The Oklahoma Sooners topped Maine on Saturday 59-14.
OU finished with 665 yards of offense and averaged 8.5 yards per play. Its 381 rushing yards were the program’s most since the Cotton Bowl against Florida to close the 2020 season. The Sooners averaged 7.3 yards per carry today.
Junior running back Jovantae Barnes finished with career highs of 203 rushing yards and three rushing TDs. He averaged 11.3 yards on his 18 carries.
Redshirt senior wide receiver J.J. Hester caught four passes for a career-high 112 yards and a touchdown. His 90-yard touchdown reception was the longest catch by a Sooner since 1995 and the longest by an OU player in the 100-year history of Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.
The Sooners are back in action on Saturday, November 9 against the Missouri Tigers. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:45 p.m.