma 7 0 3 30 40
SCORINgOU-Shepard34ydrun(Keelingkick),0-7UH-Wilson1ydrun(Clendenenkick),7-7OU - Keeling 32 yd field goal, 7-10OU-Shepard1ydrun(Keelingkick),7-17OU - Keeling 49 yd field goal, 7-20OU-Sims30ydrun(Keelingkick),7-27UH-Jordan6ydrun (Clendenenkick),14-27OU-Mills2ydrun(kickfailed),14-33OU-Truit28ydinterceptionreturn (Keelingkick),14-40
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Sims15-181 UH-Polk19-74Passing: OU-Shepard5-1-1-2 UH-Wilson28-11-1-216Receiving:OU-Ross1-2 UH-Durham1-60Tackles: OU-Benson10 UH-Turner13
gAMeSUMMARYAseasonthatproducedfourlossesforOklahomaendedonabrightnotewithaneasierthananticipated40-14victoryoverHouston.MVPDarrellShepard,whobeganhiscareeratUH,scoredtwotouchdownsagainsthisformerteam.TheSoonersscored30 fourth-quarter points to turn a seat squirmer intoarout.FreshmanFredSimsrolledup181yardsrushinginthegameafterrushingforjust179intheregularseason.
OU FSUFirstDowns 18 23Rushes-Yardage 55-156 60-212Passingyardage 128 51Passes-Comp-Int 12-7-0 15-11-0Plays-Yards 67-284 75-263Fumbles-Lost 7-5 1-0Penalties-Yards 4-32 5-58Punts-Average 2-37.0 4-42.5ThirdDownCon. 8-16 8-17
SCOReBYqUARTeROklahoma 0 3 7 8 18FloridaState 0 7 3 7 17
SCORINgFSU-Williams10ydrun(Capecekick),0-7OU - Keeling 53 yd field goal, 3-7OU-Overstreet4ydrun(Keelingkick),10-7FSU - Capece 19 yd field goal, 10-10 FSU-RecoveredfumbleinOUendzone (Capecekick),10-17OU-Rhodes11ydpassfromWatts (ValorapassfromWatts),18-17
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Watts25-48 FSU-Williams19-99Passing: OU-Watts12-7-0-128 FSU-Stockstill15-11-0-51Receiving:OU-Rhodes2-53 FSU-Williams2-27Tackles: OU-Coast15 FSU-Piurowski12
gAMeSUMMARYThiscontestfeaturedarematchwithagreatdealmoreexcitementasOUturnedtoaforeignweapon,thepass,tonotchitsthirdstraightOrangeBowlwin.QBJ.C.WattswaschosenMVPandwithgoodreason.TheSeminoles used a fourth-quarter TD to break a 10-10tieandseeminglygaincontrol.OUwasforcedtostartdeepinitsownterritoryafterthekickoffwithlittletimeleft.WattswenttoworkandpassedtheSoonerstothe11-yardlinewherehehitSteveRhodeswithaTDstriketopulltheSoonerstowithinonewithlessthanaminutetogo.WattsthenproceededtohittightendForrestValoraforthetwo-pointconversionthatgavetheSoonerstheirninthOrangeBowlvictory,includingthreeinthelastfouryears.Oklahoma finished ranked No. 3 in the nation.
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1986*ORANGE BOWL
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OKLAHOMA
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1985*ORANGE BOWL
ARK OUFirstDown 17 11Rushes-Yardage 45-48 48-366Passingyardage 192 47Passes-Comp-Int 33-16-5 5-2-0Plays-Yards 81-240 53-413Fumbles-Loss 2-0 3-2Penalties-Yards 3-25 4-40Punts-Average 9-41.1 5-47.6TimeofPossession 35:29 24:31ThirdDownCon. 8-18 5-12SacksBy 7-51 0-0
SCOReBYqUARTeRArkansas 0 0 0 8 8Oklahoma 0 14 14 14 42
SCORINgOU-Tillman77ydrun(Lasharkick),0-7OU-Tillman21ydrun(Lasharkick),0-14OU-Holieway2ydrun(Lasharkick),0-21OU-Holieway4ydrun(Lasharkick),0-28OU-Stafford13ydrun(Lasharkick),0-35OU-Parham49ydrun(Lasharkick),0-42ARK-Thomas2ydrun (ShibestpassfromBland),8-42
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Tillman7-109 ARK-Thomas22-59Passing: OU-Holieway3-2-0-47 ARK-Thomas26-13-4-129Receiving:OU-Shepard1-36 ARK-Shibest4-83Tackles: OU-Jones9 ARK-Atwater7
gAMeSUMMARYAfternineyears,BarrySwitzeravengedhismostembarrassingloss,coachingOklahomatoa42-8routofArkansas.LBDantéJones,playinginplaceofAll-AmericanBrianBosworth,ledthedefensewhichheldtheHogstojust48rushingyards.SpencerTillmangained109yardsrushingonjustsevencarries.Histotalsincludeda77-yardTDtogiveOUtheearly7-0lead.ToddThomsensetan Orange Bowl record with five punts for a 47.6-yardaverage.
PSU OUFirstDowns 14 12Rushes-Yardage 36-103 52-228Passingyardage 164 91Passes-Comp-Int 34-18-4 6-3-0Plays-Yards 70-267 58-319Fumbles-Lost 2-1 5-1Penalties-Yards 6-49 7-45Punts-Average 6-46.3 5-42.6TimeofPossession 31:23 28:37ThirdDownCon. 7-15 5-16SacksBy 0-0 2-10
SCOReBYqUARTeRPennState 7 3 0 0 10Oklahoma 0 16 3 6 25
SCORINgPSU-Manoa1ydrun(Mancakick),7-0OU - Lashar 26 yd field goal, 7-3OU-Jackson71ydpassfromHolieway (Lasharkick),7-10OU - Lashar 31 yd field goal, 7-13OU - Lashar 21 yd field goal, 7-16PSU - Manca 27 yd field goal, 10-16OU - Lashar 22 yd field goal, 10-19OU-Carr61ydrun(kickfailed),10-25
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Carr19-148 PSU-Dozier12-39Passing: OU-Holieway6-3-0-91 PSU-Knizner11-8-1-90Receiving:OU-Jackson2-83 PSU-Dimidio6-50Tackles: OU-Bosworth13 PSU-Alexander9gAMeSUMMARYA swarming defense, a record field goal performanceandtwobigplayshelpedtheOklahomaSoonersdefeatPennStatetocaptureboththeOrangeBowlandtheprogram’ssixthnationalchampionship.ButkusAwardwinnerBrianBosworthhad13solotacklesandtheOklahomasecondarypickedofffourPennStatepassestothwartanyrallies.TimLasharbootedanOrangeBowlrecord four field goals to give the Sooners an earlylead.LydellCarrandKeithJacksonthenprovidedbigplays,a61-yardjauntbyCarranda71-yardpassplayfromJamelleHoliewaytoJackson.
UW OUFirstDowns 17 17Rushes-Yardage 43-192 54-162Passingyardage 119 124Passes-Comp-Int 21-9-3 21-6-1Plays-Yards 64-311 75-286Fumbles-Lost 3-1 6-2Penalties-Yards 5-25 8-60Punts-Average 6-37.7 7-34.6TimeofPossession 28:56 31:04ThirdDownCon. 3-13 6-18
SCOReBYqUARTeRWashington 14 0 0 14 28Oklahoma 0 14 0 3 17
SCORINgUW-Greene29ydpassfromSiruco (Jaegerkick),7-0UW-Robinson1ydrun(Jaegerkick),14-0OU-Bradley1ydrun(Lasharkick),14-7OU-Shepard61ydpassfromBradley (Lasharkick),14-14OU - Lashar 35 yd field goal, 14-17UW-Pattison12ydpassfromMillen (Jaegerkick),21-17UW-Fenney6ydrun(Jaegerkick),28-17
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Carr10-63 UW-Robinson28-135Passing: OU-Bradley21-6-1-124 UW-Sircuro17-7-3-78Receiving:OU-Shepard3-87 UW-Greene4-97Tackles: OU-Brown,Reed6 UW-Kelly11
gAMeSUMMARYBrighamYoungwasNo.1inthepolls,butSoonerheadcoachBarrySwitzerhadarguedthattheSoonersshouldbeNo.1becauseofa tougher schedule. A win over a fine Husky teamwouldsolidifythatclaim.However,Washingtonrefusedtocooperateandturneda 17-14 fourth-quarter deficit into a 28-17 triumph.Thegamewasmarkedbyabizarreincident when, after an Oklahoma field goal, the Sooner Schooner raced onto the field as calledforbytradition.Theonlyproblemwasthedriversapparentlyhadnotreceivedtheproperpermissionforthetrip.Theteamwaspenalized15yardsandthelossofthethreepoints.
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Jacksonville,Fla.(62,003)
1991*GATOR BOWL
CLEMSON
OKLAHOMA
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6
Orlando,Fla.(53,571)
1989*CITRUS BOWL
MIAMI
OKLAHOMA
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14
Miami,Fla.(74,760)
1988*ORANGE BOWL
OU UVAFirstDowns 36 13Rushes-Yardage 51-261 26-101Passingyardage 357 142Passes-Comp-Int 36-27-0 29-12-1Plays-Yards 87-618 55-243Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-1Penalties-Yards 12-128 6-48Punts-Average 3-40.3 8-34.8TimeofPossession 37:54 22:06ThirdDownCon. 8-14 2-12SacksBy 1-9 0-0
SCOReBYqUARTeROklahoma 7 27 14 0 48Virginia 0 7 0 7 14
SCORINgOU-Mickey10ydpassfromGundy (Blantonkick),7-0OU-Gaddis2ydrun(Blantonkick),14-0OU-Gaddis8ydrun(Blantonkick),21-0OU-Jones4ydblockedpunt (Blantonkick),28-0OU-Mickey13ydpassfromGundy (kickblocked),34-0UVA-Davis22ydpassfromBlundin (Hustedkick),34-7OU-Rasheed7ydrun(Blantonkick),41-7OU-Gaddis7ydrun(Blantonkick),48-7UVA-Tomlin23ydpassfromBlundin (Hustedkick),48-14
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Gaddis20-104 UVA-Kirby13-66Passing: OU-Gundy31-25-0-324 UVA-Blundin26-12-1-142Receiving:OU-Warren5-110 UVA-Mundy3-44Tackles: OU-Wilson8 UVA-Lewis15
gAMeSUMMARYCaleGundyunleashedoneofthegreatestpassingeffortsinschoolhistoryasOklahomacrushedVirginia,48-14.Gundywas25-of-31,including11straightcompletions,for329yardsandtwoTDs.TheSoonersscoredtouchdownson four of their first five possessions to put the gameoutofreachbeforehalftime.TheOUdefenseneverallowedtheCavaliersinsidethe20.The48pointstiedtheOUbowlgamerecord(48-21overDukeinthe‘58OrangeBowl).
CU OUFirstDowns 12 17Rushes-Yardage 48-187 43-116Passingyardage 57 138Passes-Comp-Int 11-5-0 24-10-1Plays-Yards 59-244 67-254Fumbles-Lost 1-0 4-1Penalties-Yards 7-76 5-50Punts-Average 7-44.3 5-38.6TimeofPossession 29:30 30:30ThirdDownCon. 6-15 4-14SacksBy 0-0 0-0
SCOReBYqUARTeROklahoma 3 0 3 0 6Clemson 0 6 0 7 13
SCORINgOU - Lashar 35 yd field goal, 3-0CU - Gardocki 20 yd field goal, 3-3CU - Gardocki 46 yd field goal, 3-6OU - Lashar 30 yd field goal, 6-6CU-Allen4ydrun(Seylekick),6-13
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Perry12-52 CU-McFadden9-55Passing: OU-Holieway24-10-1-138 CU-Williams11-5-0-57Receiving:OU-Cabbiness3-78 CU-Allen4-47Tackles: OU-Dillon11 CU-McDaniel11
gAMeSUMMARYAfter a dry three quarters and the score deadlockedat6-6,ClemsonheldoffalateSoonerrallytoposta13-6victoryandgivethe ACC its first victory over the Sooners in 16tries.OntheSooners’lastpossession,OUtooktheballoveronitsown20with2:59leftontheclock.QBJamelleHolieway,playingin his final game, scampered 11 yards on a fourthdowntokeepthedrivealive.Holiewaythen completed passes of five, seven, four, 12,seven,12and13yards,togetOUinsidetheTiger14with12secondsremaining.TwodesperationheavesbyHoliewaydroppedincompletetoendallOklahomahopes.
OU UMFirstDowns 13 15Rushes-Yardage 53-179 38-72Passingyardage 76 209Passes-Comp-Int 13-5-0 30-18-1Plays-Yards 66-255 68-281Fumbles-Lost 4-2 0-0Penalties-Yards 5-39 8-85Punts-Average 8-39.0 6-44.7TimeofPossession 27:52 32:08ThirdDownCon. 6-18 9-18SacksBy 1-5 1-5
SCOReBYqUARTeRMiami 7 0 10 3 20Oklahoma 0 7 0 7 14
SCORINgUM-Bratton30ydpassfromWalsh (Coxkick),7-0OU-Stafford1ydrun(Lasharkick),7-7UM - Cox 56 yd field goal, 10-7UM-Irvin23ydpassfromWalsh (Coxkick),17-7UM - Cox 48 yd field goal, 20-7OU-Hutson29ydrun(Lasharkick),20-14
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Collins10-50 UM-Williams19-41Passing: OU-Thompson12-4-0-56 UM-Walsh30-18-1-209Receiving:OU-Jackson3-45 UM-Bratton9-102Tackles: OU-Reed9 UM-Clark14
gAMeSUMMARYTheSooners’hopesofwinningtheirseventhnationalchampionshipwereputtorestbyMiami,20-14.TheHurricanestooktheopeningkickoffandmoved65yardsineightplaysfora7-0lead,thenneverlookedback.TheSooneroffense,whichledthenationinsixcategories,washeldtoonly179rushingyardsand255overall. Late in the fourth quarter, the Sooners scoredona29-yardfumblerooskiwhichgavethe Oklahoma faithful a flicker of hope. The Hurricanedefendersblewitoutwhentheysacked quarterback Charles Thompson and causedafumbletoensurethevictory.
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OKLAHOMA
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OKLAHOMA
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Tucson,Ariz.(45,122)
1994*COPPER BOWL
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OKLAHOMA
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ElPaso,Texas(43,848)
1993* JOHN HANCOCK BOWL
UM OUFirstDowns 19 27Rushes-Yardage 33-159 23-91Passingyardage 202 390Passes-Comp-Int 29-18-2 54-39-1Plays-Yards 62-361 77-481Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-3Penalties-Yards 3-13 4-35Punts-Average 5-39.4 1-10.0TimeofPossession 29:24 30:36ThirdDownCon. 5-11 7-13SacksBy 3-16 3-24
SCOReBYqUARTeROleMiss 7 14 0 6 27Oklahoma 3 0 15 7 25
SCORINgUM-McAllister25ydpassfromMiller (Binkleykick),7-0OU - Duncan 34 yd field goal, 7-3UM-Bettis9ydpassfromMiller (Binkleykick),14-3UM-McAllister80ydrun (Binkleykick),21-3OU-Jackson3ydpassfromHeupel (Duncankick),21-10OU-Daniels41ydpassfromHeupel (Hammonspass),21-18UM - Binkley 29 yd field goal, 24-18OU - Griffin 17 yd pass from Heupel (Duncankick),24-25UM - Binkley 39 yd field goal, 27-25
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU - Griffin 12-86 UM-McAllister17-121Passing: OU-Heupel53-39-1-390 UM-Miller28-18-2-202Receiving:OU-Daniels6-109 UM-McAllister3-55Tackles: OU-Rideau7 UM-Taylor,Strong8
gAMeSUMMARYIn the final college game of the 20th century, OleMisstoppedOklahomainathriller,27-25.OU quarterback and game offensive MVP JoshHeupelsetschoolandIndependenceBowlrecordsforattempts,completionsandyards,andtiedtherecordfortouchdowns.JarrailJacksontiedtheIndependenceBowlrecordforreceptionswith10.OleMiss’LesBinkley kicked a 39-yard field goal for the win onthelastplayofthegame.
BYU OUFirstDowns 28 16Rushes-Yardage 33-71 33-72Passingyardage 485 163Passes-Comp-Int 46-32-0 30-13-1Plays-Yards 79-556 63-235Fumbles-Lost 0 0Penalties-Yards 6-48 7-44Punts-Average 4-37.0 8-37.1TimeofPossession 35:16 24:44ThirdDownCon. 8-14 3-13SacksBy 1-13 1-3
SCOReBYqUARTeRBYU 7 10 7 7 31Oklahoma 0 0 0 6 6
SCORINgBYU-Doman7ydpassfromWalsh (Lauderkick),7-0BYU - Lauder 22 yd field goal, 10-0BYU-Johnston25ydpassfromWalsh (Lauderkick),17-0BYU-Johnston4ydpassfromWalsh (Lauderkick),24-0OU-Moore2ydrun(PATfailed),24-6BYU-Doman28ydpassfromWalsh (Lauderkick),31-6
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Moore9-41 BYU-Willis11-41Passing: OU-Brown30-13-1-163 BYU-Walsh45-31-4-454Receiving:OU-Hall5-75 BYU-Willis7-103Tackles: OU-Simpson13 BYU-Cook8
gAMeSUMMARYAftercompletingitsworstregularseasonin30years,andplayingunderaheadcoachwhohadresigned,Oklahomaendeditsseasonwithadismal31-6loss.TheSoonersstartedreserveQBTerenceBrown,whohadcompletedoneofthreepassesontheseason.SeasonstarterGarrickMcGeehadcontractedspinalmeningitisandwasunabletoplay.OU’sdefensesurrendered485yardsandfourtouchdownsthroughtheair.BYU’sJohnWalshsetCopperBowlrecordsforcompletions(31)andTDpasses(4).SoonerlinebackerBroderickSimpsonwasDefensivePlayeroftheGamewith13tackles,asackandabrokenuppass.
OU TTUFirstDowns 21 18Rushes-Yardage 50-177 33-116Passingyardage 215 199Passes-Comp-Int 26-15-1 37-19-4Plays-Yards 76-392 70-315Fumbles-Lost 4-2 0-0Penalties-Yards 9-65 6-65Punts-Average 7-48.3 7-42.6TimeofPossession 35:22 24:38ThirdDownCon. 4-11 6-17SacksBy 1-5 6-31
SCOReBYqUARTeRTexasTech 0 3 7 0 10Oklahoma 14 14 0 13 41
SCORINgOU-Chandler2ydrun(Blantonkick),7-0OU-Brady9ydpassfromGundy (Blantonkick),14-0TT - Davis 22 yd field goal, 14-3OU-Warren34ydpassfromGundy (Blantonkick),21-3OU-Brady15ydpassfromGundy (Blantonkick),28-3TT-Morris2ydrun(Daviskick),28-10OU-Moore32ydrun(Blantonkick),35-10OU-Moore6ydrun (noPATattempt),41-10
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Moore15-85 TT-Morris27-95Passing: OU-Gundy26-15-1-215 TT-Hall37-19-4-199Receiving:OU-Warren4-93 TT-Mitchell6-87Tackles: OU-Coats8 TT-Wright,Banks9
gAMeSUMMARYQBCaleGundybrilliantlyguidedOklahoma’soffenseandtheSoonerdefenseslowedDoakWalkerAwardwinnerBamMorrisasOUclaimeda41-10win.TheSoonersscoredthe first two times they had the ball. Another GundyTDpassboostedtheleadto21-3.Justoveraminutelater,thegameMVPhitagainandOklahomawascruisingathalftime28-3.Meanwhile,thenation’ssecond-leadingrusherwasheldtojust95yardsbytheSoonerdefense.
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OKLAHOMA
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Dallas,Texas(72,955)
2002*COTTON BOWL
FLORIDA STATE
OKLAHOMA
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Miami,Fla.(76,835)
2001*ORANGE BOWL
OU WSUFirstDowns 19 11Rushes-Yardage 46-146 21-4Passingyardage 240 239Passes-Comp-Int 29-19-0 34-17-2Plays-Yards 75-386 55-243Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-1Penalties-Yards 4-28 9-52Punts-Average 5-29.0 6-46.0TimeofPossession 37:14 22:46ThirdDownCon. 9-20 2-11SacksBy 6-59 3-27
SCOReBYqUARTeROklahoma 3 14 3 14 34Wash.State 0 0 0 14 14
SCORINgOU - DiCarlo 45 yd field goal, 3-0OU-Savage12ydpassfromHybl (DiCarlokick),10-0OU-Perkins51ydpuntreturn (DiCarlokick),17-0OU - DiCarlo 30 yd field goal, 20-0OU-Fagan9ydpassfromHybl (DiCarlokick),27-0WSU-Riley37ydpassfromGesser (Dunningkick),27-7OU - Griffin 19 yd run (DiCarlokick),34-7WSU-Moore89ydkickoffreturn (Dunningkick),34-14
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU - Griffin 30-162 WSU-Green8-45Passing: OU-Hybl29-19-0-240 WSU-Gesser34-17-2-239Receiving:OU-Peoples3-80 WSU-Riley9-139Tackles: OU-Lehman6 WSU-Coleman10
gAMeSUMMARYOklahomadominatedthePac10champsin the Sooners’ first trip to the Rose Bowl. OU’sdefenseloggedsixsacksandtwointerceptionstosetthetone.RoseBowlMVPNateHybltossedtwoTDpassesandQuentinGriffin rushed for 144 yards as the OU offense woredowntheCougars.OklahomabecamejustthefourthschoolincollegefootballhistorytowinthefourBCSgamesandtheCottonBowl.
OU ARKFirstDowns 11 6Rushes-Yardage 34-56 42-37Passingyardage 175 13Passes-Comp-Int 32-24-0 13-2-1Plays-Yards 66-231 55-50Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1Penalties-Yards 9-76 6-54Punts-Average 9-34.9 8-40.5TimeofPossession 33:34 26:26ThirdDownCon. 6-18 1-14SacksBy 9-55 4-27
SCOReBYqUARTeROklahoma 7 0 3 0 10Arkansas 0 0 0 3 3
SCORINgOU-Hybl1ydrun(Duncankick,7-0OU - Duncan 32 yd field goal, 10-0ARK - O’Donohoe 32 yd field goal, 10-3
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU - Griffin 19-56 ARK-Holmes8-27Passing: OU-Hybl32-24-0-175 ARK-Clark12-2-1-13Receiving:OU-Norman7-74 ARK-Wilson1-7Tackles: OU-Calmus10 ARK-Petty,Bua7.5
gAMeSUMMARYArkansas’defenseplayedwell,butfewwillremember.Oklahoma’sdefensewasthatmuch better. The final statistics were as chilling andstarkastheweather.TheRazorbacks,whoreachedOUterritoryjusttwotimestheentiregame,couldmusteronly13passingyardsontwocompletionswhiletheirrushingattempts(42)outnumberedtheirrushingyards(37).SoonerdefenderstiedaschoolandCottonBowlrecordwithawhoppingninesacks. Late in the first quarter, Oklahoma set sailona13-play,63-yardscoringdrivethatculminated in a one-yard sneak by quarterback NateHybl.Alongtheway,theSoonersconvertedtwothirddownsandonefourth.TheresultingtouchdownandPATmadetherestoftheafternoonacademic.OUaddeda32-yardfield goal by Tim Duncan in the third frame to builda10-0advantagethatfeltliketwicethatgiventheplayofthedefense.Arkansas,aidedby penalties, finally scratched out a field goal, butnoseriousthreattotheoutcomewasever
FSU OUFirstDowns 14 12Rushes-Yardage 17-27 36-56Passingyardage 274 214Passes-Comp-Int 52-25-2 39-25-1Plays-Yards 69-301 75-270Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 6-38 7-45Punts-Average 10-44.7 8-41.1TimeofPossession 23:27 36:33ThirdDownCon. 1-15 7-19SacksBy 2-13 1-2SCOReBYqUARTeRFloridaState 0 0 0 2 2Oklahoma 3 0 3 7 13
SCORINgOU - Duncan 27 yd field goal, 0-3OU - Duncan 42 yd field goal, 0-6OU - Griffin 10 yd run (Duncan kick), 0-13FSU-Teamsafety,2-13
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU - Griffin 11-40 FSU-Minor13-20Passing: OU-Heupel39-25-1-214 FSU-Weinke51-25-2-274Receiving:OU-Norman3-49 FSU-Bell7-137Tackles: OU-Thompson7 FSU-Allen12
gAMeSUMMARYTop-rankedOklahomausedasmotheringdefensetoshutdownthethird-rankedSeminolesandJoshHeupelgeneratedenoughoffensetoleadOUtoaperfectseason.Asthenation’sonlyunbeatenteam,theSoonersweretheunanimouswinnersoftheAPmediapoll.Theywereautomaticallycrownednationalchampionsinthecoaches’pollundertheBowlChampionshipSeriesformat.LedbyOrangeBowlMVPTorranceMarshall,theSoonerstimeandagainforcedFloridaState’sChrisWeinkeintobaddecisions.TimDuncankickedtwo field goals and Quentin Griffin scored the clinchingtouchdownona10-yardrunupthemiddlewith8:30toplay.FloridaStateavoidedits first shutout in 12 seasons when Stanford SamuelstackledOUpunterJeffFergusonintheendzoneforasafetywith55secondsremaining.
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OKLAHOMA
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19
Miami,Fla.(77,912)
2005*ORANGE BOWL
LOUISIANA STATE
OKLAHOMA
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14
NewOrleans,La.(79,342)
2004*SUGAR BOWL
OU USCFirstDowns 19 19Rushes-Yardage 40-151 28-208Passingyardage 244 332Passes-Comp-Int 36-24-3 35-18-0Plays-Yards 76-372 63-525Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0Penalties-Yards 3-30 9-75Punts-Average 4-44.5 4-43.5TimeofPossession 35:06 24:54ThirdDownCon. 8-17 6-14SacksBy 1-9 2-20
SCOReBYqUARTeROklahoma 7 3 0 9 19USC 14 24 10 7 55
SCORINgOU - Wilson five yd pass from White (Hartleykick),7-0USC-Byrd33ydpassfromLeinart (Killeenkick),7-7USC-White6ydrun(Killeenkick),7-14USC-Jarrett54ydpassfromLeinart (Killeenkick),7-21USC-Smith5ydpassfromLeinart (Killeenkick),7-28OU - Hartley 29 yd field goal, 10-28USC-Smith33ydpassfromLeinart (Killeenkick),10-35USC - Killeen 44 yd field goal, 10-38USC-Smith4ydpassfromLeinart (Killeenkick),10-45USC - Killeen 42 yd field goal), 10-48USC-White8ydrun(Killeenkick),10-55OU-Teamsafety,12-55OU-Wilson9ydpassfromWhite (Hartleykick),19-55
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Peterson25-82 USC-White15-118Passing: OU-White36-24-3-244-2 USC-Leinart35-18-0-332-5Receiving:OU-Wilson7-59 USC-Smith7-113Tackles: OU-Pool7 USC-Tatupu12
gAMeSUMMARYUSCdidn’tneedanyhelp,butOklahomaobligedanyway.TheTrojansplayedanearlyflawless game, made even more so by five OU turnovers,andcruisedtotheBCSNationalChampionship,55-19.
LSU OUFirstDowns 13 12Rushes-Yardage 40-159 33-52Passingyardage 153 102Passes-Comp-Int 24-14-2 37-13-2Plays-Yards 64-312 70-154Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-0Penalties-Yards 8-65 11-70Punts-Average 8-34.0 8-45.9TimeofPossession 31:19 28:41ThirdDownCon. 6-17 4-15SacksBy 5-46 5-12
SCOReBYqUARTeRLSU 7 7 7 0 21Oklahoma 0 7 0 7 14
SCORINgLSU-Green24ydrun(Gaudetkick),7-0OU-K.Jones1ydrun(DiCarlokick),7-7LSU-Vincent18ydrun(Gaudetkick),14-7LSU-Spears20ydinterceptionreturn (Gaudetkick),21-7OU-K.Jones1ydrun(DiCarlokick),21-14
STATLeADeRSRushing: LSU-Vincent16-117 OU-K.Jones20-59Passing: LSU-Mauck22-13-2-124-0 OU-White37-13-2-102-0Receiving:LSU-Clayton4-38 OU-Clayton4-32Tackles: LSU-Turner9 OU-Strait11
gAMeSUMMARYRidingitsdefense,LSUwontheBCStitle,21-14.Oklahomaenteredthegameasthenaton’stopscoringoffense,butstruggledagainsttheTigers.TheOUdefensegaveagoodaccounttoo,surrendering64ofLSU’s312totalyardsonanon-scoringrunonthe Tigers’ first snap. Still, it was the LSU defenderswhostoletheshow.DEMarcusSpearsreturnedaninterception20yardsfor a TD on the first series of the second half and seemingly opened the floodgates. ButOUstiffenedandgotitsrunninggameuntracked.Afterpullingwithinsevenat21-14,theSoonersmadeanotherpushtotheLSU12,butmissedonfourstraightpassattempts,thelastonewithjust2:46left.ThecrowdwasthelargestevertoseeasportingeventintheLouisianaSuperdome.
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OKLAHOMA
14
17
SanDiego,Calif.(65,416)
ORe OUFirstDowns 17 19Rushes-Yardage 32-84 40-132PassingYards 243 229Passes-Comp-Int 44-25-1 30-17-1Plays-Yards 76-327 70-361Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1Penalties-Yards 3-15 10-70Punts-Average 8-45.1 7-37.9TimeofPossession 31:23 28:37ThirdDownConv. 6-18 6-16SacksBy-Yards 0-0 3-19SCOReBYqUARTeROregon 7 0 0 7 14Oklahoma 3 0 14 0 17
SCORINgOU - Hartley 34 yd field goal, 3-0UO-Williams5ydrun(Martinezkick),3-7OU-Runnels17ydpassfromBomar (Hartleykick),10-7OU-Jones8ydrun(Hartleykick),17-7UO-Day3ydpassfromLeaf Martinezkick,14-17
STATLeADeRSRushing: OU-Peterson23-84 UO-Whitehead12-43Passing: OU-Bomar17-30-1-229-1 UO-Leaf14-24-1-136-1Receiving:OU-Kelly7-79 UO-Finley9-67Tackles: OU-Alexander9 UO-Trucks14
gAMeSUMMARYOklahomausedanoverpoweringthirdquarter to win its first-ever trip to the Holiday Bowl,17-14,overtheOregonDucks.Withjust33secondsremaining,SoonerLBClintIngramstretchedoutforaninterceptionattheOklahoma10tohaltadrivethatcouldhavegiventheNo.6-rankedDucksatieorthelead.OregonwasforcedtoacomebackmodeafterOU’simpressivethirdperiod.TheSoonersmountedscoringdrivesof53and74yardsduringthatframewhilelimitingUOtominus14yardsoftotaloffense.QBRhettBomarandDEC.J.AhYou,whologgedtwosacks,tookoffensiveanddefensiveMVPhonors,respectively.
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