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- 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 |
|
|
|
* 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 |
| Thomas Lott |
10 |
102 |
|
|
10.2 |
| Billy Sims |
8 |
33 |
1 |
|
4.1 |
|
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