No. 21 Oklahoma rallied from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Auburn, 27-21 on Saturday for its first-ever Southeastern Conference win.
AUBURN, Ala. — Kip Lewis returned an interception 61 yards for the game-winning touchdown, and "That was my first experience with Sooner magic as a head coach," Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said. "That was an amazing last four drives on offense and defense. ... We played our best ball when it mattered most."It was Oklahoma’s first SEC road game after leaving the Big 12. The Sooners bounced back from a loss at home to Tennessee the previous week in their SEC opener.
Lewis then intercepted Thorne, who was making his return to the starting lineup after a two-game absence, and ran it all the way back with 4:06 left to play.After a late Oklahoma field goal extended the visitors’ lead to six points, Thorne’s last-second pass came up short of the end zone.Auburn finished the game with nearly 200 more yards of offense than Oklahoma."We didn’t play very well," Venables said. "But we played amazingly when we needed to.
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