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Oklahoma 49 – Tulsa 13

September 22, 1979 ▪ at Norman ▪ Attendance 72,451


Temperature: 77 F

Scoring

TEAM 1 2 3 4   1H 2H   F
#3 Oklahoma (1-0) 21 7 0 21 28 21 49
Tulsa (2-1) 0 3 10 0 3 10 13

Team Stats

Stat OU OPP
First Downs 25 14
Total Yards 473 236
– Plays 69 72
– Yards/Play 6.9 3.3
Rushing Yards 446 183
– Attempts 64 59
– Yards/Attempt 7.0 3.1
Passing Yards 27 53
– Completions-Attempts 3-5 6-13
– Completion % 60% 46%
– Yards/Completion 9.0 8.8
Return Yards *
Turnovers (Fum-Int) 6 (6-0) 6 (5-1)
Penalties-Yards 8-60 6-36
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 20 122 1 6.1
Billy Sims 11 109 2 9.9