1987
January 1, 1987 – Orange Bowl Stadium
Sooners Steamroll Razorbacks
Oklahoma capped its third consecutive season as Big Eight Champions with a 42-8 rout of Arkansas.
Early in the second quarter, Spencer Tillman put Oklahoma ahead with a 77-yard touchdown run. After a second Arkansas interception in as many possessions, Tillman found his way into the endzone from 21-yards out, putting the Sooners up 14-0 at the half.
To start the second half, Oklahoma's defense sacked the Razorbacks' Greg Thomas twice, forcing a three-and-out situation for the scoreless Hogs. On the Sooners next possession quarterback Jamelle Holieway called his own number and scored on a 2-yard run.
With Oklahoma leading 28-0, the Razorbacks continued to self-destruct as Thomas threw two more interceptions in the fourth quarter. Although neither turnover resulted in a Sooner score, Oklahoma still put more points on the board with two more touchdowns in the fourth.
Arkansas did manage to avoid a shutout with less than 25 seconds left in the game on a 1-yard touchdown run by senior fullback Derrick Thomas.
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OKLA |
ARK |
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First Downs |
11 |
17 |
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Rushing Attempts |
48 |
45 |
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Rushing Yards |
366 |
48 |
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Passes Attempted |
5 |
33 |
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Passes Completed |
2 |
16 |
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Had Intercepted |
0 |
5 |
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Passing Yards |
47 |
192 |
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Total Offense |
413 |
240 |
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Punts/Avg. |
5/47.6 |
9/41.1 |
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Fumbles/Lost |
3/2 |
2/0 |
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Penalties/Yards |
4/40 |
3/25 |
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SCORE BY QUARTERS |
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Oklahoma |
0 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
- |
42 |
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Arkansas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
- |
8 |
SCORING SUMMARY
OKLA: Tillman 77-yard run (Lashar kick); OKLA: Tillman 21-yard run (Lashar kick); OKLA: Holieway 2-yard run (Lashar kick); OKLA: Holieway 4-yard run (Lashar kick); OKLA: Stafford 13-yard run (Lashar kick); OKLA: Parham 49-yard run (Lashar kick); ARK: Thomas 2-yard run (Shibest pass from Bland) MOP: Spencer Tillman (Oklahoma), Dante Jones (Oklahoma)
Oklahoma Head Coach: Barry Switzer
Arkansas Head Coach: Ken Hatfield