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Back to Game List6TH ANNUAL FIESTA BOWL
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Fiesta Bowl VI was the case of the bully beating up on the new kid in town. The Oklahoma Sooners came to Arizona after losing to their arch rival Nebraska, and they had a point to make.
Wyoming, on the other hand, just happened to be on the receiving end.
The Sooners were unstoppable in every facet of the game and rolled to a 41-7 victory before a crowd of 48,714.
In the overused cliche, the score really was closer than it looked. Oklahoma jumped ahead 41-0 and most of the Sooner starters were taking off their pads midway through the third quarter.
Wyoming did manage to get on the scoreboard, as Latrail Jones slithered in from one-yard out with just 24 seconds left in the game. By that time it was all but over.
The Sooners jumped out to a 14-0 lead after one quarter of play, racking up 139 yards, all on the ground, while Wyoming was held to just three total yards.
Elvis Peacock opened the scoring on a three-yard run, while Horace Ivory added a four-yard TD scamper. Uwe Von Schamann added two second quarter field goals, one from 50 yards out, to give Oklahoma a 20-0 halftime lead.
Peacock added a 15-yard TD dash in the third quarter, while George Cumby and Woodie Shephard capped the Sooner scoring explosion, on four and eight yard runs, respectively.
In all, Oklahoma gained 415 yards on the ground, as 15 different players had the opportunity to carry the football. Quarterback Thomas Lott, who gained 79 yards on 13 carries, was named the offensive player of the game.
Oklahoma quarterbacks attempted only five passes on the day, while Sooner defenders had a field day, coming up with five interceptions.
The Sooners’ Terry Peters picked off two passes, tying a Fiesta Bowl record, and earned defensive player of the game honors in the process.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Oklahoma | 14 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
HOW THEY SCORED
| OKL | WYO | |
| 7 | 0 | Elvis Peacock 3 yard run (Uwe Von Schamann kick) |
| 14 | 0 | Horace Ivory 4 yard run (Von Schamann kick) |
| 17 | 0 | Von Schamann 32 yard field goal |
| 20 | 0 | Von Schamann 50 yard field goal |
| 27 | 0 | Peacock 15 yard run (Von Schamann kick) |
| 34 | 0 | George Cumby 4 yard run (Von Schamann kick) |
| 41 | 0 | Woodie Shephard 8 yard run (Von Schamann kick) |
| 41 | 7 | Latrail Jones 1 yard run (Dan Christopulos kick) |
YARDSTICK
| OKL | WYO | |
| 24 | First Downs | 14 |
| 74-415 | Rushes-Yards | 42-153 |
| 23 | Passing Yards | 51 |
| 3-5-0 | Passes | 6-19-5 |
| 19 | Return Yards | 0 |
| 0 | Punts | 5-25.2 |
| 6-3 | Fumbles-Lost | 5-1 |
| 2-20 | Penalties - Yards | 4-30 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – OKLAHOMA: Woodie Shephard 7-85, Thomas Lott 13-79, Elvis Peacock 8-77, Horace Ivory 13-54, Kenny King 13-48, George Cumby 4-18, Richard McCampbell 2-18, Jimmy Culbreath 3-13, Jimmy Rodgers 2-11, Freddie Nixon 2-8, Dean Blevins 1-5, Jim McKim 2-4, J.C. Watts 1-3, Barry Joyner 1-1, Lee Hover 1-0, Reggie Mathis 1-(-9). WYOMING: Latrail Jones 14-68, Robbie Wright 13-46, Don Clayton 10-36, Doug Wilson 1-9, Marc Cousins 4-(-6).
PASSING – OKLAHOMA: Thomas Lott 1-2-0-9, Dean Blevins 2-3-0-14. WYOMING: Don Clayton 5-14-4-54, Marc Cousins 1-5-1-(-3).
RECEIVING – OKLAHOMA: Mickey Hatcher 2-14, Lee Hoover 1-9. WYOMING: Walter Howard 3-45, Larry Combs 1-7, Latrail Jones 2-(-1).
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