SoonerManiac
09-14-2008, 10:47 PM
By Wendell Barnhouse
Big 12 Sports.com Correspondent
The Conference (6-2 for the weekend, 28-4 overall)
Stat sheet
The average score in the six games won by Big 12 teams was 51-12. ... The six winning teams averaged 603 yards in total offense while holding their opponents to 308 yards. ... While quarterbacks and the passing game still rules, this weekend the ground game was king. The six winning teams averaged 299 yards per game rushing and 7.3 yards per rushing attempt. ... Missouri's Chase Daniel, Oklahoma's Sam Bradford and Texas Tech's Graham Harrell had scintilatting Saturdays. The combined to complete 72 of 97 passes (74.2 percent) for 1,127 yards and 14 touchdowns. They had no interceptions and Harrell suffered the only sack of the trio.
National numbers
Players in the NCAA statistics. ... Kansas' Todd Reesing leads the nation in passing while Texas Tech's Graham Harrell is third. ... Harrell is tops in passing yards with 1,251 and also leads in passing yards per game. ... Oklahoma State's Kendall Hunter is fourth in rushing at 149.6 yards per game. ... Oklahoma's Sam Bradford is second and Missouri's Chase Daniel is fourth in passing efficiency. ... Texas Tech's Graham Harrell is second in total offense with 414.7 yards per game. ... Kansas' Kerry Meier is tied for first in receptions per game. ... Texas Tech's Michael Crabtree is third in receiving yards and total receiving yards. ... Colorado's Josh Smith leads the nation in kickoff return average and 11th in all-purpose running. ... Texas Tech's is second in interceptions with four. ... Missouri's Derrick Washington is third in scoring with 14 points per game. ... Kansas State's Josh Freeman is second in points responsible for with 27 per game. ... Texas A&M linebacker Matt Feathersto is third in tackles per game and tied for eighth in solo tackles. ... Texas Tech's Jamar Wall and Daniel Charbonnet are tied for fourth in passes defended.
Baylor (2-1, at Connecticut Friday, ESPN2)
Stat sheet
In Friday night's 45-17 victory over Washington State, freshman quarterback Robert Griffin set a school record for rushing yards with 217 yards (Jerod Douglas gained 210 yards in 1994 against Texas). ... Griffin's average yards per rushing attempt (19.7) set a Big 12 Conference record (15.6 by Marlon Lucky of Nebraska). ... Before beating Washington State, Baylor had lost six consecutive games to BCS non-conference opponents. The Bears last victory over a BCS non-conference foe came in 1998 (North Carolina State). ... Baylor has scored over 40 points in consecutive games for the first time since 1994. ... The Bears have 28 or more points in the first half of consecutive games for the irst time in the program’s modern history (since 1946). ... Baylor's 426 yards rushing were the third-most in team history and the most since gaining 482 yards against SMU in 1993. ... The Bears had five rushing touchdowns; that matches the team's 2007 season total.
Iowa State (2-1, at UNLV)
Stat sheet
Six different Iowa State players have interceptions this season. ... The Cylones have forced 12 turnovers this season; last season, Iowa State totaled 18 turnovers in 12 games. ... Sophomore quarterback Austen Arnaud’s 224 passing yards were a career-high. His 21 completions and 34 attempts were also career highs. The home team has won five consecutive games in the Iowa-Iowa State rivlary.
Kansas (2-1, Sam Houston State)
Stat sheet
Kansas had won four consecutive road games before losing on a game-ending field goal at South Florida Friday night. ... Junior wide receiver Kerry Meyer's 11 receptions tied the school record. ... Sophomore wide receiver Johnathan Wilson has 20 receptions for 276 yards and two touchdowns in three games. He came into the season with career totals of 12 catches for 157 yards. ... Before South Florida's Matt Grothe scored on a 28-yard run 2:14 before halftime, Kansas' defense had gone 147 minutes and 46 seconds without allowing a touchdown.
Missouri (3-0, vs. Buffalo)
Stat sheet
Missouri has scored on 12 consecutive drives with Chase Daniel at quarterback. ... Daniel's 82.1 percent passing percentage set a school single-game record. ... Sophomore Jeremy Maclin's three touchdown receptions tied the school record. ... Maclin (172 yards), Chase Coffman (127), Tommy Saunders (100) and Jared Perry (98) all set individual single-game records for receiving yards. ... Missouri had 519 yards passing, a single-game record. The previous high was 480 yards against Oklahoma State in 1992. ... Senior wide receiver Danario Alexander made his season debut after rehabbing from a torn ACL he suffered in mid-June. Alexander finished the game with one catch for seven yards. ... Missouri set a school record with its eighth consecutive non-conference victory.
Nebraska (3-0, idle; vs. Virginia Tech Sept. 27)
Stat sheet
Nebraska is 21-1 all-time against Western Athletic Conference opponents with 20 consecutive victories. ... The Huskers are 3-0 against New Mexico State and have outscored the Aggies 163-7. ... Running back Marlon Lucky's 58-yard run hte third quarter was the longest of his career. ... Lucky has 2,045 career rushing yards; he's the 24th player in school history with over 2,000 yards rushing. ... Quarterback Joe Ganz became the third player in school history to have touchdowns by rushing, receiving and passing. The previous players to accomplish the feat were Heisman winners Eric Crouch (1999 vs. California) and Johnny Rodgers (1973 Orange Bowl vs. Notre Dame). ... Nebraska has forced six turnovers in three games; last season the Huskers had 11 takeaways.
Oklahoma (3-0, idle; vs. TCU Sept. 27)
Stat sheet
The victory over Washington was Sooners coach Bob Stoops 100th career victory. Oklahoma is the first school with four head coaches who have won 100 or more games. The others are Barry Switzer (157 wins), Bud Wilkinson (145) and Bennie Owen (122). ... Stoops has 100 victories in 123 games, the 11th-fastest coach to reach 100 victories in major college history. ... In 17 games with Sam Bradford as the starting quarterback, the Sooners have scored 50 or more points eight times. ... Bradford, who has 48 career passing touchdowns, scored his first rushing touchdown in the second quarter on a one-yard run. ... The Sooners had 592 total offense against Cincinnati last week and 591 yards against Washington. ... Redshirt-freshman wide receiver Ryan Broyles has 10 receptions for 226 yards and three touchdowns. That's the best two-game debut by an Oklahoma player.
Oklahoma State (3-0, idle; vs. Troy Sept. 27)
Stat sheet
The Cowboys had three players with over 100 yards rushing - Keith Toston (148), Beau Johnson 138 and starter Kendall Hunter (132). It was the second time in school history with three 100-yard rushers. The first time was against Texas Tech last year, when Dantrell Savage (130), Robinson (116) and Kendall Hunter (113) all eclipsed the 100-yard plateau. ... Toston's rushing total was a career high while Johnson had his first 100-yard rushing game. ... The Cowboys have had at least 100-yard rusher in 14 consecutive games. ... In three victories, Oklahoma State has 10 scoring drives of two minutes or less. ... After its first touchdown, Oklahoma State converted its first two-point conversion of the season when Beau Johnson scored on a "swinging gate" play. ... Oklahoma State has scored 50 or more points in consecutive games for the first time since 2003.
Texas Tech (3-0, vs. Massachusetts)
Stat sheet
Graham Harrell's five touchdown passes give him 97 for his career. That passes the previous record of 97 TD passes set by Kliff Kingsbury. Harrell also is responsible for 104 career touchodwns; Kingsbury also held that record (100). ... Harrell lost a TD pass late in the first half on a strange play. While escaping the pass rush, Harrell had his helmet ripped off. He kept playing and found Tramain Swindall with a scoring pass. However, the officials whistled the play dead after Harrell lost his helmet. ... Sophomore wide receiver Michael Crabtree, who turns 21 Sunday, had three touchdown catches and 164 yards in receiving. It was his 13th game with 100 or more yards receiving. ... Senior strong safety Daniel Charbonet set a Texas Tech single-game record with three interceptions. ... In each of its two home games, Texas Tech has intercepted the first pass attempted by the opponent. ... The SMU game was a sellout (53,383) and drew the biggest crowd for a non-conference game in Texas Tech history.
Big 12 Sports.com Correspondent
The Conference (6-2 for the weekend, 28-4 overall)
Stat sheet
The average score in the six games won by Big 12 teams was 51-12. ... The six winning teams averaged 603 yards in total offense while holding their opponents to 308 yards. ... While quarterbacks and the passing game still rules, this weekend the ground game was king. The six winning teams averaged 299 yards per game rushing and 7.3 yards per rushing attempt. ... Missouri's Chase Daniel, Oklahoma's Sam Bradford and Texas Tech's Graham Harrell had scintilatting Saturdays. The combined to complete 72 of 97 passes (74.2 percent) for 1,127 yards and 14 touchdowns. They had no interceptions and Harrell suffered the only sack of the trio.
National numbers
Players in the NCAA statistics. ... Kansas' Todd Reesing leads the nation in passing while Texas Tech's Graham Harrell is third. ... Harrell is tops in passing yards with 1,251 and also leads in passing yards per game. ... Oklahoma State's Kendall Hunter is fourth in rushing at 149.6 yards per game. ... Oklahoma's Sam Bradford is second and Missouri's Chase Daniel is fourth in passing efficiency. ... Texas Tech's Graham Harrell is second in total offense with 414.7 yards per game. ... Kansas' Kerry Meier is tied for first in receptions per game. ... Texas Tech's Michael Crabtree is third in receiving yards and total receiving yards. ... Colorado's Josh Smith leads the nation in kickoff return average and 11th in all-purpose running. ... Texas Tech's is second in interceptions with four. ... Missouri's Derrick Washington is third in scoring with 14 points per game. ... Kansas State's Josh Freeman is second in points responsible for with 27 per game. ... Texas A&M linebacker Matt Feathersto is third in tackles per game and tied for eighth in solo tackles. ... Texas Tech's Jamar Wall and Daniel Charbonnet are tied for fourth in passes defended.
Baylor (2-1, at Connecticut Friday, ESPN2)
Stat sheet
In Friday night's 45-17 victory over Washington State, freshman quarterback Robert Griffin set a school record for rushing yards with 217 yards (Jerod Douglas gained 210 yards in 1994 against Texas). ... Griffin's average yards per rushing attempt (19.7) set a Big 12 Conference record (15.6 by Marlon Lucky of Nebraska). ... Before beating Washington State, Baylor had lost six consecutive games to BCS non-conference opponents. The Bears last victory over a BCS non-conference foe came in 1998 (North Carolina State). ... Baylor has scored over 40 points in consecutive games for the first time since 1994. ... The Bears have 28 or more points in the first half of consecutive games for the irst time in the program’s modern history (since 1946). ... Baylor's 426 yards rushing were the third-most in team history and the most since gaining 482 yards against SMU in 1993. ... The Bears had five rushing touchdowns; that matches the team's 2007 season total.
Iowa State (2-1, at UNLV)
Stat sheet
Six different Iowa State players have interceptions this season. ... The Cylones have forced 12 turnovers this season; last season, Iowa State totaled 18 turnovers in 12 games. ... Sophomore quarterback Austen Arnaud’s 224 passing yards were a career-high. His 21 completions and 34 attempts were also career highs. The home team has won five consecutive games in the Iowa-Iowa State rivlary.
Kansas (2-1, Sam Houston State)
Stat sheet
Kansas had won four consecutive road games before losing on a game-ending field goal at South Florida Friday night. ... Junior wide receiver Kerry Meyer's 11 receptions tied the school record. ... Sophomore wide receiver Johnathan Wilson has 20 receptions for 276 yards and two touchdowns in three games. He came into the season with career totals of 12 catches for 157 yards. ... Before South Florida's Matt Grothe scored on a 28-yard run 2:14 before halftime, Kansas' defense had gone 147 minutes and 46 seconds without allowing a touchdown.
Missouri (3-0, vs. Buffalo)
Stat sheet
Missouri has scored on 12 consecutive drives with Chase Daniel at quarterback. ... Daniel's 82.1 percent passing percentage set a school single-game record. ... Sophomore Jeremy Maclin's three touchdown receptions tied the school record. ... Maclin (172 yards), Chase Coffman (127), Tommy Saunders (100) and Jared Perry (98) all set individual single-game records for receiving yards. ... Missouri had 519 yards passing, a single-game record. The previous high was 480 yards against Oklahoma State in 1992. ... Senior wide receiver Danario Alexander made his season debut after rehabbing from a torn ACL he suffered in mid-June. Alexander finished the game with one catch for seven yards. ... Missouri set a school record with its eighth consecutive non-conference victory.
Nebraska (3-0, idle; vs. Virginia Tech Sept. 27)
Stat sheet
Nebraska is 21-1 all-time against Western Athletic Conference opponents with 20 consecutive victories. ... The Huskers are 3-0 against New Mexico State and have outscored the Aggies 163-7. ... Running back Marlon Lucky's 58-yard run hte third quarter was the longest of his career. ... Lucky has 2,045 career rushing yards; he's the 24th player in school history with over 2,000 yards rushing. ... Quarterback Joe Ganz became the third player in school history to have touchdowns by rushing, receiving and passing. The previous players to accomplish the feat were Heisman winners Eric Crouch (1999 vs. California) and Johnny Rodgers (1973 Orange Bowl vs. Notre Dame). ... Nebraska has forced six turnovers in three games; last season the Huskers had 11 takeaways.
Oklahoma (3-0, idle; vs. TCU Sept. 27)
Stat sheet
The victory over Washington was Sooners coach Bob Stoops 100th career victory. Oklahoma is the first school with four head coaches who have won 100 or more games. The others are Barry Switzer (157 wins), Bud Wilkinson (145) and Bennie Owen (122). ... Stoops has 100 victories in 123 games, the 11th-fastest coach to reach 100 victories in major college history. ... In 17 games with Sam Bradford as the starting quarterback, the Sooners have scored 50 or more points eight times. ... Bradford, who has 48 career passing touchdowns, scored his first rushing touchdown in the second quarter on a one-yard run. ... The Sooners had 592 total offense against Cincinnati last week and 591 yards against Washington. ... Redshirt-freshman wide receiver Ryan Broyles has 10 receptions for 226 yards and three touchdowns. That's the best two-game debut by an Oklahoma player.
Oklahoma State (3-0, idle; vs. Troy Sept. 27)
Stat sheet
The Cowboys had three players with over 100 yards rushing - Keith Toston (148), Beau Johnson 138 and starter Kendall Hunter (132). It was the second time in school history with three 100-yard rushers. The first time was against Texas Tech last year, when Dantrell Savage (130), Robinson (116) and Kendall Hunter (113) all eclipsed the 100-yard plateau. ... Toston's rushing total was a career high while Johnson had his first 100-yard rushing game. ... The Cowboys have had at least 100-yard rusher in 14 consecutive games. ... In three victories, Oklahoma State has 10 scoring drives of two minutes or less. ... After its first touchdown, Oklahoma State converted its first two-point conversion of the season when Beau Johnson scored on a "swinging gate" play. ... Oklahoma State has scored 50 or more points in consecutive games for the first time since 2003.
Texas Tech (3-0, vs. Massachusetts)
Stat sheet
Graham Harrell's five touchdown passes give him 97 for his career. That passes the previous record of 97 TD passes set by Kliff Kingsbury. Harrell also is responsible for 104 career touchodwns; Kingsbury also held that record (100). ... Harrell lost a TD pass late in the first half on a strange play. While escaping the pass rush, Harrell had his helmet ripped off. He kept playing and found Tramain Swindall with a scoring pass. However, the officials whistled the play dead after Harrell lost his helmet. ... Sophomore wide receiver Michael Crabtree, who turns 21 Sunday, had three touchdown catches and 164 yards in receiving. It was his 13th game with 100 or more yards receiving. ... Senior strong safety Daniel Charbonet set a Texas Tech single-game record with three interceptions. ... In each of its two home games, Texas Tech has intercepted the first pass attempted by the opponent. ... The SMU game was a sellout (53,383) and drew the biggest crowd for a non-conference game in Texas Tech history.