- Football: 1979 Season ▪ Missouri Series
		
			Oklahoma 24 – Missouri 22 
		
		November 17, 1979 ▪ at Columbia ▪ Attendance 69,973
		
		
			
			
			
			Temperature: 66 F
			
		
		
		Scoring
		
		
		
			
				| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |  | 1H | 2H |  | F | 
			
				| #7 Oklahoma (8-1) | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | – | 7 | 17 | – | 24 | 
			
				| Missouri | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | – | 9 | 13 | – | 22 | 
		
		 
		
		
		Team Stats
		
		
		
		
			
				
					| Stat | OU | OPP | 
			
			
				
					| First Downs | 25 | 24 | 
				
					| Total Yards | 427 | 460 | 
				
					| – Plays | 75 | 63 | 
				
					| – Yards/Play | 5.7 | 7.3 | 
				
					| Rushing Yards | 390 | 238 | 
				
					| – Attempts | 70 | 40 | 
				
					| – Yards/Attempt | 5.6 | 6.0 | 
				
					| Passing Yards | 37 | 222 | 
				
					| – Completions-Attempts | 3-5 | 16-23 | 
				
					| – Completion % | 60% | 70% | 
				
					| – Yards/Completion | 12.3 | 13.9 | 
				
					| Return Yards * |  |  | 
				
					| Turnovers (Fum-Int) | 0 (0-0) | 1 (0-1) | 
				
				
					| Penalties-Yards | 7-45 | 2-27 | 
				
					| 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 | 36 | 282 | 1 |  | 7.8 | 
							
							
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