Saturday, Oct. 31, 6 p.m., Norman, Okla., Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
0klahoma plays at home for the first time since 0ct. 10, when it hosts Kansas State for Homecoming. Both teams are coming off victories. OU walloped Kansas at Lawrence last Saturday, 35-13, while the Wildcats downed Colorado in Manhattan, 20-6.
The Game
0klahoma's three losses were by a total of five points to ranked opponents on road or neutral fields.
0U is going for the Sunflower State sweep after knocking off the Jayhawks last week. Since the conclusion of WWII, the Sooners have played the two Kansas schools in back-to-back games 14 times with nine sweeps.
The Series
0U leads it, 69-1 7-4 overall, 36-6-3 in Norman. The Sooners have won the last three including 58-35 at Manhattan last season.
The Coaches
Bob Stoops (lowa'83) is 113-27 in his 11th season at 0klahoma. He is 74-15 vs. the Big 12, 40-11 vs. the Big 12 South, 34-4 vs. the Big 12 North, 6-1 in the Big 12 title game, 39-12 vs. non-conference opponents, 63-2 at home, 33-12 on the road, 17-13 on neutral fields, 34-15 vs. ranked opponents, 4-6 in bowls. He is 5-1 vs. Kansas State.
Bill Snyder (William Jewell ‘63) is 131-62-1 in his 17th season at Kansas State.
The Program
• 0klahoma’s all-time record stands at 795-299-53 in 115 seasons. Since WWII, 0U leads the nation with 558 victories.
• The Sooners have captured seven national championships (1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000).
• OU has 42 bowl appearances (No. 7 nationally) with 24 bowl victories (No. 4 nationally).
• 0klahoma has 42 conference championships, including the last three Big 12 Conference crowns and six Big 12 titles overall (no other league member has more than two).
• OU has produced 148 All-Americans and five Heisman Trophy winners. Sooners have also won the Bednarik (1), Butkus (4), Walter Camp (4), Lombardi (3), Maxwell (2), Nagurski (2), O’Brien (3), (0utland (5),Tatupu (1), Thorpe (3) and Unitas (1) Awards.
• With 31, 10-win seasons, 0U leads the nation in total number of years in which the team achieved double-digit victories.
• 0klahoma's best decade for of total victories came in the 1970’s when the Sooners were 102-13-3 (.877). In the 2000’s, 0U is 106-22-0 (.836).
Series History
Games Played: 90
Series Record: OU leads 69-17-4
Last Meeting: 58-35, OU on 10/25/2008
First Meeting: 33-4, OU on 10/23/1908
Average Score: 31-12, OU
Kansas State University
Location: Manhattan, Kan.
Enrollment: 23,000
First Year of Football: 1896
All-Time Record: 457-601-41
Conference Titles: Two, last in 2003
Bowl Record: 6-7
Official Site: KStateSports.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Bill Snyder
At Kansas State: 141-71-1 (18th Year)
Career Record: Same
Co-Off. Coordinators: Dana Dimel, Del Miller
Co-Def. Coordinators: Chris Cosh, Vic Koenning
2009 Wildcats
Record: 5-3 Overall, 3-1 Big 12
Home / Road / Neutral
4-0 / 0-3 / 1-0
Off Starters Ret / Lost
7 / 4
Def Starters Ret / Lost
8 / 3
Lettermen Returning: 49
Off / Def / Specialists
20 / 25 / 4
Lettermen Lost: 28
Kansas State Schedule
Sept. 5 - W, 21-17 vs. UMass
Sept. 12 - L, 15-17 at La.-Lafayette
Sept. 19 - L, 9-23 at UCLA
Sept. 26 - W, 49-7 vs. Tenn. Tech
Oct. 3 - W, 24-23 vs. Iowa State
Oct. 10 - L, 14-66 at Texas Tech
Oct. 17 - W, 62-14 vs. Texas A&M
Oct. 24 - W, 20-6 vs. Colorado
Oct. 31 - at Oklahoma
Nov. 7 - Kansas
Nov. 14 - Missouri
Nov. 21 - at Nebraska
