Sweet Baby Jesus
Tech-OU stats:
• The teams combined for 1,708 yards (an FBS record) and 75 first downs.
• Both teams had exactly 854 total yards. Oklahoma ran for 309 and passed for 545, while Texas Tech ran for 120 and passed for 734.
• Both teams scored in double-digits in all four quarters. Oklahoma's line went 13-17-21-15, while Texas Tech's went 10-14-14-21.
• Oklahoma had a 500-yard passer (Baker Mayfield, 545), a 200-yard rusher (Joe Mixon, 263) and a 200-yard receiver (Dede Westbrook, 202).
• Mixon ran 31 times for 263 yards and two touchdowns and caught four passes for 113 yards and three more scores.
• Mayfield completed 27 of 36 passes for 545 yards with 7 touchdowns, and no interceptions.
• Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed 52 of 88 passes for 734 yards and five touchdowns and also rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns, and lost.
• Mahomes' 819 yards of total offense is an FBS record, while his passing yardage total tied the FBS record (set by Washington State's Connor Halliday in 2014). The 1,279 combined passing yards by Mayfield and Mahomes is also an FBS record.
• The Red Raiders had two — and nearly three – 10-catch, 100-yard receivers: Keke Coutee (10-172), Jonathan Giles (10-167) and Cameron Watson (9-99).
• Texas Tech converted 20 of 25 third downs and 2 of 2 fourth downs, and lost.
• The two defenses combined for one sack, two turnovers (both Oklahoma takeaways) and five tackles for loss