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Posted: Thursday January 04, 2001 5:08 AM

-1 -- Punt return yards by the Seminoles in Wednesday night's 13-2 loss to Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. Florida State's longest of four returns was 2 yards. Bob Stoops
OU's Bob Stoops has a hefty bonus coming his way. Brian Bahr/Allsport
1 -- Third down converted by the Florida State offense in 15 attempts. Oklahoma converted 7-of-18 third downs.
2 -- Total yards gained by the Seminoles on kickoff returns against the Sooners. Three of Oklahoma's kickoffs resulted in touchbacks.
3 -- Teams finishing in the AP Top 10 that lost to the Sooners -- No. 5 Florida State, No. 8 Nebraska and No. 9 Kansas State (twice). No. 2 Miami also beat three Top 10 teams -- No. 5 FSU, No. 6 Virginia Tech and No. 10 Florida.
4 -- Heisman Trophy winners who went on to win the national championship -- QB Charlie Ward ('93), Pittsburgh RB Tony Dorsett ('76), Florida QB Danny Wuerffel ('96) and CB Charles Woodson ('97). Florida State's Chris Weinke failed in his attempt to become No. 5.
6 -- Teams that have a winning record against Florida State in Bobby Bowden's 25 seasons. The Sooners are 4-0, having beaten Florida State in the 1976 regular season and the '80, '81 and '01 Orange Bowls. The other five are Auburn (5-4), Houston (1-0), Pittsburgh (4-1), San Diego State (1-0) and Tennessee (1-0).
7 -- National titles won by Oklahoma: 1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000. Only Notre Dame has more championships (eight).
8 -- Teams that have finished 13-0 in college football history. Six of those teams were national champions: Oklahoma (2000), Tennessee ('98), Nebraska ('94, '71), Alabama ('92), BYU ('84). The others were Minnesota ('04) and Marshall ('99).
9 -- Senior starters Oklahoma will lose from its offense and defense heading into next season.
10 -- Games in which Florida State had more than 500 yards offense this season. The 'Noles were held to 301 yards by Oklahoma.
14 -- Senior starters Florida State will lose from its offense and defense heading into next season.
15 -- Total points scored, making it the fifth-lowest scoring Orange Bowl ever behind the games played in 1938 (Auburn 6, Michigan State 0), 1954 (Oklahoma 7, Maryland 0), 1947 (Rice 8, Tennessee 0), 1970 (Penn State 10, Missouri 3) and 1960 (Georgia 14, Missouri 0).
17 -- Rushing touchdowns by OU tailback Quentin Griffin this season, the most by a Sooner since Heisman winner Billy Sims (22) in 1979.
19 -- Oklahoma's ranking in the preseason AP poll.
58-5 -- Oklahoma's all-time record when it has been ranked No. 1 in the country, including a 15-5 mark against ranked teams.
145 -- Points scored by Oklahoma after turnovers this season (19 touchdowns and four field goals). Ten of OU's 13 points in the Orange Bowl came after FSU turned the ball over.
158 -- Consecutive games Florida State had not been shut out heading into the Orange Bowl. Miami was the last team to blank the 'Noles, 31-0 in the 1988 season opener. Oklahoma came within 55 seconds of claiming a shutout Wednesday night.
549.0 -- Average yards per game gained by the Florida State offense heading into the Orange Bowl. The Seminoles gained only 301 against the Sooners in the 13-2 loss.
$150,000 -- Bonus earned by Sooners head coach Bob Stoops by winning the Orange Bowl.


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