Oklahoma Gets past New Mexico 14-6 Despite Three Giveaways
Six sacks and 14 points. That was the recipe, and Oklahoma needed every ingredient. The Sooners beat New Mexico 14-6, and both teams sit at 2-1 afterward.
It was a slow one. Nobody scored in the first quarter. John Mateer finally hit tight end Hayden Hansen for a 29-yard touchdown with 13:49 left in the second, and Grant Glasgow kicked field goals of 24 and 42 yards for New Mexico, the second with 1:48 left in the half, to make it 7-6 at the break. Oklahoma got its second touchdown midway through the third, a 53-yard pass from Mateer to Isaiah Sategna III with 8:05 left in the quarter, and that was the last score of the day. The Sooners led from the first score to the last, but only by a point for a stretch.
The giveaways are the part to wince at. Oklahoma threw two interceptions and lost a fumble, and still won, because the defense sacked New Mexico six times and the Lobos could not cash in. New Mexico ran the ball 38 times and gained 69 yards, and threw for 116, for 185 total yards to Oklahoma's 301. Three giveaways against none on the other side, and the margin was still only eight. That is the squeaker in one sentence.
For fantasy, Mateer was the top scorer with 23.2 points, but Sategna had the most fun, with 101 yards and a touchdown to go with his lost fumble. Hansen, who caught the first touchdown of the game, finished third among all scorers.