By GUERIN EMIG Sports Writer on Sep 2, 2012, at 6:27 AM Updated on 9/02 at 6:27 AM
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Oklahoma-UTEP: The Numbers Game
3
Number of career NCAA charts Landry Jones climbed Saturday night
It wasn't Jones' best effort by any means, but he did throw for 222 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He is now tied for 18th on the FBS alltime TD pass list, 19th in total offense and 14th in passing yardage.
OU fans will appreciate that Jones passed Tim Tebow on the total offense chart.
104
Kenny Stills' receiving yardage total in Saturday's first half
The last OU wideout to hit triple digits in a first half was Ryan Broyles at Kansas State last year. The Sooners are asking Stills to be Broyles' heir in the slot. Consider this a step in that direction.
10
Tony Jefferson's tackles total, good for a team high
Has to be one of the quieter 10-tackle games a Sooner defender has played, wouldn't you say?
65
Length of Damien Williams' touchdown run to finish the scoring
An eye-opening debut for the Arizona Western transfer. He rushed for 104 yards and sprinted to OU's longest TD run since DeMarco Murray's 70-yarder at Texas A&M in '08.
6
Number of true freshmen who debuted against the Miners
Trey Metoyer started at wide receiver. Taylor McNamara appeared early as a slot receiver in OU's 4-wide sets. Wideouts Durron Neal and Sterling Shepard played a little, but didn't have any balls thrown their direction. Eric Striker played some special teams. Defensive end Charles Tapper got in late.
2002
The last time an opponent returned a blocked OU punt for a touchdown before Saturday night
Alabama did it in Norman during the Sooners' 37-27 triumph. The last time anyone had blocked an OU punt was Stanford in that '09 Sun Bowl.
3
Number of times Tress Way launched a punt of 50 or more yards
The Union junior bounced back nicely from his disastrous beginning. Good thing, since the Sooners needed him more than they could have imagined.
2009
The last time an opponent blocked an OU field goal try before Saturday
Oklahoma State deflected Patrick O'Hara's 52-yard try that afternoon in Norman.
123-14
The combined score of OU's two victories over UTEP prior to Saturday
The Sooners had reeled off 89 straight points against the Miners, before Nathan Jeffery ran in that blocked punt in the first quarter.
4-0
OU's record in El Paso
Four pretty uninspiring wins, honestly. Sun Bowl victories over Houston (1981) and Stanford (2009), a John Hancock Bowl win over Texas Tech (1993) and then Saturday night.
That would be the least inspiring of them all.
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