MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Oklahoma used a 21-point first quarter scoring barrage to defeat 10th-ranked West Virginia, 56-28, Saturday night at Milan Puskar Stadium.
The Sooners turned four Mountaineer turnovers into 27 points in handing WVU its most lopsided defeat of the season.
“Disappointing game tonight, disappointing for our fan base and disappointing for everyone,” said West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen. “We didn’t get the job done. When you play a good football team you can’t make the amount of mistakes that we made.”
OU’s talented running back tandem of Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon combined to rush for 307 yards - 160 of those coming from Perine - and quarterback Baker Mayfield passed for 169 yards and two touchdowns while running for two more scores to keep Oklahoma’s slim college football playoff hopes alive.