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OKLAHOMA 45, KANSAS 31
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Kansas Oklahoma
Total Yards 491 674
First Downs 26 36
Rushing Yards 134 206
Passing Yards 357 468
Time of Possession 25:47 34:13
Ransas (5-1, 2-0 Big 12)
Rushing ATT YDS AVG. TD
Jake Sharp 12 103 8.6 1
Todd Reesing 13 9 0.7 0
| Passing | COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Todd Reesing | 24/41 | 342 | 2 | 2 |
| Receiving | No. | YDS | TD |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Dezmon Briscoe | 12 | 269 | 2 |
| Kerry Meier | 4 | 24 | 0 |
**Oklahoma (6-1, 2-1 Big 12)**
**Rushing**
Chris Brown    ATT    YDS    AVG.    TD
DeMarco Murray  12    92    7.7    1
16        83    5.2    2
**Passing**
Sam Bradford  COMP/ATT   YDS    TD    INT
36/53      468     3      0
Receiving No. YDS TD Juaquin Iglesias 12 191 0 Quentin Chaney 6 105 0
VIEW FROM THE PRESSBOX
IT WAS OVER WHEN...
Jake Sharp went to the bench early in the third quarter and the Jayhawk offense disappeared. Oklahoma scored 14 straight points, the Jayhawks punted on five straight possessions and Kansas couldn't recover.
DEZMON Briscoe. The sophomore had school records in both catches with 12 and receiving yards with 269. He also had two touchdowns, including a 69-yard-
GAME TO REMEMBER...
GAME TO FORGET...
er late in the second quarter after his defender fell down and left him wide open.
Kansas' secondary. Oklahoma had 468 yards passing, including 313 in the first half. The Sooners' leading receiver, Manuel Johnson, left with a broken arm in the first
— B.J. Rains
"That hurts a lot. I don't think anybody is going to argue that. Converting third downs in a game like this on the road is big, and we have been pretty good at it all year but today we just weren't so good."
OUOTABLE...
Todd Reesing on the Jayhawks converting Just two of 12 third down tries.
quarter but it was hard to notice. Juaquin Iglesias had 12 catches for 191 yards and broke free from cornerback Kendrick Harper all afternoon long.
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Sophomore wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe pulls in a 69-yard touchdown reception near the end of the second quarter, which cut the Okla- homa lead to 21-17. Briscoe caught 12 receptions for 269 yards and two touchdowns in the loss.