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Bradford works out kinks in win over Baylor

  • Published Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, at 12:07 a.m.

Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford wasn't sure how his injured shoulder would hold up to a full day's work.

After 49 throws in No. 19 Oklahoma's 33-7 win against Baylor on Saturday in Norman, Okla., Bradford is ready for next week's rivalry game against No. 2 Texas in Dallas.

"I think that's something that we were all curious around here is how I would react to 3 1/2-4 hours in my pads, on and off, not throwing the whole time, kind of sitting on the bench, coming back and making some throws," Bradford said. "I felt like my arm responded great, and I felt good out there."

Bradford threw for 389 yards and a touchdown after missing the last month with a sprained AC joint in his right, throwing shoulder. It was the 14th 300-yard passing game of his career, matching the school record set by 2000 Heisman runner-up Josh Heupel.

And he could have had even bigger numbers if the Sooners' receivers didn't have trouble handling his passes. Bradford had a career-high 22 incomplete passes, most of them coming on drops or passes that at least hit his receivers' hands.

BayOkl

First downs1034

Rushes-yards17-650-197

Passing262389

Comp-Att-Int23-43-227-49-0

Return Yards0112

Punts-Avg. 8-47.13-40.0

Fumbles-Lost1-02-0

Penalties-Yards11-797-110

Time of Possession27:2732:33

Baylor070 0— 7 Oklahoma0149 10— 33

Second Quarter

Okl—C.Brown 1 run (Stevens kick), 8:26.

Okl—C.Brown 4 run (Stevens kick), 3:48.

Bay—Judy 3 pass from Florence (Parks kick), 2:10.

Third Quarter

Okl—FG Stevens 35, 9:25.

Okl—FG Stevens 25, 4:47.

Okl—FG Stevens 21, :51.

Fourth Quarter

Okl—FG Stevens 24, 10:05.

Okl—Tennell 3 pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 4:03.

A—84,478.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing—Baylor, Ganaway 4-8, Salubi 4-7, Wright 1-(minus 1), Finley 2-(minus 1), Florence 6-(minus 7). Oklahoma, Murray 24-107, C.Brown 19-70, Tennell 1-18, J.Miller 1-10, Team 2-(minus 3), Bradford 3-(minus 5).

Passing—Baylor, Florence 22-41-1-220, Szymanski 1-2-1-42. Oklahoma, Bradford 27-49-0-389.

Receiving—Baylor, E.Smith 6-71, Sampson 4-13, Gettis 3-53, B.Taylor 2-43, Salubi 2-28, Wright 2-16, Akers 2-13, Jefferson 1-22, Judy 1-3. Oklahoma, Caleb 7-139, D.Miller 5-67, Kenney 3-41, J.Reynolds 3-39, Murray 3-36, Tennell 2-29, C.Brown 2-8, Ratterree 1-20, Eldridge 1-10.

No. 2 Texas 38, Colorado 14 — Earl Thomas returned an interception 92 yards for a touchdown and Ben Wells recovered a blocked punt for another score to help No. 2 Texas pull away in the second half.

Jordan Shipley returned a punt for a touchdown in the fourth quarter for the Longhorns (5-0, 2-0 Big 12), who can now look ahead to next weekend's showdown with No. 19 Oklahoma.

Colorado (1-4, 0-1) led 14-3 behind tough defense and two first-half touchdown passes by Cody Hawkins that quieted the home crowd and even drew some boos.

ColTex

Firstdowns1121

Rushes-yards34-4225-46

Passing85267

Comp-Att-Int9-23-233-40-1

ReturnYards14205

Punts-Avg. 9-34.64-28.8

Fumbles-Lost1-01-1

Penalties-Yards20-1408-93

Time of Possession31:3128:29

Colorado770 0— 14 Texas3714 14— 38

First Quarter

Col—Devenny 25 pass from C.Hawkins (Goodman kick), 11:26.

Tex—FG Lawrence 32, 5:28.

Second Quarter

Col—Geer 11 pass from C.Hawkins (Goodman kick), 2:51.

Tex—Shipley 39 pass from McCoy (Lawrence kick), :46.

Third Quarter

Tex—Wells 3 blocked punt return (Lawrence kick), 8:49.

Tex—Thomas 92 interception return (Lawrence kick), 4:55.

Fourth Quarter

Tex—Shipley 74 punt return (Lawrence kick), 12:29.

Tex—Whittaker 12 run (Lawrence kick), 6:12.

A—101,152.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing—Colorado, Stewart 21-40, Sumler 4-20, Scott 3-2, C.Hawkins 1-(minus 5), Hansen 5-(minus 15). Texas, C.Johnson 9-20, McGee 7-14, Whittaker 1-12, Chiles 2-3, McCoy 6-(minus 3).

Passing—Colorado, C.Hawkins 6-18-2-68, Hansen 3-5-0-17. Texas, McCoy 32-39-1-265, Gilbert 1-1-0-2.

Receiving—Colorado, Simas 2-13, Devenny 1-25, J.Behrens 1-14, McKnight 1-12, Geer 1-11, Deehan 1-5, Sumler 1-4, Scott 1-1. Texas, Shipley 11-147, Buckner 6-39, Chiles 5-21, McGee 4-23, Kirkendoll 3-25, Whittaker 2-3, Goodwin 1-7, Hales 1-2.

No. 15 Oklahoma State 36, Texas A&M 31 — Zac Robinson completed 14 of 25 passes for 279 yards, Keith Toston ran for 130 yards and Butler Community College product Beau Johnson ran for two scores as the Cowboys won at Kyle Field for only the second time since 1983.

Oklahoma State (4-1, 1-0 Big 12) played without All-America receiver Dez Bryant, who was ruled ineligible by the school this week for lying to the NCAA about contact he made with a former NFL player. Oklahoma State was also missing Kendall Hunter, the Big 12's leading rusher in 2008, who sat out with an ankle injury.

OkStTAM

First downs2126

Rushes-yards48-16941-109

Passing279273

Comp-Att-Int14-25-122-42-0

Return Yards1343

Punts-Avg. 5-44.45-38.4

Fumbles-Lost0-02-1

Penalties-Yards11-1184-30

Time of Possession31:3528:25

Oklahoma St. 7715 7— 36 Texas A&M0157 9— 31

First Quarter

OkSt—Z.Robinson 3 run (D.Bailey kick), 6:18.

Second Quarter

TAM—Nwachukwu 28 pass from J.Johnson (Tannehill run), 10:51.

TAM—J.McCoy 15 pass from J.Johnson (Bullock kick), 6:49.

OkSt—Anyiam 27 pass from Z.Robinson (D.Bailey kick), 4:52.

Third Quarter

OkSt—T.Moore 51 pass from Z.Robinson (D.Bailey kick), 8:42.

TAM—Michael 4 run (Bullock kick), 4:59.

OkSt—B.Johnson 1 run (Toston run), 2:55.

Fourth Quarter

TAM—FG Bullock 50, 14:56.

OkSt—B.Johnson 1 run (D.Bailey kick), 7:15.

TAM—Morrow 3 pass from J.Johnson (pass failed), 3:35.

A—76,153.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing—Oklahoma St., Toston 26-130, B.Johnson 8-27, Anyiam 1-13, Z.Robinson 10-8, Team 3-(minus 9). Texas A&M, Gray 16-49, Michael 9-30, J.McCoy 4-24, Nwachukwu 1-3, J.Johnson 11-3.

Passing—Oklahoma St., Z.Robinson 14-25-1-279. Texas A&M, J.Johnson 22-42-0-273.

Receiving—Oklahoma St., Anyiam 3-58, Fooks 3-38, B.Johnson 3-13, Toston 2-74, T.Moore 1-51, Blackmon 1-32, Youman 1-13. Texas A&M, Nwachukwu 8-141, Morrow 4-47, Tannehill 3-41, Gray 3-27, Michael 2-(minus 4), J.McCoy 1-15, T.McCoy 1-6.

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