OU football: Lincoln Riley matches Bob Stoops and other key numbers from Sooners' win vs. Baylor
Oklahoma clinched another berth in the Big 12 title game with a 27-14 win over Baylor on Saturday night in Norman. Here's a look at some of the key numbers:
0.96: Yards per carry for Baylor (25 rushing yards on 26 attempts), the fewest rushing yards allowed by OU since holding Kansas to 19 yards in 2014.
4: Consecutive appearances in the Big 12 championship game since the league reinstated it by OU. The Sooners will face Iowa State on Dec. 19 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
43: Victories in his first four seasons as OU head coach for Lincoln Riley, tying Bob Stoops for the most in school history.
61: Consecutive games in which the Sooners have scored at least 27 points, a school record. It is the longest active streak of its kind in the nation with Alabama trailing OU at 21 games.
264: Yards of total offense by the Sooners, the lowest of the Riley era and fewest since gaining 278 yards in 2015 against Texas.
Jeff Patterson, Sports editor
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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 ›