For the first time since the 2005 season, there isn't a number in front of Oklahoma. The Sooners' loss to Nebraska knocked them out of the Associated Press Top 25.

The Sooners, who started this season ranked No. 3, had dropped as low as No. 25 after the loss to Texas. They still managed to stay in the poll up until Sunday.

OU's absence ends a streak of 60 consectutive appearances in the AP Top 25 dating back to the final poll of the 2005 season.

Also, the Nebraska loss marked the Sooners' first loss to an unranked team since falling 34-27 to Texas Tech on Nov. 17, 2007.

Injuries plague Sooners

Oklahoma suffered several injuries that could be critical to the rest of the season in the Nebraska game.

Left guard Brody Eldridge missed most of the second quarter and all of the second half with a shoulder injury. Defensive end Auston English went out with a leg injury early in the game and did not return.

Neither offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson or defensive coordinator Brent Venables knew what Eldridge's and English's status for Saturday's game against Texas A--M would be.

Eldridge was an all-Big 12 player at fullback in 2007. If he can't go against the Aggies, he would join Jermaine Gresham, Sam Bradford, Brian Simmons, DeMarco Murray and Ryan Broyles as returning offensive starters from last season to miss at least one game due to injury.

Missed the signal

OU quarterback Landry Jones said he didn't get all the signals on the Hail Mary pass that ended the Sooners' final possession.

"I just rushed myself and didn't get the whole signal," Jones said.

The call was for four receivers to run to the end zone, and Ryan Broyles was to run about a 15-yard out route. Broyles did, and was open.