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Leroy Lizard
10/15/2010, 07:50 PM
There are two events that are clear in my memory, but cannot substantiate.

I distinctly remember Jim Lampley announcing the results of an OU/CU game in which neither team completed a pass. OU didn't try, and CU failed on all six attempts. Jim Lampley said in conclusion "in what must have been the shortest game in colllege football history."

I also remember a game in which OSU (the Pokes) were playing another team and were ahead by less than a field goal. The other team was driving and threw a pass, which was intercepted. Instead of falling down on the ball, the CB tried to run it back and fumbled, giving the other team the ball. They promptly kicked a FG for the win.

I thought that the Lampley game was around 1984 or so. The OSU game was 1976.

Did these happen? Or did I somehow dream them up?
goingoneight
10/15/2010, 07:53 PM
If you're talking "competitive" games, I think 77-0 was the shortest "game" ever.
GottaHavePride
10/15/2010, 07:55 PM
Probably 1986. According to soonerstats.com, they attempted 8 passes, and only completed one. We didn't even attempt a pass. We won 28-0 in Boulder.
PSK2080
10/15/2010, 07:59 PM
I was just looking through Soonerstats as well and that's the game that seems closest, although there are other years where both teams combined for less than 10 completions and OU didn't complete a pass in at least 1 other year that I saw, and I only looked in the 80s...
GottaHavePride
10/15/2010, 08:00 PM
The score was more impressive on the 1980 game ;)
BoulderSooner79
10/15/2010, 08:05 PM
It wasn't the '80 game where OUr rushed for 758 yds on 73 carries. >10yds/carry sounds good, but OU also had 117 yds passing on 6 catches for almost 20yds/completion. Conclusion: shoulda passed more :)
Leroy Lizard
10/16/2010, 02:47 AM
anyone have an account on gopokes or orangepower? I am curious if they would know about the OSU game.
OUstud
10/16/2010, 02:52 AM
I also remember a game in which OSU (the Pokes) were playing another team and were ahead by less than a field goal. The other team was driving and threw a pass, which was intercepted. Instead of falling down on the ball, the CB tried to run it back and fumbled, giving the other team the ball. They promptly kicked a FG for the win.

I recall something like this happening with a rookie out of OSU in an NFL exhibition game...circa 1999-2000?