NCAAF Game Recap - Oklahoma at Texas Tech
Sat Nov 3, 2018 8:00 PM EDT

Bama
29
LSU
0
F
Lou
16
Clem
77
F
ND
31
NW
21
F
PSU
7
Mich
42
F
UGA
34
KY
17
F
Okla
51
TxTch
46
F
Neb
31
OSU
36
F
Temp
40
UCF
52
F
Cal
13
WaSt
19
F
WVU
42
Tex
41
F
MIZ
38
Fla
17
F
Utah
20
AzSt
38
F
Hou
31
SMU
45
F
UtSt
56
Hawaii
17
F
Iowa
36
Purd
38
F
Fres
48
UNLV
3
F
LT
3
MissSt
45
F
Syr
41
Wake
24
F
Pitt
23
UVA
13
F
BC
31
VaTec
21
F
TxAM
24
Aub
28
F
MiaOH
42
Buff
51
F
Kent
35
BGSU
28
F
Ball
13
Toled
45
F
Ohio
59
WestMI
14
F
NIU
36
Akr
26
F
W Ky
10
MidTN
29
F
Colo
34
Ariz
42
F
Rut
17
Wisc
31
F
SCar
48
Miss
44
F
IASt
27
Kans
3
F
OkSt
31
Bayl
35
F
MSU
24
MD
3
F
C Mi
7
E Mi
17
F
Mem
59
ECU
41
F
AF
14
Army
17
F
GATec
38
UNC
28
F
JMU
24
UNH
35
F
SJSU
9
Wyo
24
F
TxSt
40
GASt
31
F
UT-M
14
JacSt
21
F
GaSo
25
ULMon
44
F
SoAl
14
ArkSt
38
F
Marsh
24
SMiss
26
F
SamHu
26
(N/A)
43
F
ULLaf
16
Troy
26
F
K St
13
TCU
14
F
UTEP
34
Rice
26
F
MIN
31
Ill
55
F
Tul
41
SoFL
15
F
FlaSt
28
NCSt
47
F
Lib
59
UMass
62
F(2OT)
Navy
0
Cin
42
F
AlcSt
42
NMS
52
F
UNCC
3
Tenn
14
F
App
23
CoCar
7
F
UConn
19
Tuls
49
F
Duke
20
MiaFL
12
F
UCLA
21
Oreg
42
F
UTSA
3
UAB
52
F
FlAtl
49
FLInt
14
F
Stan
23
Wash
27
F
USC
38
OreSt
21
F
SDSU
31
NM
23
F
BYU
16
Boise
21
F
Kent
14
Buff
48
F

Nov 3, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

(7) Oklahoma (8-1)

7

21

7

16

51

Texas Tech (5-4)

14

17

0

15

46

Murray recovers, rallies No. 7 OU past Texas Tech, 51-46
Sun Nov 4, 2018 1:30 AM

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Kyler Murray kept slinging it and running it after two quick interceptions put No. 7 Oklahoma in a two-touchdown hole.

Texas Tech's Alan Bowman didn't get a chance to finish the duel in the second half because of a recurrence of the partially collapsed lung that sidelined the freshman quarterback five weeks ago.

Murray recovered from those early picks by throwing for 360 yards and three touchdowns and running for 100 yards and another score to rally the Sooners to a 51-46 victory over the Red Raiders on Saturday night.

Trey Sermon set career highs with 206 yards rushing and three TDs, including a clinching 30-yarder , as the Sooners (8-1, 5-1 Big 12) stayed in the hunt for a return to the College Football Playoff with their 19th straight win in a true road game and 14th consecutive November victory.

Oklahoma, which was seventh in the first playoff rankings released this past week, handed the Red Raiders (5-4, 3-3) their eighth straight loss against a Top 10 team going back to 2012.

"Well, what was I thinking?" Murray said, repeating part of the question after going 20 of 35 passing without another turnover after the two quick ones.

"After the first one, just don't do it again. And then I did it again. And then it was just, I mean, you have kind of got to know me. I'm cool, calm, and that's the only way to be after you do something like that."

The Red Raiders led 31-28 at halftime, but Bowman didn't return and ended up in a Lubbock hospital, just as he did Sept. 29 when he first sustained the lung injury in a loss to West Virginia.

Bowman, who the school said would be held overnight for observation, returned two weeks ago against Kansas. Coach Kliff Kingsbury said Bowman re-injured the lung on a run near the goal line late in the first half.

The Big 12 passing leader's absence changed the flow of a game that was looking a lot like the 65-59 touchdown fest the Sooners won in Lubbock two years ago.

Texas Tech punted three straight times without getting a first down after Jett Duffey replaced Bowman again, just as he did against the Mountaineers.

But Duffey did get the Red Raiders moving again, and they pulled within two on his 4-yard scoring pass to Zach Austin on fourth down midway through the fourth quarter. But Robert Barnes intercepted the 2-point conversion pass and returned it 98 yards for two points and a 44-40 OU lead.

"I should have found a way to get him more comfortable at the start of the second half than I did," Kingsbury said. "Once he got in a rhythm and he was competing and doing his deal, he played really well."

Both of Murray's interceptions were by Vaughnte Dorsey, on his first throw of the game and again on OU's second possession.

Bowman threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Vasher after the Red Raiders got the ball on the Oklahoma 3 following Dorsey's 17-yard return on the first interception .

After a 31-yard return on Dorsey's second pick , Duffey came on as change of pace replacement for Bowman and threw a screen that Ta'Zhawn Henry took 14 yards for a 14-0 lead.

Murray bounced back to lead the Sooners to 687 total yards in what figures to be his only chance to match Mayfield's run to the four-team playoff last season since the junior is expected to pursue pro baseball after one year as OU's starter.

"Sometimes a guy can get a little gun shy when you have a start like that," said Lincoln Riley, who was on the sidelines at his alma mater for the first time since replacing Bob Stoops. "And he wasn't. He kept flinging. He ran the ball well."

Lee Morris caught two of Murray's TDs, the second a 46-yarder that put the Sooners ahead for good 35-31 in the third quarter. Morris had 101 yards receiving. Texas Tech's Antoine Wesley caught 12 passes for 199 yards.

THE TAKEAWAY

Oklahoma: The Sooners gave up more than 300 yards for the first time in three games since former Texas Tech assistant Ruffin McNeill replaced the fired Mike Stoops as defensive coordinator. It's hard to gauge the progress of the unit because of Bowman's injury. The Red Raiders finished with 473 total yards.

Texas Tech: The Red Raiders will wonder what might have been if Bowman had been able to return in the second half. He was 21 of 26 for 227 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Still, Duffey showed persistence similar to first time Bowman was injured. He threw for two scores and ran for one that gave Texas Tech a shot at an onside kick with 1:05 remaining. It failed.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

OU could move up a spot because of No. 4 LSU's shutout loss to top-ranked Alabama. The rest of the teams ahead of the Sooners won impressively and the two teams behind them had closer-than-expected victories.

30-YARD MARCH-OFF

Receiver CeeDee Lamb stopped Oklahoma's momentum when he was called for a personal foul and unsportsmanlike conduct after catching a pass for a first down at the Texas Tech 7. The 30 yards in penalties led to a punt when the Sooners were on the verge of a second straight touchdown drive and their first double-digit lead in the third quarter.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma: Bedlam is at home against Oklahoma State next Saturday.

Texas Tech: Another big home game against No. 15 Texas next Saturday.

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Passing

Okla Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
K. Murray 35 20 57.1 3 360 46 2 97.3
TxTch Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
A. Bowman 26 21 80.8 2 227 45 0 128.7
J. Duffey 17 9 52.9 2 139 40 0 119.5

Rushing

Okla Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
T. Sermon 26 206 7.9 30 3
K. Murray 11 100 9.1 31 1
TxTch Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Ward 8 53 6.6 32 1
J. Duffey 13 47 3.6 19 1

Receiving

Okla Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
L. Morris 4 101 25.3 46 2
M. Brown 5 76 15.2 46 0
TxTch Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
A. Wesley 12 199 16.6 40 0
D. Ward 5 74 14.8 45 1

Fumbles

Returning

Okla KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
T. Brown 2 17.0 0 17 0 0 0
C. Lamb 0 0 0 1 9.0 0 9
TxTch KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
D. Bowman 1 41.0 0 41 0 0 0

Punting

Okla Punt Yds Avg LgPu
A. Seibert 3 105 35.0 49
TxTch Punt Yds Avg LgPu
D. Panazzolo 5 247 49.4 54

Takeaways

TxTch Int Yds InTD
V. Dorsey 2 48 0

Team Stats Comparison

Okla TxTch
Points For 51 46
Total Yards 683 473
Rushing Yards 323 107
Passing Yards 360 366
Passing Completions / Attempts 20/35 30/44
Turnovers 2 0
Interceptions Thrown 2 0
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 0/0
First Downs 32 23
Penalties - Yards 10/113 7/69
Time Of Possession 11:11 49:49
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 5/10 3/13
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/1 2/2
Punts - Average Yards 3/35 5/49

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Okla TxTch
TxTch 04:30 TD T.J. Vasher 6 yd pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick) 0 7
TxTch 08:01 TD Ta'Zhawn Henry 14 yd pass from Jett Duffey (Clayton Hatfield kick) 0 14
Okla 10:49 TD Lee Morris 16 yd pass from Kyler Murray (Austin Seibert kick) 7 14
2nd Quarter Okla TxTch
TxTch 00:57 FG Clayton Hatfield 43 yd FG 7 17
Okla 02:43 TD Kyler Murray 12 yd run (Austin Seibert kick) 14 17
TxTch 03:25 TD Da'Leon Ward 45 yd pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick) 14 24
Okla 06:07 TD Trey Sermon 5 yd run (Austin Seibert kick) 21 24
Okla 10:38 TD Carson Meier 5 yd pass from Kyler Murray (Austin Seibert kick) 28 24
TxTch 14:04 TD Da'Leon Ward 1 yd run (Clayton Hatfield kick) 28 31
3rd Quarter Okla TxTch
Okla 02:55 TD Lee Morris 46 yd pass from Kyler Murray (Austin Seibert kick) 35 31
4th Quarter Okla TxTch
TxTch 00:17 FG Clayton Hatfield 26 yd FG 35 34
Okla 03:06 TD Trey Sermon 20 yd run (Austin Seibert kick) 42 34
TxTch 08:06 TD Zach Austin 4 yd pass from Jett Duffey (2pt pass intercepted) 42 40
Okla 08:06 RX Robert Barnes returned XP 44 40
Okla 12:09 TD Trey Sermon 30 yd run (Austin Seibert kick) 51 40
TxTch 13:55 TD Jett Duffey 1 yd run (failed 2pt pass) 51 46

Game Information

Stadium: Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
Attendance: 60,454
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