Texas Longhorns vs Oklahoma Sooners Match Player Stats On Oct 02, 2010

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 2, 2010
Count Oklahoma among the national title contenders that emerged on Saturday.

DeMarco Murray rushed for two touchdowns to lead the No. 9 Sooners past No. 16 Texas 28-20.

Murray scored on a 20-yard run early in the fourth quarter that put the Sooners up 28-10. But Texas rallied back and cut the lead to 28-20 with 1:39 to play.

The Longhorns were in position to begin a potential game-tying drive, but Aaron Williams muffed a punt and Oklahoma recovered to seal the victory.

The Sooners ended a two-game slide in the Red River Rivalry, and took the upper hand in the Big 12 South race. Bob Stoops’ team heads into its bye week at 5-0 and in the thick of the BCS hunt.

The loss, coupled with last week’s disappointment against UCLA, ends any national title hopes for Texas (3-2, 1-1).

Murray opened the scoring with an 18-yard run in the first quarter. Quarterback Landry Jones added a pair of touchdown passes in the first half to give Sooners a 21-7 lead at the break.

Murray finished with 115 yards on 25 carries, and his fourth multi-touchdown game of the season.

D.J. Monroe had a 60-yard run for the Longhorns in the first half, and Cody Johnson scored from 5 yards out in the fourth to get Texas back in the game.

Jones completed 24-of-39 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns.

Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert was 27 of 41 for 266 yards and an interception.