- Football: 1972 Season ▪ Colorado Series ▪ Recap
		Colorado 20 – Oklahoma 14 
		
		October 21, 1972 ▪ at Boulder ▪ Attendance 52,022
		
		
			
			
			
			Temperature: 50 F
			
		
		
		Scoring
		
		
		
			
				| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |  | 1H | 2H |  | F | 
			
				| #2 Oklahoma (4-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – | 7 | 7 | – | 14 | 
			
				| #9 Colorado (5-1) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | – | 0 | 20 | – | 20 | 
		
		 
		
		
		Team Stats
		
		
		
		
			
				
					| Stat | OU | OPP | 
			
			
				
					| First Downs | 13 | 14 | 
				
					| Total Yards | 238 | 323 | 
				
					| – Plays | 68 | 71 | 
				
					| – Yards/Play | 3.5 | 4.5 | 
				
					| Rushing Yards | 163 | 172 | 
				
					| – Attempts | 47 | 52 | 
				
					| – Yards/Attempt | 3.5 | 3.3 | 
				
					| Passing Yards | 75 | 151 | 
				
					| – Completions-Attempts | 6-21 | 10-19 | 
				
					| – Completion % | 29% | 53% | 
				
					| – Yards/Completion | 12.5 | 15.1 | 
				
					| Return Yards * |  |  | 
				
					| Turnovers (Fum-Int) | 2 (1-1) | 5 (2-3) | 
				
				
					| Penalty Yards | 25 | 18 | 
				
					| 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.
		
		
		
						 
						
				
					
					
					
					
					
					
					
					
				
				
			 
			
					
					
					
					
					
					
					
					
				 
				
			 
		
		
		
			
			
			
			
		
		
		
		
			
			
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