Oklahoma football: Notable numbers that precede Bedlam 115
By Chip Rouse
“ESPN College GameDay” has been on hand for 37 games involving Oklahoma football, but only seven of those games have been in Norman.
Saturday, when Oklahoma hosts in-state rival Oklahoma State in what is known around the Sooner State as “Bedlam,” will be the eighth time. The Sooners are 5-2 in the games when College GameDay has visited Norman.
The Sooners are 24-13 overall in games when they’ve been a participant of one of the games featured on the GameDay Saturday morning preview program.
Oklahoma State is the highest ranked Big 12 team in the Associated Press and Coaches Poll. The Cowboys are ranked 14th. Oklahoma is 18th in the AP poll and 17th in the Coaches Poll. This is the 15th time both teams have been ranked at the time of the game. The Sooners are 13-1 in those games.
Here are some of the other compelling numbers to know ahead of the 115th edition of the Oklahoma-Oklahoma State Bedlam football series:
5 — Oklahoma has won the last five games in the series and 16 of the last 20.
6-0 — Oklahoma’s record against Oklahoma State in the six previous Bedlam games with “ESPN College GameDay” in attendance.
7 — Oklahoma State ranks 7th in the country in pass defense, going up against OU’s 9th-ranked pass offense in terms of passing yards per game
19 — Longest winning streak in the OU-OSU series, by Oklahoma between 1945 and 1964.
20-2 — Oklahoma’s home record under Lincoln Riley as head coach.
28-4 — Oklahoma State’s record in its past 32 games when leading at halftime.
42-9-2 — Oklahoma’s home record against Oklahoma State.
52.5 — Oklahoma’s scoring average in its last four games, best in the nation over that time.
63-7 — Oklahoma State’s record since 2008 when the Cowboys win the turnover battle.
72 — Number of consecutive games won by Oklahoma State when it holds the opponent to fewer than 20 points.
89 — Oklahoma wins in 114 games against Oklahoma State, the most by the Sooners against one opponent and the second most in FBS history.
104 — What Oklahoma State running back Cuba Hubbard has averaged in rushing yards in two games against Oklahoma.