Oklahoma Football Media Contacts Pete Moris, Assistant Athletics Director - Communications O: (405) 325-0096 | E: [email protected]Karl Anderson, Assistant Director O: (405) 325-8571 | E: [email protected]Jordan Christiansen, Graduate Assistant O: (405) 325-8413 | E: [email protected]7 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | 27 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS | 43 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 7 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS | 33 10-WIN SEASONS 1 153 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS | 454 FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS | 5 HEISMAN WINNERS | 64 NATIONAL AWARD RECIPIENTS The Match-Up • Oklahoma begins its 118th season of football against UTEP out of Conference USA. The game is OU’s first season opener away from Norman since facing BYU at Cowboys Stadium (9/5/09). The Sooners have not played a road season opener since playing at Tulsa (8/30/02). • Oklahoma has not lost a season opener on the road since 1968 and is 13-0 in road openers in that time. • OU and UTEP have opened a season once before, when the Sooners defeated the Miners, 55-14, (9/2/00) on their way to the 2000 national championship. • Oklahoma’s win over UTEP in 2000 initiated a 20-game winning streak. • OU is playing its first season opener outside the state of Oklahoma since playing at Syracuse (9/3/94). • Oklahoma has played on Sept. 1 just two other times in school history - a 79-10 win vs. North Texas (9/1/2007) in the season opener and a 44-3 triumph at Air Force (9/1/2001). • The Sooners defeated Tulsa, 47-14, in last season’s opener (9/3/11). • OU records in season openers: Overall Under Stoops Openers 89-22-6 11-2 Away Openers 32-12-2 1-0 Openers in Texas 5-3 0-1 The Series • The game marks the third time OU and UTEP have met, with the Sooners holding a 2-0 advantage following wins in 2000 (55-14) and 2002 (68-0). • This is the first time the two teams have played in El Paso, though OU has previously played three bowl games at the Sun Bowl (1981 Sun Bowl, 1993 John Hancock Bowl, 2009 Sun Bowl). What to Watch • Oklahoma opens the season ranked No. 4 in both the USA Today Coaches’ Poll and the Associated Press Poll. • Senior quarterback Landry Jones comes into the game with a 29-8 (.784) record as a starter. He is four wins away from passing Steve Davis (32, 1973-75) to become the winningest QB in Oklahoma history. Jones currently sits atop the OU career record books in passing yards, completions, attempts, touchdown passes and starts. • OU has an 8-4 non-conference road record under Stoops and has won four of its last five. The Sooners have won 10 straight non-conference games and have a 49-12 overall record under Stoops outside the Big 12. • Oklahoma is 29-11 under Bob Stoops on the road vs. unranked teams. • The Sooners are 7-3 under Bob Stoops in September road games. • Under Bob Stoops (1999-11), the Sooners are ranked in the top 10 in 35 different categories among FBS schools. 2012 Oklahoma Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result TV 9/1/12 at UTEP 9:30 p.m. FSN 9/8/12 FLORIDA A&M 6 p.m. TBA 9/22/12 KANSAS STATE TBA TBA 10/6/12 at Texas Tech TBA TBA 10/13/12 vs. Texas * TBA ABC 10/20/12 KANSAS TBA TBA 10/27/12 NOTRE DAME TBA TBA 11/3/12 at Iowa State TBA TBA 11/10/12 BAYLOR TBA TBA 11/17/12 at West Virginia TBA TBA 11/24/12 OKLAHOMA STATE TBA TBA 12/1/12 at TCU TBA TBA * - Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) All times Central, home games in all caps FOLLOW THE GAME Television (FSN) Mike Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . play-by-play J.C. Pearson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . analyst Laura McKeeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sideline Radio (Sooner Network) Flagship: KOKC AM-1520 Satellite: Sirius/XM 92/190 Internet: SoonerSports.com (subscription) Toby Rowland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . play-by-play Merv Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . analyst Chris Plank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sideline Twitter @SoonerSportscom @OU_Football STAT OF THE WEEK 18-0 The Sooners are 18-0 on the road under Bob Stoops when scoring 40 points or more. Statistical support provided to OU Athletics Communications by STATS, LLC ® The Game At A Glance Date: . . . . Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 Time: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 p.m. CT Location:. . . . . . . . . . . . .El Paso, Texas Venue:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sun Bowl Capacity:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,500 Series: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OU leads 2-0 Surface: . . . . . . Artificial (AstroPlay) Live Stats: . . . . SoonerSports.com UTEP (0-0, 0-0 C-USA) MINERS No. 4 Oklahoma (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) SOONERS
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Oklahoma Football Media ContactsPete Moris, Assistant Athletics Director - CommunicationsO: (405) 325-0096 | E: [email protected] Anderson, Assistant Director O: (405) 325-8571 | E: [email protected] Christiansen, Graduate AssistantO: (405) 325-8413 | E: [email protected]
• Bob Stoops’ career average of 10.7 wins per year
is tops among active FBS head coaches with at
least 10 years of experience.
• Stoops is the only active head coach on the FBS
level to have reached a bowl game in each of
his fi rst 13 seasons. Georgia’s Mark Richt (11)
comes in second.
• Of the 13 bowls, eight have been BCS bowl
games and four have been for the BCS title.
• Stoops ‘ 10 double-digit win seasons in his
fi rst 13 as a head coach are unmatched among
active FBS coaches. He joins Richt and BYU’s
Bronco Mendenhall as the only active coaches
with fi ve such seasons in their fi rst seven years.
ACTIVE SOONER STREAKS175 - Games in which OU has scored
125 - Televised games
80 - Home sellouts
13 - Home wins over ranked opponents
13 - Seasons in a bowl game
13 - Seasons OU won at least fi ve Big 12 games
10 - Seasons in which at least three OU players drafted
6 - Seasons with OU player fi rst team All-American
ALL-TIME WINS TEAM RECORD GAMES
1. Michigan 895-310-36 1,241
2. Texas 858-330-33 1,221
3. Notre Dame 853-300-42 1,195
4. Nebraska 846-349-40 1,235
5. Ohio State 825-316-53 1,194
6. OKLAHOMA 821-307-53 1,181
7. Alabama 814-320-43 1,177
8. Tennessee 794-347-53 1,194
9. USC 779-313-54 1,146
10. Georgia 747-400-54 1,201
ALL-TIME AP POLL LEADERS TEAM TOTAL WEEKS AVG. RANK
1. Ohio State 788 8.55
2. Michigan 774 9.00
3. OKLAHOMA 720 7.26
4. Notre Dame 715 8.16
5. USC 706 8.82
POLL POSITIONIn the 208 AP poll weeks since Bob Stoops became head
coach ...
Weeks at No. 1 30
Weeks in the top 5 131
Weeks in the top 10 140
Total weeks 181
Longest streak 89
Weeks OU was unranked 28
Weeks OU was unranked in his fi rst season (1999) 15
Weeks unranked in nine seasons prior to Stoops 79
OU BY THE NUMBERS9,347 - Seats added to stadium in Stoops era
317 - TV games that showed OU
130 - Games held double-digit lead in Stoops era
132 - Wins since 2000
101 - Weeks ranked No. 1 by AP (leads nation)
90 - Years played in its current stadium, including 2012
64 - National award winners produced by OU
59 - NFL draft picks under Stoops
36 - Undefeated home seasons
37 - Scoring average under Stoops
33 - All-Americans under Stoops (2.5/year)
15 - States represented on Oklahoma roster
5 - OU has played in all fi ve BCS games
THE PROGRAM
OU-UTEP SERIES (2-0)
Date Result Of Note
9/2/00 W 55-14 Heupel has 2 TD passes, 1 rush TD
9/14/02 W 68-0 Biggest margin of victory in 14 seasons
TIES TO THE TEAMSSooners from Texas: 47 players hail from Texas, but none are from the city of El Paso. QB Landry Jones of Artesia, N.M. (200 miles) and DB Jesse Paulsen of Albuquerque (266 miles) own the closest hometowns to El Paso.
Miners from Oklahoma: OL Trint Jenkins (Tulsa, Victory Christian HS).
O k l a h o m a a t U T E P ( 9 / 1 / 1 2 ) 3
OKLAHOMASooners
Although OU returns 12 players on off ense and 12 players on defense with a combined 339 career starts, it lost
serious star power in its small 2011 senior class which combined for 271 starts among 12 players on off ense and defense.
Off enseThe Oklahoma off ense returns the most seasoned quarterback in school history in Landry Jones (37 career starts), who had 4,463 yards, 29 TDs and a 343.3 ypg average in 2011. Several receivers, including Kenny Stills (61 recs., 849 yds, 8 TDs) and newcomer Trey Metoyer will step in for the loss of NCAA receptions leader Ryan Broyles. The backfi eld will be led by Dominique Whaley (627 yds, 9 TDs), who was OU’s leading rusher from a year ago, though he suff ered a season-ending ankle injury in the team’s seventh game. Despite injuries, the off ensive line also returns a load of experience in the trenches.
DefenseMike Stoops returns to OU as the defensive coordinator, building a defense on aggression and speed after the Sooners lost four standouts to the 2012 NFL Draft. The senior duo of David King (31 tackles, 4 TFLs) and RJ Washington (16 tackles, 5.0 sacks) will hold the defensive line while Corey Nelson (59 tackles, 8.5 TFLs) will anchor the linebackers. The backfi eld will return fi ve full or part-time starters led by Demontre Hurst (55 tackles, 11 PBUs), Tony Jeff erson (74 tackles, 7.5 TFLs, 4 INTs) and last year’s leading tackler, Aaron Colvin (84 tackles).
Special TeamsSophomore Michael Hunnicutt, a Groza Award candidate, returns at kicker after tying the OU record for fi eld goals in 2011 with 21 makes. Senior punter Tress Way, who has 58 career punts of 50+ yards, also returns.
UTEPMiners
Coming off a 5-7 record last season after taking fi fth in the Conference USA west division, UTEP returns 13 starters,
including seven on off ense, four on defense and two on special teams.
Off enseOf the 16 players who registered a reception in 2011, eight return this year, including the Miners’ top two receivers, Michael Edwards and Jordan Leslie. Edwards had 50 catches for 657 yards and three touchdowns in 2012, while Leslie averaged a team-best 14.3 yards per catch and had 30 receptions for 430 yards. Also on off ense, UTEP has three tight ends returning, including Kevin Perry, Eric Tomlinson and Craig Wenrick, who combined for 391 receiving yards last season. The Miners will have to replace lost personnel in the running game, returning just 12 percent of last year’s rushing yards.
DefenseSafety DeShawn Grayson and linebacker Josh Fely will lead the UTEP defense after totaling 67 and 61 tackles, respectively, last season. Defensive lineman Horace Miller, who led the team a year ago with fi ve sacks, also returns to what should be a strong defensive line along with Germard Reed and Greg Watkins.
Special TeamsA 2011 semifi nalist for the Ray Guy Award, punter Ian Campbell returns after being ranked third nationally with a 46.1 net average, and he has had 18 punts of over 50 yards. A freshman last season, kicker Steven Valadez averaged 65.5 yards per kickoff and had a 46-yard fi eld goal in 2011.
QUICK FACTS
OU UTEP
Location Norman, OK El Paso, TX
Founded 1890 1914
Enrollment 30,754 22,000
Nickname Sooners Miners
Colors Crimson, Cream Blue, Orange
Conference Big 12 C-USA
Stadium Capacity 82,112 51,500
All-time Record 821-307-53 298-473-18
Bowls (Record) 45 (27-17-1) 13 (5-8)
Off . Lettermen Ret/Lost 21/11 21/11
Def. Lettermen Ret/Lost 25/8 21/10
2011 Record 10-3 5-7
2011 Conf. Record 6-3 2-6
2011 Conf. Finish 4th 5th
2011 Final AP Ranking 16th N/A
TEAM COMPARISON(BASED ON FINAL 2011 STATS)
OU UTEP
Scoring Off ense 39.5 26.6
Scoring Defense 22.1 30.3
First Downs 25.9 19.8
Rushing Yards 162.9 154.9
Rushing Defense 134.7 189.8
Passing Yards 349.4 225.6
Passing Defense 241.5 251.7
Total Off ense 512.3 380.5
Total Defense 376.2 441.5
Int. thrown/Opp Int. Thrown 16/15 17/12
Sacks by/Allowed 40/11 24/35
Third Down Off ./Def. 41%/30% 39%/44%
Red Zone Off ./Def. 88%/74% 70%/77%
Kickoff Return Avg. 21.6 26.4
Punt Return Avg. 8.7 10.0
Fum. Lost/Gained 13/12 10/7
Penalties/Yds per game 64/45.5 55/41.0
Field Goals 25-28 14-24
NCAA RANKING COMPARISON
OU UTEP
Scoring Off ense 10th 62nd
Scoring Defense 31st 86th
First Downs 6th 65th
First Downs Defense 48th 86th
Rushing Yards 50th 61st
Rushing Defense 43rd 95th
Passing Yards 5th 67th
Passing Defense 79th 92nd
Total Off ense 5th 64th
Total Defense 55th 104th
Sacks 8th 59th
Sacks Allowed 7th 106th
Turnover Margin 74th 100th
Third Down Off ense 54th 77th
Third Down Defense 5th 94th
Red Zone Off ense 19th 111th
Red Zone Defense 14th 29th
Kickoff Return Avg. 64th 4th
Punt Return Avg. 57th 41st
OKLAHOMA LEADERS
Category Player Total
Touchdowns Bell 13
Rush Yards Whaley 627
Pass Eff . Rating Jones 141.56
Receptions Stills 61
Rec. Yards Stills 849
Tackles Colvin 84
Interceptions Jeff erson 4
Punting Avg. Way 42.0
Punt Ret. Avg. Stills 4.8
KO Ret. Avg. Finch 20.3
UTEP LEADERS
Category Player Total
Touchdowns 2 players 3
Rush Yards Jeff rey 166
Pass Eff . Rating Lamaison 131.21
Receptions Edwards 50
Rec. Yards Edwards 657
Tackles Grayson 67
Interceptions 2 players 2
Punting Avg. Campbell 46.1
Punt Ret. Avg. Edwards 10.2
KO Ret. Avg. Jeff erey 22.6
DB Demontre Hurst
The senior Bednarik andNagurski watch list honoree was All-Big 12 in 2011 and led the Sooners with 11 pass breakups last season.
WR Michael Edwards
The senior led UTEP in receptions (50), receiving yards (657), receiving TDs (3), and receiving ypg (54.8) in 2011.
MATCHUP TO WATCH
THE TEAMS AT A GLANCE
C o a c h i n g N o t e s 4
Bob StoopsOklahoma
Last season, Oklahoma registered its 10th 10-win season under Stoops. In 2010 Oklahoma won its seventh Big 12 title, all of which have come under the current head coach. Stoops didn’t arrive
at OU until the Big 12 was three years old, but already he has coached the program to more than twice as many championships as any other school in the league. Stoops won a national crown in 2000, just his second season in Norman, and has led the Sooners to a school-record 13 consecutive bowl games, including seven of the BCS variety. Along the way, he has picked up 17 coach of the year citations, including eight on the national level (only fi ve coaches nationally have won more conference coach of the year awards), and watched fi ve assistant coaches move into Football Bowl Subdivision head coaching positions. Stoops can claim 139 victories (he reached 100 victories faster than any coach in college football history) and has a 44-18 mark against opponents ranked among the Associated Press top 25. Two Heisman winners and fi ve Heisman fi nalists have been characteristic of the talent Stoops and his staff have attracted. The off enses have been among the best in college football history (the 2008 team was the fi rst to score 60 or more points in fi ve straight games en route to scoring an NCAA record 716 points). The defense has been stingy and is the only program to produce two players who won the Thorpe and Nagurski Awards in the same season. Stoops has been characterized as a grounded family man, big-game coach, relentless recruiter, strong leader and a person with uncommon perspective. The son of a coach, Stoops was a four-year starter at Iowa. He began his coaching career in 1983 as a volunteer in the Hawkeye program under Hayden Fry, working through the ranks until he became co-defensive coordinator at Kansas State (1991-95). There he played a key role in one of the most impressive turnarounds in college football history while serving on Bill Snyder’s staff . Eventually, he left for Florida and a three-year stint as Steve Spurrier’s defensive coordinator. It was with the Gators, and a national championship team in 1996, that the spotlight found Stoops and made him one of the hottest names in the profession.
Mike PriceUTEP The 1997 National Coach of the Year, Mike Price is entering his ninth season at the helm of the UTEP football program. Overall Price is in his 31st year as a collegiate head coach, including
previous stops at Weber State and Washington State. With 174 victories, Price is the sixth-winningest active head coach in the NCAA’s Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
Price has been the head coach for 11 bowl teams, including Washington State at the Rose Bowl in 1997 and 2002. Price has once again worked his magic at UTEP, resurrecting a program that had suff ered through three straight two-win seasons and engineering bowl appearances in 2004, 2005 and 2010.
Price is only the second coach to lead UTEP to three bowl bids, joining Mike Brumbelow who directed the Miners to the Sun Bowl in 1954, 1955 and 1957.
Price has posted 45 wins at UTEP, third in school annals and one behind Brumbelow (46). The Price era has produced UTEP’s all-time leader for passing yards (Trevor Vittatoe), total off ensive yards (Vittatoe), receiving yards (Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr.), all-purpose yards (Howard Jackson) and the single-season rushing champion (Donald Buckram).
In the fi rst two seasons under Price, the Miners racked up 16 wins and appeared in back-to-back bowl games for the fi rst time in 50 years, while earning rankings in both top-25 polls late in the season.
Price was the head coach at Washington State University from 1989-02. During his stint with the Cougars he compiled an 83-78 record, with three 10-win seasons and fi ve bowl appearances. Price’s 2002 unit was the Pac-10 co-champion with a 7-1 mark and met Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl.
He was the head coach at Weber State from 1981-88, registering a 46-44 record.
Price orchestrated four winning seasons at Weber State, including a 10-3 campaign in 1987. The Wildcats were Big Sky Conference co-champions that year and reached the quarterfi nals of the I-AA playoff s.
He previously was an assistant coach at Washington State (graduate assistant, 1969-70 and running backs, 1974-77), Missouri (quarterbacks and receivers, 1978-80) and Puget Sound (off ensive coordinator, 1971-73). He coached in three bowl games as an assistant (1978 Liberty, 1979 Hall of Fame, 1980 Liberty).
FANTASTIC FOUROklahoma is the only program in history to have four coaches with 100 or more wins. Head coach Bob Stoops has joined the Oklahoma coaching legends and is looking now to move up the ranks. Stoops is seven wins away from passing Bud Wilkinson, the fi rst of three College Football Hall of Famers in front on the list.
157 ................ Barry Switzer .....................1973-88
ACTIVE WIN LISTHead coach Bob Stoops is one of the winningest active head coaches in college football with at least 10 years experience (games at FBS schools only).
By Percentage
.819 (104-23) .......... Urban Meyer ........... Ohio State
.803 (139-34) .......BOB STOOPS ....... OKLAHOMA
.784 (109-30) .......... Gary Patterson ........ TCU
.736 (106-38) .......... Mark Richt .............. Georgia
.725 (103-39) .......... Les Miles ................. LSU
By Total Wins
221 ................ Mack Brown ....................Texas
209 ................ Frank Beamer ..................Virginia Tech
197 ................ Steve Spurrier ..................South Carolina
159 ................ Bill Snyder .......................Kansas State
158 ................ Gary Pinkel ......................Missouri
141 ................ Nick Saban ......................Alabama
10.4 ............... Urban Meyer .................... Ohio State
9.9 ................. Gary Patterson ................. TCU
9.6 ................. Mark Richt ........................ Georgia
9.4 ................. Les Miles .......................... LSU
PILING UP WINS FASTTaking the head coaching reins for the fi rst time when joining the Sooners in 1999, Bob Stoops won more games through his fi rst 10 seasons than any other coach in the modern era:
George Woodruff , Penn ................ 124 ............1892-01
OU Head Coach ................... 14th Season, 139-34 (.803)
Big 12 Record ............................................ 91-22 (.805)
Home Record ............................................... 77-3 (.963)
Away Record ............................................. 38-18 (.679)
Neutral Record .......................................... 24-13 (.649)
Bowl Game Record ........................................ 7-6 (.538)
vs. Ranked Opponents ............................... 44-18 (.710)
vs. Non-Conference Opponents ................. 49-12 (.803)
vs. UTEP ...................................................... 2-0 (1.000)
vs. C-USA ................................................... 11-0 (1.000)
Alma Mater ................................................ Iowa (1983)
PRICE SUMMARY
UTEP Head Coach ................... 9th Season, 45-52 (.464)
Overall Head Coach .................................... 31st Season
Overall Record ....................................... 174-174 (.500)
at Washington State (1989-02) ........... 83-78 (.516)
at Weber State (1981-88) .................... 46-44 (.511)
Bowl Games Coached ................................................ 11
Record vs. OU ................................................ 0-1 (.000)
Record vs. Big 12 ........................................... 2-6 (.250)
Alma Mater ....................................Puget Sound (1969)
THE HEAD COACHES
T h e L a s t T i m e & T h e L a s t G a m e 5
NORMAN - Oklahoma got several big plays on both sides of the ball, including two interception returns for touchdowns, in a 68-0 victory over UTEP that included a 51-minute weather delay.
Antwone Savage raced for a 56-yard touchdown on the game’s second play.
Nate Hybl threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns and Quentin Griffi n had 108 yards rushing and two TDs as Oklahoma (3-0) won by its widest margin since a 73-3 victory over New Mexico State in 1989.
Play was stopped late in the fi rst quarter with Oklahoma leading 14-0. After the break, which allowed thunderstorms to pass through, the Sooners scored 24 second-quarter points and kept on rolling.
The Miners (1-2) were shut out for the fi rst time since 1996, a streak of 61 games.
TACKLES (UA-A): UTEP-Walker, D.J. 3-5; Woodard, Tim 2-4; Cooks, Weldon 5-0; Jackson, Camar 3-2; Ross, Alexander 4-0; Fifi ta, Tevita 3-0; Smith, Paul 3-0; Mineo, Chris 2-1; Akinduro, Godwi 1-2; Williams, Gabe 0-3Oklahoma-Mitchell, Lance 4-5; Dennison, Russe 4-3; Bassey, Eric 4-1; Lehman, Teddy 3-2; Everage, Brando 2-3; Jackson, Pasha 2-3; Pool, Brodney 3-1; Allen, Gayron 1-3; Strait, Derrick 3-0; Woolfolk, Andre 2-0; Shelby, Brandon 2-0; Poteat, Jowahn 1-1; McGruder, Lynn 1-1; Wilkerson, Jimm 1-1; Thompson, Micha 1-1; Chambers, Wayne 1-1; Hilaire, Eric 1-1; Thibodeaux, Cal 0-2
TEMPE, Ariz. -- It wasn’t always pretty, but Oklahoma grinded out a win, closing out a diffi cult year that included the death of a teammate and failed national title aspirations. Blake Bell ran for his third touchdown in the closing seconds and Oklahoma (No. 14 BCS, No. 19 AP) survived a late rally, not to mention the crashing camera, to beat Iowa 31-14 in the Insight Bowl on Friday night. Oklahoma (10-3) didn’t get a particularly great game from quarterback Landry Jones and wasn’t eff ective on the ground, either. Once considered national-title contenders, the Sooners held off the gritty Hawkeyes, capping a painful year that started with the death of linebacker Austin Box in the off season. Jones threw for 161 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and Bell put the game away with a 21-yard touchdown run with 45 seconds left. Iowa (7-6) fell into a 21-0 hole before rallying behind two touchdown passes from James Vandenberg.
2010 Tony Jeff erson. . . . . . . . . . . . .22-yd INT vs. ConnecticutJamell Fleming. . . . . . . . . . 55-yard INT vs. ConnecticutRonnell Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-yard INT at Baylor
2009 Brian Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . .52-yard FR vs. Texas A&MDominique Franks . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-yard INT at KansasFrank Alexander . . . . . . . FR in end zone vs. Idaho State
2001Rocky Calmus . . . . . . . . . . .14-yd. FR vs. North CarolinaDerrick Strait. . . . . . . . . . . 47-yd. INT vs. North CarolinaCory Heinecke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69-yd. FR vs. Air ForceRoy Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-yd. FR vs. Kansas StateTeddy Lehman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-yd. INT vs. Texas
2000Roy Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-yd. INT vs. UTEPRocky Calmus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-yd. INT vs. TexasDerrick Strait. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-yd. INT vs. NebraskaTorrance Marshall. . . . . . . . . . 41-yd. INT vs. Texas A&MJ.T. Thatcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85-yd. INT vs. Texas Tech
1999Mike Woods . . . . . . . . . .43-yd. INT vs. Oklahoma State
Back to the Future• OU associate head coach and defensive
coordinator Mike Stoops is back on the Sooner
coaching staff after previously guiding the OU
defense from 1999-03.
• In his fi rst stint in Norman, four of Stoops’ fi ve
defenses fi nished No. 7 or better nationally
in scoring defense and in the top 10 for total
defense.
• From 2000-03, Stoops’ defenses also fi nished
in the top 25 in pass defense and rush defense
every season and in pass effi ciency defense and
turnovers forced twice.
• In addition, Stoops is the only coach to have
an athlete win both the Nagurski and Thorpe
awards in the same season, doing so twice with
Roy Williams in 2001 and Derrick Strait in 2003.
About the Defense• Oklahoma has ranked in the top 16 in the nation
in total defense eight of the last 11 years.
• OU has forced at least one turnover in 151 of 173
games over the last 13 seasons - 87% of games
played in that span.
• The Sooner defense has at least one interception
in 74% of its games (111 of 151) over the last
12 years.
• Oklahoma has 13 shutouts under Bob Stoops.
• Under Stoops, the Oklahoma defense has sur-
rendered an average of just 18 points per game.
• The defense has allowed less than 100 rushing
yards per game in fi ve of the last 11 seasons.
Stopping on 3rd• The Oklahoma defense posted the No. 5 third
down defense in the nation in 2011, allowing
just 60 conversions in 196 attempts (30.6%).
• In home games, no team was better in the
category than OU’s 20.2% mark.
• The Sooners have consistently been at the top of
the rankings in third-down defense, ranking No.
11 two seasons ago and No. 3 in 2009.
Defensive TDs at 42 in Stoops Era• With a school-record three defensive touch-
downs against Texas in 2011, Oklahoma now
has 42 in Bob Stoops’ 13 seasons.
• Thirteen of those touchdowns came via a
fumble return.
• The defense has scored at least one touchdown
in all of Stoops’ 13 seasons, including four in
2011.
• The four defensive scores last season were one
shy of the most in Stoops’ tenure. OU had fi ve
touchdowns on defense in 2007, 2001 and 2000.
Nelson Leads Sack Squad• Big 12 honorable mention Corey Nelson will
start his second year at linebacker after fi nishing
No. 9 in the Big 12 with 5.5 sacks, the third-best
mark among conference linebackers, in 2011.
• The Sooners’ 40 total sacks last season ranked
No. 9 in the nation and second in the Big 12,
resulting in a total loss of 288 yards for OU
opponents.
• Interestingly, 31 sacks came during road games,
the highest total of any program last year.
• Of the 13 players who contributed to that total,
10 return.
• Oklahoma’s eight sacks vs. Texas (10/8/11)
matched the school single-game record set
against Baylor (10/20/01). Five diff erent
Sooners recorded a sack against the Longhorns.
Safety in the Secondary• A Nagurski, Thorpe, Bednarik and Walter Camp
watch lister, junior Tony Jeff erson looks to add
on to a 2011 campaign in which he totaled 74
tackles, 7.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks and four INT.
• Senior Demontre Hurst was named to the
Bednarik and Nagurski Award watch lists after
earning second-team All-Big 12 last year,
notching a team-high 11 pass breakups and a
55-yard INT for TD vs. Texas.
• Junior Aaron Colvin returns in 2012 after
registering a team-high 84 tackles (14th most in
the Big 12) last season as a fi rst-year starter at
strong safety. Fifty-eight of those tackles came
unassisted with Colvin posting a career-high 13
total tackles vs. Texas Tech (10/22/11).
Senior FourAfter losing both Frank Alexander and Ronnell Lewis
to the NFL Draft, the defensive line currently boasts
four seniors, all of whom have seen signifi cant playing
time - totaling 44 career starts and 140 career games
played altogether. The following lists each players
career totals:
Career Totals GP/GS TKL TFL SKS
David King 30-8 43 5.0 3.0
Jamarkus McFarland 34-10 51 11.0 4.5
Casey Walker 22-12 24 3.5 1.0
R.J. Washington 26-0 23 5.5 5.5
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SPECIAL TEAMS SCORING PLAYSDuring the Stoops era ...
2010
• Fumble on KOR out of end zone at Baylor (safety)
• Corey Nelson blocked punt at Texas A&M (safety)
• Javon Harris blocked punt vs. Colorado (safety)
2009
• R. Broyles 87-yd. PR vs. Oklahoma State (TD)
• C. Whitson 2-yd. run, faked FG (1st dn) at Miami.
2008
• Ryan Broyles 68-yard PR vs. Kansas State (TD)
2007
• DeMarco Murray 91-yard KOR vs. Baylor (TD)
• DeMarco Murray 81-yard KOR vs. Tulsa (TD)
2006
• Juaquin Iglesias 88-yard KOR vs. Baylor (TD)
• Jason Carter blocked punt vs. Missouri (safety)
• Reggie Smith 61-yard PR vs. Middle Tenn. (TD)
2005
• C. Freeby pitch to G. Hartley for 6-yard rush vs. Nebraska (1D)
• C. Freeby 4-yd pass to R. Dennison FP vs. Kansas (1D)
• Fake punt vs. Texas, J.D. Runnels 6-yard run
2004
• Mark Clayton 50-yard PR vs. Oklahoma State (TD)
• Antonio Perkins 51-yard PR vs. Houston (TD)
2003
• Trey DiCarlo recovered own onside kick at Colo.
• Antonio Perkins 69-yard PR vs. Missouri (TD)
• Mark Bradley 100-yard KOR vs. Iowa State (TD)
• Antonio Perkins three PR for TD (74, 84, 65) vs. UCLA
• Faked PAT vs. Fresno St., Matt McCoy rush, (2 pt.)
• B. Ferguson 22-yard pass to M. Thompson vs. Alabama, 2003 (1D)
2002
• Antonio Perkins 51-yard PR vs. Wash. St. (TD)
• Will Peoples recovered BP vs. Texas Tech (TD)
• Terrance Simms recovered BP vs. Iowa State (TD)
• C. Chester 14-pass fr. H M. McCoy vs. MU, faked FG (TD)
• Antonio Perkins 82-yard PR vs. UTEP (TD)
• Antonio Perkins 91-yard PR vs. Tulsa (TD)
2001
• K Tim Duncan 10-run vs. Texas A&M, faked FG (TD)
• H. Wall 33-pass fr. A. Savage vs. KSU, faked P (TD)
• Antwone Savage 88-yard KOR vs. N. Carolina (TD)
2000
• J.T. Thatcher 60-yard PR vs. Baylor (TD)
• J.T. Thatcher 66-yard PR vs. Arkansas State (TD)
1999
• Brandon Daniels 89-yd. KOR at Notre Dame (TD)
• K T. Duncan 4-pass fr. P. Fletcher vs. Texas, fake FG (TD)
• S. Littrell 41-run on faked punt vs. Texas A&M (1D)
• Jarrail Jackson 70-yard PR vs. Missouri (TD)
• J.T. Thatcher 81-yard PR vs. Oklahoma State (TD)
About the Sooner Special TeamsOklahoma’s special teams under Bob Stoops ...
• There have been 29 special teams touchdowns.
• Those 29 have come via fi ve diff erent kinds of
plays -- punt returns, fake fi eld goals, blocked
punts, kickoff returns and a fake punt. Special
teams also owns four safeties in that span.
• Oklahoma has returned six kickoff s and 14 punts
for touchdowns.
• Oklahoma has blocked 28 kicks.
Many Happy ReturnsInformation on returns during the Stoops era ...
• Kickoff Returns --105 returns of 25 yards or more
with eight touchdowns.
• Punt Returns -- 66 returns of 15 or more yards
with 16 touchdowns.
• Interception Returns -- 90 returns of 10 or more
yards with 24 touchdowns.
• Fumble Returns -- 8 returns of 15 or more yards
with 12 touchdowns.
Way Good at Punter• Tress Way ranks No. 2 among active punters in
the NCAA with 8,648 total punt yards.
• Way also ranks No. 5 among active punters in
the NCAA with a 43.9 yards per punt average.
• His career average currently ranks No. 1 in OU
history with a season left to play, just ahead of
Jeff Ferguson (1998-01) at 42.5 ypp.
• Way has 58 punts of 50+ yards in his career to
set the OU program record. Ferguson previously
held the record with 52.
• Way’s 58.8 average against Oklahoma State on
11/28/09 is the highest in a game in program
history.
• In 2011, Way has played a central role in fi eld
position with 34 of 63 punts downed inside
the 20. Only six of Way’s punts resulted in a
touchback.
• In 2010, Way had 19 boots of 50+ yards with 18
inside the 20 and an average of 44.0 yards on
73 kicks. His average ranked No. 20 nationally,
but he had more attempts than anyone ahead of
him on that list.
Hunnicutt Through the UprightsReturning kicker Michael Hunnicutt came into the
starting role as a freshman last season. Despite not
playing in two games...
• Hunnicutt made 21 fi eld goals, tying the OU
single-season record set by Tim Duncan in 2001.
• The total also tied him for the 13th-most
• conversions in the nation in 2011.
• His 118 total points (21 FG, 55 XP) ranked No. 10
on the OU season scoring list.
• Hunnicutt broke the OU freshman fi eld goal
record (16, Trey DiCarlo, 2002) and tied the OU
freshman scoring record (Jimmy Stevens, 2008).
• Hunnicutt became the fi rst kicker in OU history
to hit four fi eld goals in two diff erent games
(Kansas, 10/15/11; Iowa State, 11/26/11).
• Among kickers who made 20 or more fi eld goals
last season, Hunicutt ranked ranked No. 5 with
an 87.5 (21-of-24) conversion percentage.
• Hunnicutt tied with two other kickers for the
most fi eld goals made between 20-29 yards
with 11.
• He made a 53-yard fi eld goal at Kansas State
(10/29/11), which tied for the longest kick
under Bob Stoops. Garrett Hartley also hit a
53-yarder vs. Utah State on 9/15/07.
New Returners• Oklahoma lost one of the the program’s all-time
best punt returners, Ryan Broyles (2008-11),
to the NFL’s Detroit Lions. Broyles fi nished his
career No. 3 in OU history with 1,187 punt return
yards.
• Kenny Stills had 38 yards on eight returns as
the only other Sooner with at least one return
in 2011.
• Senior transfer Justin Brown comes to OU after
garnering 8.1 yards per punt return at Penn
State in 2011, returning 27 punts for 220 yards.
For his career, Brown has 338 yards on 49
returns.
• Oklahoma returns its top four returners (Franks,
Finch, Whaley, Clay) from last season. Those
four players combined to average 22.3 yards per
return in 2011.
OFFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERSDate Game QB RB FB WR WR TE LT LG C RG RT9/1 at UTEP 9/8 Florida A&M 9/22 Kansas State 10/6 at Texas Tech 10/13 vs. Texas 10/20 Kansas 10/27 Notre Dame 11/3 at Iowa State 11/10 Baylor 11/17 at West Virginia 11/24 Oklahoma St. 12/1 at TCU
DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERSDate Game LE LT RT RE OLB MLB OLB LCB SS FS RCB9/1 at UTEP 9/8 Florida A&M 9/22 Kansas State 10/6 at Texas Tech 10/13 vs. Texas 10/20 Kansas 10/27 Notre Dame 11/3 at Iowa State 11/10 Baylor 11/17 at West Virginia 11/24 Oklahoma St. 12/1 at TCU
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8 Whaley
24 Clay - or -
26 Williams
RB
11 Washington
10 Favors -or-
91 Tapper
90 King
80 Phillips
53 Walker
97 McFarland
98 Ndulue
84 Onuoha
RE LERT LT
21 Wort
20 Shannon -or-
44 Bird
7 Nelson
25 Franklin -or-
5 Ibiloye
9 Lynn
2 Wilson
23 Everett
1 Jeff erson
42 Paulsen
30 Harris
9 LynnOLB MLB NICKEL
SSFS
14 Colvin
27 Simon
6 Hurst
15 Harris
26 Sanchez
RCB LCB
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#12 LANDRY JONES SR• Named to Walter Camp, O’Brien, Manning and Maxwell Award watch lists.• Owns a 29-8 (.784) record as a starter and needs four more wins to surpass Steve Davis (32 wins, 1972-75) as the winningest QB in OU history.• All-time career leader at OU in pass yards (12,379), pass yards per game (309.5), pass attempts (1,628), pass completions (1,021), 300-yard games (21), 400- yard games (9), TD passes (93), total off ense (12,114), total off ense per game (302.9).• Top 25 in NCAA history in career pass yards, pass yards per game, TD passes, total off ense, total off ense per game.
#10 BLAKE BELL SO• Set record last year for most rushing TDs by a freshman quarterback with 13.• Played in seven games, totaling 171 yards on 44 rush attempts.• Scored four rushing TDs at Baylor (11/19/11).
#15 DREW ALLEN JR• Saw action in fi ve games in 2011.• Against Tulsa (9/3/11) had four completions for 24 yards.• Played in 10 career games, totaling 160 yards on 18 for 30 passing.
#12 DOMINIQUE WHALEY SR• Named to Maxwell Award watch list. • Former walk-on earned a scholarship in 2012 after being a Burlsworth Trophy fi nalist in 2011.• Played in six games in 2011 before suff ering a broken left ankle on the fi rst play at Kansas State (10/29/11).• 2011 All Big-12 honorable mention, rushing for team- high 627 yards on 113 carries, 9 TDs.
#24 BRENNAN CLAY JR• Played in 11 games with six starts in 2011, totaling 274 rushing yards on 75 carries, 104 receiving yards on 18 catches.• Played in 20 career games with six starts.• 2011 Academic All-Big 12.
#26 DAMIEN WILLIAMS JR• Played last two seasons at Arizona Western.• 2011 First-Team NJCAA All-American.• Western State Football League Off ensive Player of the Year with 1,931 yards, 259 carries and 26 rushing TDs.
#33 TREY MILLARD JR• 2011 All-Big 12 First Team, Academic All-District.• Rushed 24 times for 169 yards and 2 TDs; added 13 catches for 127 yards, 1 TD.• Career-long 61-yard TD run at Kansas State (10/29/11).• Led team with 14 special teams tackles.
#48 AARON RIPKOWSKI SO• Played in nine games in 2011.• Solid rush blocker out of the backfi eld.
#4 KENNY STILLS JR• Named to Walter Camp, Maxwell, Biletnikoff Award watch lists.• 2011 All-Big 12 Second Team starting in all 11 games he played last season.• Ranks No. 10 all-time in OU history in receiving yards (1,635) and No. 11 in receptions (122) and TD receptions (13).
#19 JUSTIN BROWN SR• Played in 37 games (30 starts) in three seasons at Penn State, posting 1,047 yards on 73 catches and 3 TDs.• Started in every game each of the past two seasons.• Totaled 517 yards, 35 receptions, 2 TDs in 2011; added 27 punt returns for 220 yards (8.1 avg.).
#17 TREY METOYER FR• Five-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com.• Spent 2011 at Hargrave Military Academy.• Caught 108 passes for 1,540 yards and 23 TDs as a high school senior.
#18 LACOLTAN BESTER JR• East Mississippi CC transfer.• Named to the 2011 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) All-State/ North Division First Team.• Led team with 76 receptions for 1,042 yards and 17 TDs as a sophomore in 2011.
#13 DURRON NEAL FR• Four-star recruit by all major recruiting services.• Selected to U.S. Army All-American Bowl.• Led team with 35 receptions for 825 yards and 15 TDs as a high school senior in 2011.
#3 STERLING SHEPARD FR• Wears the same jersey number (#3) as his late father, Derrick, who lettered at WR for OU from 1983-86.• Four-star recruit by all major recruiting services.• Selected to Under Armour All-American Game.• Led team with 73 receptions for 1,243 yards and 17 TDs as a high school senior in 2011.
#85 GENEO GRISSOM SO• Switched to tight end in the spring after playing defensive end last season.• Played in six games in 2011, totaling fi ve tackles, 1 TFL.
#88 TAYLOR MCNAMARA FR• Four-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com.• Selected to U.S. Army All-American Bowl.• Had 33 receptions for 526 yards and seven TDs as a high school senior in 2011.
#82 BRANNON GREEN JR• Attended Fort Scott Community College the last two years.• All-Kansas Jayhawk CC Conference Second Team.• Had 15 receptions for 213 yards in the team’s eight games in 2011.
#64 GABE IKARD JR• Versatile lineman expected to start at center in 2012.• 2012 Sports Illustrated Preseason All-American in addition to being named to Outland Trophy, Lombardi Award watch lists.• 2011 All-Big 12 First Team, Academic All-America Second Team.• Started 15 games at left guard in his career (12 in 2010, 6 in 2011) and seven games at center (all in 2011).
#68 BRONSON IRWIN JR• Slated to start at right guard, has seen action in 22 career games, including all 13 in 2011.
#74 ADAM SHEAD SO• Projected to start at left guard after playing 10 games with fi ve starts at left guard as a redshirt freshman.
#71 TYRUS THOMPSON SO• Played in fi ve games as a redshirt freshman in 2011.
#79 DARYL WILLIAMS SO• Has worked with fi rst unit at right tackle in preseason camp.• Played in nine games with one start vs. Tulsa at right tackle as a redshirt freshman in 2011.
#56 TY DARLINGTON FR• Backup center was a four-star recruit by all major recruiting services.
#72 DEREK FARNIOK FR• Backup right tackle redshirted in 2011.
#69 LANE JOHNSON SR• Left tackle started in 12 of 13 games at right tackle in 2011.• 2011 Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
#54 NILA KASITATI FR• Backup left guard redshirted in 2011.• Returned to action at camp after undergoing a non-life- threatening heart procedure.
#50 AUSTIN WOODS JR• Backup left guard and starting deep snapper.• Went through chemotheraphy throughout the summer after being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the spring.• Saw action on the off ensive line in four games in 2011.• 2011 Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
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QUARTERBACKS
RUNNING BACKS
FULLBACKS
WIDE RECEIVERS
TIGHT ENDS
OFFENSIVE LINE
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#98 CHUKA NDULUE SO• Projected to open the season at left end.• Played in seven games in 2011 as a redshirt freshman.• Totaled three tackles, including two vs. Ball State (10/1/11).
#11 R.J. WASHINGTON SR• Named to Hendricks Award watch list.• Anticipated to start at right end.• Played in 26 career games, including all 13 in 2011.
#10 RASHOD FAVORS SO• Backup at right end played in one game at linebacker vs. Ball State (10/1/11) in 2011.• Redshirted in 2010.
#84 MIKE ONUOHA FR• Backup at left end.• Three-star recruit out of Sante Fe HS in Edmond, Okla.
#91 CHARLES TAPPER FR• Backup at right end.• Three-star recruit out of City College HS in Baltimore.
#90 DAVID KING SR• Versatile lineman working at right tackle but can still line up at DE.• Played in 13 games (fi ve starts) in 2011 with 31 tackles, four TFLs, 2.0 sacks. • Played in 30 career games with eight starts and 43 total tackles.
#53 CASEY WALKER SR• Projected to start at left tackle.• Played in 12 games, starting eight, totaling 17 tackles, three TFLs, two FFs and a sack in 2011.
#97 JAMARKUS MCFARLAND SR• Left tackle played in every game with seven starts, racking up 20 tackles and 3.5 TFLs, in 2011.• Played in 34 games with 10 starts in his career with 51 tackles, 11 TFLs, 4.5 sacks.• Two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2010, 11).
#80 JORDAN PHILLIPS FR• Backup at right tackle after redshirting in 2011.
#7 COREY NELSON JR• Named to Lombardi Award watch list.• Slated to start at outside linebacker.• 2011 All-Big 12 honorable mention and Academic All- Big 12 had 60 tackles, 8.5 TFLs, 5.5 sacks and six PBUs in 13 games played (11 starts) in 2011.
#21 TOM WORT JR• Nagurski Trophy and Butkus Award watch list honoree.• Slated to start at middle linebacker.• 2011 All-Big 12 honorable mention started in all 12 games he played in last season, totaling 71 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, 3.5 sacks, two INTs and one FR.
#44 JAYDAN BIRD SR• Contributor at inside linebacker has played in 39 career games with 29 tackles and 3.5 TFLs.
• Tallied 16 tackles in 2011 with 3.5 TFL, one sack and one PBU.
#25 AARON FRANKLIN SO• Backup at outside linebacker after playing in 10 games in 2011 as a redshirt freshman.• Had four tackles on the year, including two vs. Iowa State (11/26/11).• 2011 Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
#5 JOSEPH IBILOYE SR• Backup at middle linebacker after redshirting in 2011.• Four-star recruit by Scout.com.
#20 FRANK SHANNON FR• Backup at middle linebacker after redshirting in 2011.• Four-star recruit by Scout.com.
#14 AARON COLVIN JR• Started 12 games in 2011, totaling team-high 84 tackles with 4.5 TFLs, six PBUs and two FR.• Career-high 13 tackles vs. Texas Tech (10/22/11).• For his career, has 118 tackles, 7.5 TFLs and nine PBUs in 13 starts and 26 games played.
#6 DEMONTRE HURST SR• Named to Bednarik Award, Nagurski Trophy watch lists. • 2011 All-Big 12 Second Team after starting every game and totaling 55 tackles, 11 PBUs (team high), four TFLs, two FRs, one FR and an INT (returned 55 yards for a TD vs. Texas).• Played in 40 games with 37 starts in his career with 119 tackles and 23 PBUs.
#15 LAMAR HARRIS SR• Played against Tulsa (9/3/11) and Florida State (9/17/11) in 2011.• Has 13 career appearances, including 10 as a special teams member in 2010.
#26 ZACK SANCHEZ FR• Backup at left corner.• Three-star recruit out of Central HS in Keller, Texas.
#27 GARY SIMON FR• Backup at right corner.• Three-star recruit out of Gibbs HS in St. Petersburg, Fla.
#30 JAVON HARRIS SR• Anticipated starter at strong safety.• Played in 13 games (eight starts) in 2011, totaling 47 tackles, three INTs, two FFs, two PBUs and a FR.• Nagurski and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after recording two INTs vs. Florida State (9/17/11).
#1 TONY JEFFERSON JR• 2012 Sports Illustrated Preseason All-American along with being named to the Bednarik, Nagurski, Thorpe and Walter Camp Award watch lists.• Anticipated starter at free safety.• 2011 All-Big 12 honorable mention led the team with four INT in 2011, including three against Ball State, while totaling 74 tackles, 7.5 TFLs, 4.5 sacks, and three PBUs in 13 games and 12 starts.
#9 GABE LYNN JR• Slated to start at nickelback and backup at strong safety.• Played in 10 games with two starts in 2011, totaling 22 tackles, two TFLs and two PBUs.• Played in seven games in 2010 with a FR and PBU vs. Florida State (9/11/10).
#23 KASS EVERETT JR• First-year transfer out of Pierce College (Calif.).• Played in seven games, totaling 25 tackles, three TFLs and fi ve PBUs.• First-team Southern California Football Association.
#42 JESSE PAULSEN SR• Backup at free safety.• Had two tackles in three games in 2011.• Has played in 13 games in two years at OU after spending one year at New Mexico.
#2 JULIAN WILSON SO• Backup at nickelback.• Played in 11 games in 2011 on special teams.• Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
#18 MICHAEL HUNNICUTT SO• Starting placekicker.• Tied the OU record for fi eld goals in a season with 21 and tied the school record for points by a freshman (118) last year.• Ranked No. 5 in the nation with an 87.5 conversion percentage (21-24) among kickers with 20 or more fi eld goal conversions in 2011.
#36 TRESS WAY SR• Starting punter and kickoff specialist.• Ranks No. 2 among active punters in the NCAA with 8,648 total punt yards and No. 5 with a 43.9 average.• Career average currently ranks No. 1 in OU history just ahead of Jeff Ferguson (1998-01) at 42.5 ypp. • Had 2,649 yards on 63 punts (42.0 avg.) with 34 inside the 20 and 15 of 50+ yards in 2011.
#47 ERIC HOSEK FR• Backup placekicker after redshirting in 2011.
#37 DYLAN SEIBERT FR• Backup punter after redshirting in 2011.
#22 ROY FINCH JR• Ranked second on the team in 2011 with 11 kick returns for 223 yards and a 20.3 average.
#24 BRENNAN CLAY JR• Ranked fi rst on the team with a 26.5-yard kick return average in 2011, returning two kicks for 53 yards.
#4 KENNY STILLS JR• Returned eight punts for 38 yards (4.8-yard avg.) in 2011.
#19 JUSTIN BROWN SR• Totaled 49 returns and 338 yards (8.1-yard avg.) in three seasons returning at Penn State.• Had 220 yards and 27 returns for an 8.1-yard average in 2011.
DEFENSIVE ENDS
DEFENSIVE TACKLES
LINEBACKERS
CORNERBACKS
SAFETIES
SPECIALISTS
RETURN MEN
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1 Jeff erson, Tony 5-11 212 DB JR Chula Vista, Calif. (Eastlake HS)
2 Wilson, Julian 6-2 191 DB SO Moore, Okla. (Southmoore HS)
3 Shepard, Sterling 5-10 188 WR FR Oklahoma City, Okla. (Heritage Hall HS)
4 Stills, Kenny 6-1 190 WR JR Encinitas, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS)
5 Ibiloye, Joseph 6-3 218 LB SR Garland, Texas (South Garland HS)
6 Hurst, Demontre 5-10 183 DB SR Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster HS)
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INDIVIDUALRushed 30 times OU: 30, Dominique Whaley at Kansas, 10/15/2011 Opp.: 32, Jordan Todman, Connecticut, 1/1/2011Rushed 40 times OU: 55, Steve Owens at Oklahoma State, 11/29/1969 Opp.: 40, Ricky Williams, Texas, 10/11/1997Rushed 50 times OU: 55, Steve Owens at Oklahoma State, 11/29/1969 Opp.: Under researchRushed for 100 yards OU: 165, Dominique Whaley at Kansas, 10/15/2011 Opp.: 151, Joseph Randle and 119, Jeremy Smith, Oklahoma State, 12/3/2011Rushed for 200 yards OU: 208, DeMarco Murray vs. Utah State, 9/4/2010 Opp.: 213, Brad Smith, Missouri, 10/5/2002Rushed for 250 yards OU: 291, De’Mond Parker vs. Texas, 10/11/1997 Opp.: Under researchTwo 100-yard rushers OU: 122, Chris Brown and 114, Mossis Madu vs. Missouri, 12/6/2008 Opp.: 151, Joseph Randle and 119, Jeremy Smith, Oklahoma State, 12/3/2011Three 100-yard rushers OU: 122, Kenyon Rasheed, 110, Ike Lewis and 107, Dewell Brewster vs. Pittsburgh, 9/15/1990 Opp.: Under researchQuarterback rushed for 100 yards OU: 117, Jason White at Kansas, 10/13/2001 Opp.: 103, James Franklin, Missouri, 9/24/2011Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage OU: 70, DeMarco Murray at Texas A&M, 11/8/2008 Opp.: 80, Jammal Charles, Texas, 10/8/2005Rushed for three touchdowns OU: 3, Blake Bell vs Iowa, 12/30/2011 Opp.: 3, Ell Roberson, Kansas State, 9/29/2001Rushed for four touchdowns OU: 4, Blake Bell at Baylor, 11/19/2011 Opp.: Under researchRushed for fi ve touchdowns OU: 5, DeMarco Murray vs. North Texas, 9/1/2007 Opp.: Under researchRushed for six touchdowns OU: 6, Quentin Griffi n vs. Texas, 10/7/2000 Opp.: Under researchPassed for 300 yards OU: 447, Landry Jones at Baylor, 11/19/2011 Opp.: 479, Robert Griffi n III, Baylor, 11/19/2011Passed for 400 yards OU: 447, Landry Jones at Baylor, 11/19/2011 Opp.: 479, Robert Griffi n III, Baylor, 11/19/2011Passed for 500 yards OU: 505, Landry Jones at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: Under researchAttempted 40 passes OU: 50, Landry Jones at Oklahoma State, 12/3/2011 Opp.: 44, James Vandenberg, Iowa, 12/30/2011Attempted 50 passes OU: 50, Landry Jones at Oklahoma State, 12/3/2011 Opp.: 64, Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M, 11/5/2011Attempted 60 passes OU: 62, Landry Jones at Oklahoma State, 11/27/2010 Opp.: 64, Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M, 11/5/2011
Threw three touchdown passes OU: 5, Landry Jones at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: 4, Robert Griffi n III, Baylor, 11/19/2011Threw four touchdown passes OU: 5, Landry Jones at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: 4, Robert Griffi n III, Baylor, 11/19/2011Threw fi ve touchdown passes OU: 5, Landry Jones at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: 5, Matt Leinart, USC, 1/4/2005Threw six touchdown passes OU: 6, Landry Jones vs. Tulsa, 9/19/2009 Opp.: Under researchNon-quarterback touchdown pass OU: 17, Mark Bradley to Mark Clayton vs. Oklahoma State, 11/1/2003 Opp.: 5, Rex Burkhead to Kyler Reed, Nebraska, 12/4/2010Caught 10 passes OU: 14, Ryan Broyles at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: 10, Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State, 12/3/2011Had 100 yards receiving OU: 114, Jaz Reynolds at Baylor, 11/19/2011 Opp.: 208, Kendall Wright, Baylor, 11/19/2011Had 150 yards receiving OU: 171, Ryan Broyles at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: 208, Kendall Wright, Baylor, 11/19/2011Had 200 yards receiving OU: 217, Ryan Broyles at Kansas, 10/15/2011 Opp.: 208, Kendall Wright, Baylor, 11/19/2011Had a 70-yard pass completion OU: 76, Landry Jones to James Hanna vs. Oklahoma State, 11/27/2010 Opp.: 87, Robert Griffi n III to Kendall Wright, Baylor, 11/19/2011Caught two touchdown passes OU: 2, Jaz Reynolds at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: 3, Alex Torres, Texas Tech, 10/22/2011Caught three touchdown passes OU: 3, Ryan Broyles vs. Missouri, 9/24/2011 Opp.: 3, Alex Torres, Texas Tech, 10/22/2011Caught four touchdown passes OU: 4, Jermaine Gresham vs. Texas A&M, 11/3/2007 Opp.: Under researchTwo 100-yard receivers OU: 171, Ryan Broyles and 101, Kenny Stills at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: 176, Ernie Pierce and 145, Brandon Banks, Kansas State, 10/25/2008100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver OU: 165 (rush), Dominique Whaley and 217 (rec.), Ryan Broyles at Kansas, 10/15/2011 Opp.: 133 (rush), Henry Josey, 103 (rush), James Franklin and 119 (rec.), T.J. Moe, Missouri, 9/24/2011Returned a punt for a touchdown OU: 87, Ryan Broyles vs. Oklahoma State, 11/28/2009 Opp.: 80, Jeremy Bloom, Colorado, 12/7/2002Returned a kickoff for a touchdown OU: 91, DeMarco Murray vs. Baylor, 11/10/2007 Opp.: 100, Fozzy Whittaker, Texas 10/8/2011Returned an interception for a touchdown OU: 55, Demontre Hurst vs. Texas, 10/8/2011 Opp.: 46, Dwayne Gratz, Conneticut, 1/1/2011Returned a fumble for a touchdown OU: 56, Jamell Fleming and 19, David King vs. Texas, 10/8/2011 Opp.: 5, Richetti Jones, Oklahoma State, 12/3/2011Returned a blocked fi eld goal for a touchdown OU: 48, Darryl Bright vs. Texas Tech, 11/21/1998 Opp.: Under research
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INDIVIDUALRushed 30 times OU: 30, Dominique Whaley at Kansas, 10/15/2011 Opp.: 32, Jordan Todman, Connecticut, 1/1/2011Rushed 40 times OU: 55, Steve Owens at Oklahoma State, 11/29/1969 Opp.: 40, Ricky Williams, Texas, 10/11/1997Rushed 50 times OU: 55, Steve Owens at Oklahoma State, 11/29/1969 Opp.: Under researchRushed for 100 yards OU: 165, Dominique Whaley at Kansas, 10/15/2011 Opp.: 151, Joseph Randle and 119, Jeremy Smith, Oklahoma State, 12/3/2011Rushed for 200 yards OU: 208, DeMarco Murray vs. Utah State, 9/4/2010 Opp.: 213, Brad Smith, Missouri, 10/5/2002Rushed for 250 yards OU: 291, De’Mond Parker vs. Texas, 10/11/1997 Opp.: Under researchTwo 100-yard rushers OU: 122, Chris Brown and 114, Mossis Madu vs. Missouri, 12/6/2008 Opp.: 151, Joseph Randle and 119, Jeremy Smith, Oklahoma State, 12/3/2011Three 100-yard rushers OU: 122, Kenyon Rasheed, 110, Ike Lewis and 107, Dewell Brewster vs. Pittsburgh, 9/15/1990 Opp.: Under researchQuarterback rushed for 100 yards OU: 117, Jason White at Kansas, 10/13/2001 Opp.: 103, James Franklin, Missouri, 9/24/2011Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage OU: 70, DeMarco Murray at Texas A&M, 11/8/2008 Opp.: 80, Jammal Charles, Texas, 10/8/2005Rushed for three touchdowns OU: 3, Blake Bell vs Iowa, 12/30/2011 Opp.: 3, Ell Roberson, Kansas State, 9/29/2001Rushed for four touchdowns OU: 4, Blake Bell at Baylor, 11/19/2011 Opp.: Under researchRushed for fi ve touchdowns OU: 5, DeMarco Murray vs. North Texas, 9/1/2007 Opp.: Under researchRushed for six touchdowns OU: 6, Quentin Griffi n vs. Texas, 10/7/2000 Opp.: Under researchPassed for 300 yards OU: 447, Landry Jones at Baylor, 11/19/2011 Opp.: 479, Robert Griffi n III, Baylor, 11/19/2011Passed for 400 yards OU: 447, Landry Jones at Baylor, 11/19/2011 Opp.: 479, Robert Griffi n III, Baylor, 11/19/2011Passed for 500 yards OU: 505, Landry Jones at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: Under researchAttempted 40 passes OU: 50, Landry Jones at Oklahoma State, 12/3/2011 Opp.: 44, James Vandenberg, Iowa, 12/30/2011Attempted 50 passes OU: 50, Landry Jones at Oklahoma State, 12/3/2011 Opp.: 64, Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M, 11/5/2011Attempted 60 passes OU: 62, Landry Jones at Oklahoma State, 11/27/2010 Opp.: 64, Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M, 11/5/2011
Threw three touchdown passes OU: 5, Landry Jones at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: 4, Robert Griffi n III, Baylor, 11/19/2011Threw four touchdown passes OU: 5, Landry Jones at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: 4, Robert Griffi n III, Baylor, 11/19/2011Threw fi ve touchdown passes OU: 5, Landry Jones at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: 5, Matt Leinart, USC, 1/4/2005Threw six touchdown passes OU: 6, Landry Jones vs. Tulsa, 9/19/2009 Opp.: Under researchNon-quarterback touchdown pass OU: 17, Mark Bradley to Mark Clayton vs. Oklahoma State, 11/1/2003 Opp.: 5, Rex Burkhead to Kyler Reed, Nebraska, 12/4/2010Caught 10 passes OU: 14, Ryan Broyles at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: 10, Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State, 12/3/2011Had 100 yards receiving OU: 114, Jaz Reynolds at Baylor, 11/19/2011 Opp.: 208, Kendall Wright, Baylor, 11/19/2011Had 150 yards receiving OU: 171, Ryan Broyles at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: 208, Kendall Wright, Baylor, 11/19/2011Had 200 yards receiving OU: 217, Ryan Broyles at Kansas, 10/15/2011 Opp.: 208, Kendall Wright, Baylor, 11/19/2011Had a 70-yard pass completion OU: 76, Landry Jones to James Hanna vs. Oklahoma State, 11/27/2010 Opp.: 87, Robert Griffi n III to Kendall Wright, Baylor, 11/19/2011Caught two touchdown passes OU: 2, Jaz Reynolds at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: 3, Alex Torres, Texas Tech, 10/22/2011Caught three touchdown passes OU: 3, Ryan Broyles vs. Missouri, 9/24/2011 Opp.: 3, Alex Torres, Texas Tech, 10/22/2011Caught four touchdown passes OU: 4, Jermaine Gresham vs. Texas A&M, 11/3/2007 Opp.: Under researchTwo 100-yard receivers OU: 171, Ryan Broyles and 101, Kenny Stills at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: 176, Ernie Pierce and 145, Brandon Banks, Kansas State, 10/25/2008100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver OU: 165 (rush), Dominique Whaley and 217 (rec.), Ryan Broyles at Kansas, 10/15/2011 Opp.: 133 (rush), Henry Josey, 103 (rush), James Franklin and 119 (rec.), T.J. Moe, Missouri, 9/24/2011Returned a punt for a touchdown OU: 87, Ryan Broyles vs. Oklahoma State, 11/28/2009 Opp.: 80, Jeremy Bloom, Colorado, 12/7/2002Returned a kickoff for a touchdown OU: 91, DeMarco Murray vs. Baylor, 11/10/2007 Opp.: 100, Fozzy Whittaker, Texas 10/8/2011Returned an interception for a touchdown OU: 55, Demontre Hurst vs. Texas, 10/8/2011 Opp.: 46, Dwayne Gratz, Conneticut, 1/1/2011Returned a fumble for a touchdown OU: 56, Jamell Fleming and 19, David King vs. Texas, 10/8/2011 Opp.: 5, Richetti Jones, Oklahoma State, 12/3/2011Returned a blocked fi eld goal for a touchdown OU: 48, Darryl Bright vs. Texas Tech, 11/21/1998 Opp.: Under research
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Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown OU: 0, Will Peoples vs. Texas Tech, 11/23/2002 Opp.: 8, Lance Taylor, Alabama, 9/7/2002Had 10 tackles OU: 11, Tom Wort vs. Iowa State, 11/26/2011 Opp.: 12, A.J. Klein, Iowa State, 11/26/2011Had 15 tackles OU: 17, Quinton Carter vs. Texas Tech, 11/13/2010 Opp.: 16, Sam Holl, Baylor, 11/19/2011Had 20 tackles OU: 22, Rocky Calmus at Colorado, 10/30/1999 Opp.: Under researchBlocked a punt OU: Corey Nelson vs. Texas A&M, 11/6/2010 Opp.: Richard Sherman, Stanford, 12/31/2009Blocked a fi eld goal OU: Brodney Pool vs. Oregon, 9/18/2004 Opp.: Team, Oklahoma State, 11/28/2009Blocked an extra point attempt OU: Adrian Taylor vs. Kansas State, 10/31/2009 Opp.: Team, Texas A&M, 11/14/2009Recorded a safety OU: Team vs. Baylor, 11/20/10 (Forced fumble thru back of endzone) Opp.: Team, Texas A&M, 11/6/2010 (Bad snap thru endzone)Kicked three fi eld goals OU: 4, Michael Hunnicutt vs. Iowa State, 11/26/2011 Opp.: 3, Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State, 12/3/2011Had 50-yard fi eld goal OU: 53, Michael Hunnicutt at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: 54, Anthony Cantele, Kansas State, 10/29/2011Had a 70-yard punt OU: 85, Tress Way vs. Utah State, 9/4/2010 Opp.: 73, Mike Brandtner, Iowa State, 10/14/2006Converted a two-point PAT OU: Paul Thompson to Juaquin Iglesias vs. Boise State, 1/1/2007 Opp.: Ryan Tannehill to Malcome Kennedy, Texas A&M, 11/5/2011
TEAMScored 40 points OU: 41-25 vs. Texas A&M, 11/5/2011 Opp.: 44-10, Oklahoma State, 12/3/2011Scored 50 points OU: 58-17 at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: 55-19, USC, 1/4/2005Scored 60 points OU: 62-6 vs. Ball State, 10/1/2011 Opp.: 69-7, Nebraska, 11/1/1997 Scored 70 points OU: 79 vs. North Texas, 9/1/2007 Opp.: 73-21, Nebraska, 11/2/1996Posted a shutout OU: 52-0 vs. Iowa State, 10/16/2010 Opp.: 29-0, at Texas A&M, 11/7/1998Rushed for 200 yards OU: 253 vs. Iowa State, 11/26/2011 Opp.: 278, Oklahoma State, 12/3/2011Rushed for 300 yards OU: 325 vs. Iowa State, 10/16/2010 Opp.: 351, Air Force, 9/18/2010Rushed for 400 yards OU: 411 vs. Louisville, 9/27/1997 Opp.: 409, Nebraska, 11/1/1997
Rushed for 500 yards OU: Under research Opp.: Under researchRushed for 600 yards OU: 768 vs. Kansas State, 10/15/1988 Opp.: Under researchRushed for 700 yards OU: 768 vs. Kansas State, 10/15/1988 Opp.: Under researchRushed for less than 100 yards OU: 76 vs. Iowa, 12/30/2011 Opp.: 86, Texas, 10/8/2011Rushed for fi ve touchdowns OU: 5 at Baylor, 11/19/2011 Opp.: 5, Texas A&M, 11/15/1997Rushed for six touchdowns OU: 6 vs. Missouri, 12/6/2008 Opp.: 8, Nebraska, 11/1/1997Rushed for seven touchdowns OU: 7 vs. North Texas, 9/1/2007 Opp.: 8, Nebraska, 11/1/1997Passed for 300 yards OU: 447 at Baylor, 11/19/2011 Opp.: 485, Baylor, 11/19/2011Passed for 400 yards OU: 447 at Baylor, 11/19/2011 Opp.: 485, Baylor, 11/19/2011Passed for 500 yards OU: 520 at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: Under researchPassed for less than 100 yards OU: 77 at Oklahoma State, 11/25/2006 Opp.: 58, Kansas State, 10/29/2011Passed for fi ve touchdowns OU: 5 at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: 5, USC, 1/4/2005Passed for six touchdowns OU: 6 vs. Miami, 9/8/2007 Opp.: Under researchGained 500 yards total off ense OU: 509 vs. Iowa State, 11/26/2011 Opp.: 616, Baylor, 11/19/2011Gained 600 yards total off ense OU: 605 at Baylor, 11/19/2011 Opp.: 616, Baylor, 11/19/2011Gained 700 yards total off ense OU: 829 vs. Kansas State, 10/15/1988 Opp.: Under researchGained 800 yards total off ense OU: 829 vs. Kansas State, 10/15/1988 Opp.: Under researchHeld under 100 total yards OU: Under research Opp.: 44, Idaho State, 9/12/2009Held under 200 total yards OU: 183 vs. Iowa State, 10/16/2010 Opp.: 171, Texas, 10/8/2005Gained 30 fi rst downs OU: 34 at Kansas State, 10/29/2011 Opp.: 32, Texas Tech, 11/21/2009
Requests for credentials are accepted online. To receive the link to the web site,
e-mail Karl Anderson at [email protected]. Requests must be submitted by
a sports director/editor at least eight days prior to the contest. Media must show
government issued photo identifi cation upon entering the stadium. If the name
on the credential and the photo ID do not match, the credential is void.
FOR MEDIA ONLY
The University of Oklahoma Communicatoins offi ce has opened a media-only
website to assist in covering Sooner sports. The site is valuable for reporters, but
also to desk personnel needing stock photographs or similar support. For
information on accessing the site, contact Karl Anderson.
PRACTICE
All practice sessions are closed to media and public unless otherwise posted.
On days when post-practice interviews are conducted, media should gather outside the practice site 10-15
minutes before the workout is complete. Members of the athletics communications staff will escort media into
the practice facility at the appropriate time.
ON THE INTERNET - SOONERSPORTS.COM
• Live audio of Bob Stoops’ Monday media conference (Live air at 12:05 p.m.).
• Live/archived audio of Sooner Sports Talk with Bob Stoops (Tuesday nights starting at 7 p.m. CT).
• Live/archived audio of Coaches’ Corner radio show (Thursday nights, starting at 7 p.m. CT).
• Live in-game stats, blog and audio from the Sooner Radio Network.
• Live/archived video of Bob Stoops’ postgame press conference.
• Archived full-game video and Bob Stoops’ review TV show (Taped on Sunday each week).
• Roster, schedules, media guides, game notes, depth chart and more at Sooner Gameday Central.
DAILY MEDIA AVAILABILITY (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Monday - Bob Stoops participates on the Big 12’s weekly teleconference at 10:10 a.m. A weekly media
luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the east-side stadium club on the third fl oor. Select players will be
available at media tables at approximately 11:15 a.m. Coach Stoops’ comments at the podium will begin at
12:05 p.m. QB Landry Jones will follow Coach Stoops at the podium. Defensive coaches and players are
available following practice at approximately 5:45 - 6:00 p.m. Please wait at the SW corner of the stadium to
be escorted to the Adrian Peterson Team Meeting Room for interviews.**
Tuesday - Off ensive players and coaches will be available for post-practice interviews at approximately 5:45
- 6:00 p.m. Please wait at the SW corner of the stadium to be escorted to the Adrian Peterson Team Meeting
Room for interviews.**
Wednesday - Head coach Bob Stoops will be available for a fi ve-minute, off -camera media briefi ng
immediately following practice. Media wishing to utilize this opportunity should advise Pete Moris on
Wednesdays if they have a need to participate.
Thursday, Friday - No availability
Saturday - Postgame availability only. Members of the OU Athletics Communications staff will escort media
representatives to the appropriate postgame interview areas with fi ve minutes remaining in the game. The
Oklahoma locker room, home or away, is closed to the media at all times. Coach Stoops and several Sooner
players will be brought to a designated interview area; for home games that area is the Adrian Peterson Team
Meeting Room.
*Coaches and players available at the luncheon will be unavailable the remainder of the week.
**Some players may have evening classes and will not available. Coach Stoops’ radio show is Tuesday evenings and he may not be
available after practice that evening.
The communications offi ce
extends a special thank
you to Mike Brooks. The
Blanchard, Okla., resident
possesses what is likely
the most comprehensive
statistical database on OU
football. His assistance
and tireless research on
game day and numerous
other research projects is
greatly appreciated.
COVERING THE SOONERS
2011 Oklahoma FootballOklahoma Overall Team Statistics (as of Aug 24, 2012)
All games
Team Statistics OU OPPSCORING 514 287 Points Per Game 39.5 22.1FIRST DOWNS 337 250 R u s h i n g 117 98 P a s s i n g 206 131 P e n a l t y 14 21RUSHING YARDAGE 2118 1751 Yards gained rushing 2364 2193 Yards lost rushing 246 442 Rushing Attempts 469 476 Average Per Rush 4.5 3.7 Average Per Game 162.9 134.7 TDs Rushing 30 15PASSING YARDAGE 4542 3139 C o m p - A t t - I n t 365-583-16 257-474-15 Average Per Pass 7.8 6.6 Average Per Catch 12.4 12.2 Average Per Game 349.4 241.5 TDs Passing 29 18TOTAL OFFENSE 6660 4890 Total Plays 1052 950 Average Per Play 6.3 5.1 Average Per Game 512.3 376.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 41-886 75-1489PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 27-234 12-139INT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-265 16-62KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.6 19.9PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.7 11.6INT RETURN AVERAGE 17.7 3.9FUMBLES-LOST 17-13 20-12PENALTIES-Yards 64-592 81-569 Average Per Game 45.5 43.8PUNTS-Yards 63-2649 92-3790 Average Per Punt 42.0 41.2 Net punt average 37.9 37.1TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 5 9 3 0 : 0 13RD-DOWN Conversions 80/193 60/197 3rd-Down Pct 41% 30%4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/14 7/19 4th-Down Pct 64% 37%SACKS BY-Yards 40-288 11-80MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 63 35FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 25-28 14-19ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 1-2RED-ZONE SCORES (58-66) 88% (28-38) 74%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (39-66) 59% (20-38) 53%PAT-ATTEMPTS (61-63) 97% (33-34) 97%ATTENDANCE 510967 276398 Games/Avg Per Game 6/85161 5/55280 Neutral Site Games 2/75128
Games played: 13 Avg per rush: 4.5 Avg per catch: 12.4 Pass efficiency: 138.98 Kick ret avg: 21.6 Punt ret avg: 8.7 All purpose avg/game: 618.8 Total offense avg/gm: 512.3
Games played: 13 Avg per rush: 3.7 Avg per catch: 12.2 Pass efficiency: 116.05 Kick ret avg: 19.9 Punt ret avg: 11.6 All purpose avg/game: 506.2 Total offense avg/gm: 376.2
2011 Oklahoma FootballOklahoma Game Superlatives (as of Aug 27, 2012)
All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 30 Whaley,Dom at Kansas (Oct 15, 2011)Yards Rushing 165 Whaley,Dom at Kansas (Oct 15, 2011)TD Rushes 4 Whaley,Dom vs Tulsa (Sep 03, 2011)
4 Bell,Blake at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)Long Rush 64 Whaley,Dom vs Texas (Oct 08, 2011)Pass attempts 55 Jones,Landry vs Texas Tech (Oct 22, 2011)Pass completions 36 Jones,Landry at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)Yards Passing 505 Jones,Landry at Kansas State (Oct 29, 2011)TD Passes 5 Jones,Landry vs Ball State (Oct 01, 2011)
5 Jones,Landry vs Texas Tech (Oct 22, 2011)5 Jones,Landry at Kansas State (Oct 29, 2011)
Long Pass 64 Jones,Landry vs Ball State (Oct 01, 2011)Receptions 14 Broyles,Ryan vs Tulsa (Sep 03, 2011)
14 Broyles,Ryan at Kansas State (Oct 29, 2011)Yards Receiving 217 Broyles,Ryan at Kansas (Oct 15, 2011)TD Receptions 3 Broyles,Ryan vs Missouri (Sep 24, 2011)Long Reception 64 Broyles,Ryan vs Ball State (Oct 01, 2011)Field Goals 4 Hunnicutt,Mike at Kansas (Oct 15, 2011)
4 Hunnicutt,Mike vs Iowa State (Nov 26, 2011)Long Field Goal 53 Hunnicutt,Mike at Kansas State (Oct 29, 2011)Punts 9 Way,Tress vs Texas A&M (Nov 05, 2011)Punting Avg 50.3 Way,Tress vs Iowa Hawkeyes (Dec 30, 2011)Long Punt 67 Way,Tress vs Iowa Hawkeyes (Dec 30, 2011)Long Punt Return 36 Broyles,Ryan at Kansas (Oct 15, 2011)Long Kickoff Return 52 Franks,Trey vs Iowa Hawkeyes (Dec 30, 2011)Tackles 13 Fleming,Jamell vs Texas (Oct 08, 2011)
13 Colvin,Aaron vs Texas Tech (Oct 22, 2011)Sacks 3.0 Alexander,Fran vs Texas (Oct 08, 2011)Tackles For Loss 4.0 Alexander,Fran vs Texas (Oct 08, 2011)Interceptions 3 Jefferson,Tony vs Ball State (Oct 01, 2011)
2011 Oklahoma FootballOklahoma Game Superlatives (as of Aug 27, 2012)
All games
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 47 vs Texas A&M (Nov 05, 2011)Yards Rushing 253 vs Iowa State (Nov 26, 2011)Yards Per Rush 6.8 at Kansas State (Oct 29, 2011)TD Rushes 5 vs Tulsa (Sep 03, 2011)
5 at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)Pass attempts 55 vs Texas Tech (Oct 22, 2011)Pass completions 39 vs Tulsa (Sep 03, 2011)Yards Passing 520 at Kansas State (Oct 29, 2011)Yards Per Pass 11.5 vs Ball State (Oct 01, 2011)TD Passes 5 vs Ball State (Oct 01, 2011)
5 vs Texas Tech (Oct 22, 2011)5 at Kansas State (Oct 29, 2011)
Total Plays 100 vs Tulsa (Sep 03, 2011)Total Offense 690 at Kansas State (Oct 29, 2011)Yards Per Play 9.2 at Kansas State (Oct 29, 2011)Points 62 vs Ball State (Oct 01, 2011)Sacks By 8 vs Texas (Oct 08, 2011)First Downs 34 vs Tulsa (Sep 03, 2011)
34 at Kansas State (Oct 29, 2011)Penalties 9 at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)Penalty Yards 90 at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)Turnovers 5 at Oklahoma State (Dec 03, 2011)Interceptions By 3 at Florida State (Sep 17, 2011)
3 vs Ball State (Oct 01, 2011)3 vs Texas A&M (Nov 05, 2011)
2011 Oklahoma FootballOklahoma Game Superlatives (as of Aug 27, 2012)
All games
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 26 Klein, Collin, at Kansas State (Oct 29, 2011)Yards Rushing 151 Randle, Joseph, at Oklahoma State (Dec 03, 2011)TD Rushes 2 Franklin, James, vs Missouri (Sep 24, 2011)
2 Klein, Collin, at Kansas State (Oct 29, 2011)2 Ganaway, T., at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)2 Randle, Joseph, at Oklahoma State (Dec 03, 2011)2 Smith, Jeremy, at Oklahoma State (Dec 03, 2011)
Long Rush 56 Sims, James, at Kansas (Oct 15, 2011)Pass attempts 64 Tannehill, Ryan, vs Texas A&M (Nov 05, 2011)Pass completions 33 Doege, Seth, vs Texas Tech (Oct 22, 2011)Yards Passing 479 Griffin III, R., at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)TD Passes 4 Doege, Seth, vs Texas Tech (Oct 22, 2011)
4 Griffin III, R., at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)Long Pass 87 Griffin III, R., at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)Receptions 10 Blackmon, J., at Oklahoma State (Dec 03, 2011)Yards Receiving 208 Wright, Kendall, at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)TD Receptions 3 Torres, Alex, vs Texas Tech (Oct 22, 2011)Long Reception 87 Wright, Kendall, at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)Field Goals 3 Sharp, Quinn, at Oklahoma State (Dec 03, 2011)Long Field Goal 54 Cantele, A., at Kansas State (Oct 29, 2011)Punts 11 Doherty, Ron, at Kansas (Oct 15, 2011)Punting Avg 50.2 POWELL,S., at Florida State (Sep 17, 2011)Long Punt 69 POWELL,S., at Florida State (Sep 17, 2011)Long Punt Return 35 Harris, Dustin, vs Texas A&M (Nov 05, 2011)Long Kickoff Return 100 Whittaker, Fozz, vs Texas (Oct 08, 2011)Tackles 18 ARNICK,C., vs Tulsa (Sep 03, 2011)Sacks 2.0 Jean-Baptiste,N, at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)
2.0 Daniels, Mike, vs Iowa Hawkeyes (Dec 30, 2011)Tackles For Loss 3.0 Daniels, Mike, vs Iowa Hawkeyes (Dec 30, 2011)Interceptions 2 Malone, Nigel, at Kansas State (Oct 29, 2011)
2011 Oklahoma FootballOklahoma Game Superlatives (as of Aug 27, 2012)
All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 45 vs Texas (Oct 08, 2011)Yards Rushing 278 at Oklahoma State (Dec 03, 2011)Yards Per Rush 8.4 at Oklahoma State (Dec 03, 2011)TD Rushes 4 at Oklahoma State (Dec 03, 2011)Pass attempts 64 vs Texas A&M (Nov 05, 2011)Pass completions 34 vs Texas Tech (Oct 22, 2011)Yards Passing 485 at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)Yards Per Pass 13.9 at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)TD Passes 4 vs Texas Tech (Oct 22, 2011)
4 at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)Total Plays 96 vs Texas Tech (Oct 22, 2011)Total Offense 616 at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)Yards Per Play 8.4 at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)Points 45 at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)Sacks By 3 at Oklahoma State (Dec 03, 2011)First Downs 28 vs Texas A&M (Nov 05, 2011)
28 at Baylor (Nov 19, 2011)Penalties 9 vs Texas Tech (Oct 22, 2011)Penalty Yards 60 vs Texas (Oct 08, 2011)Turnovers 5 vs Texas (Oct 08, 2011)Interceptions By 3 vs Iowa State (Nov 26, 2011)
2011 Oklahoma FootballOklahoma Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Aug 24, 2012)