Barnes runs for 203 yards, 3 TDs as Oklahoma routs Maine 59-14
Oklahoma moves to 5-4 on the season with huge win over Maine
Oklahoma moves to 5-4 on the season with huge win over Maine
NORMAN, Okla. -- — Jovantae Barnes ran for 203 yards and three touchdowns, and Oklahoma defeated Maine 59-14 on Saturday.
Jackson Arnold passed for two touchdowns and ran for another and J.J. Hester had four catches for 112 yards and a score for the Sooners (5-4, 1-4 Southeastern Conference), who snapped a three-game losing streak. Oklahoma gained a season-high 665 yards, including 381 on the ground.
It was Oklahoma’s 49th straight win against an unranked non-conference opponent.
Carter Peevy passed for 123 yards and ran for 30 for Maine. The Sooners held the Black Bears to 251 total yards.
Maine (4-5, 2/3 Colonial Athletic Association), a Football Championship Subdivision program, fell to 4-27 all-time against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents.
Maine scored on its opening possession when Peevy connected with Cooper Heisey for a 3-yard touchdown pass.
Oklahoma immediately recovered. Barnes ripped off a 74-yard run on the first play of the ensuing possession, then he scored on a 2-yard run two plays later.
Oklahoma poured it on after that. Arnold completed a 90-yard touchdown pass to J.J. Hester that put the Sooners up 28-7 in the second quarter. It was the second-longest touchdown connection for the Sooners in Memorial Stadium history.
The Sooners gained 402 yards before the break — a season-high for an entire game — to take a 35-7 lead.
Maine: The Black Bears were scrappy but overmatched. They got off to a good start and were fundamentally sound, but Oklahoma was bigger, stronger and faster.
Oklahoma: The Sooners ironed out some of the kinks in their offense in the second game with Joe Jon Finley calling plays. Aside from a fumble in the second quarter and a few protection breakdowns, Oklahoma played the clean, effective game it was looking for.
Maine: Hosts Bryant on Saturday.
Oklahoma: Visits No. 25 Missouri on Saturday.
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| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 5-0 | 8-1 |
| Richmond | 5-0 | 7-2 |
| Villanova | 4-1 | 7-2 |
| Delaware | 4-1 | 7-1 |
| Stony Brook | 4-1 | 7-2 |
| William & Mary | 3-2 | 6-3 |
| New Hampshire | 3-2 | 5-4 |
| Towson | 2-3 | 4-5 |
| Hampton | 2-3 | 5-4 |
| Monmouth | 2-3 | 4-5 |
| Maine | 2-3 | 4-5 |
| Elon | 2-3 | 3-6 |
| Campbell | 1-4 | 3-6 |
| UAlbany | 1-4 | 3-6 |
| Bryant | 0-5 | 2-7 |
| North Carolina A&T | 0-5 | 1-8 |
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