- Football: 1979 Season ▪ Rice Series
		
			Oklahoma 63 – Rice 21 
		
		September 29, 1979 ▪ at Houston ▪ Attendance 30,442
		
		
		
		Scoring
		
		
		
			
				| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |  | 1H | 2H |  | F | 
			
				| #3 Oklahoma (2-0) | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | – | 42 | 21 | – | 63 | 
			
				| Rice (1-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | – | 0 | 21 | – | 21 | 
		
		 
		
		
		Team Stats
		
		
		
		
			
				
					| Stat | OU | OPP | 
			
			
				
					| First Downs | 19 | 16 | 
				
					| Total Yards | 403 | 404 | 
				
					| – Plays | 65 | 78 | 
				
					| – Yards/Play | 6.2 | 5.2 | 
				
					| Rushing Yards | 359 | 256 | 
				
					| – Attempts | 54 | 43 | 
				
					| – Yards/Attempt | 6.6 | 6.0 | 
				
					| Passing Yards | 44 | 148 | 
				
					| – Completions-Attempts | 3-11 | 16-35 | 
				
					| – Completion % | 27% | 46% | 
				
					| – Yards/Completion | 14.7 | 9.3 | 
				
					| Return Yards * |  |  | 
				
					| Turnovers (Fum-Int) | 2 (2-0) | 4 (1-3) | 
				
				
					| Penalties-Yards | 9-84 | 5-65 | 
				
					| 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 | 
						
						
						
							
								| Billy Sims | 12 | 103 | 3 |  | 8.6 | 
							
							
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