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Oklahoma went into their annual Red River Rivalry as the nation’s top ranked team. They lost to the Longhorns by a final score of…um…what was it? Hang on, let me see if there are any planes flying around with banners attached. Oh yeah, Oklahoma lost by a final score of 45-35 and while it didn’t derail OU’s chances for a Big 12 and BCS Championship, it sure made the rest of the season interesting. Here are some fun facts about the game that you may have forgotten.

 

• The Sooners were four-of-four inside the red zone against Texas, staying perfect to that point of the season (27-27). OU had recorded 26 TDs in their 27 red-zone scores.

 

• The Crowd of 92,182 was the largest crowd to ever watch an OU/Texas football game.

 

Oklahoma and Texas combined for 80 points -- the most in the history of the Red River Rivalry. The 873 combined yards of total offense is the third-most in series history.

• Outscoring Texas 7-3 in the first quarter of the game, OU had yet to give up a first-quarter touchdown on the season. The Sooners had scored 110 points in the opening period through six games, while limiting opposing offenses to a pair of field goals (Texas and TCU).

• The OU defense recorded four sacks, the second-most in series history.

• Sam Bradford’s five passing TDs and 387 passing yards were the most by either squad’s quarterback in the 103-year series history.  

• Jermaine Gresham caught five passes for 90 yards and a touchdown. His 17 TD receptions is the most by an OU tight end, surpassing Trent Smith’s record of 16 (1999-2002).

• Manny Johnson became the first OU player to record three TD receptions in the history of the OU/Texas series.

• Travis Lewis recorded a career-best 19 tackles, tying Brian Bosworth (Nebraska - 1984) for the OU freshman single-game tackle record.

 

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That seemed to be very one sided

:-p

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by Jubanator14 on May 27, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

it actually goes back and looks at some of those bullshit calls and tries to fairly judge what the outcome should have been…

the 4 screen passes that had a downfield blocker that Texas raises as no calls.. i think he determined that 1 was illegal, and 3 were legal. wonders what the refs were thinking during the late hit on mccoy. hell he even agreed that should have been an interception in the endzone that was ruled a forced incomplete by ground contact…

it’s a statistical breakdown and a ton of clips of the game… it’s really not all that biased.

by Displaced Longhorn on May 27, 2009 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm almost willing to completely forgo the summer...

I just want it to be October already. The offseason hurts. CFB news is so slow…

by The Mack Attack on May 30, 2009 12:38 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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