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Oklahoma football: Numbers to know ahead of road test at Iowa State

By Chip Rouse

NORMAN, OK - SEPTEMBER 08: Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb #2 of the Oklahoma Sooners celebrates a touchdown against the UCLA Bruins at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Bruins 49-21. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK - SEPTEMBER 08: Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb #2 of the Oklahoma Sooners celebrates a touchdown against the UCLA Bruins at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Bruins 49-21. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /
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Oklahoma football leaves the Sooner State for the first time this season, traveling north to go up against a team it has dominated like no other.

Except for last season, that is. Iowa State shocked the Sooners 38-31 in Norman last fall, only the ninth time in 19 seasons Oklahoma has lost a game at home.

Oklahoma has played Iowa State 82 times, dating back to 1928, and has won 74 of them, lost six and tied two. That .915 winning percentage against the Cyclones is the best all-time by one FBS team over another (with a minimum of 50 games).

Oklahoma is 36-2-1 against Iowa State when the game is played in Ames, Iowa. which is where the two teams will be this Saturday. The Sooners are 13-1 in the Big 12 era versus the Cyclones and 6-0 during that time in Ames.

Since Bob Stoops became the OU head coach in 1999, Oklahoma is 12-1 against Iowa State, and all 12 wins have been by double-digit margins.

Here are a dozen more numbers Sooner fans might like to know to get ready for Saturday’s game:

4 — The OU defense is averaging four sacks per game through two games, which ranks seventh best among FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) teams.

7 — Oklahoma has reached the Red Zone seven times in two games and has scored a touchdown all seven times.

8-3 — Iowa State’s season record a year ago, it’s best since 2000, when the Cyclones went 9-3.

10-2 — Iowa State’s record under head coach Matt Campbell when it wins the turnover battle in a game. When ISU loses or ties the turnover margin in a game it is 1-13 under Campbell.

14 — The Sooners have won 14 consecutive road games against Big 12 teams. That is a new Big 12 record. The previous mark was 13, set by Texas between 2003 and 2006.

16 — Oklahoma takes a 16-game winning streak to Iowa State in true road games. That is the longest such active win streak in the country.

17.2 – Iowa State opponents have averaged just 17.2 points in the Cyclones’ last nine games. Only one team (Oklahoma State) has scored more than 20 points during that span of games.

25-1 — OU’s record in its last 26 games against Big 12 teams.

30 — Oklahoma is averaging 56.0 points through two games this season. The Sooners have scored at least 30 points in 25 of their last 26 games. They are 24-2 during that time.

221.3 — Kyler Murray’s pass efficiency rating through two games. He has completed 46 of 65 pass attempts for 874 yards and eight touchdowns. By comparison, Baker Mayfield set a new single-season FBS record for passing efficiency last season (198.9).

271 — Yards allowed on defense by Iowa State in its only game this season, a 13-3 loss to Iowa. That ranks 18th nationally.

1,146 — Rushing yards in 2017 by junior Iowa State running back David Montgomery, third best in the Big 12.

Information for this article was taken from Oklahoma Football Game Notes for the Iowa State game.

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