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Oklahoma football: Best and worst of 2018 at midseason mark

By Chip Rouse

DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 06: Kyler Murray #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners during the 2018 AT&T Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl on October 6, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 06: Kyler Murray #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners during the 2018 AT&T Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl on October 6, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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NORMAN, OK – SEPTEMBER 01: Running back Rodney Anderson #24 of the Oklahoma Sooners cuts in front of defensive tackle Steven Leggett #56 of the Florida Atlantic Owls at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Owls 63-14. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK – SEPTEMBER 01: Running back Rodney Anderson #24 of the Oklahoma Sooners cuts in front of defensive tackle Steven Leggett #56 of the Florida Atlantic Owls at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Owls 63-14. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /

Best outcome

In truth, the best outcome of 2018 has probably yet to come from a total team perspective. The best individual performance clearly belongs to Kyler Murray in his 6-touchdown game against Baylor. In terms of the best team outcome, however, in the Sooners first six games of 2018, it is hard not to single out the season-opening win over Florida Atlantic University.

The Sooners jumped out to a 28-0 first-quarter advantage. OU scored on five of its first six offensive possessions and also added a special teams touchdown in rolling to a 42-0 advantage at halftime.

Oklahoma scored three more touchdowns in the second half (scoring on three of five second-half possessions and totaled 650 yards of offense (432 passing and 175 rushing). Murray completed 9 of 11 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns in just one half of action.

Rodney Anderson led all rushers with 100 yards and two rushing TDs.

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This was easily the best defensive outcome of the season so far. The Sooners allowed just 324 total yards and had pitched a shutout until late in the third quarter.

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