Oklahoma Roughnecks

2 in a row! In front of 48,000 fans at  BBVA Bancomer Stadium in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, the Roughnecks pulled out an improbable win over division rival Houston. In a tight, back and forth contest, Oklahoma took a 21-17 lead late in the 3rd quarter. The Roughneck’s defense kept the Wranglers out of the…

Whether it was more relief than excitement, the Roughneck coaches, players and fans jubilantly celebrated the team’s first victory of the season as Oklahoma downed Virginia 34-0 in front of just under 40,000 fans on Saturday afternoon. The dominant performance started with a 7 play, 67 yard drive that resulted in a Lance Dunbar touchdown…

The Landry Jones era for the Oklahoma Roughnecks may have started with a 24-19 loss at Minnesota, but there were numerous positives to take away from Saturday’s defeat. Playing the most complete game of the season, the Roughnecks had the ball at the Freeze 12-yard line with 1:22 remaining in the game. The offense could…

0-5. When the announcement was made that the SFL would be returning to Oklahoma, and the off-season saw the acquisition of players such as Kenny Vaccaro and Jake Ryan, along with talented rookies Orlando Brown and Mark Andrews, starting the season with five straight losses was the last thing on anyone’s mind. Unfortunately, that’s the…

With an offense unable to score multiple touchdowns in a game, much of the responsibility for scoring has fallen to Lane Clark, the rookie kicker from Tennessee State. The former Tiger was a perfect 3 for 3 in field goal attempts, including a 44-yarder. In all, he accounted for 10 of the Roughneck’s 16 points….

Two offensive touchdowns in three games. That’s the abysmal production of the Oklahoma offense this season. Unfortunately on Saturday, Matt Barkley and the Atlanta Firebirds eclipsed that total with three touchdown passes in a little over 10 minutes. Oklahoma jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead, but from the second quarter on it was all…

During the off-season, the Oklahoma front office spent a considerable amount of money on free agent RB Thomas Rawls in hopes of bolstering the Roughneck’s running game. Through two games this season, it’s been quarterback James Franklin who’s led the rushing attack. On Saturday, in Lincoln, Nebraska, Franklin rushed 26 times for 122 yards, a…

With a crowd of over 42,000 fans cheering them on, the Oklahoma Roughnecks took the field for the first time in 8 years. A Terry Williams 86-yard punt return electrified the fans late in the 1st quarter. It was all downhill from there, as the Roughnecks porous rush defense was no match for Houston’s running…

Oklahoma prepares for Coors Field game With a number of questions answered during last week’s scrimmage, but with just as many remaining, the Roughnecks travel to Denver to face the Utah Raptors at Coors Field. As Oklahoma has an affiliation with the D-League Colorado Scramblers, and numerous former Scramblers are still fighting for a roster…

Intra-squad scrimmage: storylines to watch With training camp concluded, all eyes now turn to the Roughnecks intra-squad scrimmage this weekend at T. Boone Pickens Stadium on the campus of Oklahoma State University. The team held their training camp in Stillwater, and while a number of positions were settled, there are still some interesting battles to…