Big 12 Football Week 9: Kansas Takes Down the Sooners

With five teams having just one conference loss, there is now a race as to which teams make it to Arlington.

It took until Week 8, but there are no longer any undefeated teams in the Big 12. The Kansas Jayhawks defeated No. 6 Oklahoma, giving the Sooners their first loss of the season. The game had an hour+ weather delay in the first half. In the second half, it was a story of multiple turnovers on both sides, multiple lead changes, and multiple failed 2-point conversion attempts. In the end, the Jayhawks got the 38-33 win.

Kansas running back Devon Neal scored the Jayhawk's go-ahead 4th-quarter touchdown in the Week 9 upset over No. 6 Oklahoma.  / © Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Kansas snapped an 18-game losing streak to the Sooners and became bowl eligible for the second consecutive season. It’s only the second time in school history for Kansas to go bowling in back-to-back years.

Just down I-70 in Manhattan, Kansas State had no problem with Houston, shutting out the Cougars 41-0. The stout K-State defense has now gone nine straight quarters without giving up a touchdown. In those nine quarters, they outscored their opponents 89-3.

UCF remains winless in Big 12 play as they fell to West Virginia 41-28 in the third early game of the day.

In the afternoon games, No. 7 Texas had no problem with BYU, defeating the Cougars 35-6. And just up I-35 in Waco, Iowa State easily beat Baylor 30-18.

The lone night game for the conference was Cincinnati playing at Oklahoma State. The Pokes took the lead early in the second quarter and didn’t look back after that, defeating the Bearcats 45-13.

The Big 12 now has five bowl-eligible teams – Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Texas.

Oklahoma’s loss made the Big 12 standings interesting as there are now five teams with a 4-1 conference record – Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Texas. With four more weeks of games, the race for which teams make it to Arlington will be a close one. In Week 10, Oklahoma State hosts Oklahoma, and Texas hosts Kansas State, so the list of one-loss teams will be smaller.

Big 12 Week 9 Results

Kansas (6-2, 3-2) vs. #6 Oklahoma (7-1, 4-1)

Kansas won 38-33

Next week: Kansas plays at Iowa State. Oklahoma plays Oklahoma State in the last edition of Bedlam for the foreseeable future.

Kansas State (6-2, 4-1) vs. Houston (3-5, 1-4)

Kansas State won 41-0

Next week: Kansas State plays at No. 7 Texas. Houston plays at Baylor.

UCF (3-5, 0-5) vs. West Virginia (5-3, 3-2)

West Virginia won 41-28

Next week: UCF plays at Cincinnati. West Virginia hosts BYU.

#7 Texas (7-1, 4-1) vs. BYU (5-3, 2-3)

Texas won 35-6

Next week: Texas hosts Kansas State. BYU plays at West Virginia.

Baylor (3-5, 2-3) vs. Iowa State (5-3, 4-1)

Iowa State won 30-18

Next week: Baylor hosts Houston. Iowa State hosts Kansas.

Oklahoma State (6-2, 4-1) vs. Cincinnati (2-6, 0-5)

Oklahoma State won 45-13

Next week: Oklahoma State hosts No. 6 Oklahoma. Cincinnati hosts UCF.

Week 9 Bye Weeks:

• TCU (4-4, 2-3)
• Texas Tech (3-5, 2-3)

Next week: Texas Tech hosts TCU in a Thursday night game to kick off the Week 10 slate.

Noteworthy Top 25 Games:

#8 Oregon (7-1) at #15 Utah (6-2)

Oregon won 35-6

#11 Oregon State (6-2) at Arizona (5-3)

Arizona won 27-24

#17 North Carolina (6-2) at Georgia Tech (4-4)

Georgia Tech won 46-42

#18 Louisville (7-1) vs. #20 Duke (5-3)

Louisville won 23-0

#24 USC (7-2) at California (3-5)

USC won 50-49

Big 12 Football Power Rankings: Week 9

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