1980
|
Oklahoma |
24 |
|
Florida State |
7 |
January 1, 1980 – Orange Bowl Stadium
Sooners Spoil Seminole Uprising
J.C. Watts and Billy Sims each rushed for more than 100 yards and a stingy Oklahoma defense shut down undefeated and fourth-ranked Florida State for a 24-7 victory.
For 17 minutes, it appeared Florida State would realize its dream of a 12-0 season. Making its first appearance in the Orange Bowl, Florida State took a 7-0 lead on a 1-yard Mike Whiting run.
The Seminoles had a chance to double the lead when Bobby Butler blocked a Sooner punt and Florida State had the ball on the Oklahoma 17. But a series of miscues, including a fumbled field goal snap, left the Seminoles without a score.
Watts quickly quieted the biased Garnet & Gold crowd with a 61-yard touchdown run, the first of 24 unanswered points by Oklahoma. Moments later, Bud Hebert intercepted a Jimmy Jordan pass at the Seminole 10 and Stanley Wilson cashed it in two plays later. A Mike Keeling 24-yard field goal before the half made it 17-7.
Watts finished the day with 127 yards rushing and Sims had 164.
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OKLA |
FSU |
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First Downs |
23 |
12 |
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Rushing Attempts |
59 |
35 |
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Rushing Yards |
411 |
82 |
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Passes Attempted |
4 |
27 |
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Passes Completed |
2 |
8 |
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Had Intercepted |
0 |
3 |
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Passing Yards |
36 |
100 |
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Total Offense |
447 |
182 |
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Punts/Avg. |
4/25.0 |
9/42.2 |
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Fumbles/Lost |
5/4 |
1/0 |
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Penalties/Yards |
3/27 |
4/20 |
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SCORE BY QUARTERS |
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Oklahoma |
0 |
17 |
0 |
7 |
- |
24 |
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Florida State |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
7 |
SCORING SUMMARY
FSU: Whiting 1-yard run (Cappelen kick); OKLA: Watts 61-yard run (Keeling kick); OKLA: Wilson 5-yard run (Keeling kick); OKLA: Keeling 24-yard FG; OKLA: Sims 22-yard run; OKLA: Watts 12-yard run (Keeling kick) MOP: J.C. Watts (Oklahoma), Bob Herbert (Oklahoma)
Oklahoma Head Coach: Barry Switzer
Florida State Head Coach: Bobby Bowden