- Football: 1978 Season ▪ Missouri Series
Oklahoma 45 – Missouri 23
September 30, 1978 ▪ at Norman ▪ Attendance 72,371
Temperature: 79 F
Scoring
| TEAM |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
1H |
2H |
|
F |
| #1 Oklahoma (3-0) |
21 |
7 |
17 |
0 |
– |
28 |
17 |
– |
45 |
| #14 Missouri |
0 |
7 |
2 |
14 |
– |
7 |
16 |
– |
23 |
Team Stats
| Stat |
OU |
OPP |
| First Downs |
24 |
26 |
| Total Yards |
516 |
463 |
| – Plays |
63 |
92 |
| – Yards/Play |
8.2 |
5.0 |
| Rushing Yards |
484 |
263 |
| – Attempts |
55 |
61 |
| – Yards/Attempt |
8.8 |
4.3 |
| Passing Yards |
32 |
200 |
| – Completions-Attempts |
2-8 |
17-31 |
| – Completion % |
25% |
55% |
| – Yards/Completion |
16.0 |
11.8 |
| Return Yards * |
|
|
| Turnovers (Fum-Int) |
2 (2-0) |
4 (2-2) |
| Penalties-Yards |
9-92 |
5-72 |
| 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 |
14 |
166 |
4 |
|
11.9 |
| David Overstreet |
10 |
153 |
1 |
|
15.3 |
|
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