Bob Stoops’ Career, Passing Bud Wilkinson for Second on the OU Victory List Behind Television (FOX) Barry Switzer (157)
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7 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | 27 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS | 43 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 7 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS | 33 10-WIN SEASONS 1 Oklahoma Football Media Contacts Pete Moris, Assistant Athletics Director - Communications O: (405) 325-0096 | E: [email protected] Karl Anderson, Assistant Director O: (405) 325-8571 | E: [email protected] Jordan Christiansen, Graduate Assistant ® O: (405) 325-8413 | E: [email protected] 153 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS | 454 FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS | 5 HEISMAN WINNERS | 64 NATIONAL AWARD RECIPIENTS 2012 Oklahoma Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result TV The Game At A Glance 9/1/12 at UTEP W 24-7 FSN Date: . .Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 9/8/12 FLORIDA A&M W 69-13 PPV 9/22/12 #15 KANSAS ST. L 24-19 FOX Time: . 6 p.m. CT 10/6/12 at Texas Tech W 41-20 ABC Location:. Morgantown, W.Va. 10/13/12 vs. #15 Texas* W 63-21 ABC 10/20/12 KANSAS W 52-7 FSN Venue:. Milan Puskar Stadium 10/27/12 #5 NOTRE DAME L 30-13 ABC Surface: . .FieldTurf 11/3/12 at Iowa State W 35-20 ABC 11/10/12 BAYLOR W 42-34 FSN Capacity:. 60,000 No. 13 Oklahoma (7-2, 5-1 Big 12) West Virginia (5-4, 2-4 Big 12) 11/17/12 at West Virginia 6 PM FOX Series: . .Tied, 2-2 11/24/12 OKLAHOMA ST. 2:30 P.M. TBA SOONERS MOUNTAINEERS 12/1/12 at TCU TBA TBA * - Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) All times Central, home games in all caps Oklahoma, West Virginia Tangle For First Time in Big 12 Play • Oklahoma is coming off a 42-34 victory vs. Baylor (11/10), while West Virginia suff ered a 55-34 loss at Oklahoma State FOLLOW THE GAME (11/10). The Sooners have won fi ve straight Big 12 games, while WVU has lost four consecutive conference contests. • OU’s win vs. Baylor was the 146th of Bob Stoops’ career, passing Bud Wilkinson for second on the OU victory list behind Television (FOX) Barry Switzer (157). Along with Bennie Owen (122), OU is the only school to have four coaches with 100+ wins. Craig Bolerjack . .play-by-play • The Sooners are making their initial trek to Morgantown for the fi rst regular season meeting between the two squads Joel Klatt . .analyst since 1982. The Mountaineers claimed a 48-28 win in the Fiesta Bowl (1/2/08) in their last contest against OU. Petros Papadakis . sideline • OU’s two losses this year have come against a pair of squads ranked in the top three in the BCS standings and the AP Sooner Sports TV - Saturdays Poll who own a combined 20-0 record - BCS No. 1 (AP No. 2) Kansas State (10-0) and BCS/AP No. 3 Notre Dame (10-0). Sooner Sports Gameday 10 a.m. • The Sooners are currently No. 13 in the AP Poll, No. 12 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll and No. 12 in the BCS. Offi cial pregame show on FS Oklahoma Key Stats on the Oklahoma-West Virginia Match-Up • OU leads the Big 12 and ranks eighth in the nation in pass defense (170.2 ypg) and holds the No. 24 scoring defense Sooner Sports Overtime After game (19.6) in the country. WVU ranks fi fth in the nation in passing (347.6 ypg) and 11th in scoring off ense (40.0 ppg). Offi cial postgame show on FS Oklahoma • OU also leads the Big 12 in pass defense effi ciency (92.7) and opp. fi rst downs (17.3 per game). • OU ranks 13th in the nation in scoring off ense (39.8 ppg), while West Virginia ranks 117th in scoring defense (41.4). Radio (Sooner Network) • OU leads the Big 12 and is fi fth in the NCAA in Red Zone scoring effi ciency at 93.3% (42 of 45) while WVU is tied for Flagship: KOKC AM-1520 85th in the nation in Red Zone defensive effi ciency at 84.8% (39 of 46). Sirius/XM - 128/197 (WVU radio) • OU is the only Big 12 team that hasn’t permitted a 300-yard QB in 2012. WVU QB Geno Smith enters this week’s game Internet: SoonerSports.com (subscription) ranked third in the nation in passing (337.9 ypg). Last week, Baylor entered its contest vs. OU leading the nation in Toby Rowland. .play-by-play passing (392.1 ypg) and was held to a season-low 172 passing yards by the Sooners. Merv Johnson. .analyst Chris Plank . sideline • Oklahoma ranks in the FBS top eight in both kickoff return avg. (5th - 28.6) and punt return avg. (8th - 15.4). Dusty Dvoracek/Teddy Lehman . sideline analysts • Oklahoma has averaged 46.6 ppg in its seven wins and has won 37 of its last 39 games when scoring 30 points or pre/postgame hosts more. WVU has allowed an average of 51.0 ppg in its fi rst six Big 12 contests in 2012. • The Sooners have won 30 of their last 32 contests when holding opponents to 30 points or less. National Radio (Sports USA) • No player has caught more than six passes in a single contest vs. the OU defense this season. Mountaineers WR Tavon John Ahlers. .play-by-play Austin (10.7) leads the NCAA in receptions per game, while WR Stedman Bailey (8.3 per game) ranks fi fth. Gary Barnett. .analyst Oklahoma Seeks to Extend Five-Game Big 12 Winning Streak Twitter • OU is seeking to win six straight Big 12 games in the same season since posting a seven-game streak in 2008. @SoonerSportscom @OU_Football • OU has outscored its last fi ve conference opponents by a 233-102 margin (46.6 - 19.2 ppg). @SoonerSportsTV @OUontheAir • Oklahoma has outgained its last fi ve Big 12 foes in total yardage by an average of 503.2 to 334.4 ypg. STAT OF THE WEEK • The Sooners have averaged 197.2 rushing ypg over their last fi ve Big 12 games and have accumulated 24 rushing TDs on the season. WVU has permitted 164.7 rushing ypg and 16 rushing TDs in conference play. 23-0 • QB Landry Jones is 151-230 for 1,861 yards with 14 TDs and fi ve INTs (149.4 rating) in Big 12 play in 2012. OU has won 23 consecutive games when holding • Oklahoma is 29-2 (.935) when Jones throws two or more TDs, including all seven of OU’s wins in 2012. foes to 21 points or less dating back to a 65-10 win • OU has won 31 straight games when leading at half, including a 6-0 mark in 2012. The Sooners have outscored their vs. Texas A&M (11/14/09). WVU has lost four of its opponents by a 194-75 margin in the fi rst half this season. last five games when being held to 21 points or less. • OU is 30-0 in games under Stoops when producing a 100-yard rusher and a 100-yard receiver. • Oklahoma is sixth in the nation in third-down off ense at 52.1% (62-119) and will face a WVU defense that ranks 102nd in the FBS in third-down defense at 46.5% (60-129). Support provided to OU Athletics Communications by STATS, LLC. Oklahoma vs. West Virginia (11/17/12) 2 QUICK FACTS THE TEAMS AT A GLANCE Oklahoma West Virginia OKLAHOMA Location Norman, OK Morgantown, WV Sooners WEST VIRGINIA Founded 1890 1867 Mountaineers Oklahoma has won fi ve straight Big 12 Enrollment 30,754 29,617 After opening the season 5-0 and games following a 42-34 home win over Nickname Sooners Mountaineers reaching as high as No. 5 in the AP Baylor (11/10). The Sooners improve to Colors Crimson, Cream Gold, Blue poll, West Virginia has lost four in a 7-2 on the season and 5-1 in the Big 12 with the win. Conference Big 12 Big 12 row to sit 5-4 overall and 2-4 in the Big 12. Most recently, WVU fell at Oklahoma State, 55-34 (11/10). Stadium Capacity 82,112 60,000 Off ense All-time Record 828-309-53 706-461-45 A balanced off ensive attack has been the name of the game Off ense for the Sooners in 2012 as they rank 13th nationally in scoring, Bowls (Record) 45 (27-17-1) 31 (14-17) The strength of West Virginia’s No. 18 off ense lies in its passing 15th in passing yards and 46th in rushing yards. Junior running Lettermen Ret/Lost 46/19 38/18 game. The Mountaineers rank fi fth in the country with an back Damien Williams leads the team and ranks third in the 2011 Record 10-3 10-3 average of 347.6 passing yards per game. Geno Smith ranks Big 12 with 76.3 rushing yards per game. Senior quarterback 2011 Conf. Record 6-3 5-2 third in the country in passing yards per game (337.8) and sixth Landry Jones has completed 66 percent of his passes with 18 in total off ense (347.1). The wide receiver duo of Tavon Austin 2011 Conf. Finish T-3rd T-1st (Big East) touchdowns and seven interceptions. Junior wide receiver and Stedman Bailey rivals any in the nation. Austin leads the 2011 Final AP Ranking 16th 17th Kenny Stills has been his top target, recording 54 catches for country with 10.7 catches per game, while Bailey is third with 682 yards and six touchdowns through nine games.