Oklahoma Sooners Dominate UConn Huskies in Fiesta Bowl Victory

Many people argued that UConn had no business playing in the Fiesta Bowl as they were unranked and had four losses on the year.

As it turned out, they were right.

The Oklahoma Sooners ended their five-game BCS losing streak with a convincing 48-20 win over the UConn Huskies.

The Sooners were never challenged or threatened and dominated the game start to finish as they out gained the Huskies 525-335.

Oklahoma started fast as Landry Jones completed his first 11 passes and finished off the opening drive with a touchdown pass.

DeMarco Murray added a three yard touchdown run and right out of the gates the Sooners were up by 14 and not looking back.

Jones’ first “incomplete” pass was an interception which was returned 46 yards for a touchdown by Dwayne Gratz. While this may have had the UConn sideline hopeful and optimistic, the anemic Husky offense quickly proved they were over-matched.

The Huskies only managed 109 yards of offense in the first half, a total that Oklahoma eclipsed in the middle of their second possession.

Oklahoma scored on four of their first five drives and did not punt until the third quarter. That punt however, did not seem to slow down the Sooners as Cameron Kenny caught a 59 yard touchdown pass on the very next Sooner possession.

Landry Jones finished the game with 433 passing yards and three touchdowns.

Ryan Broyles also had a great night as he had 13 receptions for 170 yards and a touchdown.

UConn looked overpowered from the start. While the Huskies may have been excited to play in their first ever BCS bowl game, it was very clear this team was not quite ready to compete with the elites of college football.

Oklahoma has been victimized by underdog opponents in the past, but this year they put those rumors to rest and dominated the Huskies the way they were supposed to.

It may seem like the Sooners had nothing to prove in this game, but snapping the five game BCS losing streak is a huge load off the Sooners back. UConn may not have been a great opponent in everyone’s eyes, but Oklahoma needed to show up and prove they could win the big game despite the circumstances, and boy did they ever.