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OU Notepad

By Staff Reports
Published: 11/25/1995
Last Modified: 2/27/2007 8:12 AM

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Fullback Jerald Moore went into the game
needing 38 yards to become the first Sooner to rush for over 1,000
yards in a season since 1991. He got 39.
Mike Gaddis was the most recent OU back to reach the mark,
rushing for 1,240 yards in 1991.
Moore is only the second back to accomplish the feat since 1983
when Spencer Tillman ran for 1,047. Moore's 1,001 yards ranks 15th
on OU's all-time single-season list.
One more sign that things have changed in college
football: the winner of the Big Eight used to go to the Orange
Bowl, prompting fans to throw oranges on the field after their team
scored. Because of the bowl coalition, Nebraska will go to the
Fiesta Bowl to play in the national championship game. Instead of
oranges, the Huskers fans threw tortillas.
For the first time this year, Nebraska did not have a
back rush for at least 90 yards. Lawrence Phillips led the way with
73. The Sooners have allowed just one back to go over the century
mark this year. Kansas senior L.T. Levine rushed for 101 yards.
It was only fitting that the final Big Eight game was
played between OU and Nebraska. The two have won or shared 35
conference titles.
Howard Schnellenberger's 5-5-1 start is the worst
first-year record for an OU coach since Lewie Lindsey in 1932.
Defensive end Cedric Jones did not get a sack against
the Cornhuskers and finished the season tied for third nationally
with 11 sacks for minus 77 yards. Only Colorado State's Brady Smith
(13) and Arizona's Tedy Bruschi (12) had more.
Nebraska rushed for 271 yards, which is more than any
opponent has gained against Oklahoma. Still, it was only the fourth
time NU has been held to under 300 yards on the ground this season.
The Cornhuskers entered with a 399.8 yards per game average. Only
Kansas State (190) and Colorado (226) held NU to fewer yards.
An example of Nebraska's incredible season: the
Cornhuskers did not allow a single sack the entire season. It
breaks the school record, previous best was five allowed in 1990.
The Sooners have lost six of the last seven meetings
and five straight, but continue to lead the all-time series 39-34-3.
It was the 12th time NU has shut out the Sooners. The
last time was a 7-0 NU victory in Norman in 1942. Between 1931 and
1942, the Sooners were shutout nine times by the Cornhuskers.
The last shutout in the series by either team was a 27-0
Sooner victory in 1973.
By Staff Reports

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