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Texas 16 – Oklahoma 7

October 13, 1979 ▪ at Dallas ▪ Attendance 72,032


Temperature: 79 F

Scoring

TEAM 1 2 3 4   1H 2H   F
#3 Oklahoma (4-0) 7 0 0 0 7 0 7
#4 Texas (3-0) 3 7 0 6 10 6 16

Team Stats

Stat OU OPP
First Downs 6 16
Total Yards 201 376
– Plays 49 70
– Yards/Play 4.1 5.4
Rushing Yards 171 249
– Attempts 40 56
– Yards/Attempt 4.3 4.4
Passing Yards 30 127
– Completions-Attempts 2-9 7-14
– Completion % 22% 50%
– Yards/Completion 15.0 18.1
Return Yards *
Turnovers (Fum-Int) 3 (2-1) 3 (2-1)
Penalties-Yards 3-19 2-30
Time of Possession
* Based on available return stats; Prior to the mid-2000s, this usually meant punt and interceptions returns, at best.

Player Stats

Oklahoma

Rushing Att Yards TD Long Y/A
Billy Sims 20 73 0 3.7

 

Texas

Rushing Att Yards TD Long Y/A
A.J. Jones 31 127 4.1

 

Note: Opponent player stats only reflect bests against OU based on certain minimums and available research, plus a few select games that have all players listed.