GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: OKLAHOMA (6-1) at IOWA ST (1-6)

NCAAF: OKLAHOMA at IOWA ST

<div class="pre">NCAAF OKLAHOMA (4) 7
IOWA ST 7 6:40 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OKLAHOMA at IOWA ST

<div class="pre">NCAAF OKLAHOMA (4) 7
IOWA ST 7 6:10 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OKLAHOMA at IOWA ST

<div class="pre">NCAAF OKLAHOMA (4) 7
IOWA ST 7 4:15 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OKLAHOMA at IOWA ST

<div class="pre">NCAAF OKLAHOMA (4) 7
IOWA ST 7 1:28 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OKLAHOMA at IOWA ST

<div class="pre">NCAAF OKLAHOMA (4) 7
IOWA ST 7 14:22 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OKLAHOMA at IOWA ST

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD OKLAHOMA
CHRIS BROWN 4 YD RUN
(GARRETT HARTLEY KICK)

OKLAHOMA (4) 14
IOWA ST 7 13:50 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OKLAHOMA at IOWA ST

<div class="pre">NCAAF OKLAHOMA (4) 14
IOWA ST 7 9:52 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OKLAHOMA at IOWA ST

<div class="pre">NCAAF OKLAHOMA (4) 14
IOWA ST 7 6:10 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OKLAHOMA at IOWA ST

<div class="pre">NCAAF OKLAHOMA (4) 14
IOWA ST 7 2:30 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OKLAHOMA at IOWA ST

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG OKLAHOMA
GARRETT HARTLEY 43 YD

OKLAHOMA (4) 17
IOWA ST 7 1:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OKLAHOMA at IOWA ST

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
OKLAHOMA (4) 0 0 7 10 17
IOWA ST 7 0 0 0 7 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: IOWA ST - TD, JASON SCALES 2 YD RUN (BRET
CULBERTSON KICK), 10:05. IOWA
ST 7-0
2ND QUARTER: NONE
3RD QUARTER: OKLAHOMA - TD, CHRIS BROWN 8 YD RUN (GARRETT
HARTLEY KICK), 6:25. OKLAHOMA
7-7
4TH QUARTER: OKLAHOMA - TD, CHRIS BROWN 4 YD RUN (GARRETT
HARTLEY KICK), 1:10. OKLAHOMA
14-7
OKLAHOMA - FG, GARRETT HARTLEY 43 YD, 13:26.
OKLAHOMA 17-7</div>

 

NCAAF: OKLAHOMA at IOWA ST

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
OKLAHOMA (4) 17
IOWA ST 7 FINAL</div>

 

AMES, Iowa (Ticker) -- Oklahoma escaped with its nationalchampionship hopes still alive - barely.


Chris Brown rushed for two touchdowns in the second halfSaturday as the fourth-ranked Sooners avoided a huge upset witha 17-7 Big 12 Conference victory over Iowa State.


A four-touchdown favorite, Oklahoma (7-1, 3-1 Big 12 South)overcame three turnovers and a scoreless first half to post its20th straight victory here.


Brown scored on an 8-yard TD run to tie the contest with 8:35left in the third quarter, then put the Sooners ahead with a2-yard TD scamper 1:10 into the fourth period.


Iowa State (1-7, 0-4 Big 12 North) reached Oklahoma's 7-yardline with seven minutes remaining in the contest, but defensiveback D.J. Wolfe preserved the lead by intercepting a deflectedpass in the end zone.


It was the second time the Cyclones came away empty afterreaching the red zone.


Oklahoma's Garrett Hartley kicked a 43-yard field goal with 1:34remaining to clinch the victory.


Oklahoma, which has not lost on the road to Iowa State,increased its lead in a lopsided series to 67-5-2. In the last40 meetings, the Sooners have lost only once to the Cyclones(1-38-1).


Still, for more than three quarters the contest was in doubt asOklahoma looked nothing like the team that had climbed back intothe top five with consecutive victories over Texas andMissouri.


Despite facing the worst defensive team in the Big 12, theSooners managed only 109 yards in the first half, including 35yards on the ground.


On Oklahoma's second possession of the game, running back AllenPatrick fumbled at the Sooners' 20-yard line. The Cyclones tookadvantage of the turnover to take a 7-0 lead on Jason Scales'2-yard TD run with 4:55 remaining in the first quarter.

While the Sooners could generate little offense in the firsthalf, Oklahoma's defense kept the contest close. Iowa Statealso missed a pair of opportunities to increase its lead.

With 4:13 left in the half, Brett Culbertson missed a 36-yardfield goal for the Cyclones, who were coming off a 56-3 drubbingto Texas.


Iowa State quickly got back the ball, as Alan Bell returned SamBradford's interception 28 yards to the Oklahoma 18, but theSooners' defense held.


Facing a 4th-and-1 at the 9, Iowa State coach Gene Chizikelected not to kick a field goal. The move backfired as Scaleswas stopped for a three-yard loss.


The defensive stop gave Oklahoma some momentum as the Soonerscame out more focused in the second half. They marched 77 yardson 11 plays on their first possession of the third quarter todraw even.


Oklahoma then put together a 14-play, 80-yard drive to take thelead on Brown's second score.

 

NCAAF: OKLAHOMA at IOWA ST

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
OKLAHOMA (4) 17
IOWA ST 7 FINAL</div>

 

NCAAF: OKLAHOMA at IOWA ST

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
OKLAHOMA (4) 0 0 7 10 17
IOWA ST 7 0 0 0 7 FINAL

IOWA ST-TD, J Scales 2 YD RUN (B Culbertson KICK) 10:05
1st Qtr
OKLAHOMA-TD, C Brown 8 YD RUN (G Hartley KICK) 6:25 3rd
Qtr
OKLAHOMA-TD, C Brown 4 YD RUN (G Hartley KICK) 1:10 4th
Qtr
OKLAHOMA-FG, G Hartley 43 YD 13:26 4th Qtr


OKLAHOMA IOWA ST
First downs 21 15
Rushed-yards 45-133 34-95
Passing yards 183 174
Sacked-yards lost 3-27 1-6
Return yards 5 30
Passes 16-28-1 19-31-1
Punts 3-25.3 6-38.5
Fumbles-lost 2-2 0-0
Penalties-yards 3-35 5-45
Time of possession 28:53 31:07


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: OKLAHOMA-DeMarco Murray 9-59, Allen Patrick 13-57, Chris
Brown 13-50, Juaquin Iglesias 2-MINUS 3, - Team 3-MINUS 8, Sam
Bradford 5-MINUS 22. IOWA ST-Jason Scales 22-46, Bret Meyer 8-41,
Marquis Hamilton 4-8.

PASSING: OKLAHOMA-Sam Bradford 16-28-183- 1. IOWA ST-Bret Meyer
19-31-174- 1.

RECEIVING: OKLAHOMA-Jermaine Gresham 3-62, Manuel Johnson 5-46,
Malcolm Kelly 4-41, Juaquin Iglesias 1-16, Chris Brown 1-9, Brody
Eldridge 1-5, Allen Patrick 1-4. IOWA ST-Marquis Hamilton 7-88, R.J.
Sumrall 6-45, Todd Blythe 3-34, Jason Scales 2-4, Derrick Catlett
1-3.


Att: 49,511</div>

 

AMES, Iowa (Ticker) -- Oklahoma escaped with its nationalchampionship hopes still alive - barely.


Chris Brown rushed for two touchdowns in the second halfSaturday as the fourth-ranked Sooners avoided a huge upset witha 17-7 Big 12 Conference victory over Iowa State.


A four-touchdown favorite, Oklahoma (7-1, 3-1 Big 12 South)overcame three turnovers and a scoreless first half to post its20th straight victory here.


"I didn't have a great halftime speech," Oklahoma coach BobStoops said. "If you're going to be a championship team, wehave to respond in difficult situations."


Oklahoma did just that, as Brown scored on an eight-yard TD runto tie the contest with 8:35 left in the third quarter. Brownput the Sooners ahead with a two-yard TD scamper 1:10 into thefourth period.


Oklahoma's defense bailed out the Sooners' sluggish offense,twice holding Iowa State (1-7, 0-4 Big 12 North) scoreless ontrips inside the red zone.


The Cyclones reached Oklahoma's 7-yard line with seven minutesremaining in the contest, but defensive back D.J. Wolfepreserved the lead by intercepting a deflected pass in the endzone.


"We came into halftime and everybody was positive," Oklahomaquarterback Sam Bradford said. "We knew (Iowa State) was goingto work hard, but everybody stayed positive and we weren'treally concerned."


Oklahoma's Garrett Hartley kicked a 43-yard field goal with 1:34remaining to clinch the victory.


Oklahoma, which has not lost on the road to Iowa State,increased its lead in a lopsided series to 67-5-2. In the last40 meetings, the Sooners have lost only once to the Cyclones.

Still, for more than three quarters the contest was in doubt asOklahoma looked nothing like the team that had climbed back intothe top five with consecutive victories over Texas andMissouri.


"Our defense really kept us in the game in the first half," saidBradford, who struggled most of the afternoon, completing16-of-28 passes for only 183 yards. "We were really fortunateto only be down seven at half and win."


Despite facing the worst defensive team in the Big 12, theSooners managed only 109 yards in the first half, including 35yards on the ground.


On Oklahoma's second possession of the game, running back AllenPatrick fumbled at the Sooners' 20-yard line. The Cyclones tookadvantage of the turnover to take a 7-0 lead on Jason Scales'two-yard TD run with 4:55 remaining in the first quarter.

Oklahoma had three running backs gain more than 50 yards on theground, but redshirt freshman DeMarco Murray was the Sooners'leading rusher with just 59 yards.


While the Sooners could generate little offense in the firsthalf, Oklahoma's defense kept the contest close. Iowa Statealso missed a pair of opportunities to increase its lead.

With 4:13 left in the half, Brett Culbertson missed a 36-yardfield goal for the Cyclones, who were coming off a 56-3 drubbingto Texas.


Iowa State quickly got back the ball, as Alan Bell returnedBradford's interception 28 yards to the Oklahoma 18, but theSooners' defense held.


Facing a 4th-and-1 at the 9, Iowa State coach Gene Chizikelected not to kick a field goal. The move backfired, as Scaleswas stopped for a three-yard loss.


"When they had turnovers, we just needed to capitalize," saidIowa State quarterback Bret Meyer, who completed 19-of-31 passesfor 174 yards. "We need to help out our defense more."

The defensive stop gave Oklahoma some momentum, as the Soonerscame out more focused in the second half. They marched 77 yardson 11 plays on their first possession of the third quarter todraw even.


"Oklahoma is a great football team," Chizik said. "They can runit well, they can throw it well, and they kept pounding theball until they make it. Their football team is, if not thebest, one of the best teams in the country."


Oklahoma then put together a 14-play, 80-yard drive to take thelead on Brown's second score.


Bradford kept alive the drive with a 30-yard completion toJermaine Gresham on a screen pass on 2nd-and-20 at the Sooners'45.


Later in the march, Bradford found Juaquin Iglesias for a16-yard completion that gave Oklahoma a 1st-and-goal at the 4.