LINCOLN, Neb. – Missed opportunities and turnovers were the themes to the No. 24 Sooners’ 10-3 to the Nebraska Cornhuskers Saturday evening. This was the lowest point total for OU during the Bob Stoops Era.

Freshman quarterback Landry Jones threw five interceptions, freshman kicker Tress Way missed three field goals and the offense failed on two fourth-down attempts to allow the unranked Cornhuskers to snap a four-game winless streak against OU.

The loss drops OU to 5-4 overall and 3-2 in the Big 12.

The Sooners let multiple opportunities to get on the scoreboard flutter away early. The offense took possession in Nebraska’s territory in its first two possessions, and each time it walked away with missed field goals.

Way missed a 46-yard attempt wide right on his first attempt, and had his second try from 45 yards out was blocked by senior defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. The two attempts were Way’s his first since being named OU’s starting kicker on Oct. 24 against Kansas.

The Sooners’ offense could not find an early rhythm, and Jones was forced into throwing errant passes by Nebraska’s talented defensive line early. He completed one of seven passes for five yards in the first quarter.

Landry’s woes continued into the second quarter. After completing a shuffle pass for zero yards, he forced a poorly thrown pass to senior wide receiver Adron Tennell that was intercepted by junior cornerback Prince Amukamara.

Amukamara returned the ball to OU’s one yard line, and junior quarterback Zac Lee connected with sophomore tight end Ryan Hill for a pass that gave the Cornhuskers the 7-0 lead.

The Sooners’ offense came to life following Nebraska’s short scoring drive, but could not finish off a 15-play drive. On fourth-and-one situation on the Cornhuskers’ 20 yard line, Nebraska’s defense stuffed junior running back DeMarco Murray in the backfield for a two-yard loss.

Following the turnover-on-downs, Nebraska threatened to take a two-possession lead. Junior Roy Helu dashed right through the Sooners’ secondary for 63 yards, which was the longest run for the Cornhuskers this season, to set up a good opportunity to score.

But, OU’s defense received a lucky break inside its own 10. Helu fumbled an option pitch, and junior defensive tackle Gerald McCoy jumped on the loose ball to end Nebraska’s threat.

Jones shook off any early mistakes and efficiently drove the field to set up a 28-yard field goal by Way with just second left before the end of the first half. In the scoring drive, Jones completed five of six passes for 54 yards.

The three points in the first half marked the first time since the 2008 Fiesta Bowl West Virginia that the Sooners were unable to cross the goal line in the first half of a game. OU went on to lose the game 48-28.

The Sooners entered the third quarter down 7-3, and Nebraska’s defensive dominance continued. After forcing a three-and-out in the half’s opening drive, the defense picked Jones off for the second time on the evening.

Jones overthrew his receiver, and the ball hit Cornhuskers senior free safety Matt O’Hanlon right in the numbers for the interception. O’Hanlon returned the interception 30 yards, and set up a 28-yard field goal by junior kicker Alex Henery.

The field goal put the Cornhuskers up 10-3, and gave them most, if not all of the game’s momentum.

The Sooners looked to reclaim some of that momentum in the closing minutes of the third quarter after starting its final drive of the quarter on their own 49 yard line. The offense relied on the legs of senior running back Chris Brown to put it in scoring position.

But, mistakes plagued the Sooners again. A false start on fourth-and-one by YEAR offensive lineman Trent Williams pushed OU back to the 27 yard line, where Way missed his third field goal.

When it looked as if the Sooners were making a real comeback in the fourth quarter, Jones overthrew another receiver and threw his third interception of the game. O’Hanlon came up with his second easy pick of the evening on the play, but once again OU’s defense bailed the offense out by forcing a three-and-out of its own.

With less than 10 minutes left in the game, the Sooners offense fell stagnant in the Cornhusker’s territory again. OU drove down the field well, but fell short for a second time in a fourth-down situation.

On fourth-and-seven on Nebraska’s 24 yard line with almost nine minutes left, Jones could not connect with senior wide receiver Adron Tennell. The incompletion was the Sooners’ second failed fourth-down attempt.

Helu took over the game following the turnover-on-downs, but Henery could not follow Helu’s stout performance with a 43-yard missed field goal. The miss gave OU the ball back with 5:30 on its own 26 yard line.

Jones was picked off twice in the offense’s final two attempts of the game. He completed just nine of 21 passes in the fourth quarter.

O’Hanlon came up with the final interception with 27 seconds left in the game. The interception was his third of the game.

Jones ended the evening completing 26 of 58 passes for 245 yards with five interceptions. This was his first start in which he did not throw a touchdown pass.

The Sooners return to action Nov. 14 at home against Texas A&M. The game is slated for 6 p.m.