The ninth-ranked Sooners took charge of this game early, jumping out to a 14-0 advantage after one quarter and expanding the lead to 21-0 very early in the second. To the credit of Baylor and head coach Jim Grobe, the Bears, who were run out of their own stadium in a crushing, blowout loss to TCU a week ago, fought back with 10 unanswered points in the second quarter, which put them right back in the game, down by just 11, 21-10, at the half.
Despite being down by 11 at the intermission, Baylor actually outgained Oklahoma 269 to 260 in total first-half yardage, 170 of that on the ground and 99 more through the air.