NORMAN, Okla. — DeMarco Murray ran for two touchdowns, Ryan Broyles returned a punt 88 yards for a score and Oklahoma knocked No. 11 Oklahoma State out of contention for its first BCS appearance with a 27-0 win Saturday.
“The only good thing about this is it counts as one loss, and I told the team that,” Cowboys coach Mike Gundy said. “To move forward, you have to let go. This team has accomplished a lot. We have an opportunity to go play in a very good bowl game.”
With representatives of the Fiesta and Orange bowls watching, the Cowboys fell completely flat with their worst offensive performance of the decade. Oklahoma State was shut out for the first time since 2005 by an Oklahoma defense coming off its worst outing of the year in a 41-13 loss at Texas Tech last week.
Zac Robinson threw for only 44 yards on 9-for-21 passing after missing last week’s game with injuries to his head and shoulder. He was pulled in the fourth quarter with his lowest passing total since taking over as the starting quarterback early in the 2007 season.
“Zac wasn’t 100 percent, but that’s certainly not an excuse for what happened,” Gundy said.
Oklahoma State didn’t have a single first down in the second half and finished with only 109 yards of total offense.
The Sooners have won seven in a row in the Bedlam rivalry and 30 straight home games.
Missouri 41, Kansas 39
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri tackled Todd Reesing for a safety with 2:39 remaining and Grant Ressel hit a 27-yard field goal as time expired.
Missouri had 553 total yards, but needed a safety and Ressel’s fourth field goal of the game to beat its biggest rival and potentially end coach Mark Mangino’s eight-year stint at Kansas with a seven-game losing streak.
Texas Tech 20, Baylor 13
ARLINGTON, Texas — Baylor let senior quarterback Blake Szymanski start his final game and he nearly pulled off the upset. He kept the Bears close all game, then had them at first-and-goal from the 10 late in the fourth quarter, but Szymanski threw an incompletion on fourth down at the 5.
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