No. 15/13 Oklahoma got 169 yards passing and 97 yards rushing from quarterback Jackson Arnold and another strong performance from its defense in a 34-19 win over Tulane to improve to 3-0.
One game after Tulane racked up 491 total yards of offense against Kansas State, OU held the Green Wave to 279 total yards today (4.2 per play).
The OU defense held Tulane to 116 yards and 3.7 yards per play in the second half, when it registered all seven of its tackles for loss and its three sacks.
In his first career start, junior defensive lineman R Mason Thomas registered a career-high 3.0 sacks and added his first-career forced fumble and fumble recovery, as well as a pass breakup and quarterback hurry.
Senior linebacker Danny Stutsman logged a game-high 12 tackles and surpassed 300 tackles for his career.
Senior defensive back Billy Bowman picked off his 10th career pass and helped OU to a +1 turnover margin on the night. The Sooners are now +8 on the season.
Freshman running back Taylor Tatum scored a pair of touchdowns: a 9-yard reception and a 1-yard rush, both in the second quarter.
In addition to Thomas, Sooners who made their first career start today were redshirt freshman OL Logan Howland, freshman WR Zion Ragins and redshirt sophomore LB Kobie McKinzie.