No. 4 Oklahoma rolls to big win in first road game of the season.
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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F
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OU
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14
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21
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7
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20
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62
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Tulsa
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7
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7
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7
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0
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21
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| Stats
Comparison |
OU
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Tulsa
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| 1st Downs |
27
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17
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| Total Yards |
553
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398
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| Passing |
268
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354
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| Rushing |
285
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44
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| Penalties |
9-80
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10-93
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| 3rd Down Conversions |
8-13
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5-16
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| 4th Down Conversions |
0-0
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1-2
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| Turnovers |
1
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2
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| Time of Possession |
30:01
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29:59
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| Passing |
C/Att
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Yds
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TD
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Int
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| OU - Bradford |
16/22
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244
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3
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1
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| TU - Smith |
22/32
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350
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2
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2
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| Rushing |
Car
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Yds
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TD
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Long
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| OU - Patrick |
19
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145
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2
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33
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| TU - Adams |
9
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43
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0
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-
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| Receiving |
Rec
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Yds
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TD
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Long
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| OU - Iglesias |
8
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142
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2
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46
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| TU - Meyer |
7
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114
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1
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28
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- With so much talent, No.
4 Oklahoma can take turns scoring touchdowns.
Allen Patrick ran for 145 yards and two TDs, Sam
Bradford threw two long touchdown passes to Juaquin
Iglesias and the Sooners outraced Tulsa 62-21 Friday
night.
DeMarco Murray made it into the end zone three times
for the highest-scoring team in the nation -- twice
on runs and once on a kickoff return.
"We've just got a lot of playmakers on the
offensive side of the ball -- a lot of them. A lot
of people who whenever they touch the ball, you never
know what they're going to do," Murray said. "Anyone
can get six points whenever they touch it."
The Sooners (4-0) have put up at least 50 points
in all four games. That's only the second time in school
history they've had such a streak -- they also did
it in 2003, capped by a 65-13 romp over Texas.
"We didn't think it was going to be like that,
especially with some question at quarterback," Iglesias
said. "We still had confidence in him, but the
way he's playing now and the way we are playing around
him, it's like we can't really be stopped right now."
After Tulsa quickly moved downfield following an
interception for an early lead, the Sooners scored
on five straight first-half possessions. Patrick high-stepped
into the end zone on a 29-yard burst for a touchdown,
and later pushed through from the 1 to make it 35-14.
Paul Smith threw for two scores and ran for another
to lead Tulsa (2-1), which scored more touchdowns than
Oklahoma's first three opponents combined. But the
Golden Hurricane's spread scheme -- brought from Arkansas
by offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn -- couldn't keep
up with all the Sooners' talent on offense.
Oklahoma racked up 553 yards of total offense, including
285 on the ground.
"We've got to play better defense than what
we're playing," Tulsa coach Todd Graham said. "They're
going to have rushing yards, but we can't continually
give up the big play."
The Sooners are averaging 61.5 points and 562 yards
per game.
"I don't care what scores are or what statistics
say," Sooners coach Bob Stoops said. "Everybody's
statistics at this point of the year are very skewed
because of strength of schedule and this, that and
the other. So I don't pay any attention to it.
"To me, it's about are we improving and getting
better?"
The Sooners play next week at Colorado, then take
on No. 7 Texas.
After throwing an interception on the first possession
of his first road game, Bradford settled in to throw
for 244 yards on 16-for-22 passing.
Bradford connected with Iglesias for a 46-yard score
down the left sideline, getting cornerback Charles
Davis to bite on a pump fake before delivering the
deep ball. Bradford also squeezed in a 21-yard scoring
pass to tight end Jermaine Gresham between two defenders.
Iglesias later shrugged off three tacklers for a
40-yard score that made it 48-21 early in the fourth
quarter.
"I know when we get the ball in to any one
of those guys' hands, they're bound to take it to the
house sometime," Bradford said. "That's kind
of what I'm trying to do right now."
"I don't know if it's easy, but it's definitely
fun watching those guys make plays."
Oklahoma moved to 10-8 in Friday games. The Sooners
hadn't played on a Friday since the 2002 season opener,
also at Tulsa. The crowd was split about 50-50 between
fans clad in Tulsa blue and Sooners crimson.
Tulsa, which came in ranked fourth in the nation
in total offense, showed early on it could move the
ball against a Sooners defense that was ranked second
in the country.
Smith capped a seven-play drive with a 15-yard TD
pass to Jesse Meyer to give Tulsa an early 7-0 lead,
and the Golden Hurricane were in range for a long field
goal on their second drive when linebacker Chris Chamberlain
lined up at quarterback and got stuffed on fourth-and-1.
Patrick tied the game on Oklahoma's ensuing possession,
and the Sooners just kept scoring.
Brennan Marion caught a 48-yard touchdown pass to
get Tulsa back within 21-14, but that's as close as
it got.
Smith, coming off a career-best 454-yard, five-touchdown
performance against BYU, finished with 350 yards on
22-for-32 passing. Meyer caught seven passes for a
career-high 114 yards.
"This might sound nuts, but we were planning
on being 3-0," Smith said. "We've still got
a great opportunity to have a great season here and
that's everybody's plan: to go be 13-1.
"To lose to a team like that, we're not going
to be too down because we know they're a great team."