Notebook

Kansas City, Mo. ? All operations of Saturday’s game, which was moved from Lawrence to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., were done as if the game were at Memorial Stadium, including pregame introductions on Arrowhead’s video board. The center of the field had a Jayhawk painted on it, though the end zones were blank because of today’s Kansas City Chiefs game.

¢ Nick Reid became KU’s all-time leader in tackles for a loss, picking up three Saturday and giving him 42 for his career. He broke Willie Pless’ record of 41, set in 1985.

¢ Charles Gordon and Marcus Herford started at wide receiver in place of Brian Murph and Marcus Henry. With Gordon on offense, Ronnie Amadi and Aqib Talib were starters at cornerback.

¢ Kansas appeared to fake a field-goal attempt in the second quarter after Murph took a high snap and took off running to the left side. He was creamed short of the first-down marker, and Mangino said afterward that a fake was not called. “That was a critical error by the holder,” Mangino said.

¢ Brian Luke’s first two interceptions came nine seconds apart on the clock. The first was with 13:33 remaining in the first quarter, and the second came with 13:24 on the clock.

¢ Adrian Peterson, the Heisman Trophy runner-up last season, had five carries for minus-4 yards Saturday before being yanked. “We felt he didn’t feel as comfortable as he needs to feel,” OU coach Bob Stoops said. Peterson has been hobbled by a sprained ankle.

¢ After running for a 10-yard gain in the first quarter, KU’s Clark Green hobbled off because of an apparent tweak to his left knee. He returned in the second quarter and split carries with Jon Cornish.

¢ Freshman Gary Green saw increased time on special teams but never lined up at running back.

¢ Lawrence High product Brandon McAnderson was KU’s second-leading rusher with 17 yards on two carries. The fullback had a 15-yard drive-opening run up the middle in the first half.

¢ There were three missed field goals in the second quarter alone. OU’s Garrett Hartley missed 48- and 37-yard attempts, while KU’s Scott Webb was wide-left on a 40-yard attempt.

¢ Near the end of the game, with KU’s secondary worn out, Sadiq Muhammad and Kenneth Thompson played safety for the first time this season.

¢ Arrowhead Stadium officials shut off the lights in the stadium at 10:30 p.m., about an hour after the game. Oops. The end zones were being painted when things went dark. No word on if “Chefs” was painted instead of “Chiefs” thanks to the lack of light.

¢ Kyle Tucker blasted a 60-yard punt against OU, his third 60-yard boot of the season.

¢ Mark Simmons was KU’s leading receiver with 20 yards. He needed just two receptions to grab a share of the school record for career receptions, but he came up one short.

¢ The 97 yards of total offense was the lowest by a KU squad since 2001, when a Tom Hayes-led squad managed just 67 against Texas in a 59-0 loss. The Longhorns had 606 yards of total offense in that game. KU crossed midfield once the whole day.

¢ Oklahoma has won four in a row against Kansas, including two against Mark Mangino, a former OU assistant.

¢ Tom Walker, of Omaha, Neb., was referee and head of the seven-man officiating crew. : temperature at kickoff was 72 degrees with clear skies, and the wind was blowing out of the east at 7 mph. : Attendance was 54,109, and the game lasted 3:13.