Chattanooga
Oklahoma
Mocs, Rain Can't Slow No. 4 Oklahoma
8/30/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
The Sooners, 1-0, scored on every first-half possession and made few mistakes en route to 50-0 halftime lead and the runaway victory. Following a storm delay after halftime, the Mocs were able to leave with some pride in their performance.
“We looked at it as playing a first half and a second half,” senior defensive end Neil Brown said. “It was a great experience for an FCS-level team to play at the No. 4-ranked team in the nation. In the end, our mistakes cost us.”
Oklahoma running back Chris Brown scored the first of his three touchdowns on a six-yard run at 10:42 of the first quarter, and fellow back DeMarco Murray tallied his first of two touchdown runs on the ensuing Sooner possession with a one-yard run at 7:42.
Highly-touted quarterback Sam Bradford, who was 14-of-17 passing for 151 yards in the first half, hit Quentin Chaney on a three-yard touchdown pass, and a missed extra-point kick left the score at 20-0 with 3:55 left in the first quarter.
The second quarter started inauspiciously for the Mocs as a snap from center on a punt attempt sailed over punter Jeff Lloyd's head and out of the end zone for a safety at 13:33 of the second period.
Brown's second TD run, a nine-yard spurt, came at 12:35, and
Juaquin Iglesias hauled in a 36-yard scoring pass from OU backup quarterback Joey Halzle at the 4:17 mark, and the halftime lead was 50-0.
Three UTC quarterbacks saw action. Starter Jare Gault did not complete a pass in eight attempts, although one completion was ruled a lateral by official statisticians. Junior Tony Pastore was 3-for-8 for 20 yards, and freshman Sloan Allison was 0-for-1.
Junior college transfer Shaun Kermah led UTC rushers with 37 yards on 17 carries. Junior Erroll Wynn had eight total rushing yards on 10 carries before a hand injury took him out of the game.
Johnson collected a game-high 120 yards on nine receptions, and Iglesias had four catches for 73 yards.
An 1:12 severe storm and lightning delay at halftime kept the teams in the locker room and sent fans scurrying for cover under the stands. The delay began at 7:54 p.m. CT, and the game resumed at 9:10 p.m. Many of the 84,715 fans in attendance did not return following the storm.
The Mocs open the home portion of their schedule next Saturday as
Scoring Summary
O ? Chris Brown 6 run (Jimmy Stevens kick), 10:42 1Q 7-0 OU
O ? DeMarco Murray 1 run (Stevens kick), 7:42 1Q 14-0 OU
O ? Quentin Chaney 3 pass from
O ?
O ? Safety punt snapped out of end zone, 13:33 2Q 29-0 OU
O ? Brown 9 run (Stevens kick), 12:35 2Q 36-0 OU
O ? Manuel Johnson 7 pass from
O ? Jauquin Iglesias 36 pass from Joey Halzie (Stevens kick), 4:17 2Q 50-0 OU
C ? Safety, punt snapped out of end zone, 13: 3Q 50-2 OU
O ? Brown 1 run (Stevens kick); 1:52 3Q 57-2 OU
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August 30, 2008
