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Oklahoma football: OU’s 8 losses in Lincoln Riley era reveal pattern

By Chip Rouse

Dec 30, 2020; Arlington, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) celebrates with head coach Lincoln Riley after scoring a touchdown during the first half against the Florida Gators at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2020; Arlington, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) celebrates with head coach Lincoln Riley after scoring a touchdown during the first half against the Florida Gators at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
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PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 01: Steven Parker #10 of the Oklahoma Sooners scores a 46 yard touchdown after Sony Michel #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs fumbles the ball in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 01: Steven Parker #10 of the Oklahoma Sooners scores a 46 yard touchdown after Sony Michel #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs fumbles the ball in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

1. Georgia 54, Oklahoma 48 2OT, Jan. 2, 2018, in Rose Bowl, Pasadena

In many ways, this is the playoff loss that hurts the most, but that’s because this is a game Oklahoma could have and probably should have won.

The Sooners came out on fire, with quarterback Baker Mayfield and running back Rodney Anderson leading the charge. The No. 2-seeded Sooners scored on five of its first six possessions in the game and led Georgia, the No. 3 seed, 31-17 at the half.

The second half was a completely different story. Including a Rose Bowl-record 55-yard Georgia field goal just as the first-half ended, the Bulldogs went on a 24-0 run that erased the Oklahoma advantage and put Georgia up 38-31. From that point, Oklahoma countered with 14 unanswered points to go ahead 45-38, but Georgia responded with a late fourth-quarter touchdown to send the game to overtime.

Both teams registered field goals in the first overtime. A field-foal attempt by OU’s Austin Seibert in the second overtime was blocked, and on Georgia’s second overtime possession, Sony Michel scored on a 27-yard run right out of the gate to end the game and send Georgia to the national championship game against Jalen Hurts and Alabama.

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