Oklahoma football: Numbers to know for the 2020 Cotton Bowl Classic
By Chip Rouse
When the Oklahoma football team takes the field at AT&T Stadium on Wednesday night for the Cotton Bowl Classic it should feel very familiar.
The Sooners defeated Iowa State on that same surface less than two weeks ago for the Big 12 championship.
Oklahoma has played in all six of the New Year’s Six bowls, but has made only two previous appearances in the postseason Cotton Bowl game despite the fact that the game is played just two and a half hours south of the OU campus.
Since 2010, the Cotton Bowl Classic has been hosted at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, an indoor facility that serves as the home of the NFL Dallas Cowboys. Although the Sooners have played seven times at AT&T Stadium since it opened in 2009, they’ve only played in one postseason Cotton Bowl game in that modern new venue.
Texas A&M defeated Oklahoma 41-13 in the 2013 Cotton Bowl Classic.
Here are some more numbers to know to get you ready for this year’s Cotton Bowl game between the No. 6 Sooners and the No. 7 Florida Gators:
1 — This is Florida’s first appearance in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
1.15 — Cost in billions of dollars to build AT&T Stadium (originally named Cowboys Stadium), which opened in 2009.
5-2 — Oklahoma’s record in games played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. All five wins have been in Big 12 championship games.
6 — This is Oklahoma’s sixth consecutive New Year’s Six bowl appearance.
7.40 — Average yards per play by Florida on offense this season, sixth best among FBS teams.
22 — This is Oklahoma’s 22nd consecutive bowl appearance, a school record.
28.0 — Opponents’ success rate on third down against the Oklahoma defense in 2020. The Sooners rank No. 5 nationally in this category. By comparison, Florida has been successful in 52 percent of its third-down conversions. That also ranks fifth-best nationally.
30 — The Sooners have recorded 30 sacks over the last seven games (since Oct. 10), an average of 4.3 per game and the best in the country over than span.
43 — Touchdown passes by Florida QB Kyle Trask this season. That is 11 better than the next best player in the country. By comparison, Oklahoma’s Spencer Rattler has thrown 25 TDs this season.
43.6 — In the seven games since the Sooners’ last loss, 37-30 at Iowa State, Oklahoma has averaged 43.6 points a game. Oklahoma is averaging 41.8 points per game for the season; Florida averages 41.6.
90.6 — Average rushing yards allowed per game by the Oklahoma defense. That ranks third nationally. Florida averages 120.5 rushing yards per game, 109th in the country this season.
388.4 — Passing yards per game by Florida this season, No. 1 in the country.
*Statistical information that appears in this article was provided by athletic departments of the University of Oklahoma and the University of Florida.