Baker Mayfield, No. 12 Sooners hold off Iowa State 34-24
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Baker Mayfield threw for 328 yards and four touchdowns and 12th-ranked Oklahoma held off Iowa State 34-24 on Thursday night for its sixth straight victory. Dede Westbrook caught seven passes for 131 yards and a score for the Sooners (7-2, 6-0 Big 12). They beat the Cyclones (1-8, 0-6) for the 18th time in a row and the 74th time in 81 meetings.
No. 16 Oklahoma outlasts Texas Tech 66-57
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Baker Mayfield had seven touchdown passes and 545 yards to help No. 16 Oklahoma beat Texas Tech 66- on Saturday night in the game that broke the NCAA record for combined offensive yards with 1,708 yards. Mayfield completed 27 of 36 passes and broke the school game touchdown mark of six held by Landy Jones. His TD passes went for 56, 49, 23, 23, 43, 34 and 15 yards.
Mayfield, Westbrook lead No. 19 Sooners over K-State 38-17
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield completed 25 of 31 passes for 346 yards and four touchdowns, Dede Westbrook contributed nine receptions for 184 yards and three touchdowns and No. 19 Oklahoma defeated Kansas State 38-17 on Saturday. One week after Mayfield passed for 390 yards and Westbrook had a school-record 232 yards receiving, the duo was electric once again as Oklahoma (5-2, 3-0...
Sooners hold on for 45-40 win over Texas
DALLAS (AP) — Dede Westbrook had three touchdown catches longer than 40 yards while setting an Oklahoma single-game record with 232 yards receiving, and the No. 20 Sooners held on for a 45-40 victory over Texas in the Red River rivalry on Saturday. Samaje Perine added 214 yards and two touchdowns rushing on 35 carries for the Sooners (3-2, 2-0 Big 12), who rolled up 672 total yards...
Mayfield leads No. 14 Oklahoma past ULM 59-17
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield passed for 244 yards and three touchdowns in a half of work and No. 14 Oklahoma beat Louisiana-Monroe 59-17 on Saturday night in a warmup for its showdown with Ohio State. Joe Mixon rushed for 117 yards, and Samaje Perine ran for two touchdowns. The Sooners (1-1) outgained the Warhawks (1-1) 640 yards to 350.
Woodard, Hield lead Oklahoma's Sweet 16 romp over Aggies
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Woodard scored 22 points and Buddy Hield had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the second-seeded Oklahoma Sooners to a 77-63 romp over third-seeded and cold-shooting Texas A&M in the NCAA West Regional on Thursday. The Sooners (28-7) advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2009. They'll play Saturday against the Duke-Oregon winner.
Hield, Sooners face former Big 12 foes Aggies in Sweet 16
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Forty-four seconds. The Texas A&M Aggies will remember them for as long as they live. Buddy Hield and the Oklahoma Sooners know things can go so right or so wrong in such a short time. Hield and the second-seeded Sooners (27-7) face the third-seeded Aggies (28-8) in the Sweet 16 Thursday evening, four days after Texas A&M's stunning last-minute comeback...
Hield, No. 6 Sooners beat TCU 75-67 in regular-season finale
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Buddy Hield and the sixth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners shrugged off a lethargic start for a win at last-place TCU and had to wait about an hour to find out their seeding for the Big 12 tournament. Didn't really matter. Either way, the Sooners won't see No. 1 Kansas again until the league's postseason title game if they get that far.
Texas Tech knocks off No. 3 Oklahoma 65-63
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Aaron Ross scored 17 points, Keenan Evan added 14 and Texas Tech beat No. 3 Oklahoma 65-63 on Wednesday night for the Red Raiders' third straight victory over a Top 25 team. Evans hit three free throws in the final 30 seconds to seal it for Texas Tech (16-9, 6-7 Big 12). The Red Raiders had never beaten three Top 25 teams in a row. Texas Tech's bench was the...
Graham's 27 lead No. 6 Kansas past No. 3 Oklahoma 76-72
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma often has found a way in close games this season. Not this time. Devonte' Graham scored a career-high 27 points and did a tenacious job defending Buddy Hield to help No. 6 Kansas defeat the third-ranked Sooners 76-72 on Saturday. "Our guys kept working, kept clawing to get within reach, then made a good run there in the second half to get the...
Hield's 3-pointer lifts No. 3 Oklahoma past No. 24 Texas
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Buddy Hield's 3-pointer from the corner with 1.3 seconds remaining lifted No. 3 Oklahoma to a 63-60 victory over No. 24 Texas on Monday night. Hield struggled early, but scored 12 points in the final 3:11. He scored 21 of his 27 points in the second half.
Hield scores 17 as Durant watches; No. 1 Oklahoma beats TCU
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- With Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant on hand, Buddy Hield scored 17 points to help No. 1 Oklahoma defeat TCU 95-72 on Tuesday night. Hield, the nation's No. 2 scorer, was held well below his 26.2 average, but he shot an efficient 7 for 13 from the field and made 3 of 8 3-point attempts as the 2014 NBA MVP and four-time scoring champion watched. Hield...
Hield's 30 points lead No. 1 Oklahoma past Texas Tech 91-67
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Oklahoma's defense matched its high-octane offense, and the result was a blowout victory over Texas Tech. Buddy Hield scored 30 points to help the top-ranked Sooners defeat Texas Tech 91-67 on Tuesday night.
No. 19 Iowa State knocks off No. 1 Oklahoma 82-77
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Another No. 1 team came to the state of Iowa. Another No. 1 team left with a loss. Georges Niang scored 22 points, Monte Morris added 20 and No. 19 Iowa State beat top-ranked Oklahoma 82-77 on Monday night, its first win over a No. 1 team since toppling Wilt Chamberlain's Kansas Jayhawks in 1957. Morris had a jumper, a key rebound and two free throws in the final 21...
Lattin's tip lifts No. 2 Oklahoma past No. 11 W. Virginia
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Khadeem Lattin's tip-in with one second remaining gave No. 2 Oklahoma a 70-68 victory over No. 11 West Virginia on Saturday. Buddy Hield scored 17 points, Jordan Woodard had 13 and Ryan Spangler added 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Sooners (15-1, 4-1 Big 12).
Former Cowboy, former Sooner named to NFL Pro Bowl
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Former Oklahoma State kicker Dan Bailey and former Oklahoma offensive lineman Trent Williams have been selected to the NFL Pro Bowl. Bailey of the Dallas Cowboys is 22-of-22 on extra-point kicks and has converted 28-of29 field goal attempts. This is his first trip to the Pro Bowl. Williams of the Washington Redskins is going to the Pro Bowl for the fourth consecutive...
Hield leads No. 7 Oklahoma past Oral Roberts 96-73
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Buddy Hield scored. Just like he usually does. His defensive energy was just as critical — the senior had a career-high five steals to go with 30 points as No. 7 Oklahoma beat Oral Roberts 96-73 on Saturday. "Buddy, especially in the second half, was active throughout, for sure," Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger said. "That's great. Any time we can...
9 Sooners named to All-Big 12 first team by coaches
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Nine Oklahoma Sooners have been named All-Big 12 first team while coach Bob Stoops, quarterback Baker Mayfield and receiver Dede Westbrook were singled out for individual honors. Mayfield is Offensive Player of the Year, Westbrook is Offensive Newcomer of the Year and Stoops is Coach of the Year in the awards announced Wednesday and voted on by conference coaches. The...
Mayfield leads No. 5 Oklahoma past No. 9 Oklahoma St., 58-23
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score and No. 5 Oklahoma beat No. 9 Oklahoma State 58-23 on Saturday night to take the Big 12 title and likely a spot in the College Football Playoff.
Mayfield throws for 383, No. 14 Oklahoma blows out Kansas
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Baker Mayfield completed 27 of 32 passes for 383 yards and four touchdowns and No. 14 Oklahoma beat Kansas 62-7 on Saturday. Sterling Shepard had 183 receiving yards and a touchdown on 11 catches. Samaje Perine added 90 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries for the Sooners (7-1, 4-1 Big 12). Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops is now 11-0 against the Jayhawks in his career. Kansas (0-8, 0-5) has dropped 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.