We’ve remembered a lot of great games from 2010, but since this site has a specific emphasis on sports in Oklahoma, of course this has to be the top game on our list.
It was the third of three games from Thanksgiving weekend that really seemed to be worth listing in a Top Ten. This Bedlam matchup had more pre-game hype than any Bedlam game since OU was No. 2 and OSU was No. 3 back in 1984, although a lot can be said for the amount of talent that was suited up for both teams in 1987.
The two teams went back and forth with eight scores, four apiece, throughout the first three quarters, with the scored tied at 24-24 at the end of the third period. It was in the fourth quarter that things really got wild.
The Sooners really won the game with their ability to convert on third down. They picked first downs on seven tries on third down late in the third quarter and through the fourth. This was especially big on the 17-play drive that culminated in a field goal early in the fourth that ultimately gave OU the lead for good. The two teams would score 40 points in the final period that featured a 76-yard TD pass, an 86-yard TD pass, and an 89-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
Landry Jones outdueled Brandon Weeden in passing yards, 468-257, but the majority of the stats for the game showed equality for both teams. (Incidentally, Jones' 468 passing yards is an OU record, tied with Sam Bradford.) Each team had three interceptions. Weeden was picked off midway through the fourth quarter, when the Cowboys were still within one score of taking the lead. But the signature play of the game was when Broderick Brown leapt up at the sideline and knocked an errant pass from Jones back inbounds to Shaun Lewis to complete the interception.
The Sooner win put both teams at 10-2 and for the season, also tied with Texas A&M. BCS ranking gave OU the Big XII South championship and the Sooners defeated Nebraska 23-20 in the Big XII title game. Oklahoma State would go on to dismantle Arizona 36-10 in the Alamo Bowl and claim the school’s first-ever 11-win season. We’ll find out tomorrow whether OU stop a five game BCS Bowl losing streak in the Fiesta Bowl against Connecticut.
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