October 12, 2024 Week 7 · Regular Season Neutral site Belt defended

Texas defends the belt, 34–3, at a neutral site over Oklahoma.

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OklahomaAP No. 18 3

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TexasAP No. 1 34

AP poll, week 7: Texas No. 1 at Oklahoma No. 18 · No. 1 that week: Kansas State. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Texas came in 35 days into reign #323, which began with a win over Michigan, with 3 defenses already behind it; this was its 4th defense. It was the last defense: Georgia took the belt in the very next belt game, on October 19, 2024.

For Oklahoma this was its 14th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 4 times before.

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

AI-Written

Recap

Texas dominated Oklahoma from start to finish, methodically controlling the line of scrimmage and capitalizing on Sooner mistakes to retain the belt with a decisive 34-3 victory in Norman. After Oklahoma's Tyler Keltner opened the scoring with a 42-yard field goal in the first quarter, Texas took over, with Quinn Ewers orchestrating a devastating second-quarter assault that saw the Longhorns score three touchdowns in rapid succession, including a Gunnar Helm receiving TD and two rushing scores set up by consecutive Oklahoma turnovers. The Sooners managed only 239 total yards and turned the ball over twice while struggling to convert third downs (4-15), and by the time Texas added two more field goals and a fourth-quarter rushing TD from Ewers himself, the outcome had long been decided. Texas's superior time of possession (27:53 to 32:07, though Oklahoma had more) and rushing attack (177 yards) wore down an Oklahoma offense that could muster only 148 passing yards and 91 rushing yards, making this a thorough defensive and offensive performance by the belt-holders.

Quintrevion Wisner's 43-yard rushing TD late in Q2 (preceded by consecutive Oklahoma turnovers) that put Texas up 21-3 and broke the game open
Texas's second-quarter TD drive capped by Gunnar Helm's 7-yard receiving touchdown, which came after Oklahoma failed to capitalize on Quinn Ewers' interception
Oklahoma's inability to sustain drives despite early field goal, managing only 4 third-down conversions on 15 attempts throughout the game
Quinn Ewers' 1-yard rushing TD in the fourth quarter that sealed Texas's dominant defensive performance and 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

OklahomaTexas

Total yards239406

Rushing yards91177

Passing yards148229

First downs1817

3rd down conv.4/155/13

Turnovers21

Penalties–yards7–495–57

Time of possession32:0727:53

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 13:43	Texas	+0 yd	Quinn Ewers pass intercepted Billy Bowman Jr. return for no gain to the TEX 45
Q1 11:40	Oklahoma	+44 yd	Tyler Keltner 44 yd FG MISSED
Q1 0:10	Oklahoma	+42 yd	Tyler Keltner 42 Yd Field Goal
Q2 14:47	Texas	+26 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to DeAndre Moore Jr. for 26 yds to the OU 44 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:14	Texas	+21 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Gunnar Helm for 21 yds to the OU 11 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:20	Texas	+7 yd	Gunnar Helm 7 Yd pass from Quinn Ewers (Bert Auburn Kick)
Q2 11:20	Texas	+24 yd	Will Stone kickoff for 61 yds , Sam Franklin return for 24 yds to the OU 28
Q2 2:54	Texas	+44 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Ryan Wingo for 44 yds to the OU 36 for a 1ST down
Q2 2:21	Texas	+36 yd	Q. Wisner run for 36 yds, Q. Wisner fumbled, forced by R. Spears-Jennings, recovered by TEX S. Bolden for a TD (B. Auburn KICK)
Q2 1:51	Oklahoma	+8 yd	Michael Hawkins Jr. run for 8 yds to the OU 43 Michael Hawkins Jr. fumbled, forced by Anthony Hill Jr., recovered by TEX Vernon Broughton
Q2 1:40	Texas	+43 yd	Quintrevion Wisner 43 Yd Run (Bert Auburn Kick)
Q2 1:32	Oklahoma	+13 yd	Taylor Tatum run for 13 yds to the OU 38 Taylor Tatum fumbled, forced by Derek Williams Jr., recovered by TEX Derek Williams Jr.
Q2 0:07	Texas	+44 yd	Bert Auburn 44 yd FG MISSED
Q3 11:29	Texas	+26 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Gunnar Helm for 26 yds to the TEX 42 for a 1ST down
Q3 9:26	Texas	+25 yd	Ryan Wingo run for 25 yds to the OU 18 for a 1ST down
Q3 1:01	Texas	+41 yd	Bert Auburn 41 Yd Field Goal
Q3 5:11	Texas	+23 yd	Quinn Ewers pass complete to Matthew Golden for 23 yds to the OU 39 for a 1ST down
Q4 11:20	Oklahoma	+55 yd	Luke Elzinga punt for 48 yds , Silas Bolden returns for 55 yds to the OU 24
Q4 7:44	Texas	+29 yd	Bert Auburn 29 Yd Field Goal
Q4 6:20	Texas	+30 yd	Matthew Golden pass complete to Gunnar Helm for 30 yds to the OU 2 for a 1ST down
Q4 5:21	Texas	+1 yd	Quinn Ewers 1 Yd Run (Bert Auburn Kick)

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

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Michael Hawkins Jr.	19/30	148	4.9	0	0	40.4

Texas

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Quinn Ewers	20/29	199	6.9	1	1	77.7
Matthew Golden	1/2	30	15.0	0	0	79.8

Rushing

Oklahoma

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jovantae Barnes	14	38	2.7	10
Michael Hawkins Jr.	20	27	1.4	11
Taylor Tatum	2	17	8.5	13
Gavin Sawchuk	2	9	4.5	6

Texas

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tre Wisner	13	118	9.1	1	43
Jaydon Blue	10	30	3.0	0	13
Ryan Wingo	1	25	25.0	0	25
Quinn Ewers	4	3	0.8	1	5
Jerrick Gibson	2	1	0.5	0	1
Silas Bolden	0	0	0.0	1	0

Receiving

Oklahoma

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Zion Kearney	4	45	11.3	15
Bauer Sharp	3	21	7.0	10
Brenen Thompson	3	19	6.3	12
Jake Roberts	1	12	12.0	12
Ivan Carreon	1	12	12.0	12
Xavier Robinson	2	12	6.0	7
Gavin Sawchuk	1	7	7.0	7
Jovantae Barnes	1	6	6.0	6
Jaquaize Pettaway	1	6	6.0	6
Javian Hester	1	4	4.0	4
Taylor Tatum	1	4	4.0	4

Texas

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Gunnar Helm	5	91	18.2	1	30
Ryan Wingo	2	49	24.5	0	44
DeAndre Moore Jr.	3	25	8.3	0	26
Matthew Golden	1	23	23.0	0	23
Jaydon Blue	3	18	6.0	0	11
Tre Wisner	4	12	3.0	0	6
Isaiah Bond	1	5	5.0	0	5
Juan Davis	1	3	3.0	0	3
Silas Bolden	1	3	3.0	0	3

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Defense

Oklahoma

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HUR
Eli Bowen	8	5	0	1	0
Kip Lewis	6	3	0	1	0
Danny Stutsman	6	2	0	1.5	0
Robert Spears-Jennings	5	5	0	0	0
Jayden Jackson	5	0	0	0	0
Peyton Bowen	4	4	0	0	0
Damonic Williams	4	2	0	0	0
Ethan Downs	3	3	1	1	0
DaJon Terry	3	1	0	1	0
Gracen Halton	2	1	0	0	1
Kobie McKinzie	2	1	0	0	0
Lewis Carter	2	1	0	0	0
Woodi Washington	1	1	0	0	0
Billy Bowman	1	1	0	0	0
Kani Walker	1	1	0	0	0
Dasan Mccullough	1	1	0	0	0
Makari Vickers	1	1	0	0	0
Bauer Sharp	1	1	0	0	0
Owen Heinecke	1	1	0	0	0
Reggie Powers III	1	1	0	0	0
Michael Boganowski	1	1	0	0	0
Dezjhon Malone	1	0	0	0	0
Caiden Woullard	1	0	0	0.5	0
Jaren Kanak	1	0	0	0	0
Adepoju Adebawore	1	0	0	0	0
R Mason Thomas	0	0	0	0	1

Texas

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HUR
Anthony Hill Jr.	11	7	2	3.5	1
Colin Simmons	5	2	0	1.5	0
David Gbenda	4	4	0	1	1
Jaylon Guilbeau	4	4	0	0	0
Derek Williams Jr.	4	4	0	0	0
Malik Muhammad	4	3	0	0	0
Jahdae Barron	4	2	0	0	0
Morice Blackwell Jr.	4	2	0	0	0
Liona Lefau	4	2	0	1	0
Michael Taaffe	3	2	1	1	0
Vernon Broughton	3	2	0	0	0
Jelani McDonald	3	2	0	0	0
Alfred Collins	3	1	0	0.5	0
Gavin Holmes	2	2	0	0	0
Barryn Sorrell	2	1	1	1	0
Ethan Burke	2	1	1	1	0
Trey Moore	2	1	0	0.5	1
Ty'Anthony Smith	2	1	0	0	0
Bill Norton	2	0	0	0	0
Andrew Mukuba	1	1	0	0	0
Marshall Landwehr	1	1	0	0	0
Colton Vasek	1	1	0	0	0
Warren Roberson	1	1	0	0	0
Alex January	1	1	0	0	0
Jordon Johnson-Rubell	1	1	0	0	0
Jermayne Lole	1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Oklahoma

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Michael Hawkins Jr.	1	1	0
Taylor Tatum	1	1	0

Texas

Player	FUM	REC
Tre Wisner	1	0
Vernon Broughton	0	1
Derek Williams Jr.	0	1

Interceptions

Oklahoma

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Billy Bowman	1	0	0

Texas

No recorded stats in this category.

Kick Returns

Oklahoma

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Sam Franklin	2	40	20.0	24	0
Devon Jordan	1	12	12.0	12	0

Texas

No recorded stats in this category.

Kicking

Oklahoma

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tyler Keltner	1/2	50.0	42	0/0	3

Texas

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Bert Auburn	2/3	67.0	41	4/4	10

Punt Returns

Oklahoma

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Peyton Bowen	2	19	9.5	14	0

Texas

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Silas Bolden	4	70	17.5	55	0

Punting

Oklahoma

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Luke Elzinga	6	286	47.7	0	3	63

Texas

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ian Ratliff	3	133	44.3	0	0	50

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 401628390) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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