LINCOLN, Neb. – OU let another game slip right through its fingers Saturday in its 10-3 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

The Sooners failed to convert five fourth downs in Nebraska territory into points, two missed conversions and three missed field goals.

Tress Way, who in his first attempt since replacing Jimmy Stevens as starting place kicker, missed his first attempt wide right from 46 yards early in the opening quarter. Later in the quarter, Way’s 45-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh.

Because of Way’s troubles in the first quarter, OU head coach Bob Stoops elected to try on fourth-and-inches from Nebraska’s 20 yard line. Running back DeMarco Murray was stopped for a loss on the conversion attempt, leaving the Sooners without any points to show from a promising drive.

“We had the ball, I think, the first three possessions inside the 50 to start the game and ended up with nothing,” Stoops said. “Zero points.”

In the third quarter, OU had an identical fourth-and-one opportunity from just inside Nebraska’s red zone, but left tackle Trent Williams jumped offside to push the Sooners back five yards.

To add further to his disastrous evening, Way missed the ensuing 42-yard field goal attempt wide left.

Way finished 1-for-4, scoring OU’s only points with a 28-yard field goal.

With just under nine minutes left in the game, OU had another chance to convert a fourth down deep in Nebraska’s territory, but Sooner quarterback Landry Jones’ pass to wide receiver Adron Tennell was overthrown.

For the first time in 11 seasons, OU failed to score a touchdown. The last time the Sooners were held out of the end zone was in a 28-0 loss to Texas A&M in 1998, the last year John Blake was OU’s head coach.

“You’ve got to credit them,” Stoops said. “On third or fourth down, we had our opportunity, and they made plays, they covered us or pressured us or whatever it was to get out of it.”

The Huskers only turned the ball over once. OU defensive tackle Gerald McCoy recovered a fumble by Nebraska running back Roy Helu, Jr. at the Sooners’ own 10 yard line, but OU failed to convert the opportunity into points.

Jones threw five interceptions in the game, two of which Nebraska turned into points.

“Obviously I didn’t take care of the ball enough for us to win tonight,” Jones said.

The only touchdown of the game came after Jones was intercepted by cornerback Prince Amukamara and returned to OU’s goal line, setting up a one-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ryan Hill.

In the third quarter, Nebraska safety Matt O’Hanlon grabbed the first of his three interceptions and returned it into Sooner territory, setting up a 28-yard field goal by Alex Henery.

“[Their] team played a hard-fought game and really played well and had an excellent game defensively,” Stoops said. “Overall, just made the plays that they need to win the game.”