Oklahoma football: Five best OU-OSU Bedlam games of the 2000s
By Chip Rouse
December 6, 2014 — Oklahoma State 38, Oklahoma 35
The 2014 Oklahoma-Oklahoma State game will always be remembered for the infamous Bob Stoops re-kick decision and as a coming-out party for one Tyreek Hill.
Behind the one-two running punch of Samaje Perine and Keith Ford, who combined for 242 of OU’s 242 rushing yards on the day, the Sooners led Oklahoma State 35-21 with just under eight minutes remaining in the game.
Oklahoma State scored on a 43-yard touchdown pass by Mason Rudolph to make it a one-score game, 35-28, with 4:51 to go in regulation.
Faced with a 4th-and-14 at the Oklahoma State 45-yard line, the Sooners elected to punt The Cowboys’ called for a fair catch at their own 16-yard line, but there was a flag thrown on the play for roughing the Oklahoma punter. Sooner coach Bob Stoops accepted the penalty and elected to punt the ball a second time, thinking the Sooners coverage unit could pin the Cowboys back deeper in their own territory.
The re-kick was fielded by Tyreek Hill at the eight-yard line. Hill, who possessed lightning-quick track speed, immediately cut toward the left sideline, beat two defenders, picked up a block at the 45, and was gone from there, outracing everybody for a 92-yard touchdown that tied the game with 45 seconds remaining to send the contest into overtime.
Oklahoma had first possession in overtime, and Michael Hunnicutt missed on a 44-yard field-goal try. That opened the door for the Cowboys’ Ben Grogan, who did not miss on a 21-yard field-goal attempt in overtime, which completed the improbable comeback win for Oklahoma State.
It was only Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy’s second win in 10 tries against the rival Sooners.