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Arkansas 31 – Oklahoma 6

January 2, 1978 ▪ at Miami ▪ Attendance 60,987

Scoring

TEAM 1 2 3 4   1H 2H   F
#2 Oklahoma (10-1) 0 0 0 6 0 6 6
#6 Arkansas (10-1) 14 0 10 7 14 17 31

Team Stats

Stat OU OPP
First Downs 19 22
Total Yards 310 407
– Plays 63 72
– Yards/Play 4.9 5.7
Rushing Yards 230 317
– Attempts 49 60
– Yards/Attempt 4.7 5.3
Passing Yards 80 90
– Completions-Attempts 7-14 7-12
– Completion % 50% 58%
– Yards/Completion 11.4 12.9
Return Yards *
Turnovers (Fum-Int) 3 (3-0) 2 (1-1)
Penalties-Yards 5-25 7-50
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
Elvis Peacock 15 117 7.8
Billy Sims 6 7 0 1.2

 

Arkansas

Rushing Att Yards TD Long Y/A
Roland Sales 22 205 2 38 9.3

 

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.