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Belt / 2008 season / Reign #269 · Game 1,404 of 1,640
December 6, 2008 Week 15 · Regular Season Neutral site Belt defended

Oklahoma defends the belt, 62–21, at a neutral site over Missouri.

Home · Defending Holder
OklahomaAP No. 4 62
AT
Away · Challenger
MissouriAP No. 19 21

AP poll, week 15: Missouri No. 19 at Oklahoma No. 4 · No. 1 that week: Michigan State. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Oklahoma came in 14 days into reign #269, which began with a win over Texas Tech, with one defense already behind it; this was its second defense. It was the last defense: Florida took the belt in the very next belt game, on January 8, 2009.

For Missouri this was its 7th shot at the belt; it had held the belt once before.

This is the only time Missouri and Oklahoma have met with the belt on the line.

AI-Written

Recap

Oklahoma's defense and special teams dominated Missouri from start to finish in this 62-21 belt defense. The Sooners struck first with a Jimmy Stevens field goal, then Chris Brown punched in a touchdown to go up 10-0 early. Sam Bradford orchestrated a surgical passing attack in the second quarter, connecting with Juaquin Iglesias twice for scores just two minutes apart, and the Sooners added two more touchdowns before halftime to build a commanding 45-7 lead. Missouri's Chase Daniel found Jeremy Maclin for a touchdown in the second quarter and Tommy Saunders in the third, but the Tigers' three turnovers and inability to move the ball consistently on the ground (just 60 rushing yards) kept them from making this competitive.

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score
 OklahomaMissouri
Total yards627354
Rushing yards24360
Passing yards384298
First downs3920
3rd down conv.12/1611/18
Turnovers03
Penalties–yards6–725–48
Time of possession18:0017:29

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play
WhenTeamYardsPlay
Q1 10:55Oklahoma+20 ydJimmy Stevens 20 yard field goal GOOD.
Q1 10:55Oklahoma+20 ydMatthew Moreland kickoff for 51 yards returned by Jimmy Jackson for 20 yards to the Misso 39.
Q1 7:02Missouri+48 ydJeff Wolfert 48 yard field goal MISSED.
Q1 4:18Oklahoma+20 ydSam Bradford pass complete to Quentin Chaney for 20 yards to the Okla 37 for a 1ST down.
Q1 2:12Oklahoma+4 ydChris Brown rush for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 2:12Oklahoma+0 ydJimmy Stevens extra point GOOD.
Q2 13:09Missouri+27 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Jeremy Maclin for 27 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 13:09Missouri+27 ydJeff Wolfert kickoff for 65 yards returned by Juaquin Iglesias for 27 yards to the Okla 47.
Q2 13:09Missouri+0 ydJeff Wolfert extra point GOOD.
Q2 11:00Oklahoma+10 ydSam Bradford pass complete to Juaquin Iglesias for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 11:00Oklahoma+25 ydMatthew Moreland kickoff for 57 yards returned by Jeremy Maclin for 25 yards to the Okla 47.
Q2 11:00Oklahoma+0 ydJimmy Stevens extra point GOOD.
Q2 8:59Oklahoma+7 ydSam Bradford pass complete to Juaquin Iglesias for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 10:00Oklahoma+29 ydSam Bradford pass complete to Ryan Broyles for 29 yards to the Misso 9 for a 1ST down.
Q2 8:59Oklahoma+21 ydMatthew Moreland kickoff for 63 yards returned by Jeremy Maclin for 21 yards to the Misso 28.
Q2 8:59Oklahoma+0 ydJimmy Stevens extra point GOOD.
Q2 2:33Oklahoma+12 ydMossis Madu rush for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 2:33Oklahoma+0 ydJimmy Stevens extra point GOOD.
Q2 1:26Missouri+21 ydChase Daniel pass intercepted by Brian Jackson at the Misso 49, returned for 21 yards to the Misso 28.
Q2 1:05Oklahoma+22 ydSam Bradford pass complete to Ryan Broyles for 22 yards to the Misso 6 for a 1ST down.
Q2 0:53Oklahoma+0 ydJimmy Stevens extra point GOOD.
Q2 0:53Oklahoma+6 ydChris Brown rush for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 0:48Oklahoma+23 ydMatthew Moreland kickoff for 53 yards returned by Jeremy Maclin for 23 yards to the Misso 40.
Q3 9:00Oklahoma+30 ydJimmy Stevens 30 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 3:59Missouri+9 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Tommy Saunders for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 3:59Missouri+0 ydJeff Wolfert extra point GOOD.
Q3 3:59Missouri+22 ydJeff Wolfert kickoff for 61 yards returned by Chris Brown for 22 yards to the Okla 31.
Q4 14:40Oklahoma+1 ydMossis Madu rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 14:40Oklahoma+30 ydMatthew Moreland kickoff for 54 yards returned by Jeremy Maclin for 30 yards to the Misso 46.
Q4 14:40Oklahoma+0 ydJimmy Stevens extra point GOOD.
Q4 11:07Missouri+8 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Chase Coffman for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 11:07Missouri+0 ydJeff Wolfert extra point GOOD.
Q4 10:50Oklahoma+36 ydSam Bradford pass complete to Juaquin Iglesias for 36 yards to the Misso 49 for a 1ST down.
Q4 7:26Oklahoma+6 ydChris Brown rush for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 7:26Oklahoma+0 ydJimmy Stevens extra point GOOD.
Q4 4:55Missouri+29 ydChase Daniel pass intercepted by Lendy Holmes at the Okla 43, returned for 29 yards to the Misso 47, Oklahoma penalty 21 yard personal foul accepted.
Q4 3:33Oklahoma+38 ydMossis Madu rush for 38 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 3:33Oklahoma+0 ydJimmy Stevens extra point GOOD.
Q4 2:20Missouri+39 ydChase Patton pass complete to Danario Alexander for 39 yards to the Okla 49 for a 1ST down.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Oklahoma

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Sam Bradford34/493847.82090.5

Missouri

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Chase Daniel27/432555.93239.5
Chase Patton1/13939.00099.7

Rushing

Oklahoma

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Chris Brown271224.5312
Mossis Madu151147.6337
Sam Bradford177.007

Missouri

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Derrick Washington10292.907
Chase Daniel10131.3012
De'Vion Moore4112.806
Chase Patton133.003
Jeremy Maclin122.002
Jimmy Jackson221.001

Receiving

Oklahoma

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Juaquin Iglesias912513.9236
Ryan Broyles68514.2029
Jermaine Gresham88210.3017
Quentin Chaney33913.0020
Chris Brown3144.706
Matt Clapp11111.0011
Brody Eldridge11111.0011
Mossis Madu294.507
Manuel Johnson188.008

Missouri

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Tommy Saunders8729.0115
Danario Alexander35317.7039
Chase Coffman44812.0117
Jeremy Maclin7466.6127
Derrick Washington33712.3018
Jared Perry23216.0018
Andrew Jones166.006
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Interceptions

Oklahoma

PlayerINTYDSTD
Lendy Holmes1280
Brian Jackson1210

Missouri

No recorded stats in this category.

Kicking

Oklahoma

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Jimmy Stevens2/2100.0308/814

Missouri

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Jeff Wolfert0/10.003/33

Punt Returns

Oklahoma

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Ryan Broyles2-2-1.000

Missouri

No recorded stats in this category.

Punting

Oklahoma

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Mike Knall12626.00026

Missouri

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Jake Harry25929.50030
Jeff Wolfert14545.00045

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 283410201) · This game in the downloadable dataset