Whaley was back in action a few possessions later. An interference penalty on a punt set the Sooners up at the Tulsa 47, and Whaley carried the ball four times for 19 yards during the ensuing drive.

His six-yard run on third down got the ball across the goal line once more, giving Oklahoma a 23-0 advantage with 6:56 left in the half.

Golden Hurricane running back Ja'Terian Douglas fumbled deep in his own territory on the second play of the next series, putting Oklahoma at the Tulsa 27. After five plays, Jones found Ryan Broyles for a four-yard TD pass.

Kinne's 56-yard strike to Bryan Burnham with 2:54 remaining put Tulsa on the board before the break, but Oklahoma had thoroughly dominated the first half.

The Sooners scored on five of their eight possessions and held the ball for nearly 20 minutes, and didn't cede control in the final two quarters.

"When you play a team of the caliber like that of the Sooners, you can't help them," Blankenship said. "The turnovers that we generated in the first half, we just couldn't keep our offense on the field. That really put our defense in a bind."

Oklahoma held Tulsa to a punt on the opening possession of the third quarter and turned around for another score. Brennan Clay capped the drive with an 11- yard TD run.

Whaley's final touchdown came with 2:52 left in the quarter to give the Sooners a 44-7 lead. Mike Hunnicutt kicked a 27-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, and Kinne's 24-yard pass to Trey Watts with 10:29 to go ended the scoring.

Game Notes

Broyles finished with 14 catches for 158 yards...Willie Carter had five receptions for 135 yards to lead Tulsa...The Sooners have been ranked the preseason No. 1 on 10 occasions since 1936, more than any other team.

09/04 01:59:20 ET