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No. 3 Oklahoma holds off Kansas 35-23 behind Williams' runs
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Facing a far tougher test than expected against Kansas, Caleb Williams bailed out No. 3 Oklahoma with quick feet and quick thinking.
The freshman converted two crucial fourth downs in the fourth quarter, one with a 40-yard touchdown run, and Oklahoma rallied to avoid an enormous upset and beat Kansas 35-23 Saturday,
The Sooners (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) trailed by double figures on two occasions - including 10-0 at the half -- but outscored the Jayhawks 35-13 in the second half to win their 16th straight game.
''I'm excited for the win, but we played poor football in the first half,'' Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said. ''We couldn't get Kansas off the field and missed several opportunities. I give our team credit for rising up. Kansas deserves a lot of credit, and they did a few things that gave us trouble.''
Jason Bean passed for 246 yards and a score for Kansas (1-6, 0-4), which led 17-7 late in the third quarter.
A 66-yard run by Trevon West sparked the Oklahoma offense, and two plays later Williams tossed a short TD pass to cut the lead to 17-14 in the third quarter.
Kansas was able to stay in the game because of the legs of Devin Neal, who ran for 100 and a pair of touchdowns. Kansas didn't punt until the fourth quarter.
''I'm proud of our guys and the way the first half especially went,'' Kansas coach Lance Leipold said. ''We were able to mix some things together and keep their explosive offense off the field.''
In his second start, Williams threw for 178 yards and two scores and ran for 70 yards.
Williams used a sharp cut to avoid two tacklers on a fourth-and-3 and then raced the distance for a 40-yard score to make it 28-17 midway through the fourth quarter.
After KU cut it to 28-23, Oklahoma faced a fourth-and-1 near midfield. Kennedy Brooks looked as if he would be stopped short of the line to gain, but Williams took the ball from the back.
''I saw Caleb so I gave it to him,'' Brooks said. ''I knew it would be close if I was behind the line of scrimmage and I was happy Caleb ran for a first down.''
Williams scampered 5 yards to keep alive what turned out to be the sealing touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter.
''That was just a really smart play by both of those guys,'' Riley said. ''We talk about situations like that, but I can't take credit because that's all Caleb and Kennedy.''
Brooks ran for two scores.
''We can finish with the best of them, but we don't play our best early in the game so we need to keep battling that,'' Riley said. ''It's time for us to start closing the gaps and playing more consistently.''
STREAK GOES ON
Oklahoma has scored 30 or more points in 35 consecutive road games, the longest such streak since at least 1980.
THE TAKEAWAY
Oklahoma: The Sooners were probably fortunate to be playing Kansas because this was their worst performance of the season.
Kansas: The most encouraging game of the season for Leipold. The Jayhawks had several long touchdown drives that shortened the game and limited OU's opportunities. Kansas had the ball for more than 35 minutes.
POWER OUTAGE
On the first drive of the game, the power went out on the entire campus, turning off both scoreboards. The game continued and the power came back about 20 minutes later.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma hosts Texas Tech next week.
Kansas travels to Oklahoma State.
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C. Williams
13 QB 178 PaYds, 2 PaTDs, INT, 70 RuYds, RuTD |
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D. Neal
4 RB 100 RuYds, 2 RuTDs |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 19 | 23 |
Rushing | 9 | 7 |
Passing | 8 | 15 |
Penalty | 2 | 1 |
3rd Down Conv | 6-10 | 9-13 |
4th Down Conv | 2-3 | 1-1 |
Total Net Yards | 391 | 412 |
Total Plays | 54 | 65 |
Avg Gain | 7.2 | 6.3 |
Net Yards Rushing | 213 | 166 |
Rush Attempts | 34 | 42 |
Avg Rush Yards | 6.3 | 4.0 |
Yards Passing | 178 | 246 |
Comp. - Att. | 15-20 | 17-23 |
Yards Per Pass | 7.1 | 10.1 |
Penalties - Yards | 10-65 | 5-50 |
Touchdowns | 5 | 3 |
Rushing TDs | 3 | 2 |
Passing TDs | 2 | 1 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles - Lost | 1-0 | 1-1 |
Int. Thrown | 1 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 1-61.0 | 1-36.0 |
Return Yards | 16 | 0 |
Punts - Returns | 1-16 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
C. Williams
13 QB
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C. Williams | 15/20 | 178 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Brooks
26 RB
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K. Brooks | 24 | 79 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Williams
13 QB
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C. Williams | 8 | 70 | 1 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. West
81 WR
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T. West | 1 | 66 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Gray
0 RB
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E. Gray | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
E. Gray
0 RB
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E. Gray | 4 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Haselwood
11 WR
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J. Haselwood | 4 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Stoops
12 WR
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D. Stoops | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Hall
27 TE
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J. Hall | 3 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Brooks
26 RB
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K. Brooks | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Mims
17 WR
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M. Mims | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Farooq
14 WR
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J. Farooq | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. West
81 WR
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T. West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Stogner
18 TE
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A. Stogner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
K. Lawrence
12 DB
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K. Lawrence | 8-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Asamoah
24 LB
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B. Asamoah | 7-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Bonitto
11 LB
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N. Bonitto | 5-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P. Fields
10 S
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P. Fields | 5-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Stutsman
28 LB
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D. Stutsman | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Ugwoegbu
2 LB
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D. Ugwoegbu | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I. Thomas
95 DL
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I. Thomas | 4-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Bowman
5 DB
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B. Bowman | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. White
23 LB
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D. White | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Kelly
19 LB
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C. Kelly | 1-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Davis
4 CB
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J. Davis | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Whitter
13 LB
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S. Whitter | 1-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Murphy
26 DB
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C. Murphy | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Broiles
25 DB
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J. Broiles | 1-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Downs
40 DE
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E. Downs | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Wease
10 WR
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T. Wease | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Eaton
1 CB
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J. Eaton | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Grimes
14 DE
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R. Grimes | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Roberson
92 DL
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K. Roberson | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P. Winfrey
8 DL
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P. Winfrey | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
G. Brkic
47 K
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G. Brkic | 0/0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
M. Turk
37 P
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M. Turk | 1 | 61.0 | 0 | 61 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
M. Mims 17 WR
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M. Mims | 1 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. Bean
17 QB
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J. Bean | 17/23 | 246 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Neal
4 RB
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D. Neal | 23 | 100 | 2 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Bean
17 QB
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J. Bean | 14 | 59 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Wilson
7 WR
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T. Wilson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Locklin
12 WR
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T. Locklin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Lassiter II
8 WR
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K. Lassiter II | 9 | 7 | 101 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Arnold
2 WR
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L. Arnold | 6 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Grimm
11 WR
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L. Grimm | 3 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. McBride
19 WR
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S. McBride | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Kardell
45 TE
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T. Kardell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Locklin
12 WR
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T. Locklin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
K. Logan Jr.
1 S
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K. Logan Jr. | 12-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Webb
9 CB
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J. Webb | 5-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Miller
30 LB
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R. Miller | 4-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Potter
19 LB
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G. Potter | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Johnson
15 DE
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K. Johnson | 3-1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Dotson
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