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Oklahoma hosts Missouri in key Big 12 matchup

Oct 13, 2007 - 10:49 AM No. 11 Missouri (5-0) at No. 6 Oklahoma (5-1) 6:30 pm EDT

NORMAN, Oklahoma (Ticker) -- Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops knows all too well what happened the last time his team faced an opponent from the Big 12 Conference North Division.

Stoops' sixth-ranked Sooners host No. 11 Missouri on Saturday in an important Big 12 tussle.

Two weeks ago, then-No. 3 Oklahoma (5-1, 1-1 Big 12 South) held a 24-7 third-quarter lead at Colorado before surrendering 20 straight points, losing on a last-second field goal.

But the Sooners bounced back, downing Big 12 South rival Texas in their annual "Red River Rivalry" matchup in Dallas, 28-21.

Sam Bradford threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns for Oklahoma, including a go-ahead 35-yard pass to Malcolm Kelly with 10:42 to play.

Fellow redshirt freshman DeMarco Murray gained 128 yards on 17 carries, breaking off a 65-yard TD run in the third quarter.

Missouri (5-0, 1-0 North) had an impressive opening to Big 12 play last weekend, crushing then-No. 25 Nebraska in Columbia, 41-6.

Chase Daniel was sensational, throwing for a career-high 401 yards and two touchdowns to help the Tigers outgain the Cornhuskers, 606-297.

The Sooners shut down the Tigers last year in Lincoln, 26-10. Oklahoma is 16-1 against Missouri dating to 1984 - with victories in the last four meetings - and has not lost to the Tigers at home since 1966.