Oklahoma Schedule. At A Glance

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1 S e v e n - T i m e N a t i o n a l C h a m p i o n s : 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 25 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 150 ALL-AMERICANS FIVE HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS Oklahoma Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result TV UTAH STATE W, PPV No. 14 FLORIDA ST. W, ABC AIR FORCE W, FSN at Cincinnati@ W, ESPN vs. No. 21 Texas * W, ABC IOWA STATE W, 52-0 FSN at Missouri 7 p.m. ABC COLORADO 8:15 p.m. ESPN at Texas A&M TBA TBA TEXAS TECH TBA TBA at Baylor TBA TBA at Oklahoma State TBA TBA Big 12 Championship^ 7 p.m. - Paul Brown Stadium * - Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) ^ - Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas) Oklahoma Coaching Staff Bob Stoops (f) Head Coach Brent Venables (f) Assoc. HC/Def. Coor./LB Kevin Wilson (pb).....offensive Coordinator/TE/FB Bobby Jack Wright (pb) Asst. HC/Asst. DC/DE Jay Norvell (f)..... Asst. Offensive Coordinator/WR Cale Gundy (f) Recruiting Coordinator/RB Josh Heupel (f) quarterbacks Jackie Shipp (f) defensive Line Willie Martinez (f) Defensive Backs Game Location: (f) - field; (pb)- press box Sooner Captains DE Jeremy Beal, QB Landry Jones, LB Travis Lewis Television (ABC) Brent Musburger play-by-play Kirk Herbstreit analyst Erin Andrews sideline Radio (Sooner Network) Bob Barry play-by-play Merv Johnson analyst Toby Rowland sideline Flagship: KOKC AM-1520 Satellite: Sirius 122, XM 143 Internet: SoonerSports.com (subscription) National Radio (Touchdown) Roxy Bernstein play-by-play Gino Torretta analyst Mike Dempsey sideline Missouri (6-0, 2-0 Big 12) TIGERS At A Glance Date: Saturday, Oct. 23 Time: p.m., CT Location: Columbia, Mo. Venue: Memorial Stadium Capacity: ,004 Surface: Field Turf Television ABC Oklahoma (6-0, 2-0 Big 12) SOONERS The Game A pair of unbeaten teams leading their respective divisions in Big 12 Conference play when Oklahoma, No. 3 in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls, visits Missouri, which is No. 16 in the AP poll and No. 18 in the Coaches Poll, at Columbia. The Sooners are coming off a 52-0 home win over Iowa State last Saturday, while the Tigers triumphed at Texas A&M last week, The Series Oklahoma leads it The Sooners have won seven straight over the Tigers and 19 of the last 20. In games played at Columbia, OU holds a advantage. The Coaches Oklahoma: Bob Stoops (Iowa 83) is in his 12th season. He is vs. the Big 12, vs. the Big 12 South, 36-5 vs. the Big 12 North, 6-1 in the Big 12 title game, vs. non-conference opponents, 70-2 at home, on the road, on neutral fields, vs. ranked opponents and 6-0 vs. Missouri. Missouri: Gary Pinkel (Kent State 73) is in his 10th season at Missouri. He is in 20 years overall. The Program Oklahoma s all-time record stands at in 116 seasons. Since WWII, OU leads the nation with 565 victories. The Sooners have captured seven national championships (1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000). Oklahoma has 43 bowl appearances (No. 7 nationally) with 25 bowl victories (No. 4 nationally). OU has 42 conference titles, including three of the last four Big 12 crowns and six overall (no other team has more than three). Oklahoma has produced 150 All-Americans and five Heisman Trophy winners. Sooners have also won the Bednarik (1), Butkus (4), Walter Camp (4), Lombardi (3), Maxwell (2), Nagurski (2), O Brien (3), (Outland (5), Tatupu (1), Thorpe (3) and Unitas (1) Awards. Oklahoma leads the nation with 31, 10-win seasons. PLAYERS TO WATCH #12 Landry Jones, S0., Quarterback, Artesia, NM Was 30-of-34 vs. Iowa State, one completion shy of an NCAA record for completion percentage. Season Stats: 163-of-242 (67.4%), 14 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, 1,791 yards. #3 Jonathan Nelson, Sr., Safety, Arlington, Texas Has moved up to No. 2 on the Oklahoma tackle list with 42 and has a hand in two of OU s takeaways. Season Stats: 42 tackles, 1 interception, one fumble forced, two plass deflections.

2 Media Information 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 Mailing Address OU Athletics Communications McCasland 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... 10:00 -- Turner Gill, Kansas 10:10 -- Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 10:20 -- Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State 10:30 -- Bill Snyder, Kansas State 10:40 -- Gary Pinkel, Missouri 10:50 -- Tommy Tuberville, Texas Tech 11:00 -- Art Briles, Baylor 11:10 -- Paul Rhoads, Iowa State 11:20 -- Mack Brown, Texas 11:30 -- Mike Sherman, Texas A&M 11:40 -- Dan Hawkins, Colorado 11:50 -- Bo Pelini, Nebraska Noon -- Selected Student-Athletes VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Big 12 highlights are available through a password protected web site at First-time visitors will complete the on-line registration form before accessing the highlights. Contact Ted Gangi at webmaster@ collegepressbox.com or 214/ for additional information. Monday* Bob Stoops on Big 12 Conference Call (10:10 a.m.) Players (defense) and coaches available for post-practice interviews (approx 6:15 p.m.). Tuesday*^# Media luncheon (11:30 a.m.), East Side Stadium Club. Players (offense) and coaches available for post-practice interviews (approx. 6:15 p.m.). Wednesday Coaches only available for post-practice interviews (approx. 6:30 p.m.). Thursday No availability Friday No availability * Some players have evening classes and are not available. ^Coach Stoops radio show is Tuesday evenings and he generally has little if any post-practice availability that evening. # Players and coaches who appear at the media luncheon on 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. 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. 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. FOR MEDIA ONLY The University of Oklahoma Communicatoins 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. Requests for interviews will be recorded at that time and members of the athletics communications staff will escort media into the practice facility at the appropriate time. INTERVIEWS All interview requests should be submitted to the OU Athletic Communications Office... Head Coach Bob Stoops will do general interviews following practice on Monday. Assistant Coaches: The coaches are available after the Monday-Wednesday 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 and Tuesday. Media should request players at least 24 hours in advance. Those who attend the media luncheon are not available after Tuesday s practice. 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. After home games, the interview area is the Switzer Center s Red Room, located under the south end zone grandstand.

3 General Notes 3 TEAM COMPARISON OU MU Points Scored Points Allowed First Downs Rushing Yards Rushing Defense Passing Yards Passing Defense Total Offense Total Defense Int. thrown/opp Int. Thrown 3/7 4/9 Sacks by/allowed 18/11 20/7 Kickoff Ret. Avg./Allowed 22.5/ /21.2 Punt Return Avg./Allowed 9.0/ /3.3 Fum. lost/gained 2/7 5/5 Penalties 40/ /53.8 OU BY THE NUMBERS 77,000 - Season ticket holders for OU football. 9,500 - Stadium capacity increase during Stoops tenure National TV games that showed OU All-Americans produced by OU (1.3/year) Games OU scored 50 points Games held double-digit lead in Stoops era 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 Seasons with 10 or more victories (leads nation) All-Americans under stoops (2.7/year) States represented on Oklahoma roster. 6 - Big 12 Championships (leads the league). 5 - OU has played in all five BCS games. 4 - First-round NFL picks from OU last year. 1 - Ranking in Big 12 APR each of the last three years. ALL-TIME COLLEGE FB WINS 1. Michigan ,222 games 2. Texas ,202 games 3. Notre Dame ,176 games 4. Nebraska ,214 games 5. Ohio State ,187 games 6. Penn State ,210 games 7. Oklahoma ,160 games OU S LANDMARK VICTORIES Win Date Opp. Game No. 1 10/28/1896 Norman HS (12-0) /20/15 Kansas State (21-7) /29/38 Tulsa (28-6) /11/52 Texas (49-20) /31/64 Colorado (14-11) /2/76 Iowa State (24-10) /22/86 Nebraska (20-17) /25/2000 Okla. State (12-7) /4/2010 Utah State (31-24) 1,155 TIES WITH THIS WEEK S OPPONENT Oklahoma true freshman fullback Trey Millard is a native of Columbia, Mo. He attended Rock Bridge High School. OKLAHOMA S MOST RECENT GAME Oklahoma played perhaps its most impressive game of the year in dominating Iowa State, 52-0, last Saturday in Norman... OU out-gained the Cyclones in total offense, The Sooners logged 37 first downs, their best total since getting 39 against Missouri in the 2008 Big 12 title game. Landry Jones completed 30-of-34 (.882) passes for 334 yards and three touchdowns in the win. He was not intercepted. Jones missed tying the NCAA record for completion percentage in a game by a single completion. BYU s Steve Sarkisian set that mark in 1995 by completing 31-of-34 (.911) against Fresno State. As its stood, Jones mark was the best ever by an OU quarterback with at least 25 attempts. Sam Bradford s best figure came in his first college game, the North Texas game of 2007, when he hit 21-of-23 for 91.3%. Jason White s top figure was 88.9% when he completed 16-of-18 against Nebraska in DeMarco Murray scored three touchdowns, two via the rush and another on a reception. He also picked up 112 rushing yards on 20 attempts. Ryan Broyles broke his own school mark for receptions in a game with 15 for 182 yards and one touchdown. He actually tied the mark with 13 grabs in the first half. Travis Lewis led the defense with 14 tackles. The Sooners logged four sacks and eight tackles for loss. OU notched its 248th shutout of all time, its 13th under Bob Stoops. The win moved Bob Stoops to 70-2 at home. HISTORICAL PROPORTIONS DeMarco Murray (58) has broken Steve Owens (57) record for career touchdowns at Oklahoma. He accomplished the feat with three TDs against Iowa State to erase a figure that had been in place for 41 years. The longest standing record that was broken at OU came in 2009 when Sam Bradford (184.87) eclipsed Eddie Crowder s career mark for passing efficiency (165.94). That record had been in place for 57 years. Seven times, OU players have broken school records that had been on the books for 40 or more years. There are currently nine OU records that were set in 1969 or earlier including five by Owens. Here is a look at the five oldest records currently on the books at Oklahoma... Category Record Holder Set Years on books Season Punt Avg Jack Jacobs Long INT Ret. 100 Al Needs PR Avg./Season 23.5 Jack Mitchell PR Avg./Career 23.8 Jack Mitchell Career INTs 18 Darrell Royal HOME WINNING STREAK AT 34 A look at data during the 34-game home field winning streak. With its beginning on Sept. 1, 2005, with a victory over Tulsa, it is the nation s longest active streak... The Sooners outscored their opponents by 1,014 points -- 1, , an average score of 44.6 to OU scored 50+ pts., 12 times, 60+ five and a high of 79 vs. North Texas in 07 opener, Sam Bradford s first game. The low OU scoring total was 24 points twice. Oklahoma s defense has posted five shutouts and held the foe to single digits eight times. Eighteen Sooners were taken in the NFL Draft. Individual Bests Most passing yards: Sam Bradford vs. KU 2008, 468y Most rushing yards: D. Murray vs. USU 2010, Most receiving yards: M. Johnson vs. TCU 2008, Most tackles: Curtis Lofton vs. Missouri, 2007, 18 Most interceptions: Lendy Holmes vs. KU 2008, 2-11 Most sacks: Jeremy Beal vs. Tulsa 2009, 3-15 Team Most points: 79 vs. North Texas, 2007 Most rushing yards: 343 vs. Utah State, 2007 Most passing yards: 468 vs. Kansas, 2008 Most total yards: 674 vs. Kansas, 2008 OU Individual Records Set During Streak Total Offense: 482, Sam Bradford vs. Kansas, 2008 Passing Yards: 468, S. Bradford vs. Kansas, 2008 Receiving Yards: 206, M. Johnson vs. TCU, 2008 Receptions: R. Broyles vs. Iowa State 2010, TD Passes: 6, Landry Jones vs. Tulsa, 2009 TD Receptions: 4 (tied), J. Gresham vs. Texas A&M, 2007 Field Goals: 4 (tied), Jimmy Stevens vs. Baylor, 2009 Punting Average: 58.83, Tress Way vs. Okla St., yd Punts: 5, Tress Way Tress Way vs. Okla St., 2009 OU Team Records Set During Streak Passing Yards: 468 vs. Kansas, 2008 Tackles for Loss: 17 vs. Idaho State, 2009 Attendance: 85,646 vs. Texas Tech, 2008 OTHER EVENTS DURING THE STREAK X-Box unveiled, 12/22/05. S. Hussein convicted of crimes/humanity, 12/30/05 Italy (2006) and Spain (2010) won World Cups. Pluto demoted to dwarf planet status, 8/24/06. Miss Oklahoma wins two Miss America titles ( 06, 07). Apple s Iphone goes on sale, 1/9/07. The price of oil hits $100/barrel for first time, 1/2/08 Cuban President Fidel Castro resigns, 2/19/08 Lady GaGa releases her first album, 8/19/08 Barack Obama elected US President, 11/4/08. US Airways Flight 1549 lands on Hudson River, 1/15/09. H1N1 flu death toll reaches 103 in Mexico, 4/26/09. Senator Edward Kennedy dies, 8/25/09. Record grossing movie -- Avatar -- released, 12/19/09 BP rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico, 4/10/10

4 General Notes 4 WATCH THESE GUYS Sooners on awards watch lists... Bednarik Award Jeremy Beal, Travis Lewis Butkus Award Travis Lewis Groza Award Jimmy Stevens Hendricks Award Jeremy Beal Lombardi Award Jeremy Beal, Travis Lewis Hornung Award Ryan Broyles Maxwell Award R. Broyles, L. Jones, D. Murray Nagurski Award Jeremy Beal, Travis Lewis O Brien Award Landry Jones Outland Trophy Ben Habern, Adrian Taylor Thorpe Award Quinton Carter Walker Award DeMarco Murray ALL-TIME AP POLL LEADERS Team Total Weeks Avg. Rank 1. Ohio State Michigan Notre Dame Oklahoma USC Texas Nebraska Alabama Penn State Tennessee POLL POSITION OU in the AP poll in the 175 poll weeks since Bob Stoops became head coach... Weeks at No Weeks in the top 5 99 Weeks in the top Total weeks in the poll 156 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 ACTIVE OU STREAKS 104- Televised games 72 - Home sellouts 34 - Home victories (longest active in NCAA FBS) 14 - Home victories over ranked opponents 11 - Seasons in a bowl game SOONER COACHING GREATS Bennie Owen ( ) g Barry Switzer ( ) g Bud Wilkinson ( ) g Bob Stoops (1999-present) g OU IN NCAA STATS Areas and individuals that rank among the top Passing Offense (303.0)... No. 12 Net Punting (39.4)... No. 21 Turnover Margin (+1.5)... No. 2 Turnovers Gained (14)... No. 22 Turnovers Lost (5)... No. 2 Sacks (3.0/game)... No. 11 Tackles for Loss (8.3/game)... No. 5 Punt Return Defense (3.92/ return)... No. 18 Kickoff Return Defense (17.59)... No. 7 Fumbles lost (2)... No. 3 Interception Thrown (3)... No. 7 First Downs (27.5/game)... No. 1 Rushing Yards... DeMarco Murray (110.5), No. 16 Receptions/Game... Ryan Broyles (10.17), No. 1 Receiving Yards/Game... Ryan Broyles (116.67), No. 3 Scoring... DeMarco Murray (13.0 pts), No. 1 Total Offense...Landry Jones (284.5), No. 21 All Purpose Yards... DeMarco Murray (159.5), No. 15 Sacks...Jeremy Beal (1.0/game), No. 7 Tackles...Travis Lewis (9.83), No. 25 TRENDS IN 2010 OU has had at least a 15-point lead in each game. OU has led in time of possession in five of six games. OU has more sacks that opp., in five out of six games. OU won the turnover battle in five of six games. OU has more first downs in five out of six games. OU never ended a quarter trailing. WHO NEEDS A REDSHIRT? Thirteen true freshmen have played for Oklahoma this season with CB Aaron Colvin, S Tony Jefferson, FB Trey Millard and WR Kenny Stills, drawing starts. Six redshirt freshmen also have played bringing the total number of frosh who have been on the field to 19. THE NATION S NO. 6 SLATE Based on the records of the Oklahoma opponents this season -- both past and future -- the Sooners currently own the nation s sixth-most difficult schedule. The first six foes are 18-10, the future opposition is thus far. Oklahoma s 2010 schedule has featured three teams -- Florida State, Air Force and Texas -- that have been or are currently ranked among the top 25. Last season, Oklahoma played the nation s No. 2-ranked slate (Mississippi State was tops). AMBITIOUS SCHEDULING Marquee match-ups on future OU schedules... Florida State (2010), at Florida State (2011) Notre Dame (2012), at Notre Dame (2013) Tennessee (2014), at Tennessee (2015) Ohio State (2016), at Ohio State (2017) LSU (2018), at LSU (2019). Under Bob Stoops, OU has already played Louisville (1999), Notre Dame (1999), North Carolina (2001), South Florida (2002), Alabama (2002, 2003), UCLA (2004, 2005), Oregon (2005, 2006), TCU (2005, 2008), Washington (2007, 2008), Miami (2008, 2009), BYU (2009) and Cincinnati (2008, 2010) in regular season contests. STOOPS ERA YIELDING RECORD-SETTING ATTENDANCE Oklahoma has drawn 5,717,535 fans for Bob Stoops 72- home games (started in 1999) and all have been sold out. The Sooners are 70-2 on Owen Field under Stoops and have won 33 straight, a school record and the nation s longest current streak. The current string of sellouts is the longest in school history, bettering a string of 69 from The average home attendance of 85,075 in 2008 was a school record. The top nine seasons for football attendance at Oklahoma came on Stoops watch. The largest home crowd in school history was 85,646, on hand for the 2008 OU-Texas Tech game. Oklahoma has exceeded its listed seating capacity of 82,112 at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in 46 consecutive home games. Oklahoma has played before sellout crowds in 124 of the 152 games (home, away, neutral) since Stoops became the head coach. During that time, a total of 10,324,687 (average of 67,925) have watched the Sooners..

5 Offense Notes 5 CHART CLIMBERS RUSHING CAREER Yards Player Years 1. 4,118 Billy Sims ,403 De Mond Parker ,198 Stanley Wilson ,134 DeMarco Murray RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS CAREER TDs Player Years Steve Owens Billy Sims DeMarco Murray RECEPTIONS CAREER Total Name Years Mark Clayton Juaquin Iglesias Ryan Broyles RECEIVING YARDS CAREER Total Name Years 1. 3,241 Mark Clayton ,861 Juaquin Iglesias ,507 Ryan Broyles TD RECEPTIONS CAREER Total Name Years Mark Clayton Ryan Broyles Jermaine Gresham RB RECEIVING YARDS CAREER Total Name Years 1. 1,337 Quentin Griffin ,147 DeMarco Murray ALL-PURPOSE YARDS CAREER Total Name Years 1. 5,881 Joe Washington ,618 DeMarco Murray TOUCHDOWNS CAREER Total Name Years DeMarco Murray Steve Owens PASSING YARDS CAREER Total Player Years 1. 8,403 Sam Bradford ,091 Nate Hybl ,989 Landry Jones TOUCHDOWN PASSES CAREER TDs Player Years Sam Bradford Josh Heupel Landry Jones Nate Hybl Cale Gundy COMPLETIONS CAREER Total Player Year Josh Heupel Cale Gundy Landry Jones ABOUT THE OFFENSE Under Stoops, OU produced career leaders in passing and receiving, its No. 3 & No. 5 career rushers and season record holders in rushing, passing and receiving yards. Some 59 offensive records have been set in Stoops tenure at Oklahoma. OU has scored in every game since Nov. 7, OU has rushed for 200 yards 45 times under Stoops, 39 in the last six years. Also under Stoops, OU has 150 touchdowns of 25+ yards and 305 scoring drives of 2:00 or less. OU is the highest scoring program in college football history. In 1,160 games, the Sooners have scored 31,085 points. Michigan has 30,164 points in 1,219 games and Nebraska 30,081 in 1,224. DEMARC-ABLE DeMarco Murray became is only the second player in Oklahoma history to surpass 1,000 yards in three categories: He has 3,134 rushing yards, 108 receptions for 1,147 receiving yards and 1,337 return yards. His all-purpose total is 5,618. George Buster Rhymes ( ) is the only other Sooner to accomplish the feat with 1,158 rushing yards, 1,118 receiving yards and 1,237 kick return yards. Rhymes finished with 3,800 all-purpose yards. For his career, Murray has 108 receptions for 1,147 yards. That yardage figure is No. 2 for an OU back behind 1,337 by Quentin Griffin ( ). Griffin also has the receptions mark for backs at 169 with Murray second. Murray leads all OU backs in TD receptions with 10. Murray s has cracked OU s prestigious top-10 list for career rushing. Despite a pair of Heisman-winning QBs during the same era, three of the backs currently on that list played under Bob Stoops -- Adrian Peterson, Quentin Griffin and Chris Brown. RYAN S HOPE Ryan Broyles is re-working the OU record book... The junior has 100 or more yards receiving in eight of the last nine games. He has a TD grab in eight of the last 10. He ranks No. 1 in the nation in receptions per game at 10.2 and No. 3 in receiving yards per game at Against Iowa State, he broke his own school record for receptions in a game with 15. He tied the mark in the first half of that game with 13. Last season, he set school records for receptions/season (89), receptions /game (13 vs. Stanford - since broken), touchdown receptions in a season (15, tied) and receptions per game (6.61). His Sun Bowl effort receptions, 156 yards, three touchdowns -- was record-setting. The TD total set an OU bowl and Sun Bowl mark. The receptions total was an OU bowl record and the secondhighest total in the 76-year history of the Sun Bowl. Broyles 26 career TD receptions is No. 2 all-time at OU. With 102 points in 2010, he became the first WR to lead Oklahoma in scoring (stats tracked for 72 seasons). KEEPING UP WITH JONES QB Landry Jones has six 300-yard passing games in 16 starts. He had a season-high 380 passing yards against Florida State. He is now No. 4 in 300-yard games at OU, one behind Jason White. Sam Bradford and Josh Heupel, Jones position coach, hold the record jointly at 14. Against Iowa State, he fell one completion shy of tying the NCAA record for completion percentage in a game (min. 30 att.). He was 30-of-34 for 88.2%. The record was set by BYU s Steve Sarkesian, who was 31-of-34 against Fresno State in The sophomore had career-best consecutive completion streaks of 13 against both Cincinnati and Iowa State. Since opening the season against Utah State by going 17-of-36 (.472) for 217 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, he has completed 143-of-206 (.694) for 1,574 yards with 12 touchdowns and one INT. The soph threw for 321 yards in the first half of the Florida State game, the second-best one-half total in school history. Sam Bradford threw for 350 yards against North Texas in Jones equalled his career best for completions against the Seminoles with 30 (out of 40). Jones completed at least 50% in 17 of 18 career games. DIVERSIFYING THE COMPLETIONS After completing 16-of-17 passes to wide receivers in the opener, the Sooners have begun to spread the ball around. fifty-two of OU s 167 completions are to tight ends and running backs. DeMarco Murray is the thirdleading receiver on the team with 22. THE RETURN OF THE FULLBACK True freshman Trey Millard has 11 rushes for 36 yards and one TD, and six receptions for another 43 and one TD. He has more rushes and rushing yards than any OU fullback since Seth Littrell had 24 attempts for 78 yards in OU s fullbacks during the Stoops era Trey Millard 11 rush., 36 yds,1 TD 7 rec., 51 yds., 1 TD 2009 Matt Clapp 1 rush, 1 yards 0 receptions 2008 Matt Clapp 7 rushes, 21 yards 9 receptions, 92 yards 2007 Dane Zazlaw 0 rushes 3 receptions, 32 yards 2006 Dane Zaslaw 0 rushes 6 receptions, 68 yards 2005 J.D. Runnels 1 rush, 3 yards 20 rec., 205 yards, 1 TD 2004 J.D. Runnels 0 rushes 14 rec., 133 yards, 1 TD 2003 Dan Townsend 4 rushes, 10 yards 1 reception, 9 yards 2002 J.D. Runnels 1 rush, 2 yards 1 reception, 3 yards 2001 Chris Toney 0 rushes 5 rec., 39 yards, 1 TD 2000 Seth Littrell 24 ru., 78 yds., 1 TD 10 rec., 109 yards, 1 TD 1999 Seth Littrell 37 ru., 231 yds., 7 TD 13 rec., 70 yards, 1 TD THE LINE ON THE LINE After finishing 2009 with only eight healthy scholarship linemen, there are 16 on this roster. The current depth chart features just two seniors in tackle Eric Mensik and guard Brian Lepak. Despite the relative youth of the line, the current two-deep includes players who have combined to play in 142 games. Two of Oklahoma s offensive linemen are converted tight ends -- T Eric Mensik and G Gabe Ikard.

6 Defense Notes 6 STOOPS ERA DEFENSIVE TDs 2009 Brian Jackson DominIque Franks Frank Alexander 2008 DominIque Franks DominIque Franks 2007 Lendy Holmes Curtis Lofton Curtis Lofton Reggie Smith Nic Harris 2006 Marcus Walker Reggie Smith Zach Latimer 2005 Chijioke Onyenegecha D.J. Wolfe Clint Ingram 2004 Lance Mitchell 2003 Eric Bassey Jonathan Jackson Derrick Strait 2002 Eric Bassey Antonio Perkins Michael Hawkins Derrick Strait 2001 Rocky Calmus Derrick Strait Cory Heinecke Roy Williams Teddy Lehman 2000 Roy Williams Rocky Calmus Derrick Strait Torrance Marshall J.T. Thatcher 1999 Mike Woods 52-yard FR vs. Texas A&M 85-yard INT return at Kansas 3-yard FR vs. Idaho State 39-yard FR at Texas A&M 18-yard INT vs. Nebraska 63-yard INT vs. Texas Tech 12-yard FR vs. Missouri 45-yard INT vs. Utah State 61-yard FR vs. Miami 24-yard INT vs. North Texas 33-yd.INT vs. Boise State 42-yd. INT vs. Baylor 22-yd. INT vs. Middle Tennessee St. 63-yd.INT vs. Nebraska 65-yd. INT vs. Kansas 48-yd. INT vs. Tulsa 28-yd. FR vs. Kansas 34-yd. INT vs. UCLA 21-yd. INT vs. Texas 17-yd. FR vs. Texas A&M 45-yd. FR vs. Alabama 50-yd. INT vs. UTEP 45-yd. INT vs. UTEP 75-yd. INT vs. Baylor 14-yd. FR vs. North Carolina 47-yd. INT vs. North Carolina 69-yd. FR vs. Air Force 18-yd. FR vs. Kansas State 2-yd. INT vs. Texas 35-yd. INT vs. UTEP 41-yd. INT vs. Texas 32-yd. INT vs. Nebraska 41-yd. INT vs. TAMU 85-yd. INT vs. Texas Tech 43-yd. INT vs. Oklahoma State ABOUT THE SOONER DEFENSE OU has forced at least one turnover in 134 of Stoops 152 games and has at least one interception in 98 of the last 132 with multiple picks in 48 of the last 103 outings. Oklahoma has 13 shutouts under its current head coach. Opponents failed to score more than seven points 33 times and scored less than 14 in 61 games. WEAK FREAK Weakside linebacker Travis Lewis has led Oklahoma in tackles in each of his first two seasons. His 109 last season were 21 more than any other player on the team. He leads the 2010 with 59 and had a season-high 14 vs. Iowa State. Lewis, with 312 tackles, is making a run at the prestigious career top-10 tackle list at OU. The record is held by the late Daryl Hunt at 530. The No. 10 spot belongs to Lee Roy Selmon at 335, 23 ahead of Lewis. Tracking down big names is nothing new for Lewis. As a freshman in 2007, he racked up 144 tackles to break Brian Bosworth s Oklahoma freshman record of 133. In 30 career games, Lewis has 10+ tackles 14 times. Trying to become only the sixth player in school history (tackles tracked since 1970) to lead OU in tackles for three straight seasons. The last to do it was Butkus Award winner Rocky Calmus from THE REAL BEAL Defensive end Jeremy Beal looks like a candidate to become OU s first Ted Hendricks Award winner. He has 8.5 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks (No. 7 nationally). In 09, Beal was No. 14 nationally in TFL (1.46 per game/19 total), No. 16 in sacks (0.8 per game/ 11 total). His 11 sacks last season rank No. 4 for a season at OU. Beal is the only player in school history to notch two, three-sack games in the same year. He had three each against Tulsa and Miami last season. The senior ranks No. 2 at Oklahoma for sacks in a career with He is moving up the top-10 list for tackles for loss. He has 47.5, which ranks No. 5. Q TIPS Quinton Carter has emerged as one of the top defensive backs in the nation. The safety has 30 tackles, two interceptions, three deflections and a fumble recovery. In 2009, he had 88 tackles, which ranked No. 2 on the team, to go with four interceptions (tied for the OU lead). TAKEAWAY TRADE-OFF Oklahoma has 14 takeaways this season... by 10 different players. The seven fumble recoveries are by six different players while the seven interceptions are by five different Sooners. CORNER CONVERSATION Oklahoma is replacing both starting corners from last season. Brian Jackson (NY Giants) completed his eligibility while Dominique Franks (Atlanta Falcons) came out after his junior season. Both scored touchdowns last season, Jackson on a 52-yard fumble recovery vs. Texas A&M and Franks on an 85-yard interception return at Kansas. It was one of three defensive touchdowns Franks scored during his career. Jamell Fleming has started five games at boundary corner. He had a team-high 10 tackles, an interception and two pass deflections vs. Utah State, then had four stops, including one for loss, and another pick vs. Florida State. His 11 stops against Air Force were a career high. Aaron Colvin got the start in place of an injured Fleming against Texas and finished with seven tackles including 1.5 for loss. Demontre Hurst has started the first six games at field corner. He had one tackle and one interception, which he returned 49 yards, in the opener. He has 3.5 tackles for loss, an unusually high total for a corner. Fleming and Hurst tied for No. 3 on last year s team in special teams tackles with 9 each. That trio has combined for 54 games played at Oklahoma including 32 by Fleming and 18 by Hurst. JEFFERSON BEYOND HIS YEARS DB Tony Jefferson is a true freshman, but he s not playing like one. He is Oklahoma s third-leading tackler with 37 (just five behind second place Jonathan Nelson) with five tackles for loss, five pass deflections and one hurry. He is one of two true freshmen to draw a start on defense this season. The other is CB Aaron Colvin. Travis Lewis

7 Special Teams Notes 7 SPECIAL TEAMS SCORING PLAYS during the Stoops Era Ryan Broyles 87-yard PR vs. Oklahoma State (TD) 2008 Ryan Broyles 68-yard PR vs. Kansas State (TD) 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) Jason Carter blocked punt vs. Washington 2004 Mark Clayton 50-yard PR vs. Oklahoma St. (TD) Antonio Perkins 51-yard PR vs. Houston (TD) 2003 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.) 2002 Antonio Perkins 51-yard PR vs. Wash. St. (TD) Will Peoples recovered BP vs. Texas Tech (TD) Terrance Simms recovered BP vs. Iowa St. (TD) Chris Chester 14-yard pass from H Matt McCoy vs. Missouri on a faked field goal (TD) Antonio Perkins 82-yard PR vs. UTEP (TD) Antonio Perkins 91-yard PR vs. Tulsa (TD) 2001 K Tim Duncan 10-yd run vs. Texas A&M, faked FG (TD) Hunter Wall 33-yard pass from Antwone Savage vs. Kansas State on a faked punt (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 St. (TD) 1999 Brandon Daniels 89-yd. KOR at Notre Dame (TD) K T. Duncan 4-yd pass from P. Fletcher vs. Texas, fake FG (TD) 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 80 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 or more yards, 8 TD. Punt Returns returns of 15 or more yards, 16 TD. Interception Returns returns of 10 or more yards with 21 touchdowns. Fumble Returns -- six returns of 15 or more yards with eight touchdowns. OU PUNT RETURNS SUCCESSFUL Oklahoma ranked No. 3 nationally last season in punt returns (16.26), a figure that also coincided with Ryan Broyles individual ranking (15.87). The team average was the best at Oklahoma since 1974 when the average return went for 16.4 yards. What makes the average even more impressive is the fact that OU ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 last season in punt return attempts at 43, just one behind Nebraska s 44. For the second straight year, Broyles returned a punt for a TD, this time an 87-yarder against Oklahoma State. When Broyles was shelved by an injury, Dominique Franks returned 11 punts for an average of This year, the Sooners are at 9.0 per punt return. COVER TEAM A STONE WALL Last season, Sooner foes ran back 17 punts for a paltry 30 yards. That 1.76-yard average ranked No. 2 nationally. OU was No. 5 in net punting at 40.3 yards. The longest SPECIAL TEAMS punt return OU surrendered last season was 19 yards. No other punt return exceeded six yards. The 2010 team is performing in similar fashion in Oklahoma opponents have returned 12 punts for 47 yards. That TACKLES LEADERS Player Total KO Punt Ronnell Lewis Sam Proctor Aaron Colvin Travis Lewis Emmanuel Jones Jonathan Nelson Corey Nelson Javon Harris Joseph Ibiloye ranks No. 18 in the nation. The Sooners rank No. 21 nationally in net punting at 39.4 yards. P Tress Way WAY GOOD AT PUNTER P Tress Way had arguably the best season ever for an OU punter in 2009, and was just a redshirt freshman. He punted 61 times for an average of 45.7 yards with 22 of 50+ yards and 17 inside the 20. Way s 09 average ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 3 nationally. It also was the second-best average in OU history, the best by a punter with at least 35 attempts. He averaged a school-record 58.8 yards on six punts vs. Oklahoma St., including a 74-yarder. Way, a soph, has 26 kicks of 50+ yards in his career. Jeff Ferguson ( ) set that OU record with 52. In 2010, Way has six of 50 or more yards and with seven inside the 20. KICKING DUO SHARP Patrick O Hara handled placekicking in the first two games, making 3-4 field goals and 9-10 PATs. A muscle strain kept him out games three and four. Jimmy Stevens, who was the kicker most of last season, has stepped in to make 4-of-5 FGs all 18 PAT tries. O Hara took over the kickoff duties from Tress Way during the Iowa State game. Three of his six kicks went for touchbacks. WINCHESTER RIFLES TO STARDOM James Winchester, long-snapper for OU punts, recovered the game-securing fumble late in the win over Texas. His dad, Mike, was OU s punter from and his sister, Carolyn, was on the Sooner women s basketball team from

8 Header Player Updates 8 C-THREE COLUMN B2-TWO BRENNAN COLUMNS CLAY RB + 21TINTED FRANK ALEXANDER DE 84 Started the last three games of had nine total starts True freshman provides plays at running back and kick Three-Column Page Two-Column Page with Tinted Area entering 2010, but was the preseason No. 1 at the position returner... had one return for 22 yards vs. Utah State... was This for the three-column first time in page his career is ideal... sat for presenting out the Utah basicformatted with an ankle text injury and lists.... did not start but finished the Florida text. injury The shaded against area Florida is ideal State for and providing did not complimentary suit up for Air Force State game This carted two-column off the page field is for ideal precautionary for presenting reasons basic-formatted after suffering State game with two sacks... led all DEs with eight tackles notes or or Cincinnati lists. games... saw action against Iowa State and against Air Force despite not starting... picked up first start finished with nine carries for 49 yards. of 2010 vs. Cincinnati... led team with career high three TFLs vs. Iowa State. JEREMY BEAL DE 44 Candidate for several post-season honors... spread his 11 sacks over seven games last season... sits in second place at OU career sacks with 26.5 for his career... also fifth in OU history with 47.5 TFLs... has multiple sacks in nine career games including two in last game vs. Texas... first Sooner in OU history to accumulate over 200 yards lost on sacks. AUSTIN BOX LB 12 Incurred a back injury in the pre-season and missed first five games of the season... returned vs. Iowa State and recorded one tackle. CORY BRANDON OT 70 Saw action in 13 games last season with seven starts. RYAN BROYLES SL 85 Big-play potential and both receiver and punt returner... will have a shot a breaking all of OU s receiving records... has one reception in 31 consecutive games, the seventhlongest streak among active players... has gone over the 100-yard receiving mark in eight of the last nine games... has scored a touchdown in eight of the last 10 games... became the fifth Sooner to eclipse 2,000 yards receiving in a career with 12 catches for 124 yards against Florida State... has 12 career 100-yard receiving efforts, second best in OU history... is third at OU with 2,507 career receiving yards... also sits in third place at OU with 196 career receptions... has hit double digits in receptions in a game seven times, including four of the last five games (12 - Florida State, 10 - Air Force, 10 - Cincinnati, 15-Iowa State)... had career highs in receptions (15) and receiving yards (182) against Iowa State... his 15 receptions broke his own school record of 13 set against Stanford in the 2009 Sun Bowl... had 13 receptions by halftime against the Cyclones, topping the previous OU best in a half of had seven catches in the first quarter vs. Iowa State, tying a program best for a single period. BRANDON CALEB WR 8 OU s most physical receiver after the catch. JERMIE CALHOUN RB 23 Put together solid spring and fall camps... ranked No. 3 for OU last season in rushing attempts with 45. QUINTON CARTER FS 20 Thorpe Award candidate and one of the team s most active community servants... picked off fifth career pass against Utah State... leading tackler against Florida State with seven stops... intercepted a pass on the final play of the first half against Texas. AARON COLVIN CB 14 True freshman cornerback is listed as No. 2 field cornerback... played extensively against Cincinnati, finishing with seven tackles... made first career start against Texas and finished with seven tackles. TYLER EVANS OG 75 Starter in two games at right guard, he s up 36 pounds since arriving as a freshman... has started four of six games this season at right guard. ROY FINCH RB 21 Electrifying freshman RB suited up for the first time of the season vs. Iowa State and finished with 92 rushing yards on 16 carries. JAMELL FLEMING CB 32 Athletic player who is in his first season at a starting role... first career interception and first career double-digit tackle game (10) against Utah State... had back-to-back games with interceptions after picking off a pass against Florida State... career high 11 tackles against Air Force... did not suit up against Texas after incurring an injury vs. Cincinnati... returned to starting position against Iowa State and had three tackles. TREY FRANKS WR 2 True freshman, expected to provide depth at kick returner and receiver... switched from #9 to #2 prior to the Texas game... had one return for 17 yards vs. Utah State... had four touches (two rush, two receptions) against Cincinnati for 36 total yards... had career highs in receptions (4) and receiving yards (28) against Iowa State. STEPHEN GOOD OG 77 Already has 26 games played at Oklahoma, including nine starts. BEN HABERN C 61 Missed the final two games of last season with a dislocated ankle, but was one of the Big 12 s standout freshmen. JAMES HANNA TE 82 Caught first career touchdown with a career-long 46-yard reception vs. Florida State... recorded second career TD with a two-yard strike against Texas... has TDs in two straight games with opening drive three-yard score vs. Iowa State. JAVON HARRIS DB 30 Backup at safety saw time against Air Force, finishing with three tackles and a fumble recovery. DEMONTRE HURST CB 19 First-year starter at corner... played extensively on special teams last season... picked off first career pass against Utah State... career-high four tackles for loss vs. Texas. JOSEPH IBILOYE LB 5 Originally a safety, he has moved to outside linebacker... earned starting assignments vs. Florida State and Iowa State. STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING LEADERS From August testing (not all players tested)... Bench Press Centers Ben Habern, 445 Offensive guards Stephen Good, 480 Offensive tackles Cory Brandon, 430 Receivers Ryan Broyles, 345 Running backs DeMarco Murray, 380 Tight ends/fullbacks Brandon Crow, 390 Quarterbacks Landry Jones, John Nimmo, 325 Cornerbacks Jamell Fleming, 345 Defensive ends David King, 420 Defensive tackles Adrian Taylor, 445 Linebackers Travis Lewis, 405 Safeties Sam Proctor, Yard Dash Centers Ben Habern, 5.12 Offensive guards Gabe Ikard, 5.11 Offensive tackles Donald Stephenson, 5.10 Receivers Kenny Stills, 4.40 Running backs Roy Finch, 4.50 Tight ends/fullbacks James Hanna, 4.53 Quarterbacks Drew Allen, 4.65 Cornerbacks Jamell Fleming, 4.48 Defensive ends Pryce Macon, R.J. Washington, 4.72 Defensive tackles Casey Walker, 5.00 Linebackers Ronnell Lewis, 4.56 Safeties Jonathan Nelson, 4.40 Squat Centers Austin Woods, 365 Offensive guards Stephen Good, 625 Offensive tackles Cory Brandon, 475 Receivers James Winchester, 460 Running backs na* Tight ends/fullbacks Brandon Crow, 500 Quarterbacks Drew Allen, 405 Cornerbacks Gabe Lynn, 375 Defensive ends J. Beal, J. Brown, R.J. Washington, 485 Defensive tackles Casey Walker, 625 Linebackers Daniel Franklin, 525 Safeties Quinton Carter, 445 * not enough tests to give an accurate sample Vertical Jump Centers Ben Habern, 25.5 Offensive guards Gabe Ikard, 27 Offensive tackles Donald Stephenson, 30.5 Receivers Ryan Broyles, 37.0 Running backs Roy Finch, 35.0 Tight ends/fullbacks James Hanna, 34.5 Quarterbacks Blake Bell, 31.0 Cornerbacks Lamar Harris, 41.0 Defensive ends R.J. Washington, 32.0 Defensive tackles Stacy McGee, 30.5 Linebackers Travis Lewis, 36.0 Safeties Quinton Carter, 40.0 Body Fat Percentage Centers Ben Habern, 19.7% Offensive guards Gabe Ikard, 20.5% Offensive tackles Eric Mensik, 15.1% Receivers Brandon Caleb, 4.4% Running backs Mossis Madu, 8.4% Tight ends/fullbacks Trent Ratterree, 10.1% Quarterbacks Blake Bell, 7.0% Cornerbacks Jamell Fleming, 7.3% Defensive ends Geneo Grissom, 7.3% Defensive tackles Stacy McGee, 10.7% Linebackers Daniel Franklin, 7.2% Safeties Quentin Hayes, 6.5%

9 Header Player Updates 9 C-THREE COLUMN B2-TWO PRYCE MACON COLUMNS DE + 94TINTED GABE IKARD OL 64 Earned first career start against Air Force when he took over Reserve defensive end who cracked the rotation against Three-Column Page Two-Column Page with Tinted Area at left guard, a spot he s held for the last four games. Cincinnati... finished the game with second career sack and This three-column page is ideal for presenting basicformatted TONY JEFFERSON text and lists. DB 1 text. fumble The shaded against area the is ideal Bearcats for providing... made first complimentary career start against This two-column career-high page three is tackles ideal for... also presenting forced a basic-formatted fourth-quarter True freshman who earned first career start against Utah notes Texas. or lists. State as a fifth defensive back... finished game with four tackles... led squad with three passes broken up against Florida State... earned second start against Air Force and finished with eight tackles... continued to hold onto a starting role against Cincinnati, leading the team with a career-high 12 tackles... has 32 tackles in the last four games including nine vs. Texas. JARVIS JONES OL 76 Returned to the starting lineup for the first time since the 2009 Texas game when he slid in at LT against Air Force... has continued to rotate in at the position. LANDRY JONES QB 12 Holds OU record for passing TDs with six versus Tulsa in career-best 36 completions against Cincinnati, the thirdbest single-game total in OU history... had 30 completions against Florida State and Iowa State... has thrown multiple TDs in six of his last seven outings... had a career-long run of 18 yards vs. Air Force... has 146 completions in the last five games... third 300-yard game of the season and sixth of career with 334 yards vs. Iowa State... completed 13 straight passes in the first and second quarters against Cincinnati and accomplished the feat again in the first quarter of the Iowa State game... has thrown just one interception in the last five games... completion percentage (minimum 25 attempts) against Iowa State, 30-for-34, set an OU record of 88.2 percent. CAMERON KENNEY WR 6 Lone junior college transfer on the two-deep on either side of the ball... saw action as a kick returner against Utah State for the first time in OU career... hauled in a career-long catch of 36 yards with a TD against Florida State... career-long kick return of 34 yards against Cincinnati. DAVID KING DE 90 Earned first career start against Utah State and responded with first career sack and four total tackles. BRIAN LEPAK OL 51 Former walk-on recorded second career start, and first at guard, after beginning the Air Force game at RG. TRAVIS LEWIS LB 28 Figures to be a frontrunner for All-America honors and could vie for OU s fifth Butkus Award... led linebacking crew with eight tackles each against Utah State and Cincinnati... picked off sixth career pass vs. Florida State... had a game high 13 tackles against Air Force... owns 14 double-digit tackles games in his career after collecting 14 stops against Iowa State... has third-best career tackle total during Stoops era with 312 stops behind Rocky Calmus 431 ( ) and Teddy Lehman s 329 ( ). RONNELL LEWIS LB 56 Saw most of his action on special teams as a freshman, but figures to see more plays from scrimmage in has rotated at both linebacker and defensive end to start the season. MOSSIS MADU RB 17 Spent some time at receiver last season, but is back at his original position, running back... was benched for the season opener but returned with 11 carries against Florida State... posted first TD against Cincinnati since the 2008 Big 12 Championship against Missouri... tied career high with three receptions against Cincinnati... tied a career high with 15 carries against Texas. JAMARKUS MCFARLAND DT 97 Opened the year starting at DT in two consecutive games... had career highs in tackles (3), TFLs (1.5) and sacks (1.5) vs. Iowa State. STACY MCGEE DT 92 Practiced in the offensive line late last season when the ranks were thinned by injury, but has always been viewed as a defensive lineman with outstanding potential... eclipsed his previous career tackle total with three stops against Utah State... earned first career start vs. Air Force and led all DTs with a career-high eight tackles. TREY MILLARD FB 33 True freshman is Sooners top player at fullback... had three carries for 16 yards against Utah State... collected first career reception with a four-yard catch against Florida State... had three catches for 30 yards and OU s final TD against Cincinnati... made first career start against Texas and finished with seven touches for 25 yards, including a career-high five carries... had first career rushing TD with a one-yard plunge vs. Iowa State. DEJUAN MILLER WR 24 Made 25 of his 38 receptions over the final six games of last season... tied a career long with a 37-yard reception against Cincinnati... shared team high with five receptions vs. Texas. DEMARCO MURRAY RB 7 Healthier than at any point over the past two seasons, he rates as one of the best run-catch combos in OU history... has multiple rushing touchdowns in 18 games, including five of six this season, and three or more TDs in eight contests... owns yard rushing performances... has five 100-yard games in six outings this season... just second player in OU history to surpass 1,000 yards in three categories with 3,134 rushing yards, 1,147 receiving yards and 1,337 kick return yards... ranks second all-time at OU with 5,618 all-purpose yards... is No. 8 in OU history with 3,134 rushing yards... career high 208 rushing yards against Utah State on a career high 35 carries... has at least seven receptions in three career games, including seven against Cincinnati... broke the OU record for career touchdowns with three TDs vs. Iowa State to give him 58 career scores. JONATHAN NELSON SS 4 Has an interception in four of the last 11 games... collected second double-digit tackle game of his career with 10 stops against Air Force... chased down Cincinnati s DJ Woods from behind after a 69-yard reception, forcing a fumble at the OU nine-yard line that was recovered by Quinton Carter in the Sooner endzone. DANIEL NOBLE DT 93 New addition to the DT rotation, true freshman had two tackles vs. each Air Force and Texas and one vs. Cincinnati. PATRICK O HARA K 43 Named the starting kicker after appearing in four games in hit seventh career field goal with a 32-yard kick against Utah State... converted two field goals in a game for the third time in his career with kicks of 38 and 39 yards versus Florida State... was scratched from the lineup against Air Force and Cincinnati with a muscle strain... suited up against Texas and did not attempt a kick but was on the field for a fake field goal attempt... took over kickoff duties against Iowa State. TRENT RATTERREE TE 47 His tackle of an OSU defender to preserve last year s 27-0 shutout of the Cowboys was voted the top play of the year in an online poll of OU fans... recorded first career touchdown with an eight-yard scoring strike vs. Florida State... had career-long 40-yard reception against Iowa State. JAZ REYNOLDS WR 16 Like Dejuan Miller, he came on strong down the stretch making eight of his 13 receptions over the final four games last season. DONALD STEPHENSON OT 59 Saw action in eight games in earned first career start against Utah State at LT... has started five of six games in 2010 at LT. JIMMY STEVENS K 17 Filled in at kicker against Air Force and responded with two field goals (32, 41) and three extra points... returned to starting lineup against Cincinnati and tied his career long with a 42-yard field goal along with four extra points... converted all four extra point attempts against Texas... had 10 points (seven PATs and one FG) vs. Iowa State. KENNY STILLS WR 4 True freshman has held a starting role at receiver... collected career highs in receptions (5) and receiving yards (78) against Texas... hauled in first career touchdown against the Longhorns... tied career high with five catches vs. Iowa State. ADRIAN TAYLOR DT 86 Streak of 27 straight game started came to end against Utah State... returning from a dislocated ankle suffered in the Sun Bowl... returned to the starting lineup against Texas and has started the last two contests. TRESS WAY P 36 Led the Big 12 in punting last season... handling kickoff chores as well... hit career long 85-yard punt against Utah State... averaged 53.2 yards per punt vs. Florida State... recorded four punts with an average of 50.0 yards per punt against Air Force, the fourth time in career to average more than 50 yards in a game. TOM WORT LB 21 Originally from the United Kingdom, he missed last season after suffering a knee injury the previous spring... has tremendous instincts despite a relatively late introduction to the game... career-high 10 tackles vs. Texas... also had second career sack against the Longhorns.