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1 7 National Championships 26 Bowl Championships 43 Conference Championships win seasons 1 Kenny Mossman, Senior Associate Athletics Director McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics 180 W. Brooks, Suite 2525, Norman, OK O: (405) C: (405) F: (405) kmossman@ou.edu first-team All-Americans 448 first-team All-Conference selections 5 Heisman winners 64 National Award recipients Oklahoma Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result TV TULSA W, FX at No. 5 Florida St. W, ABC MISSOURI W, FX BALL STATE W, 62-6 PPV vs. No. 11 Texas * W, ABC at Kansas W, ESPN TEXAS TECH L, ABC at No. 10 Kansas St. W, ESPN Texas A&M W, ABC at Baylor L, ABC IOWA STATE 11 a.m. FX at Oklahoma State 7 p.m. ABC * - Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) Oklahoma Coaching Staff Bob Stoops (f) Head Coach Brent Venables (f) Assoc. HC/Def. Coor./LB Bobby Jack Wright (pb) Asst. HC/Asst. DC/DE Jay Norvell (pb).....co-offensive Coordinator/WR Cale Gundy (f)..... Recruiting Coordinator/RB/FB Josh Heupel (pb).... Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB James Patton (f) Centers/Offensive Guards Bruce Kittle (f) Tackles/Tight Ends Jackie Shipp (f) defensive Line Willie Martinez (f) Defensive Backs Game Location: (f) - field; (pb)- press box Television (FX) Gus Johnson play-by-play Charles Davis anaylyst Tim Brewster sideline reporter Radio (Sooner Network) Toby Rowland play-by-play Merv Johnson analyst Chris Plank sideline Roy Williams sideline Flagship: KOKC AM-1520 Satellite: Sirius 112/XM 191 Internet: SoonerSports.com (subscription) Iowa State (6-4, 3-4 Big 12) cyclones The Game At A Glance Date:....Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 Time: a.m., Central Location: Norman, Okla. Venue: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Capacity: ,112 Surface: Grass Oklahoma (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) Sooners The Game Oklahoma (No. 11 USA Today/Coaches, No. 12 Associated Press, No. 9 BCS) looks to rebound from its second loss of the season as it hosts Iowa State in its final home game of the season Saturday. OU fell for the first time ever to Baylor, 45-38, as the Bears scored the winning touchdown with eight seconds on the clock. The Sooners have only lost back-to-back regular-season games once under Bob Stoops, in the fourth and fifth games of Stoops first season at the helm in Iowa State is coming off its biggest win in program history having defeated then-no. 2 Oklahoma State, 37-31, in double overtime. They Cyclones entered the game with a record of against teams ranked sixth or higher in the AP poll. The Series Oklahoma leads the series with Iowa State, , including a mark in Norman. The Sooners have outscored the Cyclones in three home games vs. Iowa State under Bob Stoops. The Coaches Oklahoma: Bob Stoops (Iowa 83) is in his 13th season. He is vs. the Big 12 including a 7-1 record in the Big 12 title game, vs. non-conference opponents, 76-3 at home, on the road and on neutral fields. Stoops is 6-0 against Iowa State. Paul Rhoads (Missouri Western 89) is in his third season with the Cyclones. He is 0-1 vs. Oklahoma. The Program Oklahoma s all-time record stands at in 117 seasons. Since WWII, OU leads the nation with 580 victories. The Sooners have captured seven national championships (1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000). OU has 44 bowl appearances (No. 7 nationally) with 26 bowl victories (No. 4 nationally). OU has 43 conference championships, including seven Big 12 titles overall (no other school has more than three) OU has 152 All-Americans and five Heisman winners. Sooners have also won the Bednarik (1), Butkus (4), Camp (4), Lombardi (3), Maxwell (2), Nagurski (2), O Brien (3), Outland (5), Tatupu (1), Thorpe (3) and Unitas (1) Awards. OU leads the nation with 32 seasons in which the program has won 10 or more games. f o l l o w i n g o k l a h o m a f o o t b a l l o n s o o n e r s p o r t s. c o m Live video of Bob Stoops Tuesday media conference (Live air at 12:05 p.m., each Tuesday). Live/archived audio of Sooner Sports Talk with Bob Stoops (Tuesday nights, starting at 7 p.m., CT). Live/archived audio of Coaches Corner radio show (Thursday nights, starting at 7 p.m., CT). Live in-game stats, blog and audio from the Sooner Radio Network. Live/archived video of Bob Stoops post-game press conference. Archived full-game video and Bob Stoops review TV show (Show is taped on Sunday of each week).

2 M e d i a I n f o r m a t i o n 2 OU communications staff Kenny Mossman* Sr. Assoc. Athletics Dir. kmossman@ou.edu Mike Houck Assoc. Media Relations Dir. mhouck@ou.edu Jared Thompson Assoc. Media Relations Dir. jaredthompson@ou.edu David Bassity* Asst. Media Relations Dir. dbassity@ou.edu Craig Moran Asst. Media Relations Dir. cmoran@ou.edu Cassie Gage Asst. Media Relations Dir. cassie@ou.edu Debbie Copp Publications Coordinator dcopp@ou.edu * denotes main football contacts Office Phone Office FAX OU communications ADDRESS OU Athletics Communications McClendon Center - OMS W. Brooks Norman, OK big 12 teleconference This call is available to media only each Monday. To receive the parameters, contact Big 12 Conference office at Here is the order of participants... 9:50 a.m. Mack Brown, Texas 10:00 a.m. Turner Gill, Kansas 10:10 a.m. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 10:20 a.m. Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State 10:30 a.m. Bill Snyder, Kansas State 10:40 a.m. Gary Pinkel, Missouri 10:50 a.m. Tommy Tuberville, Texas Tech 11:00 a.m. Art Briles, Baylor 11:10 a.m. Paul Rhoads, Iowa State 11:20 a.m. Mike Sherman, Texas A&M Monday* Bob Stoops on Big 12 Conference Call (10:10 a.m.) All players and coaches available for postpractice interviews (approx 6:15 p.m.). Tuesday*^# Media luncheon (11:30 a.m.), East Side Stadium Club. Wednesday No availability Thursday No availability Friday No availability * Some players have evening classes and are not available. ^Coach Stoops radio show is Tuesday evenings and he is not available after practice that evening. # Players and coaches who appear at the media luncheon are not available after the Tuesday practice. Weekly Media Luncheon Each Tuesday during the season OU hosts a media luncheon at the Kerr McGee Stadium Club (east side) at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The luncheon begins at 11:15 a.m. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m., and OU head coach Bob Stoops steps to the podium at 12:05 p.m. A limited number of players are on hand for interviews. Credentials Requests for credentials are accepted online. To receive the link to the web site, Kenny Mossman at kmossman@ou.edu or David Bassity (dbassity@ ou.edu). Requests must be submitted by a sports director/editor at least eight days prior to the contest. Media must show government issued photo identification upon entering the stadium. If the name on the credential and the photo ID do not match, the credential is void. For Media Only The University of Oklahoma Communications office has opened a media-only website to assist in covering Sooner sports. The site is valuable for reporters, but also to desk personnel needing stock photographs or similar support. For information on accessing the site, contact Kenny Mossman. Practice All practice sessions are closed to media and public unless otherwise posted. On days when post-practice interviews are conducted, media should gather outside the practice site minutes before the workout is complete. Late requests for interviews will be accepted at that time and members of the athletics communications staff will escort media into the practice facility at the appropriate time. Interviews Head Coach Bob Stoops will do general interviews following practice on Monday. Assistant Coaches: The coaches are available after the Monday practices (coordinators who appear at the Tuesday luncheon are not available that day). Players: All interviews with players will take place at the media luncheon or after practice on Monday. Media should request players at least 24 hours in advance. Post-Game: The OU locker room is closed at all times. Head coach Bob Stoops and several Sooner players will be brought to designated areas. Remembering Austin Box we like MIKE The communications office extends a special thankyou to Mike Brooks. The Blanchard, Okla., resident possesses what is likely the most comprehensive statistical database on OU football. His assistance and tireless research on game day and numerous other research projects is greatly appreciated. LB Austin Box passed away in May. The Enid, Okla., native would have been a senior on this team. To honor his memory, the team keeps his locker intact, leaves a space for him during stretching drills and wears a helmet decal (below). In addition, a defensive player wears Box s No. 12 in each game. Those players to date: Tom Wort (Tulsa), Frank Alexander (Florida State), Javon Harris (Missouri), Corey Nelson (Ball State), Travis Lewis (Texas), Aaron Colvin (Kansas), Ronnell Lewis (Texas Tech), Stacy McGee (Kansas State), Demontre Hurst (Texas A&M) and Casey Walker (Baylor). That assignment is made each Friday. QB Landry Jones wears No. 12 on the Oklahoma offense.

3 G e n e r a l N o t e s 3 team comparison OU ISU Points Scored Points Allowed First Downs First Downs Defense Rushing Yards Rushing Defense Passing Yards Passing Defense Total Offense Total Defense Int. thrown/opp Int. Thrown 10/12 13/8 Sacks by/allowed 36/6 13/21 Third Down Off./Def. 45%/30% 41%/40% Red Zone Off./Def. 91%/71% 69%/79% Kickoff Return Avg Punt Return Avg Fum. Lost/Gained 9/8 13/12 Penalties 49/ /47.9 Field Goals 19/ Oklahoma s Captains Ryan Broyles, senior, receiver Ben Habern, junior, center Landry Jones, junior, quarterback Travis Lewis, senior, linebacker Tress Way, junior, punter OU By the numbers 9,500 - Seats added to stadium in Stoops era National TV games that showed OU Games held double-digit lead in Stoops era Wins in the 2000 s Weeks ranked No. 1 by AP (leads nation) Years played in its current stadium National award winners produced by OU NFL draft picks under Stoops Undefeated home seasons Scoring average under Stoops All-Americans under stoops (2.7/year) States represented on Oklahoma roster. 5 - OU has played in all five BCS games. 1 - Ranking in Big 12 APR each of the last three years. active sooner streaks Games in which OU has scored Televised games 78 - Home sellouts 14 - Home wins over ranked opponents 12 - Seasons in a bowl game 12 - Seasons OU won at least five Big 12 games 9 - Seasons in which at least three OU players drafted 5 - Seasons with OU player first team All-American This Week s Opponent Iowa State became bowl eligible for the second time in three seasons with the program s biggest win, a double overtime win over then-no. 2 Oklahoma State. ISU trailed 24-7 in the third quarter, and outscored Oklahoma State 30-7 over the final 27:33 of regulation and the overtime sessions. ISU has beaten two ranked opponents in the same season for the first time since Ties With Week s Opponent Oklahoma freshman offensive lineman Derek Farniok s older brother, Tom, a redshirt-freshman, is the Cyclones starting center. Iowa State s roster boasts three Oklahomans. Iowa State running backs coach Kenith Pope lettered for the Sooners as a defensive back from before joining the Sooners coaching staff from Iowa State tight ends coach Luke Wells graduated from Oklahoma and was a student assistant from Sooner Bests in This Series Individual Rushing yards , Steve Owens, 1969 Touchdown Rushes...4, three times (Billy Sims, 1979) Longest Rush...76, Max Boydston, 1953 Passing Yards , Jason White, 2003 Touchdown Passes... 5, Jason White, 2003 Longest Comp...90, Eric Moore to P.J. Mills, 1995 Receptions... 15, Ryan Broyles, 2010 Receiving Yards , Ryan Broyles, 2010 Touchdown Receptions...2, three times (Malcolm Kelly, 2006) Total Yards , Jason White, 2003 All-Purpose Yards , Steve Owens, 1969 Tackles... 20, Daryl Hunt, 1976 Interceptions... 2, eight times (Brodney Pool, 2003) Sacks...3, three times (T. Casillas & B. Bosworth, 1984) Longest Field Goal... 52, Scott Blanton, 1993 Team Rushing Yards , 1985 Passing Yards , 2003 Total Yards , 1971 Most Points Scored... 63, 1946 Rushing Defense... 17, 2002 Passing Defense... 6, 1963 Total Defense... 60, 2002 Fewest Points Allowed... 0, 13 times (2010) Oklahoma s Most Recent Game Oklahoma fell to Baylor for the first time in 21 games as the Bears scored with eight seconds remaining to top the Sooners The OU offense had more than 600 yards of total offense (605) for the fifth time this season and the third time on the road. The Oklahoma defense had 10 tackles for loss and now have at least eight tackles for loss in six straight games. Redshirt-freshman quarterback Blake Bell rushed for four touchdowns, just the second Oklahoma QB to do so. Landry Jones threw for 447 yards, the fifth time he has eclipsed 400 yards this season and the ninth in his career. Jones completed passes to 10 different receivers on Saturday, each with multiple receptions. Roy Finch finished the game with 95 rushing yards, the second most in his career behind the 99 in the last game against Texas A&M. Finch had 93 yards against Kansas State in the game prior to the win over the Aggies. OU and the NCAA Record Book Ryan Broyles has set the NCAA career receptions record. Here s a look at other Sooners in the NCAA record book... TD passes by a freshman: 36, Sam Bradford, 2007 TD passes by a soph.: 50, Sam Bradford, 2008 TD passes, first 2 seasons: 86, Sam Bradford Career Pass Efficiency: 175.6, Sam Bradford, Comp. % by a Freshman: 69.5, Sam Bradford, 2007 Highest %, of TD passes career: 9.9, S. Bradford, Yards/Play Career: 8.70 Sam Bradford, Rush Att., Freshman: 339, Adrian Peterson, 2005 Rush Yds, Freshman: 1,925, Adrian Peterson, Yd Rush Games, Freshman: 11, A. Peterson, 2005 Consec 100 Yd Rush Game, Fr.: 9 A. Peterson, 2005 TD by Freshman in 1st Game: 5, DeMarco Murray, 2007 Punt Ret. Yds, game: 277, Antonio Perkins, 2003 (UCLA) Punt Ret. TD, game: 3, Antonio Perkins, 2003 UCLA Punt Ret. TD, career: 8, Antonio Perkins, Punt Ret. Avg., career: 23.6, Jack Mitchell, History of the Receptions Record Player No. Seasons Held Record Bernie Kirk, Notre Dame (3) Eddie Anderson, Notre Dame (8) Wear Schoonover, Arkansas (7) Walter Roach, TCU (10) Neil Armstrong, Okla. A&M (3) Johnny O Quinn, Wake Forest (13) Hugh Campbell, Wash. State (3) Howard Twilley, Tulsa (21) Mark Templeton, LB State (3) Terrance Mathis, New Mexico (6) Aaron Turner, Pacific (6) Geoff Noisy, Nevada (1) Trevor Insley, Nevada (1) Arnold Jackson, Louisville (4) Taylor Stubblefield, Purdue (8) Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma Broyles Just Short of Yardage Mark Prior to his season-ending injury, Ryan Broyles was on pace to challenge for the NCAA receiving yards mark... Player Yards Seasons Trevor Insley, Nevada 5, Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma 4, Marcus Harris, Wyoming 4,

4 G e n e r a l N o t e s 4 watch these guys Sooners on awards watch lists... Biletnikoff Award ryan Broyles Butkus Award travis Lewis Camp Award landry Jones Hendricks Award frank Alexander Hornung Award ryan Broyles Manning Award landry Jones Maxwell Award Ryan Broyles, Landry Jones O Brien Award landry Jones Outland Trophy Ben Habern Thorpe Award tony Jefferson all-time college fb wins School Record Games 1. Michigan , Texas , Notre Dame , Nebraska , Ohio State , Penn State , Oklahoma , Alabama , Tennessee , USC ,146 all-time ap poll leaders Team T total Weeks Avg. Rank 1. Ohio State Michigan Oklahoma Notre Dame USC poll position OU in the AP poll in the 194 poll weeks since Bob Stoops became head coach... Weeks at No Weeks in the top Weeks in the top Total weeks in the poll 176 Longest streak in the poll 88 Weeks OU was unranked 28 Weeks OU was unranked in his first season (1999) 15 Weeks unranked in nine seasons prior to Stoops 79 Sooners in the Current NCAA Stats Sooner units and players that are among the FBS top Team Passing Offense... No. 3 (387.5) Total Offense... No. 4 (551.8) Scoring Offense... No. 6 (44.7) Passing Efficiency... No. 22 (150.7) Tackles For Loss... No. 3 (8.4) Tackles For Loss Allowed... No. 12 (4.3) Sacks... No. 3 (3.6) Sacks Allowed... No. 1 (.60) Red Zone Offense... No. 7 (.91) Red Zone Defense... No. 2 (.68) Third Down Defense... No. 5 (29.6%) Penalties... No. 25 (4.9) First Downs... No. 5 (27.2) Fourth Down Offense... No. 24 (62.5%) Fourth Down Defense... No. 23 (38.5%) Individual Total Offense... Landry Jones, No. 3 (381.7) Passing Yards/Game... Landry Jones, No. 2 (379.6) Passing Efficiency... Landry Jones, No. 17 (153.4) Completions/Game... Landry Jones, No. 4 (29.0) Receptions per Game...Ryan Broyles, No. 3 (9.2) Receiving Yards/Game...Ryan Broyles, No. 2 (128.6) Receiving Yards...Ryan Broyles, No. 12 (1,157) Punt Return Yards...Ryan Broyles, No. 22 (10.3) All-Purpose Runners...Ryan Broyles, No. 15 (150.7) Scoring...Michael Hunnicutt, No. 9 (10.3) Field Goals...Michael Hunnicutt, No. 7 (1.7) Points Responsible For... Landry Jones, No. 9 (18.0) Sacks... Frank Alexander, No. 10 (.85) Tackles For Loss... Frank Alexander, No. 5 (1.7) Tackles For Loss...Ronnell Lewis, No. 25 (1.3) Interceptions... Tony Jefferson, No. 15 (.40) Marquee Games Await Here s a look at marquee non-conference contests in the upcoming seasons... Home vs. Notre Dame (2012), at Notre Dame (2013). Home vs. Tennessee (2014), at Tennessee (2015). Home vs. Ohio State (2016), at Ohio State (2017) Home vs. LSU (2018), at LSU (2019). Under Bob Stoops, OU has already played Florida State (twice), Cincinnati (twice), Louisville, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Alabama (twice), UCLA (twice), Oregon (twice), Washington (twice), South Florida, BYU and Miami (Fla.) (twice) in regular season contests. Seven of those were played on the road and one on a neutral field. The Sooners are 14-5 in those games. Fun in the Sun Oklahoma is playing its second home day game of the season and only its fourth day game in In its previous three, the Sooners knocked off a pair of unbeatens, Texas and Kansas State, along with Texas A&M by an average score of 51.3 to OU suffered its two losses of the season at night. Miscellany Among active FBS coaches with at least 100 victories, Bob Stoops has the best winning percentage at.806. OU s defense has produced 17 sacks over the last five games, while the offense has surrendered just three. OU has the same or fewer penalties than the opponent in seven of 10 games. OU has 24 three-and-outs, (high of seven vs. Texas A&M) while the opponents have 43 (8, Ball State and Kansas). Stoops Era Yielding Record-Setting Attendance Figures Oklahoma has drawn 6,538,399 fans for Bob Stoops 79 home games (started in 1999) and all have been sold out. The Sooners are 76-3 on Owen Field under Stoops. The current string of sellouts is the longest in school history, eclipsing a mark of 69 from The top 10 seasons for attendance at Oklahoma during Stoops tenure as head coach. The largest OU home crowd was 85,709, for the 2011 Texas A&M game. The 85,620 on hand for this year s Tulsa game represented the largest season-opening crowd ever at Oklahoma. OU has exceeded the seating capacity of 82,112 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in 58 straight games. Oklahoma has played before sellout crowds in 133 of the 169 games (79 home, 29 away, 16 neutral) since Stoops became the head coach. During that time, a total of 12,171,530 (average of 72,020) have watched the Sooners.

5 O f f e n s e N o t e s 5 CHART CLIMBERS passing yards career Total Player Years 1. 11,712 Landry Jones ,403 Sam Bradford ,922 Jason White touchdown passes career TDs Player Years Landry Jones Sam Bradford Jason White completions career Total Player Year Landry Jones Josh Heupel receptions career Total Name Years Ryan Broyles Mark Clayton receiving yards career Total Name Years 1. 4,586 Ryan Broyles ,241 Mark Clatyon td receptions career Total Name Years Ryan Broyles Mark Clayton all-purpose yards career Total Name Years 1. 6,718 DeMarco Murray ,990 Ryan Broyles ,881 Joe Washington points career Total Name Years Garrett Hartley Trey DiCarlo Jimmy Stevens field goals career Total Name Years Trey DiCarlo Jimmy Stevens pat career Total Name Years R.D. Lashar Jimmy Stevens SACKS career Total Name Years Jonathan Jackson Frank Alexander Aubrey Beavers About the Offense Under Bob Stoops, OU has produced career leaders in passing, receiving and all-purpose yards, four top 10 career rushers and season record holders in rushing, passing and receiving yards. Stoops-led Sooner teams have set 47 offensive school records. Those offenses have 176 touchdowns of 25 or more yards and 347 scoring drives of two minutes or less. OU has scored in 172 consecutive games since 11/7/98. OU rushed for 200 yards 48 times under Stoops. Oklahoma is the highest scoring college program in history. In 1,223 games, the Sooners have scored 31,745 points. Michigan is next at 30,640 points in 1,269 games. Oklahoma has more than 600 yards of total offense in five games this season, including three road games. Keeping up With Jones This season, QB Landry Jones has moved from No. 3 to No. 1 on the school s career passing yards list. He jumped over a pair of Heisman winners to claim the spot. At Kansas State, Jones set a school record for passing yards in a game at 505. He broke a mark that he previously held jointly with Sam Bradford. Also at KSU, he surpassed Bradford s record for career touchdown passes. He now has 92. Among active players, Jones is No. 2 in career passing yards/game (325.3), No. 3 in completions (956), No. 4 in yards (11,712), No. 4 in TD passes (92), No. 6 in total offense (11,492) and No. 6 in TDs responsible for (95). Has a completion rate of 60% in every game but two this season and has been over 350 yards in all but two. He has 1,619 yards and 12 TDs over the last four games. Jones holds OU records with 21, career 300-yard games and nine, 400-yard games. The Record Book Broyles Ryan Broyles, lost for the year with a torn ACL, is the NCAA s career leader in receptions and the Big 12 leader for career receptions and career touchdown receptions... Broyles set the NCAA career receptions record at Kansas (2nd qtr.) on a 57-yard touchdown catch. On that same play, he set the Big 12 record for career TD catches. At Kansas State, he surpassed Rashaun Woods as the Big 12 s career leader in receiving yards. He also is the NCAA career leader among active players in receptions (349), TD receptions (45), receiving yards (4,586) and punt return yards (1,194). With 45 career TD catches, he is No. 4 on the NCAA list behind and has the highest total by any player at a BCS school. He is No. 2 for NCAA in career receiving yards behind Nevada s Trevor Insley (5,005), and already surpasses all BCS players. Had 100+ yards receiving in 19 of his final 26 games and a TD grab in 17 of the final 25. Where There s a Will, There s a Trey Oklahoma FB Trey Millard busted off a 61-yard TD romp at Kansas State. It was the longest run by a Sooner FB since 1986, when Lydell Carr went for 61 yards vs. Iowa State. Now That s a Receiving Corps Oklahoma has 10 different players with at least 10 receptions and an average of more than 10.0 yards per catch... Fourteen different Sooners have a reception this season. That s the total number that had catches over last year s 14-game schedule. Thirteen have at least five grabs. Kenny Stills has three, 100-yard receiving games this season and averages a touchdown every 5.9 receptions. After posting no catches in the first two games, Jaz Reynolds, who is up 30 pounds since his arrival on campus, now has 39 for 692 yards and five TDs. He has 20 catches for 329 yards and four touchdowns over the past four games. His 17.7 yards per catch average leads the team. OU s tight ends had their best day of the season at Baylor when James Hanna and Trent Ratterree combined for seven catches for 116 yards. Rapid Roy With Dominique Whaley out for the season, much of the running back load has shifted to the diminutive Roy Finch, who has more than responded... Already, he s No. 4 on the team, No. 1 among running backs, in receptions with 26. Ten of those 26 grabs have resulted in a Sooner first down. His 5.6 yards per carry average is 0.1 ahead of Whaley s, though it should be noted that Whaley has 32 more attempts. Whaley Out for Season Oklahoma s lost its leading rusher, Dominique Whaley, on the first play of the Kansas State game to a broken bone in his left ankle. It is believed the previous record for rushing yards by a walk-on at OU was 423 yards by Jim Culbreath in Whaley finished the campaign with 627. For Whom the Bell Tolls A 6-6, 245 lb., quarterback, redshirt-freshman Blake Bell has been inserted into the Oklahoma lineup several times this season, usually in short yardage situations. Of Bell s 25 carries, 10 have gone for a first down while seven have gone for touchdowns, including four vs. Baylor. Bell became just the second QB in OU history to rush for four TDs (J.C. Watts ) with his effort at Baylor. And... The OU offensive line leads the nation with just six sacks given up this year and have only given up multiple sacks in one game this season (two at Baylor). Along with just six sacks, OU has given up just 43 tackles for loss. The Sooners have absorbed 124 negative yards for an average of just 12.4 per game. OU opponents average 38.3 negative yards per game. Oklahoma, somewhat a victim of its own efficiency, ranks No. 60 nationally in time of possession. With quick strikes and four defensive TDs, the Sooners had a season-low 22:06 against Texas, a deficit of 13:48. Only five times in 10 games has OU exceeded its opponent in possession time.

6 D e f e n s e N o t e s 6 STOOPS ERA DEFENSIVE TDs 2011 Jamell Fleming yd FR vs. Texas David King yd FR vs. Texas Demontre Hurst yd INT vs. Texas Tom Wort yd FR vs. Ball State 2010 Tony Jefferson yd INT vs. Connecticut Jamell Fleming yard INT vs. Connecticut Ronnell Lewis yard INT at Baylor 2009 Brian Jackson yard FR vs. Texas A&M Dominique Franks yard INT at Kansas Frank Alexander FR in end zone vs. Idaho State 2008 Dominque Franks yard FR at Texas A&M Dominque Franks yard INT vs. Nebraska 2007 Lendy Holmes yard INT vs. Texas Tech Curtis Lofton yard FR vs. Missouri Curtis Lofton yard INT vs. Utah State Reggie Smith yard FR vs. Miami Nic Harris yard INT vs. North Texas 2006 Marcus Walker yd. INT vs. Boise State Reggie Smith yd. INT vs. Baylor Zach Latimer yd. INT vs. Middle Tennessee St Chijioke Onyenegecha yd. INT vs. Neb. D.J. Wolfe yd. INT vs. Kansas Clint Ingram yd. INT vs. Tulsa 2004 Lance Mitchell yd. FR vs. Kansas 2003 Eric Bassey yd. INT vs. UCLA Jonathan Jackson yd. INT vs. Texas Derrick Strait yd. FR vs. Texas A&M 2002 Eric Bassey yd. FR vs. Alabama Antonio Perkins yd. INT vs. UTEP Michael Hawkins yd. INT vs. UTEP Derrick Strait yd. INT vs. Baylor 2001 Rocky Calmus yd. FR vs. North Carolina Derrick Strait yd. INT vs. North Carolina Cory Heinecke yd. FR vs. Air Force Roy Williams yd. FR vs. Kansas State Teddy Lehman yd. INT vs. Texas 2000 Roy Williams yd. INT vs. UTEP Rocky Calmus yd. INT vs. Texas Derrick Strait yd. INT vs. Nebraska Torrance Marshall yd. INT vs. Texas A&M J.T. Thatcher yd. INT vs. Texas Tech 1999 Mike Woods yd. INT vs. Oklahoma State About the Sooner Defense OU has forced at least one turnover in 148 of Stoops 170 games and has at least one interception in 109 of the last 149 with multiple picks in 68 of the last 121 outings. Oklahoma has 13 shutouts under its current head coach. Opponents failed to score more than seven points in 35 games and scored less than 14 in 65 games. Lewis Ascends OU Tackle List With his 429 career tackles (the second-highest total by a Bob Stoops player at OU), senior WLB Travis Lewis has cracked the career top five tackle list at OU. The record is held by the late Daryl Hunt at 530. Lewis, now at No. 5, trails No. 4 Rocky Calmus, who holds the Stoops era record by two tackles. His 429 career stops ranks fourth among active players nationally. Lewis, who suffered a broken bone in the big toe of his left foot in preseason drills, missed the opener vs. Tulsa. Lewis has led Oklahoma in tackles in each of his first three seasons and has become only the sixth player in school history to lead the team in three consecutive years. The last to do it was Rocky Calmus, the Butkus Award winner in his senior campaign, from No player has had the lead in four seasons. With 67 tackles, Lewis is the 2011 team leader by two. As a freshman in 2007, Lewis had 144 tackles to break Brian Bosworth s OU freshman record of 133. Defensive TDs Up to 42 in Stoops Era With a school-record three defensive touchdowns against Texas, Oklahoma now has 42 in Bob Stoops 12+ seasons. Thirteen of those touchdowns came via a fumble return. The defense has scored a touchdown in each of Stoops 13 seasons, and in nearly one-fourth of the games he has coached at OU (39 of 170 games for 23%). That s an average of one every 4.0 games. OU Improves in Pass-Happy Era Despite this pass-happy era, only once under Bob Stoops has OU allowed a season completion rate of 60% or higher. The 2010 defense finished at just 54.6%. This season, Sooner opponents are completing just 54.1% of their passes (197-of-364). Only three opponents have thrown for 300 yards this year. OU has held eight of its opponents to either their worst completion percentage of the season or their next-toworst completion percentage of the season. Rip and Run OU has 314 return yards on 12 interceptions (217) and eight fumbles (97), an average of 15.7 yards per return. Oklahoma has 12 interceptions this season for a whopping 217 yards in returns. That s an average of 18.1 yards per return. The top interception return average of the Bob Stoops era was 21.1 in 2002 when the Sooners logged 516 yards on 24 picks. Frankly You ve Reached the End... DE Frank Alexander is having an All-American type season. Alexander has 17 tackles for loss including 8.5 sacks thus far. Alexander has been credited with at least half a sack in seven of the 10 games in addition to six pass break-ups, an interception, two forced fumbles, a recovered fumble and six hurries. In the opener against Tulsa, Alexander had two passes broken up and an interception, which he returned 27 yards. Against Texas, Alexander had six tackles, three sacks for -26 yards, four tackles for 30 yards in losses, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a break-up. He was named the Walter Camp Foundation s Defensive Player of the Week. Alexander has 13.5 tackles for loss in his last six games. Alexander will be counted on even more in the season s final two regular-season games with the loss of fellow DE Ronnell Lewis. Lewis, who has 13 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks, was injured vs. Baylor. Lewis has at least five tackles in nine of 10 games this season and picked off his second career pass vs. Texas A&M. With Alexander and Lewis interceptions, it marks the first year in OU history for two DEs to have INTs. The two have a combined 11 PBUs, the most ever by a DE duo at OU. During portions of this season, Oklahoma played a front four comprised entirely of defensive ends. Alexander lined up at a tackle, David King at noseguard and Lewis and R.J. Washington at the end spots. Paper or Plastic? Oklahoma has 36 sacks, including eight against Texas, through nine games... OU started logging sacks in This team is trying to become the ninth to get at least 40. The school record of 48 was set in These Sooners have 84 tackles for loss and are trying to become the 12th OU team to reach 100 in a season since the stat began at the school in The Oklahoma record is 126 in Twelves players have at least half a sack this season. LB Corey Nelson has 5.5 sacks, which is three off the OU record for season sacks by a linebacker. Torrance Marshall set that mark with 8.5 in The 36 sacks have gone for 264 yards in losses, or an average of 7.3 per sack. The Sooners were held without a sack vs. Texas A&M. Prior to that, the lowest sack total in a game so far this season was two against Missouri. OU has 38 over their last six games away from Norman (seven vs. Nebraska in 2010 Big 12 Championship game, three vs. UConn in Fiesta Bowl, six at Florida State, eight vs. Texas, five at Kansas, seven at Kansas State and two at Baylor). The Sooners are averaging 8.4 tackles for loss per game. The Sooner defense ranks No. 3 nationally in both sacks and tackle for loss per game.

7 S p e c i a l Te a m s N o t e s 7 SPECIAL TEAMS SCORING PLAYS During the Stoops era Fumble on KOR out of end zone at Baylor (safety) Corey Nelson blocked punt at Texas A&M (safety) Javon Harris blocked punt vs. Colorado (safety) 2009 R. Broyles 87-yd. PR vs. Oklahoma State (TD) C. Whitson 2-yd. run, faked FG (1st dn) at Miami Ryan Broyles 68-yard PR vs. Kansas State 2007 DeMarco Murray 91-yard KOR vs. Baylor (TD) DeMarco Murray 81-yard KOR vs. Tulsa (TD) 2006 Juaquin Iglesias 88-yard KOR vs. Baylor (TD) Jason Carter blocked punt vs. Missouri (safety) Reggie Smith 61-yard PR vs. Middle Tenn. (TD) 2005 Faked FG vs. Nebraska with H Cody Freeby pitching to K Garrett Hartley for a six-yard rush (1D) Faked FG vs. Kansas with H Cody Freeby passing to Russell Dennison, four yards (1D) Fake punt vs. Texas, J.D. Runnels 6-yard run 2004 Mark Clayton 50-yard PR vs. Oklahoma State (TD) Antonio Perkins 51-yard PR vs. Houston (TD) 2003 Trey DiCarlo recovered own onside kick in at Colo. Antonio Perkins 69-yard PR vs. Missouri (TD) Mark Bradley 100-yard KOR vs. Iowa State (TD) Antonio Perkins three PR for TD (74, 84, 65) vs. UCLA Faked PAT vs. Fresno St., Matt McCoy rush, (2 pt.) Blake Ferguson 22-yard pass to Michael Thompson vs. Alabama, 2003 (1D) 2002 Antonio Perkins 51-yard PR vs. Wash. St. (TD) Will Peoples recovered BP vs. Texas Tech (TD) Terrance Simms recovered BP vs. Iowa State (TD) C. Chester 14-pass fr. H M. McCoy vs. MU, faked FG (TD) Antonio Perkins 82-yard PR vs. UTEP (TD) Antonio Perkins 91-yard PR vs. Tulsa (TD) 2001 K Tim Duncan 10-run vs. Texas A&M, faked FG (TD) H. Wall 33-pass fr. A. Savage vs. KSU, faked P (TD) Antwone Savage 88-yard KOR vs. N. Carolina (TD) 2000 J.T. Thatcher 60-yard PR vs. Baylor (TD) J.T. Thatcher 66-yard PR vs. Arkansas State (TD) 1999 Brandon Daniels 89-yd. KOR at Notre Dame (TD) K T. Duncan 4-pass fr. P. Fletcher vs. Texas, fake FG (TD) S. Littrell 41-run on faked punt vs. Texas A&M (1D) Jarrail Jackson 70-yard PR vs. Missouri (TD) J.T. Thatcher 81-yard PR vs. Oklahoma State (TD) About the Sooner Special Teams Oklahoma s special teams under Bob Stoops... There have been 27 special teams touchdowns, including 21 in the last 83 regular season games. Those 21 came via five different kinds of plays punt returns, two faked field goals, two blocked punts, four kickoff returns and a faked punt. Special teams also own one safety in that span. Oklahoma has returned eight kickoffs and 16 punts for touchdowns. The Sooners have blocked 24 kicks. Many Happy Returns Information on returns during the Stoops era... Kickoff Returns returns of 25 yards or more with eight touchdowns. Punt Returns returns of 15 or more yards with 16 touchdowns. Interception Returns returns of 10 or more yards with 24 touchdowns. Fumble Returns -- eight returns of 15 or more yards with 12 touchdowns. Foot Facts Oklahoma has used two kickers this season for placements with both Jimmy Stevens and Michael Hunnicutt handling the role. Hunnicutt has settled into the duty for now. Combined, the two are 19-of-22 on field goal attempts... Over the last two seasons, Oklahoma has made 42-of- 51 field goals (82%). Hunnicutt took over in the Missouri game and has remained in the position as Stevens was forced out with a muscle pull. Hunnicutt is 15-of-18, including a 3-of-3 mark beyond 40. His 53-yarder at Kansas State was a career high and the longest by a Sooner since Garrett Hartley s 53-yarder in 2007 against Utah State. It marked the longest under Bob Stoops and the seventh longest in school history. Hunnicutt s kick was also the 22nd field goal in OU history of 50 or more yards. His previous best was a 44-yard field goal against Ball State. Stevens has made 16 of his last 17 field goals, all over his last five games played. At Oklahoma, Stevens ranks No. 6 all-time with 42 field goals made and No. 2 with 180 points after touchdown. He s No. 6 in kick scoring at 306. Patrick O Hara has settled into the kickoff role for the Sooners. He has 69 thus far with 14 touchbacks. He averages 65.2 yards per kickoff and opponents are averaging 19.4 yards per return. Stops the Rock Too Trey Millard does more than just offense, the fullback leads Oklahoma with 14 special teams tackles. Ronnell Lewis is second on the squad with 12 special teams stops, all on kickoffs. P Tress Way Way Good at Punter Way has 54 punts of 50+ yards in his career to set the OU program record. Jeff Ferguson ( ), previously held the OU record with 52. Way is No. 10 among active NCAA punters with a career average of He maintains that average with 180 kicks. This season, Way has played a central role in field position with 29 of 46 punts downed inside the 20. Of those 29, Way has placed seven inside his opponents 10-yard line. Only four of Way s punts have resulted in a touchback. In 2010, P Tress Way had 19 boots of 50+ yards with 18 inside the 20 and an average of 44.0 yards on 73 kicks. His average ranked No. 20 nationally, but he had more attempts than anyone ahead of him on that list. Replacing Ryan PR Ryan Broyles has more punt returns (108) and more total punt return yards (1,194) than any other active players in NCAA FBS play but will now be replaced at the position after going down with a torn ACL in the Texas A&M game. He ranks No. 8 among active NCAA punt returners with an average of 11.1 yards per return. He had four punt returns this season that exceeded 20 yards, including a season-long 36 at Kansas. The only other player on the Oklahoma roster with a punt return this season is Kenny Stills who had one return for 13 yards vs. Ball State. Stills also had one punt return in 2010, a 16-yarder vs. Iowa State. Stills returned four punts for 17 yards with a long of nine yards against Baylor. Roy Finch will step in as the backup behind Stills.

8 P l a y e r U p d a t e s 8 FRANK ALEXANDER DE 84 Senior has 28 career starts at defensive end... led all returners with seven sacks in picked off first career pass vs. Tulsa... wore No. 12 vs. Florida State... collected a career high three sacks vs. Texas along with a fumble recovery and a forced fumble that was returned for an OU TD... named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week following the performance... has a sack in six games and a half sack in a seventh this season... now has 20.5 career sacks, seventh best in Oklahoma history... has 42 career tackles for loss, eighth-best total in OU history... has 13.5 tackles for loss over the last six games... had 3.5 tackles for loss at Baylor. blake bell QB 10 Inserted in at Kansas State in jumbo package designed for the bigger QB... finished with five carries, seven yards and one touchdown... had 12 carries for 37 yards and two touchdowns vs. Texas A&M... became just the second OU quarterback to rush for four touchdowns in a game with his efforts at Baylor... seventeen of his 25 carries have gone for either a first down or touchdown. jaydan bird LB 55 A main player on special teams and backup at middle linebacker... has appeared in 36 career games... stepped in for Tom Wort vs. Texas and finished with a career-high six tackles, two of which went for a loss, and one sack... played the entire second half at Kansas and finished with five tackles. RYAN BROYLEs WR 85 Suffered a torn ACL in OU s Nov. 5 win over Texas A&M... owns 10 Oklahoma records, nine that were set in had a reception in 48 consecutive games... had over 100 yards receiving in 19 of his last 26 games and scored a TD in 17 of last has had at least 10 receptions in 14 career games... has six games with three receiving TDs and 11 games with two... Big 12 career leader in receptions (349), receiving yards (4,586) and receiving touchdowns (45)... ranks eight in Big 12 history and third in OU history with 1,187 career punt return yards... broke the previous NCAA record for career receptions of 316 at Kansas and ended with 349 career receptions... is the 12th player in FBS history to record more than 4,000 career receiving yards... second all-time on NCAA career receiving yards list with 4,586 yards... is 420 yards from the NCAA record for career receiving yards... broke his own single-game school record with 217 receiving yards at Kansas, topping the 208 yards he had vs. Colorado in reeled off a 33-yard punt return vs. Kansas, his longest of the season... named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week following his performance at Kansas... is second all-time on OU s career all-purpose yards list with 5,990 yards... had 37 receptions for 610 yards and five touchdowns over his final four games... named a Biletnikoff finalist for the second straight year. BRENNAN CLAY RB 3 Career highs in yards (64) vs. Tulsa... earned first career TD with an 11-yard run vs. Tulsa... career high 15 carries vs. Missouri... did not play vs. Texas or Kansas after suffering a minor injury vs. Ball State. B2-Two Aaron Columns colvin DB + 14 Tinted First-year starter at strong safety... moves to the safety Two-Column Page with Tinted Area position after player cornerback in eight tackles This two-column vs. Tulsa and page Missouri is ideal... sat for out presenting OU s game basic-formatted vs. Ball State... text. returned The shaded to starting area is ideal lineup for vs. providing Texas and complimentary finished with a eight notes tackles or lists.... wore No. 12 vs. Kansas... tied a then-career high with eight stops at Kansas... lead the team with a careerhigh 13 tackles vs. Texas Tech... tied his previous career high of eight by halftime against the Red Raiders... saw some time at corner in the game... started at cornerback vs. Kansas State... career-high two tackles for loss vs. Texas A&M. tyler evans OG 75 Starter at right guard... has started the last 20 games at the position for OU... had 81 knockdowns on the season. roy finch RB 22 Talented receiver out of the backfield... leading returning rusher... played in eight games in had 58 yards receiving on three receptions vs. Ball State... had seven receptions in three-game stretch vs. Missouri, Ball State and Texas... entered the Kansas game with just 35 yards rushing on the season and finished 58 yards on six carries (9.7 yards-per-carry average)... recorded his touchdown of the seasons with an eight-yard run vs. Kansas... ran for 93 yards on 13 carries vs. Texas Tech in first start of the season... had a career long 55-yard run and five receptions in the game... also recorded a career-high 102 yards on four kickoff returns vs. the Red Raiders... had a 31-yard touchdown run vs. Kansas State as he finished with 73 yards on nine carries... had career highs in receptions (7) and receiving yards (69) vs. the Wildcats... career highs in rushing attempts (26) and rushing yards (99) vs. Texas A&M... has at least 93 rushing yards in the last three games, all of which he has started. JAMELL FLEMING CB 32 Led the Big 12 and was No. 2 nationally with 19 passes defended (14 PBUs, five INTs) in All-Big 12 first team and Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP... career high 13 tackles and two tackles for loss vs. Texas... stripped and returned a fumble 56 yards vs. Texas for his second career TD... named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for the performance... did not suit up vs. Texas Tech or Kansas State after suffering an injury... forced two turnovers vs. Texas A&M, forcing and recovering a fumble in the second quarter while picking off a pass in the third quarter. trey franks WR 2 One of the fastest players on the team... started four games last season... career-high 74 yards receiving vs. Tulsa... returned vs. Texas after missing two games with a suspension... team s leading kick returner is averaging 23 yards a return on 17 attempts... season-best 41-yard kick return vs. Baylor... has two games with over 100 yards on kickoff returns. stephen good OG 77 Has played in 43 games at Oklahoma, including 11 starts... first start of the season came at left guard vs. Ball State... Oklahoma s current starter at left guard... missed the Kansas game due to an injury inflicted during practice... returned to action vs. Texas Tech. BEN HABERN C 61 Starting center led all offensive lineman with 1,070 snaps and 123 knockdowns in injured vs. Missouri and missed five games... returned to action vs. Texas A&M, playing both center and guard. james hanna TE 82 Starting tight end with underrated speed... seven of 18 receptions in 2010 went for touchdowns including a 76-yard catch-and-run at Oklahoma State... first TD of 2011 came on a six-yard score vs. Ball State... caught three passes including a 22-yard TD vs. Texas Tech... tied a career high with four receptions at Baylor as he finished with 90 yards. JAVON HARRIS DB 30 First-year starter at free safety... has played in 26 career games... wore No. 12 vs. Missouri... career-high 10 tackles vs. Missouri... picked off two passes vs. Florida State and was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week and Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week... had his third interception of the season with a pick vs. Texas A&M. Michael hunnicutt K 18 First career action vs. Tulsa, finished with a 27-yard field goal, one extra point and three kickoffs... has started the last seven games, hitting 13 field goals and 40 extra points... hit a 44-yard field goal vs. Ball State... just the third freshman to kick multiple field goals vs. Texas with a 26- and 24-yarder... tied OU records for field goals in a game (four) and kick scoring in a game (17 points) vs. Kansas... just the eighth kicker in Oklahoma history to connect on four field goals in a single game... hit a career-long 53-yard field goal vs. Kansas State... kick was the seventh longest in OU history and ties for the longest under Bob Stoops... hit his third field goal over 40 yards with a 47-yard kick at Baylor. demontre hurst CB 6 Returning starter at cornerback... second on the team in 2010 with 11 passes broken up... scored first career TD with a 55-yard interception return vs. Texas... wore No. 12 vs. Texas A&M. JOSEPH IBILOYE LB 5 Originally a safety, now an outside linebacker with 36 career games played and five starts... played extensively vs. Texas A&M and finished with a career-high six tackles. GABE IKARD OL 64 A former tight end... starter at left guard in the final 12 games of 2010 while playing in all first team Freshman All-American... has started the last seven games at center in place of an injured Ben Habern. kameel jackson WR 18 Made his first career start at Baylor and finished with two catches for 24 yards. tony jefferson DB Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year... started nine games while playing in all career high three tackles for loss vs. Florida State as he finished with a team high eight tackles... tied an OU single-game record with three interceptions vs. Ball State... picks ended three consecutive BSU drives... had an interception and a sack vs. Texas and is the only player in the nation with at least four interceptions and a sack... tied for a team high six tackles vs. Kansas State including one sack. LANE JOHNSON OL 69 First year lineman backing up left tackle... came to OU as a tight end after playing QB at Kilgore College in switched from tight end to defensive end to offensive line... has started last nine games at RT.