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Set a school record for Rallied the Sooners from a Set the OU single-game Tied the school record Threw for 332 yards in Completed 24 of 34 passes for passing yards in a 17-0 deficit with TDs on the record for total offense for TD passes in a half the first half at Kansas, 270 yards and three TDs and ran season opener with 388 last four possessions in a with 572 (487 passing, with five at Kansas State. the second most in a for 76 yards and a score to against Akron. 31-24 double overtime win 85 rushing) against Tulsa. half in school history. help OU snap No. 4 Baylor’s at No. 23 Tennessee. 20-game home winning streak.

• Two-time walk-on

• Two-time Davey O’Brien of the Week

• Directed OU to a 5-0 record against AP Top 25 teams (3-0 on the road)

• Because of comfortable leads or injury, has exited early in six games this season (OU has run 131 plays without him)

• Value to team demonstrated in second half of TCU game (did not play due to second-quarter concussion) when Sooners went 5 for 16 through the air for 76 yards

• Has piloted Sooners to seven straight wins (team is averaging a nation-leading 52.0 points per game during the stretch)

• Team has surpassed 500 yards of total offense in nine of 12 games, including each of the last seven

• Has accounted for 42 TDs and only five turnovers (8.4 to 1 ratio) on the season

• Has thrown for at least one TD in all 12 games and for at least three TDs in eight contests

• Set school records for passing yards in a season opener (388 against Akron in only three quarters of play), single-game total offense (572 yards vs. Tulsa; most in nation this year) and single-game pass efficiency rating (226.6 vs. Tulsa)

• Tied school records for TDs accounted for in a game (six vs. Tulsa), TD passes in a half (five at Kansas State) and TD passes in a season of at least 70 yards (four)

• Ranks No. 2 nationally in yards per pass attempt (9.6), No. 3 in pass efficiency rating (178.9), No. 5 in passing TDs (35), No. 6 in points responsible for per game (21.0) and No. 8 in pass completion percentage (.686)

COMPARING BAKER MAYFIELD TO LAST THREE DAVEY O’BRIEN AWARD WINNERS (all stats through 12 games)

COMPLETION PASS YARDS/ PASSING TD/INT RUSH TOTAL PCT. GAME TDs RATIO TDs TDs BAKER MAYFIELD .686 282.4 35 5 7.0 7 42 .686 289.2 36 2 18.0 11 49 .688 290.8 35 8 4.4 3 38 .683 284.9 24 8 3.0 19 43

IN OTHERS’ WORDS

“There’s something special about him. He just has that tenacity, that toughness, that competitiveness and talent. A bunch of coaches missed the talent. He’s got an incredible arm. He has a great ability to be athletic out of the pocket when he doesn’t look to be that athletic. If you timed him in the 40, you probably wouldn’t think he was that athletic. But he just finds a way.”

— OU Head Coach

“What doesn’t show up (is) they feed off of him. That is the difference. The intangibles, the heart, the fire. Again, I have not seen an Oklahoma quarterback in a long time that had such an impact on his team. So it’s not just putting his stats next to these others. It’s what he does for this team and how they feed off his energy.”

— Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN

“He’s an outstanding football player; not just an outstanding quarterback, an outstanding football player. He makes whatever play needs to be made at any time. He’s out there playing with the mentality of a running back or a linebacker. He’s not afraid of anybody. He’s not just a leader because he’s the quarterback, he’s a leader because it’s his presence and the way he carries himself. He’s the X factor on the field. He’s the most outstanding player on the field at all times.”

— OU senior center Ty Darlington