NORMAN, Okla. – Oklahoma escaped again. And in what the Sooners call "Championship November," nothing is more important.
Kyler Murray passed for 349 yards and ran for 66 and No. 6 Oklahoma survived a late two-point conversion attempt to beat Oklahoma State 48-47 on Saturday. The Sooners continued their push for a Big 12 title and a spot in the College Football Playoff by winning their 15th consecutive November game dating to 2014.
It was another close call — the victory came a week after Oklahoma edged Texas Tech 51-46. The Sooners will take the shootouts as long as they keep getting the best of them.
"As bad as we played on defense, coming out with a 'W' is all that matters," Oklahoma linebacker Curtis Bolton said. "You can play good defense and lose a game, and it doesn't matter that you played good defense. It matters that you lost the game. So even if you're playing bad defense, we played good when it counted and came out with a 'W,' and at the end of the day, that's what matters."
Oklahoma (9-1, 6-1 Big 12, No. 6 AP) nearly saw its chances of reaching its goals vanish. Oklahoma State's Taylor Cornelius connected with Tylan Wallace on a 24-yard touchdown pass to cut Oklahoma's lead to one with 1:03 to play. The Cowboys (5-5, 2-5) went for two, but Cornelius threw short and into coverage, Oklahoma's Tre Brown got his hand on the ball and the pass fell incomplete.
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy was confident in his decision to go for two.
"As the game was going back and forth, on the road, struggling stopping them — probably the best thing," Gundy said. "Had a shot at it, just didn't make a good throw."
Oklahoma recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock.
