OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL OU POSTGAME NOTES NO. 5/5 OKLAHOMA 37, IOWA STATE 27 • SEPT. 15, 2018

GENERAL NOTES • Oklahoma has won six straight Big 12 openers and 10 of its last 11.

• The Sooners improved to 24-4-1 overall as the No. 5 team in the AP poll.

• Oklahoma improved to 75-6-2 (.916) all-time against Iowa State and is 37-2-1 (.938) vs. the Cyclones in Ames. In the Big 12 era, the Sooners hold a 14-1 series advantage (7-0 in Ames). OU’s .916 winning percentage against Iowa State is the best by one FBS program against another (minimum of 50 games played).

• The Sooners, who never trailed, won for the 24th straight time in Ames. OU’s last loss at Iowa State came on Nov. 5, 1960 (three days before John F. Kennedy was elected U.S. president).

• OU has won 26 of its last 27 games against Big 12 opponents dating back to the 2015 season, with its only loss coming at the hands of Iowa State on Oct. 7 last year (the Cyclones beat the No. 3 Sooners 38-31 in Norman). Fifteen of those 26 victories have been by at least 15 points, and seven by at least 35 points.

• Since the start of the 1999 season (which was ’ first as OU head coach), the Sooners are 13-1 against Iowa State, with all 13 wins coming by double digits. In OU’s seven road games against ISU during that period (the Sooners have won all seven), it has outscored the Cyclones 266-109.

• Oklahoma has scored at least 30 points in each game of its 17-game road winning streak. OU has scored at least 30 points in 26 of its last 27 games and is 25-2 during that time.

• Oklahoma scored at least 20 first-half points for the 15th time in the last 17 games, dating back to the start of the 2017 season.

• Oklahoma’s 90-yard first quarter touchdown drive tied for its longest of the season (last week against UCLA). The 75-yard touchdown pass from QB to WR Marquise Brown was the Sooners’ longest play from scrimmage this season.

• The Sooners held Iowa State scoreless in the first quarter, the second time this season OU has shut out its opponent in the opening period. Oklahoma has given up just 17 first-half points on the year.

• Oklahoma’s 12-play, 47-yard, fourth-quarter drive that took 7:44 and ended in a 42-yard Austin Seibert field goal was its longest of the season by time.

• Four different Sooners reached the end zone in the victory: Marquise Brown, CeeDee Lamb, Myles Tease and Trey Sermon.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES QB KYLER MURRAY • Compiled a career-high 348 passing yards and three touchdowns on 21 of 29 completions. It was his second-career 300-yard passing game. • Has mutiple passing touchdowns in each game this season (two vs. Florida Atlantic, three vs. UCLA, three at Iowa State). • His 75-yard touchdown pass to WR Marquise Brown in the first quarter was Oklahoma’s longest play from scrimmage in 2018. • Led OU with 77 rushing yards on 15 carries. It was his second straight game leading the Sooners in rushing. • Recorded his second consecutive game of at least 300 passing yards and 65 rushing yards. His performance marked just the sixth time since 1996 (the Big 12 era) that an Oklahoma threw for over 300 yards and rushed for at least 65 yards (Murray has two such games, had three and Trevor Knight had one).

WR MARQUISE BROWN • Tallied nine catches for 191 yards and a TD, averaging 21.2 yards per reception. It was his sixth career 100-yard receiving game. • Broke the Oklahoma record for receiving yards in a half with 189 yards on seven receptions in the first half. He broke his own record of 178 set in the first half (on seven catches) at Oklahoma State in 2017 (and shared by Juaquin Iglesias [on 10 catches] in the first half vs. Kansas in 2008).

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• Scored on a 75-yard pass from Murray in the first quarter. It was his 10th reception of at least 50 yards in his 16 games as a Sooner (seventh of at least 50 yards for a touchdown) and third this season. • Dating back to last season, has scored a touchdown in five straight games.

K AUSTIN SEIBERT • Went 3-for-3 on field goal attempts (21, 31 and 42 yards), averaged 48.5 yards on two punts (long of 53) and registered touchbacks on all eight of his kickoffs. • His 31-yard third-quarter field goal was the 48th make of his career, tying him with Tim Lashar (1983-86) and Tim Duncan (1999-01) for second place on OU’s all-time list. He surpassed Garrett Hartley (2004-07) for fourth place with his 21-yard first-quarter field goal. Michael Hunnicutt (2011-14) holds the record with 75 makes. • Made a 42-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to take over sole possession of second place on OU’s all-time list. It was his 10th career field goal of at least 40 yards. • Recorded his third career three-field goal game. It was his 13th multi-field goal game.

WR CEEDEE LAMB • His second quarter receiving touchdown from QB Kyler Murray was the ninth of his career and second of the season. • The 5-yard touchdown reception gave him 1,001 career receiving yards. He finished the game with three catches for 36 yards, and now has 1,032 career receiving yards.

RB TREY SERMON • His 22-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter was his second rushing touchdown of the season and the seventh of his career. • Started in place of injured Rodney Anderson and finished with 74 yards on 13 carries (5.7 average).

WR MYLES TEASE • Scored his second career touchdown on a 7-yard pass from QB Kyler Murray in the second quarter. • Finished the game with two catches for 15 yards. He has four career receptions, two of which have gone for touchdowns.

CB PARNELL MOTLEY • Sealed the game for OU with his first interception of the season with 1:11 left in the fourth quarter. It was his third career INT.

FB CARSON MEIER • His 32-yard catch in the third quarter marked the first career offensive stat for the redshirt senior.

LB KENNETH MURRAY • His second-quarter sack was his second sack of the season and the third of his career. He finished the game with a team-high 10 tackles (tied with Justin Broiles) and two tackles for loss.

DB JUSTIN BROILES • Tallied a career-high 10 tackles (tied with Kenneth Murray for team high), after entering the game with one tackle this season. The last OU defensive back to record double-digit tackles was Will Johnson against Kansas State last year (10/21/17).

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