Oklahoma looks to remain perfect all-time vs. Baylor

 

 

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WACO, TX - 12:00 PM ET FOX SPORTS NET The Sooners are 15-0 all-time against Baylor and they have never lost a game in Waco (6-0). They also are still alive in the Big 12 South race thanks to Texas' loss at K-State.

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Matchup
	W-L	PF	PA	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF
OKLA	9-2	334	171	6-1	3-1	3-1	6-1
BAY	4-8	283	391	3-4	1-4	0-5	3-5
· Complete Standings

Record When Scoring... (Since 2001)
	20 OR MORE	30 OR MORE	40 OR MORE	50 OR MORE
OKLA	56-5-0	49-1-0	22-0-0	12-0-0
BAY	18-15-0	12-2-0	6-0-0	2-0-0
	LESS THAN 20	LESS THAN 30	LESS THAN 40	LESS THAN 50
OKLA	7-8-0	14-12-0	41-13-0	51-13-0
BAY	3-32-0	9-45-0	15-47-0	19-47-0

TEAM AVERAGES & NCAA RANKS
OFFENSE	TM	PER GAME AVERAGE / NCAA RANK
Total Yards	OKLA	365.8 / 42nd
	BAY	315.2 / 86th
Passing Yards	OKLA	195.6 / 78th
	BAY	301.2 / 7th
Rushing Yards	OKLA	177.4 / 22nd
	BAY	40.2 / 119th
Points Scored	OKLA	29.4 / 24th
	BAY	23.6 / 59th
Full Team Stats: Oklahoma | Baylor

THIS WEEK'S LINE
FAVORITE	SPREAD	UNDERDOG	OVER/UNDER
OKLAHOMA	16	BAYLOR	44
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Individual Leaders

Oklahoma Passing   CMP% YDS TD INT Jones 58.4 2556 23 13 Bradfo... 56.5 562 2 0

Baylor Passing   CMP% YDS TD INT Floren... 62.0 1786 6 9 Griffi... 65.2 481 4 0

Oklahoma Rushing   CAR YDS AVG TD Brown 150 645 4.3 7 Murray 138 606 4.4 5

Baylor Rushing   CAR YDS AVG TD Finley 61 315 5.2 1 Salubi 47 292 6.2 2

Oklahoma Receiving   REC YDS AVG TD Broyle... 67 861 12.9 12 Murray 37 483 13.1 4

Baylor Receiving   REC YDS AVG TD Wright 60 690 11.5 4 Gettis 49 606 12.4 3

Full Player Stats: Oklahoma | Baylor

WACO, Texas (AP) -- Oklahoma still has a chance to get into the Big 12 championship game thanks to an unexpected loss by Texas and the Sooners' impressive comeback last weekend.

While their national title hopes were dashed in early October, the 16th-ranked Sooners (8-2, 5-1 Big 12) got a late-season reprieve in the conference race.

"Things still have to happen. We still have to take care of our stuff and then see what happens after that," Oklahoma quarterback Paul Thompson said. "We're definitely aware of that, but we can't look forward to things that are not in our control."

The Sooners know they first have to win Saturday at downtrodden Baylor (4-7, 3-4). Then they have to get some more help for their regular season finale to have title implications.

"I won't let our focus change," coach Bob Stoops said. "We're going to Baylor this week, so that is where all of our energy is at. We take pride in each win. We're about the entirety of it."

Texas could have clinched the Big 12 South last weekend, but was upset 45-42 at Kansas State. About the same time, Oklahoma was overcoming a two-touchdown deficit to beat Texas Tech.

Oklahoma has won five straight since losing to Texas, which has the tiebreaker should the teams finish tied for the top spot.

The Longhorns still clinch the South if they win their regular season finale the Friday after Thanksgiving against Texas A&M, which is coming off one-point home losses to Big 12 North champ Nebraska and Oklahoma. But a Texas loss would give the Sooners a chance to win the division crown the following day against their instate rival, Oklahoma State.

All those scenarios for Oklahoma assume another win over Baylor. That's a pretty solid assumption.

The Sooners have won all 15 games in a series that dates to 1901. They needed double overtime to win at home last year, but won their last three games in Waco by an average of six touchdowns.

Baylor will finish a once-promising season with its 11th straight losing record. The Bears have three Big 12 victories in the same year for the first time, but consecutive blowout losses since record-setting quarterback Shawn Bell tore a knee ligament ended their bowl chances.

After a 55-21 loss at Texas Tech, Baylor lost 66-24 at Oklahoma State, which led 52-3 after two defensive touchdowns early in the second half last weekend.

"We never gave ourselves a chance to even be in either one of those games. We were too busy donating the football to the opponents," said Baylor coach Guy Morriss, whose team has nine turnovers the last two games.

The loss of Bell and turnovers have hurt, but Baylor's defense has been horrendous the last half of the season. The Bears have given up an average of 504 yards and 50 points their last five games after allowing 327 yards and 18 points the first six.

"Guys are just not getting in the gaps, not getting lined up right, missed tackles and poor communication. There's no reason for it," Morriss said. "I'll just keep beating them over the head with it for another week. Maybe I'll simplify it some more."

At least Baylor doesn't have to worry about trying to stop running back Adrian Peterson, who is still at least another week away from his return from a broken collarbone. Allen Patrick, who had three 100-yard rushing games after Peterson, is also questionable after missing the Texas Tech game with a sprained ankle.

Oklahoma was down to its third-string tailback last year against Baylor, and Jacob Gutierrez responded with 173 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries. Fourth-string tailback Chris Brown ran for two fourth-quarter TDs in last week's victory.