Nov. 18, 2006
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WACO, Texas (AP) -Malcolm Kelly had a touchdown catch and an incredible grab to keep alive another Oklahoma scoring drive as the No. 16 Sooners beat Baylor 36-10 Saturday to remain in contention for the Big 12 South title.
Reggie Smith returned one of his two interceptions 42 yards for a touchdown and set up another TD with his other, and third-string tailback Chris Brown ran 24 times for 169 yards and a score.
Oklahoma (9-2, 6-1 Big 12) overcame five turnovers, including fumbles by Smith and Brown that led to Baylor's only scores.
Oklahoma has won all 16 games in its series against Baylor (4-8, 3-5) that dates back to 1901.
The Sooners got an unexpected reprieve in the Big 12 race when Texas was upset at Kansas State last weekend. If the Longhorns lose again Friday against Texas A&M, the Sooners could win the South title by beating their instate rival, Oklahoma State, the next day.
Texas was the last team to beat Oklahoma, so the Longhorns have the division tiebreaker if both teams win - or lose - their regular season finales.
Kelly fumbled at the end of a 57-yard gain while the sophomore was running down the sideline toward the end zone in the first quarter. That was one of three turnovers by the Sooners in the first half, when their only two touchdowns came only 69 seconds apart.
The next catch for Kelly was his 21-yard TD on the opening possession after halftime, when Oklahoma scored 23 points in less than 10 minutes. Kelly finished with five catches for 115 yards, a week after he tied the school record with 11 catches.
After Alonzo Dotson sacked Blake Szymanski for a safety, Juaquin Iglesias returned the ensuing free kick 88 yards for a TD to make it 36-3 with 5:30 left in the third quarter.
With Adrian Peterson still sidelined with a broken collarbone and Allen Patrick missing his second straight game with a sore ankle, Brown started at tailback. Brown scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter of last week's comeback victory over Texas Tech.
Brown had a 35-yard run on the play before Kelly's touchdown, and had a 27-yard gain on the Sooners' first scoring drive.
Paul Thompson threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Joe Jon Finley with 5:23 left in the first quarter, on the drive that Kelly had two third-down catches. After a 15-yard grab for one first down, Kelly was cutting across the middle on another third down when he reached back to make a one-handed grab of a pass thrown behind him.
Baylor then had only two plays before Smith's interception return made it 13-0.
Smith also set up Baylor's only offense score on the ensuing possession, when he botched a punt that was recovered by Braelon Davis at the Oklahoma 24. Ryan Havens kicked a 38-yard field goal.
Davis also recovered the fumble by Kelly, when he dropped the ball at the Baylor 10 trying to fend off another defender, and returned a fumble by Brown in the fourth quarter 56 yards for a touchdown.
Thompson finished 12-of-19 for 178 yards.
Szymanski, the freshman starter who lost the last three games after record-setting starter Shawn Bell tore a knee ligament, was 22-of-45 for 188 yards and the two interceptions. He was sacked five times.
