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Byline: Keith Whitmire
PASADENA, Calif. _ Playing in a Rose Bowl is a new experience for Oklahoma, but dominating defensive performances in bowl games are old hat for the Sooners.
No. 8 Oklahoma smothered No. 7 Washington State, 34-14, to win its first-ever Rose Bowl on Wednesday.
On a sunny Southern California day, the Big 12 champion Sooners (12-2) put the high-powered offense of Washington State (10-3) into a deep freeze for 3{ quarters. The Pac-10 co-champion Cougars did not get on the scoreboard until 6:08 remained in the game.
That score broke Oklahoma's streak of 13 consecutive quarters without allowing a touchdown in a bowl ...