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Murray accounts for 5 TDs, No. 6 Oklahoma beats Kansas
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Kyler Murray lifted Oklahoma - and boosted his Heisman Trophy campaign - with a big finish.
The sixth-ranked Sooners used every bit of offense from Murray to overshadow a huge game from Kansas freshman running back Pooka Williams Jr. in Oklahoma's 55-40 victory Saturday night
Murray accounted for two of his five touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
''He's a special player,'' Kansas coach David Beaty said. ''That Heisman needs to go to him.''
Oklahoma (10-1, 7-1 Big 12, No. 6 CFP) moved closer to a spot in the conference championship game in Murray's likely final home game. The Sooners earn a trip to the Big 12 title game for the second straight year by beating West Virginia on the road on Black Friday or if Kansas beats Texas.
That came just days after Oklahoma began a campaign for the baseball first-round draft pick centered around a classic image of Bo Jackson in shoulder pads while holding a baseball bat.
''I don't know whose idea it was, but I felt good about it,'' Murray said. ''It was fun. It was a once-in-a-lifetime deal.''
But Murray was nearly outperformed by Williams.
Williams rushed for a career-high 252 yards and two touchdowns and threw for a score for Kansas (3-8, 1-7). The Jayhawks have lost seven of the past eight games.
Murray sealed the game with a breakaway 75-yard touchdown run with 13:44 remaining, sparking a 20-point fourth quarter. He added another touchdown in the quarter and finished with 272 yards passing and two touchdowns. He rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns.
It was the second time Murray had appeared to establish control for the Sooners.
Oklahoma led 21-17 early in the third quarter when Murray broke free for an 11-yard touchdown run. Backup running back Kennedy Brooks, filling in for injured Trey Sermon, followed with a 13-yard score to cap a night he rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns.
''He did a great job,'' Murray said. ''I'm sure he'll continue to run well.''
But Oklahoma's defense continued to struggle. The Sooners allowed 524 total offensive yards, and Kansas found a way to remain in the game.
''Defensively, we didn't tackle at all, really the whole night'' Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said. ''That's the whole story.''
Oklahoma took a 48-24 lead with 12:05 remaining when Kyle Thompson blocked a punt and Curtis Bolton scooped and scored and appeared to be in control.
But Williams answered with a 42-yard touchdown run and Kansas converted the two-point conversion.
Murray responded with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Grant Calcaterra. Kansas would answer with a 25-yard touchdown run by Khalil Herbert on the play following a 25-yard run by Williams.
''I still feel like we can be what we need to be,'' Riley said. ''Obviously, we didn't take the step this week that we needed to take. We felt like we had defended the run well all year. We put a lot of emphasis on our pass coverage, which we thought was better.
''We sprung some new leaks.''
Oklahoma still has Murray. At the moment, that's enough.
DEFENSIVE VIBE
Even with struggles, Riley still believes the Sooners can perform when it counts on defense.
But they still allowed 40 points to a Kansas team that had combined for just 39 points in the previous five meetings combined between the two teams.
''This isn't the NFL,'' Riley said. ''We're not going to sign some guys off waivers.
''These moments, especially this one we're getting ready to go into, we can't sit here and feel sorry for ourselves.''
THE TAKEAWAY
Kansas: With David Beaty nearing his final week as coach, the Jayhawks have something to build from offensively. Outside of Williams' night, Peyton Bender completed 16 of 23 passes for 145 yards and the Jayhawks rushed for 348 yards.
Oklahoma: The Sooners' embattled defense did itself no favors. It entered the game allowing 416 yards per game, a total Kansas eclipsed in the fourth quarter.
UP NEXT
Kansas: The Jayhawks host No. 13 Texas next week in their season finale.
Oklahoma: The Sooners have never lost to West Virginia since the Mountaineers joined the Big 12 in 2012.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 25 | 31 |
Rushing | 17 | 14 |
Passing | 8 | 15 |
Penalty | 0 | 2 |
3rd Down Conv | 6-12 | 9-10 |
4th Down Conv | 1-2 | 1-1 |
Total Net Yards | 524 | 563 |
Total Plays | 64 | 72 |
Avg Gain | 8.2 | 7.8 |
Net Yards Rushing | 348 | 294 |
Rush Attempts | 36 | 40 |
Avg Rush Yards | 9.7 | 7.4 |
Yards Passing | 176 | 272 |
Comp. - Att. | 20-28 | 21-32 |
Yards Per Pass | 6.3 | 8.4 |
Penalties - Yards | 6-53 | 2-25 |
Touchdowns | 5 | 7 |
Rushing TDs | 4 | 5 |
Passing TDs | 1 | 2 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 1 |
Punts - Avg | 2-37.5 | 0-0.0 |
Return Yards | 98 | 145 |
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 2-64 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 6-88 | 3-81 |
Int. - Returns | 1-10 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
P. BenderÂ
7 QB
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P. Bender | 19/27 | 167 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
P. Williams Jr.Â
1 RB
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P. Williams Jr. | 1/1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
P. Williams Jr.Â
1 RB
|
P. Williams Jr. | 15 | 252 | 2 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. HerbertÂ
10 RB
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K. Herbert | 15 | 64 | 2 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. WilliamsÂ
25 RB
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D. Williams | 4 | 32 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P. BenderÂ
7 QB
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P. Bender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. BookerÂ
88 WR
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J. Booker | 0 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Sims Jr.Â
11 WR
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S. Sims Jr. | 0 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Johnson Jr.Â
14 WR
|
K. Johnson Jr. | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P. Williams Jr.Â
1 RB
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P. Williams Jr. | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Robinson Jr.Â
5 WR
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S. Robinson Jr. | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. HerbertÂ
10 RB
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K. Herbert | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. SaundersÂ
89 TE
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M. Saunders | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
G. RuiÂ
7 K
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G. Rui | 1/1 | 45 | 3/3 | 6 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
K. ThompsonÂ
80 P
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K. Thompson | 2 | 37.5 | 1 | 46 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
P. Williams Jr.Â
1 RB
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P. Williams Jr. | 2 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
K. HerbertÂ
10 RB
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K. Herbert | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Sims Jr.Â
11 WR
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S. Sims Jr. | 1 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
H. HallÂ
49 FB
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H. Hall | 1 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
R. SchadlerÂ
33 WR
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R. Schadler | 1 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Ky. MurrayÂ
1 QB
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Ky. Murray | 21/32 | 272 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
K. BrooksÂ
26 RB
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K. Brooks | 25 | 171 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ky. MurrayÂ
1 QB
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Ky. Murray | 8 | 99 | 3 | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. HallÂ
27 FB
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J. Hall | 4 | 21 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. SermonÂ
4 RB
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T. Sermon | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
M. BrownÂ
5 WR
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M. Brown | 0 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. LambÂ
2 WR
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C. Lamb | 0 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. MeierÂ
45 FB
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C. Meier | 0 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. CalcaterraÂ
80 TE
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G. Calcaterra | 0 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. MorrisÂ
84 WR
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L. Morris | 0 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. RamboÂ
14 WR
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C. Rambo | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. BrooksÂ
26 RB
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K. Brooks | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
A. SeibertÂ
43 K
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A. Seibert | 0/0 | 0 | 7/8 | 7 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (15:00 - 1st) 43-A.Seibert kicks 65 yards from OKL 35 to KAN End Zone. touchback. |
+10 YD | 1 & 10 - KANSAS 25 (15:00 - 1st) 1-P.Williams to KAN 35 for 10 yards. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - KANSAS 35 (15:00 - 1st) 10-K.Herbert to KAN 35 for no gain. |
+9 YD | 2 & 10 - KANSAS 35 (14:29 - 1st) 7-P.Bender complete to 88-J.Booker. 88-J.Booker to KAN 44 for 9 yards. |
+13 YD | 3 & 1 - KANSAS 44 (13:47 - 1st) 25-D.Williams to OKL 43 for 13 yards. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - OKLA 43 (13:12 - 1st) 7-P.Bender incomplete. |
No Gain | 2 & 10 - OKLA 43 (12:35 - 1st) 1-P.Williams to OKL 43 for no gain. |
No Gain | 3 & 10 - OKLA 43 (12:27 - 1st) 7-P.Bender scrambles to OKL 43 for no gain. |
Punt | 4 & 10 - OKLA 43 (11:42 - 1st) 80-K.Thompson punts 29 yards from OKL 43 to OKL 14 fair catch by 2-C.Lamb. |
Result | Play |
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+5 YD | 1 & 10 - OKLA 14 (11:05 - 1st) 4-T.Sermon to OKL 19 for 5 yards. |
+20 YD | 2 & 5 - OKLA 19 (10:57 - 1st) 1-K.Murray complete to 2-C.Lamb. 2-C.Lamb to OKL 39 for 20 yards. |
+12 YD | 1 & 10 - OKLA 39 (10:30 - 1st) 1-K.Murray complete to 80-G.Calcaterra. 80-G.Calcaterra to KAN 49 for 12 yards. |
-2 YD | 1 & 10 - KANSAS 49 (10:06 - 1st) 1-K.Murray complete to 2-C.Lamb. 2-C.Lamb to OKL 49 for -2 yards. |
+12 YD | 2 & 12 - OKLA 49 (9:37 - 1st) 1-K.Murray complete to 5-M.Brown. 5-M.Brown to KAN 39 for 12 yards. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - KANSAS 39 (9:04 - 1st) 1-K.Murray complete to 5-M.Brown. 5-M.Brown to KAN 36 for 3 yards. |
+10 YD | 2 & 7 - KANSAS 36 (8:30 - 1st) 1-K.Murray complete to 45-C.Meier. 45-C.Meier to KAN 26 for 10 yards. |
+7 YD | 1 & 10 - KANSAS 26 (8:24 - 1st) 26-K.Brooks to KAN 19 for 7 yards. |
No Gain | 2 & 3 - KANSAS 19 (7:38 - 1st) 1-K.Murray incomplete. Intended for 80-G.Calcaterra. |
+9 YD | 3 & 3 - KANSAS 19 (7:02 - 1st) 26-K.Brooks to KAN 10 for 9 yards. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - OKLA 10 (6:56 - 1st) 26-K.Brooks to KAN 7 FUMBLES (11-M.Lee). 11-M.Lee to KAN 7 for no gain. |
Result | Play |
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+5 YD | 1 & 10 - KANSAS 7 (6:18 - 1st) 10-K.Herbert to KAN 12 for 5 yards. |
+6 YD | 2 & 5 - KANSAS 12 (6:07 - 1st) 25-D.Williams to KAN 18 for 6 yards. |
+6 YD | 1 & 10 - KANSAS 18 (5:40 - 1st) 25-D.Williams to KAN 24 for 6 yards. |
+7 YD | 2 & 4 - KANSAS 24 (5:00 - 1st) 25-D.Williams to KAN 31 for 7 yards. |
+7 YD | 1 & 10 - KANSAS 31 (4:30 - 1st) 7-P.Bender complete to 10-K.Herbert. 10-K.Herbert to KAN 38 for 7 yards. |
+39 YD | 2 & 3 - KANSAS 38 (4:07 - 1st) 1-P.Williams to OKL 23 for 39 yards. |
+23 YD | 1 & 10 - OKLA 23 (3:36 - 1st) 1-P.Williams runs 23 yards for a touchdown. |
PAT Good | (2:59 - 1st) 7-G.Rui extra point is good. |
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (2:50 - 1st) 46-L.Jones kicks 49 yards from KAN 35. 6-T.Brown to OKL 41 for 25 yards. |
Penalty | 1 & 10 - OKLA 41 (2:50 - 1st) 1-K.Murray incomplete. Intended for 5-M.Brown. Penalty on OKL 84-L.Morris Holding 10 yards enforced at OKL 41. No Play. |
+14 YD | 1 & 20 - OKLA 31 (2:43 - 1st) 26-K.Brooks to OKL 45 for 14 yards. |
+40 YD | 2 & 6 - OKLA 45 (2:30 - 1st) 1-K.Murray complete to 84-L.Morris. 84-L.Morris to KAN 15 for 40 yards. |
+8 YD | 1 & 10 - KANSAS 15 (2:00 - 1st) 26-K.Brooks to KAN 7 for 8 yards. |
+7 YD | 2 & 2 - KANSAS 7 (1:30 - 1st) 1-K.Murray runs 7 yards for a touchdown. |
PAT Good | (1:25 - 1st) 43-A.Seibert extra point is good. |