Oklahoma takes command in hurry
Rattler has a big game as Sooners take quick 21-0 lead and defense stifles Cowboys.
NO. 18 OKLAHOMA 41 NO. 14. OKLA. ST. 13
NORMAN, Okla. — Spencer Rattler passed for 301 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another score to help No. 18 Oklahoma defeat No. 14 Oklahoma State 41-13 on Saturday night to boost its hopes of winning a sixth consecutive Big 12 championship.
Rhamondre Stevenson ran for a career-high 141 yards, and Theo Wease caught two touchdown passes for the Sooners in their fifth straight victory. Oklahoma (6-2, 5-2) won its sixth in a row in the series and extended its November winning streak to 23 dating to 2014.
“Really give a strong shout-out to our fan base,” Sooners coach Lincoln Riley. “It might have been 2025%, but it felt like close to 100%.”
Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard was held to 44 yards in eight carries, and the Cowboys (5-2, 4-2) gained only 246 total yards.
Iowa State leads the Big 12 with just one conference loss, and Oklahoma State joined Oklahoma and Texas with two league losses in the race to qualify for the Big 12 championship game.
Oklahoma raced to a 21-0 lead in the first nine minutes on the strength of three touchdowns by Rattler — two passing and one rushing. The Sooners led 21-7 at the end of the first quarter. It was the most points Oklahoma has scored in a first quarter against Oklahoma State in Norman.
Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders left the game in the first quarter after defensive end Ronnie Perkins slammed him to the ground. Shane Illingworth replaced him and threw a touchdown pass to help cut Oklahoma’s lead to 27-13 at halftime, but he struggled from there.