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**2009 Game Summary**
Oklahoma (8-5,5-3) vs. STANFORD (8-5,6-3)
Date: Dec 31, 2009
Site: El Paso, TX • Stadium: Sun Bowl
Attendance: 53713
Final	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Oklahoma	10	7	14	0		31
Stanford	7	17	0	3		27

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				OK	ST
	TD	12:37	Broyles, Rya 30 yd pass from Jones (O'Hara kick)	7	0
	TD	6:21	Marecic 1 yd run (Whitaker kick)	7	7
	FG	:58	O'Hara 28 yd FG	10	7
SECOND QUARTER				OK	ST
	TD	11:52	Gerhart, 19 yd run (Whitaker kick)	10	14
	TD	9:57	Broyles 13 yd pass from Jones (O'Hara kick)	17	14
	TD	6:19	Gerhart 17 yd run, fumble, 0 yd fumble recovery (Whitaker kick)	17	21
	FG	3:57	Whitaker 35 yd FG	17	24
THIRD QUARTER				OK	ST
	TD	13:06	Broyles 6 yd pass from Jones (O'Hara kick)	24	24
	TD	2:59	Murray 1 yd run (O'Hara kick)	31	24
FOURTH QUARTER
	FG	12:43	Whitaker 21 yd FG	31	27

2009

Game Recap

Broyles Catches 3 TDs as OU Beats Stanford 31-27

Broyles sets Sun Bowl record with 3 TD catches as Oklahoma beats Stanford 31-2

By TIM KORTE
The Associated Press

EL PASO, Texas - The combination of Landry Jones and Ryan Broyles was almost unstoppable for Oklahoma.
And while the Sooners' steely defense couldn't quite stop Toby Gerhart, yards were hard to come by for the Heisman Trophy runner-up.

Broyles set a Sun Bowl record with three touchdown receptions, Jones passed for 418 yards and Oklahoma slowed Gerhart just enough to beat No. 19 Stanford 31-27 on Thursday. "It was a total business trip," said Jones, who completed 30 of 51 with one interception. "We were coming down here to take care of business. The game plan, the way we prepared, it was really good this week." Jones took over as Oklahoma's quarterback after 2008 Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford was injured in an opening loss to BYU.

Broyles finished with 156 yards receiving and set Oklahoma's single-game record with 13 receptions in front of a Sun Bowl record crowd of 53,713."The coaches put together a good plan," Broyles said. "Landry threw the ball on the spot. The line did a good job blocking." Jones found Broyles on TD strikes of 30, 13 and 6 yards, and the Sooners led for good at 31-24 after DeMarco Murray flipped across the goal line late in the third quarter.

The victory capped an injury-plagued season that opened with national title hopes, but coach Bob Stoops said he was proud that the Sooners (8-5) never quit. "They were ready to play to the end, no matter the situation," Stoops said. "We got some tough breaks. That happens. But we rose to the occasion and still did what we needed to do." Gerhart, who led the nation with 1,736 yards rushing, ran for 135 on 32 carries and scored two TDs in the first half in what is likely his final game for Stanford. The senior could petition the NCAA for another season of eligibility because of injuries early in his career, but he has said he'll enter the NFL draft if he is projected to be a first-round pick.

Stanford was making its first bowl appearance since losing to Georgia Tech in the 2001 Seattle Bowl. Oklahoma rallied with 14 straight points in the third quarter, then held on after Patrick O'Hara missed a 32-yard field goal try with 3:19 remaining. Stanford (8-5) got a final opportunity but turned it over on downs, starting a celebration for fans wearing crimson and cream. "We had our chances," Gerhart said. "We had the ball with two minutes and something to go. We didn't capitalize." Broyles also had 47 yards returning four punts. But he fumbled a punt that helped Stanford draw closer early in the fourth quarter.

The Cardinals pulled to 31-27 on a 22-yard field goal by Nate Whitaker, capping a series that began when Broyles mishandled a punt. Oklahoma protested because Stanford's Johnson Bademosi hit Broyles just as the ball arrived, but officials gave possession to the Cardinal. "They explained to me he was blocked into him," Stoops said. Gerhart did not find a lot of room against the nation's No. 7 rushing defense. He averaged 4.2 per attempt and his longest run was a 26-yard gain in the fourth quarter. "They're a good defense," Gerhart said. "We had to chip away at them. I had one big one, but not enough." Stoops returned the compliment, saying Stanford's offense created a lot of challenges for Oklahoma. "I think he's a fabulous running back," Stoops said. "He did run through us at times. They do a great job of really making you work mentally."

Stanford's Tavita Pritchard, who threw three passes in four games this season, made his 20th career start because standout freshman Andrew Luck wasn't ready after surgery to repair a broken right index finger. Pritchard was 8 of 19 for 118 yards and was intercepted twice. Cardinal coach Jim Harbaugh had indicated a day earlier that Luck, who threw for 2,575 yards passing, might play, but Luck stood on the sidelines wearing street clothes and a headset. Harbaugh was asked if having Luck in the huddle would have made a difference. "Who knows? I thought Tavita played an outstanding game," Harbaugh said. "His preparation was very good all week going into this. Our passing game wasn't as good as Oklahoma's. That was the difference, but I didn't think that was on Tavita."

The Sooners' tough-luck season ended with a victory and yet another injury. Defensive tackle Adrian Taylor left the Sun Bowl with his left wrapped in an air cast.

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Quotes

Game Quotes:

"It was a total business trip. We were coming down here to take care of business. The game plan, the way we prepared, it was really good this week."
-- Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones

"We had our chances. We had the ball with two minutes and something to go. We didn't capitalize."
-- Stanford running back Toby Gerhart

Stats

Team Stat Comparison

1st Downs	28	13
Total Yards	477	262
Passing	418	117
Rushing	59	145
Penalties	9-85	9-77
3rd Down Conversions	10 of 20	1 of 12
4th Down Conversions	0 of 1	0 of 1
Punts	5-39.2	6-44.0
Possession	31:16	28:44
Fumbles - Lost	2-1	2-0

Game Notes

Oklahoma Game Notes

Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops is 36-16 in his career against ranked opponents.

OU is 25-18 in its 43 bowl appearances, both top 10 marks. Oklahoma is 3-0 in the Sun Bowl after makingappearances in 1981 (40-14 win over Houston) and 1993 (41-10 win over Texas Tech).

Today marked the fi fth meeting between OU and Stanford, but the fi rst in a bowl game or on a neutral fi eld.OU owns a 4-1 advantage.

The last time OU came from behind to win a game after trailing at the half was against Iowa State in 2007(ISU led 7-0 at the half). The Sooners trailed 17-24 at halftime today and limited the Cardinal to three secondhalf points.

The Sooners’ defense has forced at least one turnover in 129 of Bob Stoops’ 145 games following TravisLewis’ interception on Stanford’s opening drive. With Quinton Carter’s interception in the second quarter, OUhas multiple picks in 46 of the last 97 outings.

The OU defense has 30 takeaways this season and has converted 16 of those into scores (104 points).

RYAN BROYLES

Broyles set an OU bowl record with three touchdown receptions today. It is also a Sun Bowl record. In addition,Broyles’ three TD grabs is a Oklahoma career record for bowl games.

Broyles has 15 touchdown receptions this season, tied for the most in program history with the 15 recordedby Mark Clayton in 2003.

Broyles’ 13 catches today gives him 86 receptions for the season, the most in school history passing MarkClayton’s 83 set in 2003. Broyles missed the entire game against Baylor earlier this season and only saw actionon one play against Miami.

His 13 receptions today is the most in a single game by a Sooner surpassing Juaquin Iglesias’ 12 set in 2008vs. Kansas. It is also the second most in the history of the Sun Bowl.

Broyles’ 21 career touchdown receptions is tied for third all-time at OU with Malcolm Kelly (2005-07).

Broyles is the fourth Sooner in program history to eclipse 1,000 yards receiving in a single season. He owns1,120 yards after recording a career-high 156 today. Broyles passed Eddie Hinton (1,035 in 1968) and ranksthird all-time behind Juaquin Iglesias (1,150 in 2008) and Mark Clayton (1,425 in 2003). He ranks sixth all-timewith 1,807 career yards.

The 100-yard receiving effort was the sixth time in 2009 that he eclipsed the plateau and seventh of his career(tied for third all-time with Juaquin Iglesias).

Broyles fi nished the season with a 6.61 receptions per game average, the best in program history (MarkClayton - 5.93 in 2003).

LANDRY JONES

Jones fi nished with a career-high 418 passing yards, the best total by a Sooner in a bowl game and the secondbest in Sun Bowl history. The previous OU best was held by Josh Heupel, a 390-yard performance in the1999 Independence Bowl). It is also the fourth best total in a game by a Sooner QB. Today’s game is Jonesthird with 300 or more yards (336 vs. Tulsa and 392 vs. Texas A&M).

Landry Jones fi nished with three TDs and upped his total to 26 this season, the sixth best single-season markat Oklahoma. Jones’ 26 career touchdown passes ranks in a tie for sixth at OU with Paul Thompson (2002-06).

Jones posted his sixth game with multiple TDs and the fi fth with three or more. His 30 completions is thesecond most recorded in a Sun Bowl.DEMARCO MURRAY

DeMarco Murray posted his 45th career touchdown with the rushing score in the third quarter. That total istied for fourth all-time with Chris Brown.QUINTON CARTER

Carter picked off his fourth pass of the season in the fourth quarter. He is tied for the team lead with BrianJackson. Carter did not have an interception before this season.

Stanford Team Notes

Toby Gerhart finished his senior season with 44 career rushing touchdowns (first all-time), as well asone passing touchdown. He has 3,522 career rushing yards (second all-time). He had a school-record1,871 yards this season (143.9 per game). The Heisman runner-up scored a Pac-10 and school-record27 rushing touchdowns this season. He finished with a school-record 20 career 100-yard rushing games
and in 11 of 13 games this year. He has had multi-TD games in 10 of 13 games.
Bo McNally's 10th career interception moved the senior into seventh place all-time, tying him withJohn Guillory (1964-66) and breaking up a log-jam of eight players with nine pickoffs. The 55-yardreturn was a career-best, breaking a previous best of 49 yards at Washington (2006), which he alsoreturned for a TD. It was his fourth career touchdown, all off interceptions.
Stanford was making their 21st Bowl Appearance (9-11-1) and third Sun Bowl (W, 38-0 overMichigan in 1996 and W, 27-14 over LSU in 1977). It was their first bowl appearance since 2001 at theSeattle Bowl.
It was Richard Sherman's first career blocked punt and second blocked punt of the season. Chase Thomas blocked a punt in the first quarter against Cal.– It was Tavita Pritchard's first start of the season and 20th in his career.
It was the team's first winning season since the 9-3 Seattle Bowl team in 2001.
It was a Sun Bowl and stadium record 53,713 crowd.

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