- Football: 1978 Season ▪ Kansas Series
Oklahoma 17 – Kansas 16
October 14, 1978 ▪ at Lawrence ▪ Attendance 44,450
Temperature: 60 F
Scoring
| TEAM |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
1H |
2H |
|
F |
| #1 Oklahoma (5-0) |
10 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
– |
10 |
7 |
– |
17 |
| Kansas (1-4) |
0 |
7 |
0 |
9 |
– |
7 |
9 |
– |
16 |
Team Stats
| Stat |
OU |
OPP |
| First Downs |
25 |
11 |
| Total Yards |
449 |
257 |
| – Plays |
82 |
65 |
| – Yards/Play |
5.5 |
4.0 |
| Rushing Yards |
356 |
194 |
| – Attempts |
68 |
53 |
| – Yards/Attempt |
5.2 |
3.7 |
| Passing Yards |
93 |
63 |
| – Completions-Attempts |
5-14 |
4-12 |
| – Completion % |
36% |
33% |
| – Yards/Completion |
18.6 |
15.8 |
| Return Yards * |
|
|
| Turnovers (Fum-Int) |
5 (3-2) |
5 (4-1) |
| Penalties-Yards |
7-75 |
3-29 |
| 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 |
30 |
192 |
1 |
|
6.4 |
| J.C. Watts |
12 |
33 |
0 |
|
2.8 |
|
| Passing |
Cmp |
Att |
Yards |
TD |
Int |
Long |
Cmp% |
Eff |
Y/C |
Y/A |
| J.C. Watts |
5 |
14 |
93 |
1 |
2 |
52 |
35.7% |
86.5 |
18.6 |
6.6 |
|
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