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- Football: 1978 Season ▪ West Virginia Series
Oklahoma 52 – West Virginia 10
September 16, 1978 ▪ at Norman ▪ Attendance 71,885
Temperature: 94 F
Scoring
| TEAM |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
1H |
2H |
|
F |
| #3 Oklahoma (1-0) |
17 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
– |
31 |
21 |
– |
52 |
| West Virginia (1-0) |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
– |
3 |
7 |
– |
10 |
Team Stats
| Stat |
OU |
OPP |
| First Downs |
23 |
17 |
| Total Yards |
456 |
212 |
| – Plays |
75 |
80 |
| – Yards/Play |
6.1 |
2.7 |
| Rushing Yards |
351 |
143 |
| – Attempts |
57 |
54 |
| – Yards/Attempt |
6.2 |
2.6 |
| Passing Yards |
105 |
69 |
| – Completions-Attempts |
7-18 |
9-26 |
| – Completion % |
39% |
35% |
| – Yards/Completion |
15.0 |
7.7 |
| Return Yards * |
|
|
| Turnovers (Fum-Int) |
3 (1-2) |
4 (1-3) |
| Penalties-Yards |
6-76 |
6-40 |
| Sacks By-Yards |
- |
- |
| 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 |
8 |
114 |
1 |
|
14.3 |
|
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