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Oklahoma Sooners vs UCF Knights

Sooners Squeak By With a Win

  UCF 29 --   Oklahoma 31

Game Time: 10/21/2023 at 11:00 AM
ABC
Location: Norman, OK
Attendance: 83,476
Opp Coach: Gus Malzahn
Weather at Game Time
Temperature: 79°F
Humidity: 29%
Pressure: 28.51 in
Visibility: 10 mile(s)
Wind: SSW 16 mph
Conditions: Mostly Cloudy

*Game notes and/or stats from soonersports.com

Scoring Summary

First QuarterUCFOU
OU07:48Nic Anderson 29 yd pass from Dillon Gabriel (Zach Schmit kick)
Drive Summary: 3 plays 45 yards in 00:51
07
Second QuarterUCFOU
UCF11:49John Rhys Plumlee 1 yd run (Colton Boomer kick)
Drive Summary: 10 plays 74 yards in 04:04
77
UCF04:01Colton Boomer 21 yd field goal
Drive Summary: 12 plays 76 yards in 06:04
107
OU01:51Nic Anderson 42 yd pass from Dillon Gabriel (Zach Schmit kick)
Drive Summary: 8 plays 75 yards in 02:04
1014
UCF01:24Javon Baker 86 yd pass from John Rhys Plumlee (Colton Boomer kick)
Drive Summary: 2 plays 86 yards in 00:19
1714
OU00:00Zach Schmit 25 yd field goal1717
Third QuarterUCFOU
UCF11:51Colton Boomer 48 yd field goal
Drive Summary: 4 plays 2 yards in 01:29
2017
UCF05:28Colton Boomer 46 yd field goal
Drive Summary: 10 plays 57 yards in 04:18
2317
Fourth QuarterUCFOU
OU09:16Drake Stoops 11 yd pass from Dillon Gabriel (Zach Schmit kick)
Drive Summary: 9 plays 65 yards in 02:15
2324
OU03:13Gavin Sawchuk 30 yd run (Zach Schmit kick)
Drive Summary: 9 plays 80 yards in 04:17
2331
UCF01:16Javon Baker 12 yd pass from John Rhys Plumlee (2 pt conv failed)
Drive Summary: 9 plays 75 yards in 01:57
2931

Team Stats

  UCF OU
Total First Downs 20   30  
    Rushing 8   13  
    Passing 9   13  
    Penalties 3   4  
    3rd Down Plays 4 of 16   7 of 16  
    4th Down Plays 1 of 1   1 of 1  
Total Yards 397   442  
    Total Plays / Ave 71 - 5.6   84 - 5.3  
Rushing Yards 149   189  
    Plays / Ave 41 - 3.6   46 - 4.1  
    Fumbles / Lost 1 - 0   1 - 0  
Passing Yards 248   253  
    Catches/Attempts 16 of 30   25 of 38  
    Ave Yards 8.3   6.7  
    Interceptions Thrown 0   1  
Sacks by / Yards 3 - 22   3 - 23  
Interceptions / Yards 1 - 27   0 - 0  
Punts / Ave Yards 7 - 39   5 - 51.6  
Kickoff Returns / Yards 2 - 27   2 - 41  
Punt Retuns / Yards 3 - 13   3 - 24  
Penalties / Yards 7 - 51   6 - 37  
Time of Possession 30:16   29:44  

Player Stats

Rushing

Name Carr Yds TDs
R J Harvey231010
John Rhys Plumlee9-41
Johnny Richardson6150
Xavier Townsend2380
Mark-Antony Richards1-10

Rushing

Name Carr Yds TDs
Marcus Major18820
Gavin Sawchuk10631
Dillon Gabriel10220
Jalil Farooq3160
Gavin Freeman2100

Passing

Name Compl Att Yds TDs Int
John Rhys Plumlee163024820

Passing

Name Compl Att Yds TDs Int
Dillon Gabriel253825331

Receiving

Name Catch Yds TDs
Javon Baker51342
Xavier Townsend5330
Randy Pittman Jr2500
R J Harvey280
Kobe Hudson1230
Javon Baker100

Kick Returns

Name Ret Yds Long TDs
R J Harvey223140

Kick Returns

Name Ret Yds Long TDs
No statistics for this category

Punt Returns

Name Ret Yds Long TDs
Xavier Townsend21360

Punt Returns

Name Ret Yds Long TDs
Gavin Freeman324220

Punting

Name Kicks Ave Long Yds
Mitch McCarthy739490

Punting

Name Kicks Ave Long Yds
Luke Elzinga551.6580

Interceptions

Name Ints Yds Long TDs
Quadric Bullard127270

Interceptions

Name Ints Yds Long TDs
No statistics for this category
Recap

AP Recap

NORMAN (AP) — Dillon Gabriel said earlier in the week that Oklahoma would have its hands full with his former team. He was right.

Gabriel threw three touchdown passes, Oklahoma stopped a two-point attempt in the closing minutes and his No. 6 Sooners held on to beat UCF 31-29 on Saturday.

Gabriel, who transferred to Oklahoma before the 2022 season, connected on 25 of 38 passes for 253 yards. He helped the Sooners rally from a 23-17 deficit in the third quarter to defeat the Knights and his former coach, Gus Malzahn.

"It definitely was a personal one because I played there and it's just it's a part of my journey that I'll never forget," Gabriel said. "But, at the end of the day, it wasn't about me. It was about us as a team finding a way to win."

Nic Anderson caught five passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns and Drake Stoops caught seven passes for 60 yards and a score for the Sooners (7-0, 4-0 Big 12).

John Rhys Plumlee, who missed most of the past month with a leg injury, passed for 248 yards and two touchdowns for UCF. Javon Baker had five catches for 134 yards and two touchdowns and RJ Harvey ran for 101 yards for the Knights (3-4, 0-4), who are still seeking their first Big 12 win after leaving the American Athletic Conference.

The Knights had lost three straight, and Malzahn said 13 people in the program had to get intravenous fluids on Saturday morning because of illness. He said after the game he doesn't believe in moral victories, but he appreciated his team's effort.

"I'm extremely proud of our team, the way they fought," Malzahn said. "You know, we were right there in the middle of it in the fourth quarter against one of the best teams in the country."

With Oklahoma leading 7-0 early in the second quarter, the Sooners appeared to have a goal-line stand, but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against linebacker Jaren Kanak gave the Knights a first down. Plumlee scored on the next play to tie the game.

Oklahoma pulled ahead 14-10 on a 42-yard pass from Gabriel to Anderson, but UCF answered 27 seconds later with an 86-yard touchdown pass from Plumlee to Baker.

Oklahoma's Zach Schmit made a 25-yard field goal to close the half after missing his first two attempts, tying the game at 17. UCF took a 23-17 lead into the fourth quarter.

Gabriel's swing pass to Drake Stoops went for a 11-yard touchdown to tie the game, and Schmit's extra point put the Sooners up 24-23. Oklahoma's Gavin Sawchuk and Marcus Major combined for 49 yards on five carries on the drive.

Sawchuk's 30-yard touchdown run on the next Oklahoma possession put the Sooners up 31-23 with 3:13 to play.

UCF responded with Baker scoring on a 12-yard touchdown reception with 1:16 remaining. The Knights went for a two-point conversion that could have tied the game. UCF's Xavier Townsend caught a backward pass and was looking to throw, but Oklahoma's Kendal Dolby dragged him down for a loss.

"It's a play that we worked in all the way back in fall camp," Malzahn said. "Obviously, when a play like that doesn't work, I mean you get questions. But at the time, we felt really good about it."

Oklahoma's Austin Stogner recovered UCF's onside kick, and the Sooners ran out the clock.

Despite numerous errors, Oklahoma's goals of a spot in the Big 12 title game and a College Football Playoff bid remain reachable.

"We were fortunate to win the game," coach Brent Venables said. "We made enough mistakes today to lose."

THE TAKEAWAY
Oklahoma: The Sooners figured out a way to hold on after making so many early mistakes. The Sooners pounded out 132 yards on 27 carries in the second half to create balance.

FLIPPING THE SCRIPT
Oklahoma had struggled at times with its run game this season, but it gained 189 yards on 46 attempts on Saturday. Major had 82 yards on 18 carries and Sawchuk had 63 yards on 10 carries.

Meanwhile, the Sooners held the nation's No. 3 rushing offense to 149 yards on 41 carries. UCF entered the game averaging 246.3 yards per game on the ground.

STAT LINES
Oklahoma has allowed 74 points in the first half of games this season, but just 39 in the second.






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