Oklahoma-Texas historic meeting has been, and still is, the definition of what a rivalry has to offer — shoot, it’s already in the matchup’s name. Two of college football’s household names, the Longhorns and Sooners have met every year since 1929 and 23 times before that.
Saturday marks the 120th meeting between the two programs where Texas leads the series all-time 63-51-5.
Oklahoma has man-handled the last 10 matchups, though, winning eight of them. However, nine of these meetings have been decided by less than 10 points.
Here’s a look back at two of the most exciting games in the last 10 years:
Welcome to college football, Caleb Williams.
A contest filled with future first-round draft picks on both teams, Williams’ coming out party began after starter Spencer Rattler was benched in the second quarter.
Down by as much as 18 points in the third quarter, the future 2024 NFL Draft first overall pick and running back Kennedy Brooks willed the Sooners back, outscoring Texas 25-7 in the fourth quarter. With just 10 seconds left in regulation, the game was tied at 48 apiece.
That was just enough time for Brooks to call game.
The redshirt junior took the direct snap, faked the handoff to Williams and ran left. Finding a hole in the Longhorns defense, Brooks took off, leading to a 33-yard game-winning touchdown. Williams threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns while Brooks rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns.
It still stands as the highest-scoring meeting between the two.
26 more days.🏈
Kennedy Brooks career numbers:
• 3,320 rushing yards
• 31 rushing touchdowns
• 7.0 YPC
• 1,000+ yards in all three seasons.And of course that legendary moment against Texas. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/3mnCXwmHmz
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Texas and Oklahoma’s seasons were at opposite ends of the spectrum before their meeting in Dallas.
The Longhorns were 1-4 while the Sooners were undefeated behind 2017 Heisman-winning quarterback Baker Mayfield. At the time, it was Texas’ worst start to a season in 59 years and were 16-point underdogs to the Sooners.
And that’s when the unthinkable happened.
Texas rushed for 313 yards behind 117 and 115 yards by running back D’ Onta Foreman and quarterback Jerrod Heard, respectively. The defense showed out, sacking Mayfield six times and holding OU’s electric offense to a season-low in points.
Although Oklahoma finished the regular season 11-1 and punched their ticket to the College Football Playoff, their one blemish comes from their rival across the border.
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