- Football: 1978 Season ▪ Rice Series
		
			Oklahoma 66 – Rice 7 
		
		September 23, 1978 ▪ at Norman ▪ Attendance 71,774
		
		
			
			
			
			Temperature: 78 F
			
		
		
		Scoring
		
		
		
			
				| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |  | 1H | 2H |  | F | 
			
				| #3 Oklahoma (2-0) | 17 | 35 | 7 | 7 | – | 52 | 14 | – | 66 | 
			
				| Rice (0-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 7 | 
		
		 
		
		
		Team Stats
		
		
		
		
			
				
					| Stat | OU | OPP | 
			
			
				
					| First Downs | 30 | 12 | 
				
					| Total Yards | 607 | 239 | 
				
					| – Plays | 84 | 66 | 
				
					| – Yards/Play | 7.2 | 3.6 | 
				
					| Rushing Yards | 560 | 145 | 
				
					| – Attempts | 75 | 42 | 
				
					| – Yards/Attempt | 7.5 | 3.5 | 
				
					| Passing Yards | 47 | 94 | 
				
					| – Completions-Attempts | 3-9 | 13-24 | 
				
					| – Completion % | 33% | 54% | 
				
					| – Yards/Completion | 15.7 | 7.2 | 
				
					| Return Yards * |  |  | 
				
					| Turnovers (Fum-Int) | 2 (2-0) | 7 (6-1) | 
				
				
					| Penalties-Yards | 12-100 | 3-15 | 
				
					| Sacks By-Yards | - | - | 
				
					| Time of Possession |  |  | 
				
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		* Based on available return stats; Prior to the mid-2000s, this usually meant punt and interceptions returns, at best.
		
		
		
		
		
		Player Stats
		
			
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								| Rushing | Att | Yards | TD | Long | Y/A | 
						
						
						
							
								| Thomas Lott | 10 | 102 |  |  | 10.2 | 
							
							
								| Billy Sims | 8 | 33 | 1 |  | 4.1 | 
							
							
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