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SERIES HISTORY

Overall................................................ OU leads 4-1 In Pasadena............................................Tied at 1-1 Last Meeting.............. OU, 49-21 (9/8/18 in Norman)

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GAME 3

5/4 OKLAHOMA (2-0, 0-0) AT UCLA (0-2, 0-0)

Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 n 7 p.m. CT n Pasadena, Calif. n Spieker Field at the Rose Bowl (80,616)

SOONERS

Head Coach: Lincoln Riley

Record at OU: 26-4 (3rd Year)

Career Record: Same

Last Game: Won 70-14 vs. S. Dakota

BRUINS

Head Coach: Chip Kelly

Record at UCLA: 3-11 (2nd Year)

Career Record: 49-18 (6th Year)

Last Game: Lost 23-14 vs. San Diego St.

OPENING KICK

u No. 5/4 Oklahoma plays its first game away from home this season when it faces UCLA on Saturday at 6 p.m. CT at Spieker Field at the Rose Bowl. The contest will be televised nationally by FOX with Joe Davis, Brock Huard and Bruce Feldman announcing.

u Oklahoma's 20-game true road game winning streak is the longest in the nation (next longest is 10 by UCF). The Sooners haven't lost a true road contest in almost five years years (Oct. 4, 2014). If OU beats UCLA it would tie as the second-longest such streak nationally in the post-World War II era. The Sooners won 25 consecutive true road games from 1953-58 under Bud Wilkinson, and Alabama won 21 in a row from 1970-75. OU's current 20-game streak is tied with Miami, Fla. (1984-88) and Ohio State (2012-16)

u Saturday's game will mark the sixth meeting between Oklahoma and UCLA, with the Sooners leading the series 4-1 (1-1 in Pasadena). It's the second game of a two-year home-and-home series, with OU winning 4921 last year in Norman (Sept. 8).

u The Sooners are 26-4-1 overall and 8-3 in true road games as the No. 5 team in the AP poll. Against unranked opponents, OU is 16-1 (6-0 on the road) as the AP's No. 5 squad.

u OU has won 32 consecutive non-conference games against unranked opponents. The last such loss came to UCLA in 2005 (41-24 in Pasadena).

u Oklahoma is coming off a 70-14 home win over South Dakota on Saturday, racking up 733 yards while surrendering 339. A school-record 10 Sooners scored a touchdown and OU produced its most points since 2007 (79 vs. North Texas). It also recorded its first three defensive takeaways of the season, one of them a Brendan Radley-Hiles interception he returned 30 yards for a TD. He was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week.

u UCLA dropped a 23-14 home decision to San Diego State on Saturday, a game in which the Aztecs held the Bruins to 261 yards and 3.9 yards per play. UCLA fumbled four times on the day (lost two) and SDSU held a 38:16 to 21:44 advantage in time of possession. Bruins quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson completed 24 of 35 pass attempts for 199 yards and a touchdown.

KEY STORYLINES

u OU quarterback Jalen Hurts is the only player in the country with more than 500 passing yards (591) and more than 200 rushing yards (223). He leads the nation with his 252.3 passing efficiency rating (next highest is 219.1 by LSU's Joe Burrow) and paces all quarterbacks (ranks 18th overall) in rushing yards (next most is 177 by Baylor's Gerry Bohanon). Hurts owns

Jalen Hurts is the only player in the country with more than 500 passing yards (591) and more than 200 rushing yards (233) this season. He leads the nation in passing efficiency rating (252.3; next highest is 219.1) and paces all quarterbacks in rushing yards. Since the start of his sophomore year at Alabama, he has 31 TD passes and 3 interceptions (10.3-to-1 ratio).

A BALANCED APPROACH

Since the start of the 2018 season, Oklahoma has recorded seven games of at least 300 passing yards and at least 300 rushing yards. The next highest total nationally is three. Only one other Big 12 program (Oklahoma State) has done it once.

300/300 PROGRAMGAMES

Oklahoma7

UCF3

Cincinnati2

12 programs

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2019 SCHEDULE

HOUSTON SOUTH DAKOTA

Sept. 1

Sept. 7

6:30 p.m. CT 6 p.m. CT

W, 49-31

W, 70-14

@UCLA Sept. 14 7 p.m. CT

FOX

TEXAS TECH @KANSAS

Sept. 28

Oct. 5

vs. TEXAS Oct. 12

11 a.m. CT FOX

WEST VIRGINIA Oct. 19

@K-STATE Oct. 26

IOWA STATE Nov. 9

@BAYLOR Nov. 16

TCU Nov. 23

@OKLA. STATE Nov. 30

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OU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS FOOTBALL CONTACTS

MIKE HOUCK Assistant AD/Communications Office: (405) 325-8227 Cell: (405) 249-5892 Email: mhouck@ou.edu

ERIC HOLLIER Associate Director Office: (405) 325-6449 Cell: (405) 570-9228 Email: ehollier@ou.edu

PATRICK DUNN Communications Assistant Office (405) 325-4274 Email: patrickjdunn@ou.edu

HEAD COACH LINCOLN RILEY

Alma Mater:

Texas Tech, 2006

Career Record:

26-4 (.867); 3rd Year

Record at OU:

Same

Big 12 Record:

16-2 (.889)

ASSISTANT COACHES

LOCATION

Alex Grinch (Defensive Coordinator/Safeties) SL

Cale Gundy (Co-Off. Coord./Inside Receivers) PB

Bill Bedenbaugh (Co-Off. Coord./Off. Line)

SL

Ruffin McNeill (Asst. Head Coach/OLBs)

PB

Shane Beamer (Asst. HC Off./TEs & H-Backs) SL

Dennis Simmons (Outside Receivers)

SL

Jay Boulware (Special Teams/Running Backs) PB

Calvin Thibodeaux (Defensive Line)

SL

Roy Manning (Cornerbacks)

SL

Brian Odom (Inside Linebackers)

SL

TEAM HISTORY

First Year:

1895 (this is 125th season)

All-Time Record:

898-325-53 (.725)

All-Time Conference Record: 500-153-22 (.757)

All-Time Big 12 Record:

145-47 (.755)

All-Time Bowl Record:

29-22-1 (.567)

National Championships (AP):

7

Years:

1950, '55, '56, '74, '75, '85, 2000

Conference Championships:

48

Big 12 Championships:

12

2000, '02, '04, '06, '07, '08, '10, '12, '15, '16, '17, '18

Undefeated Seasons:

14

10-Plus-Win Seasons: 39 (most in nation)

STADIUM INFORMATION

Name: Gaylord Family ? Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

Field Name:

Owen Field

Capacity:

80,126

Surface:

Natural Grass

First Year:

1923

Record at Stadium:

396-85-16 (.813)

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Location:

Norman, Okla.

Founded:

1890

Enrollment:

31,702

Colors:

Crimson and Cream

Interim President:

Joseph Harroz Jr.

Athletics Director:

Joe Castiglione

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GENERAL NOTES

the nation's second- and third-best passing efficiency ratings this season (253.6 vs. South Dakota and 251.3 vs. Houston).

u OU is one of just three teams since the start of the 1996 campaign to average at least 7.9 yards per rush in each of its first two games of a season (minimum of 35 attempts per game). It averaged 9.6 yards per carry vs. Houston and 7.9 vs. South Dakota.

u In their history, the Sooners have rushed for 300-plus yards and passed for 300-plus in a game 13 times. Amazingly, seven of those 13 occasions have come in the last 16 games (since the start of last season), and OU has accomplished the feat six times in the last nine contests (including each of the first two games this season). Only two other programs (UCF 3 and Cincinnati 2) have registered more than one such performance since the start of the 2016 season.

u The Sooners led the nation last year in both yards per yards per pass attempt (11.3) and yards per rush (6.6). So far this season, OU ranks first nationally with its 14.0 yards per pass attempt (next highest average is 11.5) and ranks second with its 8.7 yards per rush (South Carolina averages 9.0).

u Under the direction of first-year defensive coordinator Alex Grinch, OU has forced three turnovers, two turnovers on downs and 11 punts through two games, while registering 16 tackles for loss and five sacks. Houston (5 for 13) and South Dakota (1 for 11) combined to convert 6 of 24 (25%) thirddown attempts (conversely, the Sooners are 12 for 18 on the year for 67%).

YARDS-PER-PLAY LEADERS

Oklahoma led the nation with its 8.3 yards per play in 2017 (the previous single-season school record was 7.6 in 1971) and then set an FBS record with its 8.6 yards per play last season. OU now owns the No. 1 and No. 3 spots on the FBS all-time singleseason list.

So far this season, the Sooners pace the country by averaging 10.9 yards per play. Only one other team averages more than 8.7 (minimum two games played):

TEAMYDS/PLAY

Oklahoma 10.9

Washington State

9.6

Arizona8.7

Georgia 8.1

Penn State

8.1

u Oklahoma has consistently featured several Californians on its roster, and this season is no different. Eight Sooners on the 2019 roster hail from the Golden State, and five of those have seen action this season. Junior tight end Grant Calcaterra (Rancho Santa Margarita) and sophomore defensive back Brendan Radley-Hiles (Inglewood) have started each of the first two games this season, while redshirt senior defensive tackle Dillon Faamatau (Norwalk), redshirt junior defensive back Jordan Parker (Pittsburg) and freshman safety Jeremiah Criddell have also seen action. Senior linebacker Caleb Kelley (Fresno) and sophomore running back T.J. Pledger (Pacoima) have yet to play due to injury, and freshman linebacker Jonathan Perkins (San Bernardino) has not seen action, either.

RECAPPING THE WIN OVER SOUTH DAKOTA

u No. 4/4 Oklahoma outgained South Dakota 733 yards to 339 and registered its first three takeaways of the season in a 70-14 home win over South Dakota on Saturday night. OU's 70 points were its most since a 79-10 home win over North Texas to open the 2007 campaign, and a school-record 10 Sooners scored touchdowns on the night.

u In less than two-and-a-half quarters of work, quarterback Jalen Hurts completed 14 of 18 passes for 259 yards and three touchdowns while rushing eight times for 47 yards. He recorded the highest national pass efficiency rating of the week (253.6) and second highest of the season. He exited the contest with 11:03 left in the third quarter and OU leading 42-0.

u OU threw for 423 yards on the night (Hurts, Tanner Mordecai and Spencer Rattler combined to complete 24 of 30 attempts; 80%) and rushed for 310 more yards. Running back Rhamondre Stevenson led four Sooners who ran for at least 47 yards. The junior college transfer carried six times for a team-high 104 yards (including a 75-yard TD run) and was followed by Kennedy Brooks (six carries for 69 yards and a TD), Trey Sermon (nine carries for 56 yards and a score) and Hurts.

u Receiver CeeDee Lamb led the Sooners with six receptions for 144 yards (all in the first half) and a score. H-back Jeremiah Hall and receiver Charleston Rambo registered their second TD catches of the season while freshman receivers Trejan Bridges, Jadon Haselwood and Theo Wease all caught a TD pass.

YARDS-PER-GAME LEADERS

OU leads the nation with its 709.5 yards per game, which is 53.0 more than the team with the next-highest average (minimum two games played).

TEAMYDS/GAME

Oklahoma 709.5

Utah State

656.5

Maryland636.5

UCF634.0

Arizona629.5

LONG-DISTANCE DIALERS

Since the start of the 2015 season (when Lincoln Riley took over as OU's offensive play-caller), the Sooners have scored 76 offensive touchdowns of 40-plus yards. That's 21 more than the Power Five program with the next most (Clemson has 55, in five more games).

TDs of

PROGRAM

GAMES 40+ YDs

Oklahoma

56

76

Memphis

55

66

South Florida 53

57

Clemson

61

55

Texas Tech

52

54

u The Sooners' first two takeaways under first-year defensive coordinator Alex Grinch were made by sophomore defensive back Brendan Radley-Hiles, who recovered a second-quarter fumble and returned a third-quarter interception 30 yards for his first career touchdown en route to Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors. Freshman cornerback Jaden Davis added an interception with 11:12 left in the fourth quarter. OU did not commit a turnover.

u Sophomore safety Pat Fields led the Sooners with six tackles while Kenneth Murray, Bryan Mead and Justin Broiles recorded four each. OU held the Coyotes to one first-down conversion on 11 tries.

u The game marked the first since 2016 at West Virginia that OU turned in a plus-three turnover margin.

TRUE ROAD WARRIORS

u By the time Saturday arrives, the Sooners' last true road loss will have occurred 1,806 days ago. The last time OU lost a true road game was Oct. 4, 2014, when No. 4 OU dropped a 37-33 decision at No. 25 TCU. Eleven AP Top 25 teams lost that week, including four of the top six.

u Since 1975, OU's 20-game road winning streak is tied with Miami (Fla.) (1984-88) and Ohio State (2012-16) for the longest nationally.

u During the 20-game streak, the Sooners have outscored opponents 983-592 (49-30 average) and have outgained them 11,673 yards to 8,537 (584-427 average). OU has scored at least 31 points in all 20 games and at least 41 points in 16 of them. Eight of the wins have come against top-25 teams.

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2019 TEAM STATS COMPARISON

OU UCLA

Points/Game

59.5 14.0

Points Allowed/Game

22.5 23.5

1st Downs/Game

29.0 14.0

1st Downs Allowed/Game 22.0 22.5

Rush Yards/Game

332.0 62.0

Rush Yards Allowed/Game 160.0 127.5

Pass Yards/Game

377.5 177.5

Pass Yards Allowed/Game 218.0 267.5

Total Offense/Game

709.5 239.5

Total Defense/Game

378.0 395.0

INT Thrown/INT Made

0/0

1/2

Turnover Margin

+1

-4

Sacks By/Allowed/Game 2.5/0.5 1.5/2.5

3rd Down Off./Def.

66.7/25.0 37.9/45.2

Red Zone Off./Def.

92.3/100.0 60.0/60.0

Kickoff Return Average

18.5

10.5

Punt Return Average

9.8

21.5

Penalties/Yards Per Game 9.5/99.5 8.0/56.0

Field Goals

0-2

0-1

2019 NCAA RANKS COMPARISON

Points/Game Points Allowed/Game First Downs/Game First Downs Allowed/Game Rush Yards/Game Rush Yards Allowed/Game Pass Yards/Game Pass Yards Allowed/Game Total Offense/Game Total Defense/Game Turnover Margin Sacks/Game Sacks Allowed/Game 3rd Down Offense 3rd Down Defense Red Zone Offense Red Zone Defense Kickoff Return Average Punt Return Average

OU 14th 58th 7th 96th 5th 84th 9th 64th 1st 71st 39th 46th 7th 4th 14th 44th 90th 80th 44th

UCLA 119th 63th 125th 96th 126th 60th 102nd 104th 127th 84th 120th 82nd 94th 83rd 105th 116th 14th 120th 10th

2019 BIG 12 STANDINGS

BIG 12

Baylor

0-0

Kansas State

0-0

Oklahoma

0-0

Oklahoma State

0-0

Texas Tech

0-0

Iowa State

0-0

TCU

0-0

Kansas

0-0

Texas

0-0

West Virginia

0-0

OVERALL 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-1

WEEK 3 BIG 12 SCHEDULE

All times Central

Kansas at Boston College, 6:30 p.m. (ACCN) (Friday) Kansas State at Mississippi State, 11 a.m. (ESPN) NC State at West Virginia, 11 a.m. (FS1) Oklahoma State at Tulsa, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Iowa at Iowa State, 3 p.m. (FS1) TCU at Purdue, 6:30 p.m. (BTN) Oklahoma at UCLA, 7 p.m. (FOX) Texas at Rice, 7 p.m. (CBSSN) Texas Tech at Arizona, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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GENERAL NOTES

u The Sooners have outgained their opponent in 18 of the 20 road wins. West Virginia (in 2016 and 2018) is the only home team to outgain OU during the stretch.

u Thirteen of the 20 victories have been by double digits, seven by at least 25 points and five by at least 35.

SCOUTING UCLA

u UCLA is 0-2 this season with losses at Cincinnati (2414) and at home against San Diego State (23-14).

u The Bruins average 239.5 yards of offense per game (62.0 rushing, 177.5 passing) and have converted 38 percent of their third downs (11 of 29). Opponents have averaged 395.0 total yards per game (127.5 rushing, 267.5 passing), converted 45 percent of their third downs and hold a 38:22 to 21:38 advantage in time of possession. UCLA is minus-four in turnovers, having thrown two interceptions and lost four fumbles.

u Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson has passed for 355 yards and three touchdowns, completing 32 of 61 throws (52.5%) with two interceptions. Running back Joshua Kelly tallied 53 rushing yards and a touchdown against San Diego State in his first action of the season while Demetric Felton has recorded a team-high 99 rushing yards on 33 carries in two games. Felton is also the Bruins' leading receiver with 127 yards and a touchdown on nine catches, including a 75-yard reception at Cincinnati.

OU'S 20-GAME ROAD WINNING STREAK

Oklahoma enters the UCLA contest riding a 20-game road winning streak, longest in the nation. The average score in those games has been 49-30, and OU has averaged 584 yards.

Opp. Yds.

Opponent

Result Score Yards Yards Diff.

at Iowa State ('14) W 59-14 751 334 +417

at Texas Tech ('14) W 42-30 517 486 +31

at Tennessee ('15) W 31-24 348 254 +94

at Kansas State ('15) W 55-0 568 110 +458

at Kansas ('15)

W 62-7 710 216 +494

at 4 Baylor ('15)

W 44-34 511 416 +95

at 9 Okla. State ('15) W 58-23 524 457 +67

at 21 TCU ('16)

W 52-46 534 514 +20

at Texas Tech ('16) W 66-59 854 854 Even

at Iowa State ('16) W 34-24 477 290 +187

at 10 West Va. ('16) W 56-28 485 579 -94

at 2 Ohio State ('17) W 31-16 490 350 +140

at Baylor ('17)

W 49-41 625 523 +102

at Kansas State ('17) W 42-35 619 412 +207

at 11 Okla. State ('17) W 62-52 785 661 +124

at Kansas ('17)

W 41-3 469 155 +314

at Iowa State ('18) W 37-27 519 447 +72

at TCU ('18)

W 52-27 536 275 +261

at Texas Tech ('18) W 51-46 683 473 +210

at 12 West Va. ('18) W 59-56 668 704 -36

u Linebacker Khrys Barnes leads UCLA with 16 tackles, which include 3.0 tackles for loss and a sack, and has a pass breakup and a QB hurry. Defensive lineman Osa Odighizuwa has collected 11 stops, including a team-high 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack. Defensive back Jay Shaw has the team's lone interception, which he returned 66 yards against Cincinnati.

u UCLA is 3-11 in its second season under head coach Chip Kelly. Prior to leading the Bruins, Kelly served as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers (2016) and the Philadelphia Eagles (2013-15). Kelly compiled a 46-7 collegiate head coaching record in four years at Oregon (2009-12), guiding the Ducks to four BCS bowl appearances, including the 2011 BCS National Championship (2010 season), Rose Bowls in the 2009 and 2011 campaigns and the Fiesta Bowl to cap the 2012 season.

SERIES WITH THE BRUINS

u Oklahoma owns a 4-1 series lead against UCLA and is 1-1 in Pasadena. The Sooners have outscored the Bruins 204-103 in the series.

BIG GAINS

Oklahoma led the nation by

gaining at least 10 yards on 31.0%

of its offensive plays last season.

The Sooners are up to their old

tricks in 2019, going for at least

10 yards on 52 of their 130 plays

(40.0%). Only four other teams

are above 30.0%:

PCT. OF PLAYS

TEAM

10+ YARDS

Oklahoma Washington State

40.0 38.1

Georgia

33.6

Middle Tenn. State

31.5

Arizona

30.3

u In the 1986 season opener in Norman, Barry Switzer's defending national champs handed Terry Donahue and the No. 4 Bruins a 38-3 loss thanks to stellar defense. The No. 1 Sooners intercepted quarterback Matt Stevens (now UCLA's game day radio analyst) a school-record-tying five times and permitted just 34 rushing yards on 24 carries. Behind QB Jamelle Holieway, OU's wishbone attack racked up 470 rushing yards. It was UCLA's worst season-opening loss in 56 years.

u No. 23 Oklahoma also notched a 34-14 win at No. 19 UCLA in 1990 under head coach Gary Gibbs thanks to a suffocating defensive effort. The Sooners held the Bruins to just 203 yards, or 3.6 per play, while registering four interceptions and five sacks. On the ground alone, it limited UCLA to 28 yards on 27 rushes. The season-opening game marked the first in the career of OU quarterback Cale Gundy, a freshman who saw action in a reserve role. Gundy, who is OU's co-offensive coordinator and inside receivers coach, is in his 21st season on the Sooners' coaching staff. He finished his playing career as OU's all-time leading passer.

u In 2003 in Norman, Bob Stoops' top-ranked Sooners only gained 354 yards offensively, but that's because they only ran 60 plays. They used an NCAA-record three punt return TDs by Antonio Perkins to register a 59-24 victory over the unranked Bruins, led by first-year head coach Karl Dorrell. Perkins, who scored on returns of 65, 74 and 84 yards, is still the outright FBS single-game record holder for punt return TDs and punt return yards (277).

u UCLA's lone win in the series came in 2005, a 41-24 outcome in Pasadena. The unranked Bruins turned three OU fumbles into 17 points, and held Adrian Peterson to 58 yards on 23 carries as the No. 21 Sooners fell to 1-2.

u Last year in Norman, OU led 21-7 at halftime and 42-7 in the fourth quarter before settling for a 49-21 win (recap below).

LAST YEAR VS. UCLA

u No. 6 Oklahoma registered its 31st consecutive victory over an unranked non-conference opponent by defeating UCLA 49-21 in Norman last year on Sept. 8.

u Quarterback Kyler Murray accounted for five touchdowns on the day, earning him Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week and Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week honors. The redshirt junior was 19-for-33 through the air for 306 yards and three TDs (one interception), and rushed 10 times for 69 yards and a pair of scores. It marked the first time since OU's 2014 game at Iowa State (Trevor Knight with 146) that a quarterback led the Sooners in rushing yards.

u Sophomore receiver CeeDee Lamb finished with seven catches for 146 yards and a 35-yard score. He also returned two punts for 63 yards, including a career-long 66 yarder. Junior Marquise Brown hauled in four passes for 88 yards, one of them a 58-yard catch-and-run for a TD.

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2019 HONORS

KENNEDY BROOKS (R-SO., RB) Preseason All-Big 12 Team Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List

GRANT CALCATERRA (JR., TE) Preseason All-Big 12 Team Biletnikoff Award Watch List Mackey Award Watch List

NEVILLE GALLIMORE (R-SR., DL) Outland Trophy Watch List

CREED HUMPHREY (R-SO., OL) Preseason All-Big 12 Team Preseason First-Team All-American (ESPN) Preseason Second-Team All-American (The Athletic) Outland Trophy Watch List Rimington Trophy Watch List

JALEN HURTS (SR., QB) Big 12 Player of the Week (9/3) Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (9/3) Maxwell Award Player of the Week (9/3) Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week (9/4) Preseason All-Big 12 Team Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List Maxwell Award Watch List Walter Camp Award Watch List

CEEDEE LAMB (JR., WR) Preseason All-Big 12 Team Preseason First-Team All-American (The Athletic) Preseason Second-Team All-American (AP, Sporting News) Biletnikoff Award Watch List Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List Maxwell Award Watch List

TANNER MORDECAI (R-FR., QB) Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List

KENNETH MURRAY (JR., LB) Preseason All-Big 12 Team Bednarik Award Watch List Butkus Award Watch List Bronko Nagurski Award Watch List Wuerffel Trophy Watch List

BRENDAN RADLEY-HILES (SO., DB) Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (9/9)

SOONERS WHO HAVE GRADUATED

NICK BASQUINE (R-SR., WR) Management

NEVILLE GALLIMORE (R-SR., DL) Arts and Sciences Planned Program

JALEN HURTS (SR., QB) Communication (public relations)

KENNETH MANN (R-SR., DL) Human relations

A.D. MILLER (R-SR., WR) Arts and Sciences Planned Program

MARQUISE OVERTON (R-SR., OL) Arts and Sciences Planned Program

R.J. PROCTOR (R-SR., OL) Sociology

TANNER SCHAFER (R-JR., QB) Management

CHANSE SYLVIE (R-JR., S) Political science

GENERAL NOTES

u OU's defense was disruptive, registering six sacks and 12 tackles for loss. Defensive end/linebacker Mark Jackson Jr. recorded a career-high 10 tackles and a tackle for loss and linebacker Kenneth Murray had nine tackles, a career-high 2.5 TFLs and a sack.

u The Sooners' special teams were also extremely effective. In addition to Lamb's 63-yard punt return, OU got an 85-yard first-quarter kickoff return from sophomore Tre Brown. It was the program's longest non-scoring play/return in the 95-year history of Gaylord Family ? Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Brown's other kick return was a 36-yarder.

RILEY'S RARE FEAT

Lincoln Riley is just one of five people to win at least 24 games in his first two seasons as a college head coach. The last time a head coach won more games than Riley in his first two seasons was 1892 and '93 (125 years ago).

COACH Walter Camp George Woodruff Larry Coker Mark Helfrich Lincoln Riley

SCHOOL Yale Penn Miami (Fla.) Oregon Oklahoma

RECORD 28-1 27-4 24-1 24-4 24-4

YEARS 1888-89 1892-93 2001-02 2013-14 2017-18

u OU outgained UCLA 485 yards to 383 and converted 7 of 12 third downs (58 percent) to the Bruins' 5 of 15 (33 percent).

BIG-PLAY SOONERS

u Despite ranking 104th out of 130 FBS teams last season in offensive plays per game (just 66.3), Oklahoma led the country in plays of at least 20 yards (111) and at least 30 yards (59), and ranked second in plays of at least 40 yards (34; Clemson had 35 in one more game).

u So far this season, the Sooners have picked up where they left off in 2018. They lead all teams in plays of at least 10 yards, (52), 20 yards (23), 30 yards (16; next most is 11) and 40 yards (nine), despite 89 teams running more plays than their 130.

SOONERS CELEBRATING 125TH SEASON

u The 2019 Oklahoma football campaign marks the 125th in the program's illustrious history, and the Sooners are celebrating that colorful and accomplished past throughout the fall. The "125" logo will be featured on the backs of helmets and on Owen Field during the 2019 season, as well as on various fan merchandise and apparel. The OU Athletics Department is also planning a variety of content, collectibles and activities that honor the Sooners' storied past.

OU'S COACHING LEGENDS

OU is the only program nationally that can boast four coaches who each registered at least 100 career wins (Bennie Owen, 122; Bud Wilkinson, 145; Barry Switzer, 157; Bob Stoops, 190). With 26 wins, current head coach Lincoln Riley is more than a quarter of the way to 100 victories after just 30 games, and owns the best winning percentage of the quintet.

COACH

YRS AT OU

Lincoln Riley 2017-

Barry Switzer 1973-88

Bud Wilkinson 1947-63

Bob Stoops 1999-16

Bennie Owen 1905-26

WIN% .867 .837 .826 .798 .677

u In their first 124 years, the Sooners amassed an 896-325-53 (.724) record, good for the fifth-best winning percentage nationally during the period, and posted only 13 losing seasons.

RILEY'S FAST START

u The Football Bowl Subdivision's youngest head coach (33) at the time of his hiring, Lincoln Riley was named the Oklahoma's 22nd head man on June 7, 2017, and quickly set school records for wins by a first-year head coach (12) and victories in his first two seasons (24). No one at any school in the last 125 years (since Penn's George Woodruff in 1892-93) won more games in his first two seasons as a college head coach. In addition to his 24-4 record in his first two years, Riley won two Big 12 titles, participated in two College Football Playoffs and produced seven firstteam All-Americans, two Heisman Trophy winners and two No. 1 overall NFL Draft picks in his two years as OU's head coach. He turned 36 on Sept. 5.

HURTS WINS STARTING QB JOB

u After a competitive battle during August camp, head coach Lincoln Riley announced Aug. 19 that senior Jalen Hurts will be OU's starting quarterback to start the season, and that redshirt freshman Tanner Mordecai would be his backup, and freshman Spencer Rattler would be third on the depth chart.

u A graduate transfer from Alabama who arrived at OU in January, Hurts follows in the footsteps of OU Heisman Trophy winners Baker Mayfield (2017) and Kyler Murray (2018). He started 14 games in each of the Crimson Tide's 2016 and 2017 seasons, and saw action in 13 games in 2018. He played in three College Football Playoff National Championships and helped Alabama to the 2017 national title. UA went 41-3 in his three seasons in Tuscaloosa.

u Hurts led the Crimson Tide to a 26-2 record in his 28 starts over the 2016 and 2017 seasons. One of his appearances in 2018 came in the SEC Championship when he replaced injured starter Tua Tagovailoa and rallied UA to a 35-28 win after it trailed 28-21 when he entered the game in the fourth quarter. Hurts threw a 10-yard pass with 7:08 left to tie the game at 28 and ran for a 15-yard score with 1:04 remaining for the game's final points.

u From Channelview, Texas, Hurts owns the Alabama quarterback career record with 23 rushing touchdowns and ranks second in school history with 1,976 career rushing yards and 71 touchdowns responsible for. He amassed 7,602 yards of total offense and threw for 48 touchdowns, both good for third place in UA history.

u In his debut season of 2016, Hurts was named SEC Freshman of the Year, a freshman All-American by ESPN and USA Today and a finalist for the Manning Award. He completed 62.8 percent of his passes for 2,780 yards and 23 touchdowns against nine interceptions. He also ran for an Alabama quarterback-record 954 yards (5.0 per carry) and 13 TDs. In the second game of the season, Hurts became the first UA freshman quarterback to start a game under head coach Nick Saban, and he went on to start each of the next 27 contests. The Crimson Tide won its first 14 games in 2016 before falling to Clemson in the CFP National Championship, 35-31.

u Hurts' 2017 sophomore season saw him complete 154 of 255 pass attempts (60.4 percent) for 2,081 yards and 17 touchdowns versus just one interception. He rushed for 855 yards (5.6 per carry) and eight scores, and was named a Davey O'Brien Award semifinalist. Hurts registered three games of at least 100 rushing yards and was named offensive MVP in Alabama's 24-6 win over Clemson in the CFP Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

u Last season, Hurts played in 13 games, completing 51 of his 70 passes (72.9 percent) for eight touchdowns with two interceptions, good for a 196.7 passing efficiency rating. He also ran for 167 yards (4.6 per carry) and two TDs.

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POWER FIVE CONFERENCE TITLES SINCE 2000

1. Oklahoma

12

2. Ohio State

9

3. Florida State

7

4. Alabama

6

Oregon

6

USC

6

7. Clemson

5

8. LSU

4

Virginia Tech

4

10. Nine programs

3

FINAL AP TOP 25 APPEARANCES SINCE 2000

1. Oklahoma

17

2. LSU

16

Ohio State

16

4. Florida State

14

Georgia

14

6. Alabama

13

Virginia Tech

13

Wisconsin

13

10. Oregon

12

Texas

12

HEISMAN FINALISTS SINCE 2000

1. Oklahoma

9

2. Alabama

6

3. Stanford

5

USC

5

5. Florida

4

MOST TDS LAST FIVE YEARS

1. Oklahoma

339

2. Clemson

311

Alabama

311

4. Memphis

295

5. Ohio State

294

ACTIVE BOWL STREAKS

1. Virginia Tech

26

2. Georgia

22

3. Oklahoma

20

4. LSU

19

5. Boise State

17

Wisconsin

17

MOST ALL-TIME 10-OR-MORE-WIN SEASONS

1. Oklahoma

39

2. Alabama

38

3. Michigan

29

4. Nebraska

27

USC

27

MOST WINS SINCE END OF WORLD WAR II (1946-PRESENT)

1. Oklahoma

654

2. Alabama

611

3. Ohio State

610

4. Penn State

603

5. Texas

590

6. Nebraska

589

7. Michigan

576

8. USC

567

9. Notre Dame

565

Georgia

565

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GENERAL NOTES

NO LITTLE LAMB

u A preseason All-Big 12 selection and a preseason firstteam All-American by The Athletic, junior wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is continuing his ascent on OU's charts this season. The Richmond, Texas, product has 119 catches for 2,155 yards and 20 touchdowns in his two-plus years as a Sooner. His 20 TDs already rank as ninth most in school

BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS WON

SCHOOL Oklahoma Texas Baylor Kansas State

TOTAL

YEARS

12 ('00, '02, '04, '06-08, '10, '12, '15-18)

3

('96, '05, '09)

2

('13-14)

2

('03, '12)

history and he needs six more to move into the top three.

Nebraska

2

('97, '99)

Through two games this season he has posted team highs

Colorado

1

('01)

of eight catches and 190 receiving yards. He is averaging

Oklahoma State 1

('11)

23.8 yards per grab and has scored two TDs.

TCU

1

('14)

u Last year, Lamb, who has started 28 of his 30 career

Texas A&M

1

('98)

games, caught 65 passes for 1,158 yards, the sixth-highest

yardage total in single-season school history. He caught

at least one touchdown pass in seven consecutive games

and finished with a team-high 11 TD grabs. If he repeats his 65-catch performance this year, he would move into sixth place on OU's all-time receptions list (would give him 176).

OFFENSIVE JUGGERNAUTS

Lincoln Riley joined the Oklahoma staff prior to the 2015 season. Since

u Lamb was the only player in the country last year with multiple receptions of 80 yards. He registered an 86-yard catch against Baylor and an 82-yard grab vs. Kansas State, both for scores. He also caught an 82-yard TD pass as a freshman against Tulane.

u Also a 2019 preseason AP second-team All-American as an all-

the start of that campaign, the Sooners can lay legitimate claim to being the nation's most productive overall offense. Below are OU's offensive numbers and national ranks since the start of 2015, as well as a

purpose player, Lamb ranked eighth nationally in 2018 with his 8.2 yards look at the nation's best records.

per punt return. He is averaging 9.8 yards on five returns this year.

CATEGORY

STAT RANK

MURRAY NAMED PRESEASON BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Scoring Offense Total Offense Scrimmage TDs

45.8 1st 564.7 1st

324 1st

u Junior linebacker Kenneth Murray, who ranked second in the Big 12 and 13th nationally last season with his 155 total tackles (most

Pass Effic. Rating Completion Pct.

191.5 1st 69.5 T1st

by a Sooner since Curtis Lofton had 157 in 2007), was named 2019

Yards/Pass Attempt 10.8 1st

Preseason Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year by media who cover the

Passing TD/INT Ratio 6.0 1st

league. He's off to a good start, registering team highs of 17 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss. He was named the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week after the season-opening win over Houston (13 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, 1

Passing Offense Rushing Offense

330.0 4th 234.7 10th

breakup and 1 QB hurry).

BEST RECORDS SINCE 2015

u Murray registered nine games of double-digit tackles last season as a second-team All-Big 12 performer, including three contests of at least 15 stops (28 vs. Army [most by an FBS player since at least 2000], 17 vs. Baylor and 15 vs. Alabama in CFP Semifinal at the Orange Bowl).

u Murray, who has started all 30 games since the start of 2017, has 23.0 career tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks. His fumble recovery against Oklahoma State last season with the game tied at 41 helped OU post a 48-47 win.

SCHOOL 1. Alabama

Clemson 3. Ohio State 4. Oklahoma 5. Appalachian State

RECORD 56-4 56-4 49-6 47-8 42-11

OFFENSE HAS ROLLED UNDER RILEY

u Oklahoma owns the nation's most productive offense since the start of the 2015 season, which was Lincoln Riley's first year as OU's offensive coordinator. Riley called plays as the program's offensive coordinator and continues to as head coach.

u Since the start of the 2015 season, OU ranks first nationally in points per game (45.8; next most is 41.6), total offense (564.7; next most is 527.7), touchdowns from scrimmage (324; next most is 297), pass efficiency rating (191.5; next best is 161.6), completion percentage (69.5; tied) and yards per pass attempt (10.8), and is fourth in passing offense (330.0) and 10th in rushing offense (234.7).

u In 56 games since the start of the 2015 season, OU has registered at least 500 yards of total offense 42 times, including in 32 of the last 40 outings, topped the 600-yard mark on 22 occasions and gone over 700 yards seven times. Similarly, OU has scored at least 30 points in 50 of 56 games since Riley's arrival, at least 40 points 38 times, at least 50 points 23 times and at least 60 points eight times.

u The Sooners have registered at least 700 yards of offense 13 times in their history, and seven of those occasions have come since the start of the 2015 season: 854 at Texas Tech in 2016, 785 at Oklahoma State in 2017, 773 vs. Tulsa in 2015, 733 vs. South Dakota in 2019, 710 at Kansas in 2015, 702 vs. Kansas State in 2018 and 702 vs. Oklahoma State in 2018.

GOING FOR BIG 12 FIVE-PEAT

u If Oklahoma wins the 2019 Big 12 title, it will mark the program's fifth straight league crown. The last time the Sooners won at least five consecutive conference championships was 1972-80 under head coaches Chuck Fairbanks (1972) and Barry Switzer.

u OU is the only program to win three straight Big 12 titles, and it has done so twice (also from 2006-08). Baylor (2013-14) is the only other program to win two Big 12 championships in a row.

u The last Power Five program to win five straight outright league titles was Alabama (SEC) from 1971 through 1975.

BIG 12'S BELL COW

u Since the first year of the Big 12 in 1996, OU has claimed 12 league titles and is followed by Texas (three), Baylor, Kansas State and Nebraska (two each), and Colorado, Oklahoma State, TCU and Texas A&M (one each). All 12 of the Sooners' titles have come since the start of the 2000 campaign, with no other program during that span winning

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