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Oklahoma 38 – Kansas State 6

October 20, 1979 ▪ at Manhattan ▪ Attendance 27,757


Temperature: 83 F

Scoring

TEAM 1 2 3 4   1H 2H   F
#8 Oklahoma (4-1) 3 0 14 21 3 35 38
Kansas State 0 6 0 0 6 0 6

Team Stats

Stat OU OPP
First Downs 24 12
Total Yards 528 202
– Plays 73 65
– Yards/Play 7.2 3.1
Rushing Yards 445 136
– Attempts 63 51
– Yards/Attempt 7.1 2.7
Passing Yards 83 66
– Completions-Attempts 5-10 8-14
– Completion % 50% 57%
– Yards/Completion 16.6 8.3
Return Yards *
Turnovers (Fum-Int) 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0)
Penalty Yards 20 19
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
J.C. Watts 15 118 2 7.9
Kelly Phelps 8 112 2 14.0
Billy Sims 16 67 1 4.2