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OU football: Sooners' season-opening win vs. Missouri State by the numbers

Jeff Patterson
by Jeff Patterson
Published: Mon, September 14, 2020 1:05 AM Updated: Mon, September 14, 2020 1:25 AM

The Spencer Rattler era got off to a smooth start Saturday as OU routed FCS-level Missouri State 48-0. Here are some of the key numbers:

4: Passing touchdowns for redshirt freshman quarterback Spencer Rattler — the first OU freshman to throw for four TDs in his first start.

12: Different Sooners caught a pass Saturday and from three quarterbacks.

31: First-quarter points for the Sooners, their most in a first quarter since scoring 35 against Nebraska in 2008.

75: Years since the Sooners had a home crowd with fewer fans than its announced sellout attendance Saturday of 22,700. The Sooners had 11,000 in attendance for a 14-7 win over Iowa State on Nov. 10, 1945.

136: Yards of total offense for Missouri State and coach Bobby Petrino.

303.3: Passing efficiency rating for Rattler, who played only the first half and went 14-of-17 passing for 290 yards and four TDs.

Jeff Patterson, Sports editor

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<strong>Oklahoma wide receiver Finn Corwin (86) catches a pass in the end zone for a touchdown in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Missouri State, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, Pool)</strong>

Oklahoma wide receiver Finn Corwin (86) catches a pass in the end zone for a touchdown in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Missouri State, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, Pool)

Fans walk past Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium before a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and Missouri State in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]
People gather at Campus Corner before a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and Missouri State in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]
People gather at Campus Corner before a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and Missouri State in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]
People gather at Campus Corner before a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and Missouri State in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]
People gather at Campus Corner before a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and Missouri State in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]
Fans walk past a sign displaying new game day policies before a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and Missouri State in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]
+14+17Randy Kornele shows his flag beside Braxton Walden, 13, as they sit outside before a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and Missouri State in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]
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Jeff Patterson

Jeff Patterson is the sports editor of The Oklahoman. A native of Lexington, Kentucky, he allegedly once told his father on a childhood trip passing through Oklahoma that he would one day live there. He doesn't recall this, but he fulfilled that... Read more ›

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