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OU: Report card

By JOHN E. HOOVER, World sports writer
Published: 11/2/2008 4:11 AM
Last Modified: 11/2/2008 4:17 AM

Offense: A-

Sam Bradford was his usual self, whipping completions to open receivers for 311 yards, including 128 to Quentin Chaney. The running game got going, too, with DeMarco Murray and Chris Brown popping consistent gains. The only miscue was Bradford's throw into coverage that was intercepted in the end zone the Sooners' first turnover in the red zone this season.

Defense: B-

That scary string of 30-point games just the second in school history mercifully came to an end. The Sooners gave up 224 yards on five big plays.

Special teams: B+

Big kickoff returns by DeMarco Murray (62 and 57 yards) and Juaquin Iglesias (42) gave the OU offense short-field opportunities. Mike Knall dropped a punt snap, but got off a 51-yarder. Most importantly, Nebraska didn't bust a long kickoff return (29 yards was Niles Paul's longest).

CREAMED CORN

Oklahoma’s 62-28 win over Nebraska on Saturday was the Sooners’ seventh-largest margin of victory in the series. A look at other OU blowouts over the Cornhuskers:

48: 1949, OU 48, Nebraska 0
48: 1954, OU 55, Nebraska 7
48: 1956, OU 54, Nebraska 6
47: 1968, OU 47, Nebraska 0
41: 1955, OU 41, Nebraska 0
35: 1990, OU 45, Nebraska 10
34: 2008, OU 62, Nebraska 28
33: 1958, OU 40, Nebraska 7
31: 1977, OU 38, Nebraska 7

HIGH FIVES

There have been 11 five touchdown passing games in OU football history, and Sam Bradford has six of them.

A look at those games:

Sam Bradford (6)

Date: Opponent (Result)

Nov. 1, 2008: vs. Nebraska (W, 62-28)

Oct. 11, 2008: vs. Texas (L, 35-45)

Sept, 13, 2008: vs. Washington (W, 55-14)

Sept. 6, 2008: vs. Cincinnati (W, 52-26)

Nov. 3, 2007: vs. Texas A&M (W, 42-14)

Sept. 8, 2007: vs. Miami (Fla.) (W, 51-3)

Jason White (3)

Nov. 6, 2004: vs. Texas A&M (W, 42-35)

Nov. 8, 2003: vs. Texas A&M (W, 77-0)

Oct. 4, 2003: vs. Iowa State (W, 53-7)

Josh Heupel (2)

Sept. 25, 1999: vs. Louisville (W, 42-21)

Sept. 11, 1999: vs. Indiana State (W, 49-0) By JOHN E. HOOVER, World sports writer

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