Oklahoma meets Alabama on Saturday at the Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal) in Miami, Fla. Here is a first look at the Sooners-Crimson Tide matchup.
Orange Bowl – Dec. 29, 2018
Oklahoma Season so far
DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE |
---|---|---|
Sept. 1 | Florida Atlantic | W 63-14 |
Sept. 8 | UCLA | W 49-21 |
Sept. 15 | at Iowa State | W 37-27 |
Sept. 22 | Army West Point | W 28-21 (OT) |
Sept. 29 | Baylor | W 66-33 |
Oct. 6 | Texas [Dallas] | L 48-45 |
Oct. 20 | at TCU | W 52-27 |
Oct. 27 | Kansas State | W 51-14 |
Nov. 3 | at Texas Tech | W 51-46 |
Nov. 10 | Oklahoma State | W 48-47 |
Nov. 17 | Kansas | W 55-40 |
Nov. 23 | at West Virginia | W 59-56 |
Dec. 1 | Texas | W 39-27 |
Alabama Season so far
DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE |
---|---|---|
Sept. 1 | Louisville [Orlando] | W 51-14 |
Sept. 8 | Arkansas State | W 57-7 |
Sept. 15 | at Ole Miss | W 62-7 |
Sept. 22 | Texas A&M | W 45-23 |
Sept. 29 | Louisiana | W 56-14 |
Oct. 6 | at Arkansas | W 65-31 |
Oct. 13 | Missouri | W 39-10 |
Oct. 20 | at Tennessee | W 58-21 |
Nov. 3 | at LSU | W 29-0 |
Nov. 10 | Mississippi State | W 24-0 |
Nov. 17 | The Citadel | W 50-17 |
Nov. 24 | Auburn | W 52-21 |
Stat Comparison
Oklahoma | Stat | Alabama |
---|---|---|
49.5 | Points | 52.82 |
32.4 | Points Allowed | 14.8 |
577.9 | Total YDS | 527.6 |
324.0 | Pass YDS | 325.5 |
253.9 | Rush YDS | 202.2 |
448.1 | Total YDS Allowed | 295.4 |
291.4 | Pass YDS Allowed | 178.4 |
156.7 | Rush YDS Allowed | 117.0 |
51.18 | 3rd down conv % | 52.82 |
45.18 | Opp 3rd down conv % | 30.93 |
-0.15 | Turnover margin | 0.62 |
6 | & Massey Composite | 1 |
& The Massey Composite Ratings are compiled from 98 different college football ratings and rankings.
Oklahoma Injuries and Suspensions
DATE | POSITION | NAME | ISSUE | STATUS |
---|---|---|---|---|
12/02/18 | CB | Jordan Parker | Undisclosed | is "?" Saturday vs Alabama |
12/02/18 | DB | Justin Broiles | Undisclosed | is "?" Saturday vs Alabama |
12/02/18 | S | Kahlil Haughton | Undisclosed | is "?" Saturday vs Alabama |
12/02/18 | WR | Marquise Brown | Foot | injured last game – is "?" Saturday vs Alabama |
11/11/18 | OL | Alex Dalton | Undisclosed | is out for season |
11/11/18 | DE | Jalen Redmond | Undisclosed | is out for season |
11/08/18 | OL | Jonathan Alvarez | Undisclosed | is out for season |
11/02/18 | RB | Marcelias Sutton | Leg | is out for season |
09/30/18 | OL | Ben Powers | Undisclosed | is out indefinitely |
09/09/18 | RB | Rodney Anderson | Knee | is out for season |
09/02/18 | DE | Addison Gumbs | Knee | is out for season |
08/05/18 | S | Chanse Sylvie | Achilles | is out for season |
06/25/18 | DL | Michael Thompson | Knee | is out for season |
Alabama Injuries and Suspensions
DATE | POSITION | NAME | ISSUE | STATUS |
---|---|---|---|---|
12/02/18 | LB | Terrell Lewis | ACL | is "?" Saturday vs Oklahoma |
12/02/18 | QB | Tua Tagovailoa | Ankle | injured last game – is "?" Saturday vs Oklahoma |
10/08/18 | TE | Kedrick James | Ankle | is out indefinitely |
10/08/18 | DB | Trevon Diggs | Foot | is out indefinitely |
10/05/18 | DB | Daniel Wright | Shoulder | is out for season |
08/18/18 | LB | Christopher Allen | Knee | is out indefinitely |
Source: DonBest.com
Challenges for Alabama
Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray has also won the Davey O’Brien Quarterback of the Year Award and been named AP Player of the Year, leads the nation in total yards (school-record 4,945),
points responsible for (306), passing efficiency rating (205.7; FBS record is 198.9) and yards per pass attempt (11.9; FBS record is 11.1). He ranks second in passing touchdowns (40), yards per completion (16.8) and completion percentage (.709; first among Power Five players), and is the only player in the country averaging at least 300.0 passing yards (311.8) and at least 50.0 rushing yards (68.6). No duo in the Big 12 averages more tackles per game than Oklahoma sophomore Kenneth Murray and redshirt senior Curtis Bolton. Both linebackers, Murray ranks second in the Big 12 (15th nationally) with his 10.8 tackles per outing, while Bolton ranks third (22nd nationally) with 10.0.
Saturday’s game kicks off at 7 pm CT and can be seen on ESPN.
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