September 6, 2014 Week 2 · Regular Season Belt defended

Oklahoma defends the belt, 52–7, on the road at Tulsa.

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OklahomaAP No. 4 52

AP poll, week 2: Oklahoma No. 4 at Tulsa unranked · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Oklahoma came in 273 days into reign #287, which began with a win over Oklahoma State, with 2 defenses already behind it; this was its third defense. Oklahoma went on to defend it 2 more times before TCU took it on October 4, 2014, 301 days after the reign began.

For Tulsa this was its 2nd shot at the belt; it had held the belt once before.

It was the 2nd of 2 belt games between the two; going in, Tulsa led the belt series 1–0; all-time it is 1–1.

AI-Written

Recap

Oklahoma's defense dominated from the opening kickoff, forcing four Tulsa turnovers while the Sooners' offense put up 52 points with remarkable efficiency. Trevor Knight orchestrated an explosive first quarter, connecting with Sterling Shepard for 54 yards and then scoring on runs and passes to build a commanding early lead. Alex Ross punctuated the first half with an 82-yard touchdown run to extend Oklahoma's advantage to 38-0 by halftime. Though Tulsa managed a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Sterling Shepard and a defensive score when Geneo Grissom returned an interception for a touchdown in the third quarter, the game was never competitive as Oklahoma's belt defense proved overwhelming.

Trevor Knight's 54-yard completion to Sterling Shepard early in Q1 set up a touchdown drive that established Oklahoma's dominance
Alex Ross's 82-yard touchdown run in Q2 extended the lead to 38-0 and effectively ended any competitive balance
Geneo Grissom's 38-yard interception return for a touchdown in Q3 provided Tulsa's only defensive highlight but came far too late
Four Tulsa turnovers, including three interceptions and a fumble, proved decisive in Oklahoma's convincing belt retention

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

TulsaOklahoma

Total yards328580

Rushing yards94261

Passing yards234319

First downs2326

3rd down conv.6/197/14

Turnovers40

Penalties–yards6–625–60

Time of possession32:2526:55

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

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 14:11	Oklahoma	+20 yd	Trevor Knight pass complete to Durron Neal for 20 yds to the Tulsa 7 for a 1ST down
Q1 14:50	Oklahoma	+54 yd	Trevor Knight pass complete to Sterling Shepard for 54 yds to the Tulsa 27 for a 1ST down
Q1 14:03	Oklahoma	+7 yd	Keith Ford run for 7 yds for a TD, (Michael Hunnicutt KICK)
Q1 6:35	Oklahoma	+31 yd	Trevor Knight run for 31 yds for a TD, (Michael Hunnicutt KICK)
Q1 6:35	Oklahoma	+24 yd	Nick Hodgson kickoff for 65 yds , D'Angelo Brewer return for 24 yds to the Tulsa 24
Q1 1:58	Oklahoma	+3 yd	Trevor Knight pass complete to Blake Bell for 3 yds for a TD, (Michael Hunnicutt KICK)
Q2 14:22	Tulsa	+0 yd	Dane Evans pass intercepted Zack Sanchez return for no gain to the Tulsa 46
Q1 1:58	Oklahoma	+21 yd	Nick Hodgson kickoff for 65 yds , D'Angelo Brewer return for 21 yds to the Tulsa 21
Q2 12:04	Oklahoma	+38 yd	Michael Hunnicutt 38 yd FG GOOD
Q2 6:26	Tulsa	+18 yd	Dane Evans run for a loss of 20 yards to the Okla 18 Dane Evans fumbled, recovered by Okla Jordan Phillips , return for 3 yds to the Okla 7 OKLAHOMA Penalty, Personal Foul (Chuka Ndulue) to the Okla 18
Q2 6:13	Oklahoma	+82 yd	Alex Ross run for 82 yds for a TD, (Michael Hunnicutt KICK)
Q2 5:22	Tulsa	+53 yd	Dalton Parks punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Sterling Shepard at the TULSA 30 OKLAHOMA Penalty, Illegal Block (Chuka Ndulue) to the Okla 20
Q2 1:36	Oklahoma	+39 yd	Trevor Knight pass complete to Sterling Shepard for 39 yds to the Tulsa 39 for a 1ST down
Q3 11:42	Tulsa	+4 yd	Dane Evans pass complete to Keevan Lucas for 4 yds for a TD, (Carl Salazar KICK)
Q3 14:20	Tulsa	+20 yd	Dane Evans pass complete to Keyarris Garrett for 20 yds to the Tulsa 49 for a 1ST down
Q3 9:32	Oklahoma	+23 yd	Keith Ford run for 23 yds for a TD, (Michael Hunnicutt KICK)
Q3 8:32	Tulsa	-38 yd	Dane Evans pass intercepted for a TD Geneo Grissom return for 38 yds for a TD, (Michael Hunnicutt KICK)
Q3 4:58	Tulsa	+21 yd	Dane Evans pass complete to Conner Floyd for 21 yds to the Tulsa 49 for a 1ST down
Q3 4:09	Oklahoma	+48 yd	Trevor Knight pass complete to Sterling Shepard for 48 yds to the Okla 49 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:56	Oklahoma	+15 yd	Trevor Knight pass complete to Sterling Shepard for 15 yds for a TD, (Michael Hunnicutt KICK)
Q4 14:56	Oklahoma	+23 yd	Nick Hodgson kickoff for 60 yds , D'Angelo Brewer return for 23 yds to the Tulsa 28
Q4 0:32	Tulsa	-10 yd	Joseph Calcagni pass intercepted Caleb Gastelum return for 10 yds to the Okla 10

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

Tulsa

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Dane Evans	23/43	204	4.7	1	2	9.3
Joseph Calcagni	4/7	30	4.3	0	1	48.9

Oklahoma

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Trevor Knight	21/34	299	8.8	2	0	89.1
Cody Thomas	3/4	20	5.0	0	0	34.9

Rushing

Tulsa

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
James Flanders	13	54	4.2	14
D'Angelo Brewer	8	26	3.3	7
Zack Langer	4	21	5.3	11
Joseph Calcagni	1	11	11.0	11
Rowdy Simon	1	2	2.0	2
Dane Evans	7	-20	-2.9	6

Oklahoma

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Alex Ross	5	90	18.0	1	82
Keith Ford	10	87	8.7	2	23
Trevor Knight	5	35	7.0	1	31
Samaje Perine	10	33	3.3	0	10
Durron Neal	1	16	16.0	0	16

Receiving

Tulsa

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Keevan Lucas	10	84	8.4	1	13
Keyarris Garrett	4	55	13.8	0	20
Bishop Louie	4	34	8.5	0	18
Conner Floyd	2	24	12.0	0	21
Mandel Dixon	2	24	12.0	0	15
Josh Atkinson	1	9	9.0	0	9
Nigel Carter	1	6	6.0	0	6
Derek Patterson	1	3	3.0	0	3
Zach Epps	1	2	2.0	0	2
Tavarreon Dickerson	1	-7	-7.0	0	-7

Oklahoma

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Sterling Shepard	8	177	22.1	1	54
Durron Neal	6	70	11.7	0	20
Dimitri Flowers	2	24	12.0	0	13
K.J. Young	3	18	6.0	0	18
Blake Bell	2	10	5.0	1	7
Jordan Smallwood	1	9	9.0	0	9
Samaje Perine	1	6	6.0	0	6
Aaron Ripkowski	1	5	5.0	0	5

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Interceptions

Tulsa

No recorded stats in this category.

Oklahoma

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Geneo Grissom	1	38	1
Caleb Gastelum	1	10	0
Zack Sanchez	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Tulsa

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
D'Angelo Brewer	3	68	22.7	24	0
Bishop Louie	1	15	15.0	15	0

Oklahoma

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Alex Ross	1	19	19.0	19	0
Durron Neal	1	13	13.0	13	0

Kicking

Tulsa

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Carl Salazar	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Oklahoma

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Michael Hunnicutt	1/1	100.0	38	7/7	10

Punt Returns

Tulsa

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Conner Floyd	2	3	1.5	3	0

Oklahoma

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Sterling Shepard	2	1	0.5	1	0
Michiah Quick	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punting

Tulsa

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Dalton Parks	8	371	46.4	1	3	58

Oklahoma

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jed Barnett	6	236	39.3	1	1	43

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 400547657) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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