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Saturday 2026-10-31 · time TBA · Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK)
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The trenches

Pass rushsack ratestopped behind the linefacessacks allowedpairing
OU pass rush14.0% 932nd12.8% 21913thfaces SC4.6% 10862nd9.3% ~3.1 sacks
SC pass rush7.2% 8334th12.1% 16518thfaces OU6.0% 11787th6.6% ~2.2 sacks

sacks from CFBD play-by-play; college has no charted pressure, and these rates are not opponent-adjusted Measured on 7,926 team-games 2022–25: a college line's sacks-allowed rate carries +0.27 into its next game and a defence's sack rate only +0.10 — the line is most of this. The pairing predicts the game's sack rate +0.27, yards per dropback −0.16 and points added per play −0.15. Heaviest quarter of pairings against lightest: 7.8% vs 4.2% sack rate, 6.1 vs 7.2 yards per dropback.

SC with the ball

SC offence vs OU defenceSC offenceOU defencerank gap
points added per play0.22751st-0.1822nd-49
success rate0.47643rd0.3046th-37
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.22868th1.23574th+6
rush: points added per play0.30214th-0.10427th+13
rush: success rate0.52611th0.28710th-1
rush: explosiveness1.04739th1.171129th+90
pass: points added per play0.17589th-0.1624th-85
pass: success rate0.41589th0.33722nd-67
pass: explosiveness1.52176th1.32216th-60
standard downs: success rate0.54929th0.3334th-25
passing downs: success rate0.28496th0.24737th-59
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.7229th2.36420th+11
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.13024th0.19470th+46
short-yardage conversion rate0.78947th0.58321st-26
points per trip inside the 404.29649th2.0838th-41
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12239th0.216128th+89
havoc allowed by the front seven0.06827th0.145128th+101
havoc allowed by the secondary0.05472nd0.07096th+24
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.80019th——

OU with the ball

OU offence vs SC defenceOU offenceSC defencerank gap
points added per play-0.045129th0.151104th-25
success rate0.392113th0.36243rd-70
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.112123rd1.556137th+14
rush: points added per play-0.260137th-0.05238th-99
rush: success rate0.362125th0.32725th-100
rush: explosiveness0.542138th1.027100th-38
pass: points added per play0.29358th0.466134th+76
pass: success rate0.43175th0.41278th+3
pass: explosiveness1.71431st1.903133rd+102
standard downs: success rate0.432123rd0.39023rd-100
passing downs: success rate0.30477th0.315101st+24
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.603126th2.29314th-112
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.223124th0.243115th-9
short-yardage conversion rate0.462136th0.63637th-99
points per trip inside the 403.389102nd5.059134th+32
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15789th0.13635th-54
havoc allowed by the front seven0.118123rd0.08954th-69
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03933rd0.04734th+1
average starting field position (yards from own goal)72.40042nd——

Rank gap = the defence's FBS rank minus the offence's on the same measure: +60 means the offence ranks 60 places better than the defence it faces. Unit against unit only — college has no player charting to name a matchup by.