OU football blows largest lead since 2020 & more key stats from loss to Texas Tech
LUBBOCK, Texas — The Sooners ended their regular season with an overtime loss on Saturday.
OU fell to Texas Tech by a score of 51-48. The Sooners (6-6, 3-6 Big 12) must now wait to see which bowl game they will compete in.
Here's a look at the loss by the numbers:
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OU dominates first quarter on both sides
2: Redshirt senior defensive lineman Jordan Kelley forced a fumble on Texas Tech's first play of the game, and sophomore defensive lineman Ethan Downs recovered it. This marked the second career forced fumble for Kelley.
6: Redshirt junior quarterback Dillon Gabriel found fifth-year senior tight end Brayden Willis for a 7-yard touchdown that gave OU a 14-0 lead with 9:24 left in the first quarter. Willis boasts a team-high seven receiving touchdowns this season, which surpasses his career total of six entering the campaign.
29: OU faked a 29-yard field-goal attempt with 5:04 left in the first quarter. A pass from redshirt fifth-year place holder Michael Turk to Willis fell incomplete, resulting in a turnover on downs.
3: OU held a 14-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. This marked the third straight game that the Sooners have held their opponent scoreless in the opening quarter.
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Texas Tech's offense comes alive in the second quarter
2: A pair of penalties wiped out two touchdowns for OU on its first drive of the second quarter. The Sooners settled for a 41-yard field-goal attempt by redshirt sophomore kicker Zach Schmit, who sent it through the uprights to give them a 17-0 lead with 13:04 on the clock.
1: Texas Tech defensive lineman Jaylon Hutchings lined up on offense and scored a 1-yard touchdown to trim the deficit to 17-6 with 9:45 left until halftime. This marked the senior's third career carry and first career touchdown. The PAT was no good.
77: A breakdown in coverage left junior wide receiver Marvin Mims open, and Gabriel found him for a 77-yard touchdown. This gave OU a 24-6 lead with 6:25 left until halftime.
4: A pass by Gabriel got intercepted with 2:16 left in the second quarter, and it only took four plays for Texas Tech's offense to capitalize via a 6-yard touchdown run by Donovan Smith that made it a 24-20 game.
23: Texas Tech scored 23 points in the second quarter to trim the deficit to 24-23 at halftime. This marks the second-most points allowed by OU in a quarter this season. The Sooners' defense allowed 27 points in the first quarter of a Week 5 loss to TCU.
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Red Raiders jump in front in the third quarter
61: Redshirt junior wide receiver Theo Wease hauled in a 61-yard touchdown that gave OU a 31-30 lead with 10:09 left in the third quarter. This marked Wease's longest career reception.
0: OU went 0-for-2 on fourth down conversions in the third quarter. Texas Tech went on to score a touchdown on both of the ensuing drives.
3: The lead changed three times in the third quarter. Texas Tech entered the fourth quarter with a 38-31 advantage.
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OU-Texas Tech heads to overtime
4: Redshirt senior defensive back CJ Coldon intercepted a pass by Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough with 5:16 left in the game. This marked the fourth interception of the season by Coldon, which is a team-high total.
42: Texas Tech kicker Trey Wolff made a 42-yard field goal to tie the game at 48-48 with three seconds left in regulation.
2020: OU played in its first overtime game since its 53-45 win over Texas on Oct. 10, 2020.
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Sooners fall in OT
34: Schmit missed a 34-yard field-goal attempt on OU's first possession of overtime.
35: Wolff made a 35-yard field-goal attempt to secure Texas Tech's 51-48 win.
6: Gabriel threw a career-high six touchdowns to go along with a season-high 449 passing yards. This ties for the second-most passing touchdowns by an OU quarterback in program history. The record is held by Baker Mayfield, who threw for seven touchdowns in a 66-59 win over Texas Tech on Oct. 22, 2016.
17: OU blew a 17-point lead on Saturday. It's the team's largest blown lead since it blew a 21-point lead to Kansas State on Sept. 26, 2020.
—Justin Martinez, Staff writer
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: OU football vs. Texas Tech: Stats from Sooners' loss to Red Raiders
