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 | team1                     = [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma Sooners]]
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 | team2logo                     = Texas Longhorns logo.svg
 | sport                     = [[American football|Football]]
 | firstmeeting                     = October 10, 1900<br />Texas 28, Oklahoma 2
 | mostrecent                     = October 11, 2025<br />Texas 23, Oklahoma 6
 | nextmeeting                     = October 10, 2026
 | total                     = 121
 | series                     = Texas leads, {{winning percentage|65|51|5|record=y}}
 | largestvictory                     = Oklahoma, 65–13 (2003)
 | longeststreak                     = Texas, 8<br />(1940–1947, 1958–1965)
 | longestunbeatenstreak                     = 
 | currentstreak                     = Texas, 2 (2024–present)
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 | trophy                     = [[Red River Showdown#Golden Hat|Golden Hat]]
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 | stadiums                     = [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] <small>(Dallas)</small>
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[[File:Cotton Bowl.JPG|thumb|[[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] packed in [[2010 Oklahoma Sooners football team|2010]]<br />for Red River Rivalry game]]
The '''Oklahoma–Texas football rivalry''' is a [[college football]] [[college rivalry|rivalry]] game between border rivals [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]] and [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]]. The two teams first played each other in 1900, and the rivalry has been renewed annually since 1929 for a total of 121 games as of 2025. The rivalry is commonly referred to as the '''Red River Shootout''', the '''Red River Rivalry''', or the '''Red River Showdown'''.<ref>{{cite news 
  | title = Red River Shootout: A Brief Look at The History Of The Oklahoma-Texas Rivalry
  | work = [[Bleacher Report]]
  | date = September 28, 2010 | url = https://bleacherreport.com/articles/475825-red-river-rivalry-the-history-of-texas-and-oklahoma
  | access-date = September 28, 2010 | first= Luke  
| last= Mcconnell }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine 
  | title = A carnival on steroids: Oral history of the one-of-a-kind Red River Rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma
  | magazine = [[Sports Illustrated]]
  | date = October 6, 2016
| url = https://www.si.com/college/2016/10/06/red-river-rivalry-oral-history-texas-vs-oklahoma
  | access-date = October 6, 2016
| first= Lindsay  
| last= Schnel }}</ref> The name refers to the [[Red River of the South|Red River]], which forms part of the border between [[Oklahoma]] and [[Texas]].

Since 1934, the game has been played on the second Saturday of October, though it has occasionally been played on the first Saturday. Since 1932, the game's site has been the [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] inside [[Fair Park]] in [[Dallas]]. The winner of the regular-season matchup receives the [[Golden Hat]] trophy, a gold [[Cowboy hat|ten-gallon hat]] once made of [[bronze]]. The trophy is kept by the winning school's athletic department until the next game.<ref name="victor">{{cite web|url=http://www.oudaily.com/vnews/display.v?TARGET=printable&article_id=3f84da355f862 |title=To the victor goes the trophy – OU and Texas will vie for the right to take the trophy home |work=OUDaily.com |access-date=June 15, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031104185936/http://www.oudaily.com/vnews/display.v?TARGET=printable&article_id=3f84da355f862 |archive-date=November 4, 2003 }}</ref>

==Overview==
The first game in the series was played in 1900, when Oklahoma was still a <!--[[United States territory|territory]] and the Oklahoma campus was still in-->[[Oklahoma Territory|territory]].<ref name="news_record">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120713062955/http://www.newsrecord.org/media/storage/paper693/news/2003/11/19/Sports/Column.Rivalries.Spark.College.Football-693841.shtml?norewrite200606152025&sourcedomain=www.newsrecord.org Column: Rivalries spark college football], The News Record, University of Cincinnati (accessed June 15, 2006) {{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref><!--Prior to the 100th meeting between the schools in 2005,{{Specify |reason=When did the RRS name come into use |date=August 2019}}--> The game was  called the '''Red River Shootout'''<ref>{{cite news|title=OU–Texas game gets a name change|url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/ou/ou-texas-game-gets-a-name-change/article_10ed9d4c-bc1c-11e3-8af2-001a4bcf6878.html|newspaper=Tulsa World|last=Emig|first=Guerin|date=April 4, 2014|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref> until the 100th game in 2005, when, sponsored by [[SBC Communications]], the game was officially renamed the '''SBC Red River Rivalry'''. "Shootout" was replaced so as not to convey an attitude of condoning [[Gun violence in the United States|gun violence]]. The following year, with SBC's purchase of [[AT&T Corporation]], the game was renamed the '''AT&T Red River Rivalry'''. It was renamed again in 2014 to the '''AT&T Red River Showdown''', before [[Allstate]] secured naming rights in 2023, and changed the name to the<!-- the name changed again and is now--> '''Allstate Red River Rivalry'''. The terms Red River Shootout and Red River Showdown are also applied to meetings between the two schools in all other sports.

Since [[1936 college football season|1936]], the first year of the [[1936 college football rankings|AP poll]], at least one of the teams has come into the game ranked on 70 occasions, including every one of the last 19 meetings, a streak which ended in 2022 when both teams came into the game unranked and 3–2. Texas leads the overall series {{winning percentage|65|51|5|record=y}}.

In 2005, ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'' asked the 119 Division 1A football coaches to identify the top [[Sports rivalry|rivalry game]] in college football. The Red River Rivalry ranked third, behind only [[Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry|Michigan–Ohio State]] and [[Army–Navy Game|Army–Navy]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/redrivershootout/texas/stories/100705dnspofbwnewrivalrylede.1c8619ce.html |title=UT-OU : Best Rivalry? |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |last=Davis |first=Brian |date=October 7, 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205174150/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/redrivershootout/texas/stories/100705dnspofbwnewrivalrylede.1c8619ce.html |archive-date=December 5, 2007 |access-date=April 1, 2012}}</ref>

==History==
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===1900–1960===
[[Image:1915 OU Texas game.png|right|thumb|A page from the 1916 OU Yearbook depicts the 1915 game.]]
The first meeting between the Oklahoma and Texas football teams occurred in 1900, before either team had acquired their current nicknames. At the time, the Texas team was typically called "Varsity". The write-up in the ''[[Austin American-Statesman]]'' article referred to the game as a "practice game".<ref name="1900-AAS">{{cite news | title= Texas 28, Oklahoma 2 | work = Austin American-Statesman | year=1900}}</ref>  The paper reported:
<blockquote>The game of football yesterday afternoon at the Varsity athletic field was an interesting contrast, notwithstanding the rather one-sided score of 28–2 in favor of the Varsity.<ref name="1900-AAS"/></blockquote>

In the 1950 rivalry game, [[Billy Vessels]] scored on an 11-yard run late in the contest, and Texas native [[Jim Weatherall]] kicked the extra point to give Oklahoma a narrow 14–13 win.

In 1958, Texas defeated Oklahoma by one point, breaking the [[University of Oklahoma]]'s series dominance of the 1950s. Texas Longhorns head coach [[Darrell Royal]] had 10 years earlier been the quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners, and defeated his former coach and mentor [[Bud Wilkinson]] in the game. Wilkinson would lose to Texas the next five years before retiring in 1963.

===1960–1995===
The 1963 game featured No. 1 [[1963 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] versus No. 2 [[1963 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]], the seventh regular season No. 1 versus No. 2 game (eighth, overall) in the history of the [[AP Poll]].  Texas won the game, took the No. 1 ranking, and kept it for the rest of the season, winning its first national championship.

Prior to the 1970 meeting, [[1970 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] changed its offense to the [[Wishbone formation]] following a home loss to [[1970 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]] (the Sooners had an open week between the games vs.. the Beavers and Longhorns). The offense was invented by Texas offensive coordinator [[Emory Bellard]] two years earlier and used by the Longhorns to win 23 consecutive games and the [[1969 Texas Longhorns football team|1969]] [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national championship]] to that point.

[[1970 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] routed Oklahoma 41–9 in 1970 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Oct 11, 1970, page 35 - Austin American-Statesman at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/355958408/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref> and extended their winning streak to 30 before losing to [[1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] 24–11 in the [[1971 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]]. Meanwhile, as the Sooners mastered the Wishbone, they went 6–1–1 to close 1970 and opened [[1971 Oklahoma Sooners football team|1971]] with three consecutive victories before facing the [[1971 Texas Longhorns football team|Longhorns]].

Oklahoma showed just how far they had come in one season, shredding Texas for 435 yards rushing in a 48–27 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oct 10, 1971, page 51 - Austin American-Statesman at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/359916611/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref> The Sooners finished 1971 averaging 472 yards rushing per game, an 11–1 record and a No. 2 final ranking, with only a 35–31 loss to [[1971 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]] in the "[[1971 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma football game|Game of the Century]]" keeping [[Chuck Fairbanks]]' squad from the national championship.

In 1972, Oklahoma spied on Texas' practices, allowing them to block a quick kick the Longhorns had secretly been working on en route to a victory.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/24866357/the-untold-1999-texas-oklahoma-story-mike-leach-fake-play-script|title=The untold story of Mike Leach's 'lost' OU play script that fooled Texas|work=ESPN.com|access-date=October 4, 2018|language=en}}</ref>

The 1976 rivalry game was overshadowed by allegations by Texas coach Darrell Royal that Oklahoma had been spying on his practices. The claim was later confirmed in OU Coach [[Barry Switzer]]'s book, ''Bootlegger's Boy''. U.S. President [[Gerald Ford]] attended the game and made an appearance with Royal and Switzer, but the two coaches did not speak to each other as they were in a serious feud. The game ended in a 6–6 tie. It was Royal's final Red River Shootout.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

In the 1977 game, Texas lost both their starting and backup quarterbacks in the first half. Yet, behind the power running of eventual Heisman Trophy winner [[Earl Campbell]], a strong defense, and the unheralded composure of third-string-quarterback [[Randy McEachern]], the Horns prevailed 13–6.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

In a rain-soaked 1984 game, Texas entered the game ranked No. 1, Oklahoma No. 3 (No. 2 in some polls). Switzer wore a ballcap during the game that read "Beat Texas." This game also marked the only time that future [[University of Texas at Austin]] head coach [[Mack Brown]] participated in the Red River Shootout not as a Texas Longhorn, but as Oklahoma's offensive coordinator. Texas jumped to a 10–0 halftime lead but Oklahoma rallied to lead 15–12 in the game's closing seconds. With 10 seconds remaining, trailing by 3, Texas was driving and was within field goal range but decided to take one more shot at the end zone. Texas quarterback (and future North Texas head coach) [[Todd Dodge]] appeared to be intercepted in the end zone by Oklahoma's Keith Stanberry, but the officials ruled it incomplete. Texas' Jeff Ward subsequently kicked a field goal and the game ended in a 15–15 tie.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

===1996–2001===
The first Big 12 Conference overtime game, the 1996 meeting featured a [[John Blake (American football)|John Blake]] squad under the direction of freshman quarterback [[Justin Fuente]]. The game ended Oklahoma 30–Texas 27 after a come from behind victory in the final seven minutes. Down 24–13, Jarrail Jackson returned a punt 51 yards for a touchdown, then Fuente completed a 2-point conversion pass to [[Stephen Alexander (American football)|Stephen Alexander]] to cut the lead to just 3. The Sooners forced the Longhorns to punt, and drove to the Texas 28. Jeremy Alexander kicked a 44-yard field goal to tie the game at 24 each.<ref name="1996-DMN">{{cite news |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |title=Sooners win later – OU ends Red River drought in OT|author=Nichols, Bill|date=October 13, 1996 |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/redrivershootout/history/1996.html|access-date=March 9, 2007}}</ref>
In overtime, Texas was forced to settle for a 43-yard Phil Dawson field goal, after losing 1 yard on three plays.<ref name="1996-DMN" />  Lining up at the Texas 25, [[James Allen (running back)|James Allen]] broke a ten-yard run, carried for two and three yards, then caught an 8-yard screen pass from Fuente on 3rd and 5 from the 10. On the next play, Allen took a pitch from Fuente two yards into the endzone, doing what he was unable to do two years before.<ref name="1996-DMN" />{{clarify|date=February 2024}}

The 2000 game was marked by rain and 49-degree weather, but it ended up being noted for the most lopsided margin of victory in the history of the match-up at that time, though Oklahoma would top its feat just three years later. Oklahoma came into the game ranked 10th, with Texas ranked 11th. This was the highest combined rankings of the teams since 1984.<ref name="2004-DMN">{{cite news |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |title=Crimson cream – Oklahoma scores early, often in rout |author=Whitmire, Keith |date=October 8, 2000 |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/redrivershootout/history/2000.html |access-date=July 19, 2006}}</ref> The Sooners got up to a 42-point lead before Texas scored, finally winning the game 63–14. OU also held Texas to minus-7 yards rushing, an all-time regular-season low for the Longhorns.

Longhorn coach [[Mack Brown]] said "It wasn't even a game because we did not play in the first half." Sooner coach [[Bob Stoops]] said, "This was a total team victory, everybody made plays. ...We had a little bit of everything."<ref name="2004-DMN" /> OU President David Boren cancelled classes the following Monday on account of inclement weather: "It was snowing touchdowns in Dallas."<ref>{{cite web |author=Solomon |first=Jerome |date=October 6, 2001 |title=UT, OU ready to rumble |url=http://www.chron.com/sports/college-football/article/UT-OU-ready-to-rumble-2045572.php |access-date=October 9, 2013 |website=[[Houston Chronicle]] }}</ref> Sooner running back [[Quentin Griffin]] scored six touchdowns, tying the all-time NCAA record for most rushing touchdowns in a game. Oklahoma went on to an undefeated season, and won the 2000 National Championship.

The 2001 game, which ended Oklahoma 14–Texas 3, was a classic defensive struggle that was notable for a play made late in the 4th quarter.

Both the Sooners' and the Longhorns' defenses were outstanding, holding their counterparts to less than 100 yards rushing for the entire game. When either offense could muster any momentum, they were often let down by their kicker: OU's Tim Duncan missed two field goals, and UT's Dusty Mangum had one blocked. OU led 7–3 at the half on the back of a Quentin Griffin 2-yard touchdown in the second quarter. That score held until late in the fourth quarter.

The Sooners got the ball with just over eight minutes to play on their own 20-yard line, and put together a 12-play, 53-yard drive that took them all the way to the Texas 27-yard line. Facing a 4th & 16, OU sent out Tim Duncan for what appeared to be a 44-yard FG attempt. Instead, Duncan sent a pooch punt deep into the Texas zone, which caught UT's [[Nathan Vasher]] off guard. Confused, Vasher caught the ball at his own 3-yard line and was immediately downed.

Down 7–3, Texas had 2:06 to drive 97 yards on the stiff Sooner defense. On first down, Texas quarterback [[Chris Simms]]' pass was deflected by OU safety [[Roy Williams (safety)|Roy Williams]], who had blitzed and literally leapt over the blocker, Brett Robin, to collide with Simms at the moment he released the ball. The ball landed right in Oklahoma linebacker [[Teddy Lehman]]'s hands, who walked into the endzone for a touchdown. The play happened so fast, many fans did not know exactly what had happened. The play by [[Roy Williams (safety)|Roy Williams]] is often called "The Superman Play"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/colleges/oklahoma/football/story/_/id/7065608/ten-years-ago-roy-williams-took-flight-win-red-river-rivalry-oklahoma-sooners|title=SoonerNation: Ten years ago, Roy Williams took flight to win the Red River Rivalry for the Oklahoma Sooners|work=ESPN.com|date=October 6, 2011|access-date=December 12, 2015}}</ref> because of the way that Williams resembled Superman flying through the air with his arms stretched out at Chris Simms when he hit him. Duncan's extra point sealed the 14–3 OU victory.

===2004–2009===
[[File:TX-OU 2005 Robison Pressures Bomar.jpg|thumb|223x223px|2005 Robison Pressures Bomar]]

The 2005 game, which ended Texas 45–Oklahoma 12, was the 100th meeting in the series and a special logo was created to commemorate the event. The game logo included both team logos, the logo of sponsor SBC Communications, the number 100, a football, and a star. Prior to the game, the Longhorns were ranked 2nd by the [[Associated Press]], and the Sooners were unranked for the first time since 1999, which was also Texas's last victory over OU.

By breaking the string of five consecutive losses to Oklahoma, Longhorn coach Mack Brown preserved the Longhorns's [[NCAA Division I-A national football champions|National Championship]] hopes. With the win, Texas tied its largest margin of victory in the series. Freshman [[running back]] [[Jamaal Charles]] set a record for rushing yards by a Texas freshman in the series. With his 80-yard scamper, Charles also had the longest touchdown from scrimmage by a Texas running back in the series.

The game also featured one of the most violent hits in the series history, when Texas DE, [[Brian Robison]], blindsided Oklahoma quarterback, [[Rhett Bomar]], in the 4th quarter, causing a fumble and ensuing touchdown by Longhorn tackle, [[Rodrique Wright]].

As had occurred the two seasons prior, the road to the National Championship game went through Dallas. Oklahoma left the game with a 1–1 conference record and a 2–3 record overall, finishing with a 6–2 conference and 8–4 overall record, including a victory in the [[Holiday Bowl]]. The Longhorns improved to 5–0 overall, 2–0 in the Big 12 on their way to an 8–0 conference, 13–0 overall record, including a victory in the [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] and the 2005 football National Championship.

[[Image:Rrs2007-2.jpg|right|thumb|2007 Red River Rivalry]]
The 2007 match-up between Oklahoma and Texas was predicted to be the No. 3 game to watch in 2007 by SI.com's "Top 20 Games To Watch In 2007" list,<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 20 Games To Watch In 2007 |work=Sports Illustrated |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0708/top.cfb.games.watch/content.18.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129155932/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0708/top.cfb.games.watch/content.18.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2008|access-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref> and it did not disappoint.{{dubious|date=October 2012}} The game was close from start to finish as the Sooners struck first with a quick touchdown pass to TE [[Jermaine Gresham]]. QB [[Colt McCoy]]'s passing attack responded quickly to tie the game for the 'Horns, then again to take a lead, particularly off the efforts of TE [[Jermichael Finley]]. The Sooners were able to tie the score going into the half off of another [[Sam Bradford]]-to-Jermaine Gresham connection. The Longhorns were able to get into the red zone at the beginning of the second half, but a costly fumble by RB [[Jamaal Charles]] at the 5-yard line cut short the momentum. A few series later, RB [[DeMarco Murray]] ripped off a 65-yard TD run to give the Sooners a 21–14 lead. The 'Horns did not take this lying down, as they were able to score soon thereafter. The Oklahoma passing attack scored the final touchdown of the game with about ten minutes left to play, on a 35-yard touchdown pass to WR [[Malcolm Kelly]] from Bradford. The 'Horns threatened twice in the final waning minutes, and it took a CB [[Reggie Smith]] interception and defensive play against star WR [[Limas Sweed]] to secure the win for Oklahoma.

The 2008 Meeting of the Red River Rivalry ended Texas 45-Oklahoma 35. At the time, it was the highest scoring event in the history of rivalry (the 2021 game now holds that record, with Oklahoma beating Texas, 55–48), and it was seen by the most fans, a record 92,182.<ref name="TX/ou recap">{{cite news |url=http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282850201 |title=Texas 45 – Oklahoma 35 – Texas builds on second-half momentum to drop Oklahoma |work=ESPN.com |publisher=The Disney Company |date=October 11, 2008 |access-date=October 11, 2008 |archive-date=October 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013094408/http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282850201 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] ranked No. 1 in the nation and [[2008 Texas Longhorn football team|Texas]] was ranked No. 5. Both were 5–0 coming into the game. In the first quarter, Bradford completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to Manuel Johnson. The Sooners led 7–0. With 6:41 left in the first quarter, Texas answered with a Hunter Lawrence 26-yard field goal. OU scored 2 touchdowns in the second quarter and Texas scored two touchdowns and a field goal including a 96-yard kickoff return by [[Jordan Shipley]]. The score at the half was 21–20 OU.

===2009–2014===
[[File:Red-river-rivalry.jpg|thumb|The 2012 Red River Rivalry]]

In 2009, Texas won a low-scoring game, 16–13. Texas scored one touchdown and three field goals, while OU scored one touchdown and  two field goals. Oklahoma quarterback [[Sam Bradford]] had injured his shoulder earlier in the year when playing the [[BYU Cougars]].  Despite this injury, Bradford started, confident that his shoulder was healed. However, early in the first quarter a sack by [[Aaron Williams (American football)|Aaron Williams]] re-aggravated his injury and forced him out of the game, ending his season and his college career. Texas quarterback [[Colt McCoy]] threw for 127 yards, while the team combined for 142 rushing yards. OU's replacement quarterback, [[Landry Jones]], replaced Bradford and threw for 250 yards of passing with 2 interceptions. The most notable statistic of the game was that the Sooners were held to minus 16 yards of rushing by the Longhorn defense.

In 2012, the 107th meeting of the [[2012 Texas Longhorns football team|Longhorns]] and [[2012 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Sooners]], Oklahoma routed Texas 63–21. It appeared that the game would have a very different feel than the 2011 meeting after OU scored its first touchdown and [[Quandre Diggs]] of Texas recovered a blocked PAT, running the distance of the field to score a 2-point conversion. This game had moments that will add to the history of this rivalry: Oklahoma's Damien Williams broke free for a 95-yard touchdown run for the longest rush in Red River Rivalry history.<ref>[http://www.soonersvideo.com/2016/10/rb-damien-williams-95-yard-run-ou-vs.html Williams' 95 yard TD run OU vs Texas 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218234855/http://www.soonersvideo.com/2016/10/rb-damien-williams-95-yard-run-ou-vs.html |date=February 18, 2020 }}. SoonersVideo.com: RB Damien Williams 95 yard run OU vs Texas 2012</ref> Trey Millard had a 73-yard reception, the longest pass play by an OU player in Red River Rivalry history, surpassing Buddy Leake's 65-yarder in 1953. The Sooners lead the Longhorns most of this game, and Oklahoma ended up with a 677–289 advantage in total yardage. The game was the third 60+ point Red River scoring effort in Bob Stoops' tenure.

In 2013, Texas came onto the field in Dallas with head coach Mack Brown on the hot seat. Former Longhorn great Earl Campbell had publicly stated two weeks earlier that Mack Brown was "too old" to continue coaching.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/post/_/id/9748362/is-mack-brown-hot-seat-texas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002083802/http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/post/_/id/9748362/is-mack-brown-hot-seat-texas|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2013|title=Is Mack Brown on the hot seat in Texas?|work=ESPN.com|access-date=December 12, 2015}}</ref> Brown's players rallied behind their beleaguered coach, however, and Texas won the Red River Rivalry game for the first time since 2009. Texas walked in as major underdogs, in part due to a 1–2 start with an upset loss at BYU and a loss to No. 25 Ole Miss. The game was notable in part because a defensive lineman from each team scored a touchdown on an interception return. In addition, Colt McCoy's brother Case led the Longhorns to victory, becoming the first quarterback to lead the team to victory since his brother in 2009.

In 2014, the game was played following both teams' losses the prior weekend. Oklahoma had fallen to No. 11 in the rankings following its loss to No. 25 TCU, with a 4–1 record (1–1 Big 12), whereas Texas had fallen to a 2–3 record after losing to No. 7 Baylor (also 1–1 Big 12). Texas' defense was able to prevent an Oklahoma offensive touchdown for the entire first half, and held the Sooners to under 30 total first-half yards, while the Texas Offense gained over 240 yards. In each game of the 2014 season, every team that had led the opposition by more than 200 yards gained was 57–0.  However, another perfect record was on the line, as Oklahoma's first kick return was returned for a touchdown, and on Texas' first second-quarter possession, Oklahoma's defense forced an interception that was returned for a touchdown - in every Oklahoma game where that occurred, Oklahoma won (8–0).  Oklahoma was able to widen the halftime score of 17–13 to 31–13 after a pair of offensive touchdowns, but Texas scored two late touchdowns of their own, failing on the second two-point conversion.  Oklahoma was then able to take several minutes off the clock, and Texas was unable to score on its final possession, ending the game losing 26–31 to Oklahoma.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

===2015–2019===
In 2015, Oklahoma walked into Dallas No. 10 in the country with a high-octane Air Raid offense, while Texas was unranked after a string of painful losses due to special teams (Cal 45–44, missed PAT; Oklahoma State 30–27, mishandled snap on punt setting up FG) and blowout losses (Notre Dame 38–3; TCU 50–7) and Charlie Strong's job already being in question in his second year. The Longhorns' running game pumped out 313 yards, which featured [[D'Onta Foreman]] breaking free for an 81-yard rush to set up a TD to put Texas up 24–10 while the young Texas defense held OU to 67 yards rushing. OU quarterback [[Baker Mayfield]] was sacked multiple times as Texas outgunned Oklahoma 24–17, giving Strong his first signature win.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

In 2018, [[2018 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] came into Dallas ranked No. 19 facing the undefeated No. 7 [[2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma Sooners]], the first time both teams were ranked since 2012. Heisman hopeful [[Kyler Murray]] got Oklahoma out to a fast start scoring on a 6-play, 65-yard drive that took only 2:40. On the ensuing possession, Texas, led by sophomore quarterback [[Sam Ehlinger]], answered back with a 5-play 75-yard drive, in what was to be a common theme in the highest scoring game in series history. Texas appeared destined to regain the Golden Hat after taking a commanding 45–24 lead with just under a minute left in the third quarter, but three unanswered touchdowns, including a 67-yard run by Kyler Murray that took only 11 seconds, tied the game at 45–45 with just 2:38 left to play. After driving the ball to the Oklahoma 23-yard line, Texas's Freshman kicker, [[Cameron Dicker]], coolly kicked in a 40-yard game-winning field goal with 14 seconds left on the clock. Sam Ehlinger set the Texas Red River Showdown record for total offense with 394 yards.

On December 1 the same year, the two faced off again in [[AT&T Stadium]] in [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]] to determine the [[2018 Big 12 Championship Game|Big 12 Conference Championship]]. It was the third time in history when they played each other again in the same season ([[1901 college football season|1901]] and [[1903 college football season|1903]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25404588/first-oklahoma-texas-rematch-115-years-fueled-trash-talk|title=First Texas-Oklahoma rematch in 115 years fueled by trash talk|last=Trotter|first=Jake|work=ESPN.com|date=November 29, 2018|access-date=October 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202131836/https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25404588/first-oklahoma-texas-rematch-115-years-fueled-trash-talk |archive-date=December 2, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> No. 5 Oklahoma overcame a strong start by No. 14 Texas to win their fourth straight [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] title.

On October 12, 2019, the sixth-ranked Sooners defeated the 11th-ranked Longhorns 34–27, getting 366 yards and four touchdowns from quarterback [[Jalen Hurts]], a graduate transfer from [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]]. Though Oklahoma's lead was never larger than 14, Texas was playing from behind for almost the entire game, catching up midway through the third quarter before a 51-yard Hurts touchdown pass to [[CeeDee Lamb]] that put the Sooners in front for good.

===2020–present===
The October 10, 2020, meeting saw unranked Oklahoma outlasting No. 22 Texas 53–45 in four overtimes, in the third highest-scoring game in the history of the Red River Showdown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30087409/oklahoma-texas-wildest-moments-most-unforgettable-red-river-showdown|title=The wildest moments from the most unforgettable Red River Showdown|date=October 10, 2020}}</ref>

The meetings on October 9, 2021, the first one since the two schools announced their move to the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]], and October 8, 2022, featured two very distinct games, both setting records. The 2021 matchup saw sixth-ranked Sooners rallying from a 21-point first-quarter deficit to edge the 21st-ranked Longhorns 55–48 in the highest-scoring game in the rivalry. In 2022, 3–2 Texas won in a 49–0 shutout over the 3–2 Sooners, marking the first shutout result since 2004 and Texas' biggest win in the rivalry by scoring margin .<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401404090|title=Texas vs. Oklahoma 2022|date=October 8, 2022}}</ref>

The October 7, 2023 game, the last meeting for both schools as Big 12 members, featured the first undefeated matchup in the rivalry since 2011. In the game, 12th-ranked Oklahoma defeated 3rd-ranked Texas 34–30 on a last-second touchdown pass to [[Nic Anderson]]. The game recorded 7.8 million viewers, the most since 2009, and was attended by SEC Commissioner [[Greg Sankey]] as both schools are set to join the SEC starting in 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/playbyplay/_/gameId/401525861 | title=Oklahoma 34-30 Texas (Oct 7, 2023) Play-by-Play }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/college-football-tv-ratings/ | title=College Football TV Ratings }}</ref>

The October 12, 2024 installment of the Rivalry, the first one for both schools as members of the SEC, ended with a Texas win and a score of Texas 34, Oklahoma 3. Texas quarterback [[Quinn Ewers]] made his return from nearly a month lost to injury, and led the Longhorns to victory after a difficult first quarter where Texas trailed 0-3 and had given the ball away on a turnover deep in their own territory. Oklahoma was challenged to move the ball against the Texas defense throughout the contest, racking up only three points and 237 total yards against Texas' 406, despite winning the time of possession battle 32:07 to 27:53.

The October 11, 2025 game saw unranked Texas upset No. 6 Oklahoma 23–6. This was the first victory by an unranked Texas team over a ranked OU team since [[2015 Texas Longhorns football team|2015]] and largest upset in terms of score since [[1971 Oklahoma Sooners football team|1971]]. After a slow first half where Oklahoma lead 6–3, the Longhorns took control of the game, holding OU to just 88 yards in the second half and intercepting Oklahoma quarterback [[John Mateer (American football)|John Mateer]] three total times. Leading 13–6 with nine minutes left in the game Longhorn wide receiver [[Ryan Niblett]] returned a punt 75 yards to the house to effectively seal the game. By the end Texas had out gained Oklahoma 304–258 in total yards, and won the time of possession battle 30:58 to 29:02.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/matchup/_/gameId/401752736 | title=Texas 23-6 Oklahoma (Oct 11, 2025) Play-by-Play }}</ref>

==Venue==
[[Image:TX OU Red River Shootout in Cotton Bowl seen from fair grounds - with arrow showing 50 yard line.JPG|right|thumb|300px|2006 Red River Rivalry with yellow arrow indicating the seating division in the stands]]
The Oklahoma–Texas game has been played in six locations. They have played in [[Norman, Oklahoma|Norman]] and [[Oklahoma City]] in [[Oklahoma]], and [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]], [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Dallas]] and [[Houston]] in [[Texas]]. The series began in 1900 and has been played in Dallas since 1912, except for 1913 (Houston), 1922 (Norman), and 1923 (Austin). Dallas was chosen as a "neutral" site since it is situated approximately halfway between [[Austin, Texas]] and [[Norman, Oklahoma]] – the sites of the main campuses of the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Oklahoma, respectively.<ref>{{cite news 
  | title = The Red River Showdown reminds us that Oklahoma and Texas are inseparable
  | newspaper = [[Washington Post]]
  | date = October 9, 2021 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/10/09/red-river-showdown-reminds-us-that-oklahoma-texas-are-inseparable/
  | access-date = October 9, 2021 | first= Andrew  
| last= McGregor }}</ref><ref>{{cite news 
  | title = Why do Texas and Oklahoma play at the Cotton Bowl?
  | work = [[FanSided]]
  | date = October 8, 2021 | url = https://fansided.com/2021/10/09/texas-oklahoma-cotton-bowl-history/
  | access-date = October 8, 2021 | first= John  
| last= Buhler }}</ref>

Since 1932, the game has been held at the [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] in Dallas, during the [[State Fair of Texas]]. The designated "home" team alternates from year to year: Oklahoma in even-numbered years and Texas in odd-numbered years. Ticket sales for the game are split 50–50 between the two schools, with the stadium divided along the 50-yard line. Historically, the Oklahoma fans have occupied the south end zone, which contains the tunnel where both teams enter and exit the field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/2017/10/13/texas-oklahoma-and-the-fabled-cotton-bowl-tunnel-stare-downs-cow-patties-whiskey-bottles-and-gerald-ford/|title=Texas, Oklahoma and the fabled Cotton Bowl tunnel: Stare-downs, cow patties, whiskey bottles and Gerald Ford|date=October 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/strong-wants-ut-and-ou-fans-to-swap-cotton-bowl-seats-and-heres-why|title = Strong wants UT and OU fans to swap Cotton Bowl seats and here's why}}</ref> Beginning in 2007, the teams have had the option to alternate North and South ends of the field, thereby giving the home team fans the seats adjacent to the tunnel leading to both teams' locker rooms.<ref name="Notebook OU">{{cite news |url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/10/08/8texnotes.html |title=Notebook: Reversal of fortunes |work=Austin American Statesman |date=October 8, 2006 |access-date=October 7, 2006 }} {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> However, Texas has declined to exercise its option to move to the south end each year in which they have been the designated home team. Former Texas coach Charlie Strong said he would favor Texas fans being in the south end zone during their home games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/texas-longhorns-oklahoma-sooners-cotton-bowl-charlie-strong-swap-seats-102215|title=Strong wants UT and OU fans to swap Cotton Bowl seats and here's why|date=October 23, 2015|access-date=July 29, 2018}}</ref>

On June 10, 2014, Dallas officials announced that the football game between Oklahoma and Texas would be held at Fair Park through 2025.<ref>{{cite news 
  | title = Red River Showdown to stay at Cotton Bowl through 2025
  | work = [[Tulsa World]]
  | date = June 11, 2014
| url = https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/ou/red-river-showdown-to-stay-at-cotton-bowl-through-2025/article_251a87bb-a72e-567d-84f1-564ee2ce5947.html
  | access-date = June 11, 2014
| first = Eric
| last = Bailey}}</ref>

On December 6, 2023, it was announced that the football game would continue to be held at Fair Park through 2036.<ref>{{cite news 
  | title = Texas, Oklahoma rivalry game staying at Cotton Bowl through 2036
  | work = [[ESPN]]
  | date = December 6, 2023
| url = https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39056465/texas-oklahoma-rivalry-game-staying-cotton-bowl-2036.html
  | access-date = December 6, 2023
| first = Dave
| last = Wilson}}</ref>

==Game results==
Rankings from [[AP Poll]] (and [[College Football Playoff|CFP Rankings]], for [[2018 Big 12 Championship Game]]) - Released prior to game.<ref name="NCAA.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2019-10-08/oklahoma-vs-texas-series-history-scores-all-time-games|title=Oklahoma vs. Texas: Series history, scores, all-time games|publisher=NCAA|last=Staats|first=Wayne|date=October 11, 2019|access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref>

{{sports rivalry series table
| series_summary = yes
| cols = 2
| team1 = Oklahoma
| team1style = {{NCAA color cell|Oklahoma Sooners}}
| team2 = Texas
| team2style ={{NCAA color cell|Texas Longhorns}}

| October 10, 1900  | Austin        | Texas    | 28 | Oklahoma |  2
| October 19, 1901  | Austin        | Texas    | 12 | Oklahoma |  6
| November 25, 1901 | Norman        | Texas    | 11 | Oklahoma |  0
| October 8, 1902   | Austin        | Texas    | 22 | Oklahoma |  6
| October 17, 1903  | Austin        | Oklahoma |  6 | Texas    |  6
| November 13, 1903 | Oklahoma City | Texas    | 11 | Oklahoma |  5
| November 12, 1904 | Austin        | Texas    | 40 | Oklahoma | 10
| November 3, 1905  | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma |  2 | Texas    |  0
| November 2, 1906  | Oklahoma City | Texas    | 10 | Oklahoma |  9
| November 15, 1907 | Austin        | Texas    | 29 | Oklahoma | 10
| November 13, 1908 | Norman        | Oklahoma | 50 | Texas    |  0
| November 19, 1909 | Austin        | Texas    | 30 | Oklahoma |  0
| November 24, 1910 | Austin        | Oklahoma |  3 | Texas    |  0
| November 25, 1911 | Austin        | Oklahoma |  6 | Texas    |  3
| October 19, 1912  | Dallas        | Oklahoma | 21 | Texas    |  6
| November 10, 1913 | Houston       | Texas    | 14 | Oklahoma |  6
| October 24, 1914  | Dallas        | Texas    | 32 | Oklahoma |  7
| October 23, 1915  | Dallas        | Oklahoma | 14 | Texas    | 13
| October 21, 1916  | Dallas        | Texas    | 21 | Oklahoma |  7
| October 20, 1917  | Dallas        | Oklahoma | 14 | Texas    |  0
| October 18, 1919  | Dallas        | Oklahoma | 12 | Texas    |  7
| November 18, 1922 | Norman        | Texas    | 32 | Oklahoma |  7
| November 17, 1923 | Austin        | Texas    | 26 | Oklahoma | 14
| October 19, 1929  | Dallas        | Texas    | 21 | Oklahoma |  0
| October 18, 1930  | Dallas        | Texas    | 17 | Oklahoma |  7
| October 17, 1931  | Dallas        | Texas    |  3 | Oklahoma |  0
| October 15, 1932  | Dallas        | Texas    | 17 | Oklahoma | 10
| October 14, 1933  | Dallas        | Oklahoma |  9 | Texas    |  0
| October 13, 1934  | Dallas        | Texas    | 19 | Oklahoma |  0
| October 12, 1935  | Dallas        | Texas    | 12 | Oklahoma |  7
| October 10, 1936  | Dallas        | Texas    |  6 | Oklahoma |  0
| October 9, 1937   | Dallas        | Oklahoma |  7 | Texas    |  7
| October 8, 1938   | Dallas        | No. 14 Oklahoma | 13 | Texas |  0
| October 14, 1939  | Dallas        | No. 3 Oklahoma  | 24 | Texas | 12
| October 12, 1940  | Dallas        | Texas    | 19 | Oklahoma | 16
| October 11, 1941  | Dallas        | Texas    | 40 | Oklahoma |  7
| October 10, 1942  | Dallas        | Texas    |  7 | Oklahoma |  0
| October 9, 1943   | Dallas        | Texas    | 13 | Oklahoma |  7
| October 14, 1944  | Dallas        | Texas    | 20 | Oklahoma |  0
| October 13, 1945  | Dallas        | No. 10 Texas | 12 | Oklahoma |  7
| October 12, 1946  | Dallas        | No. 1 Texas  | 20 | Oklahoma | 13
| October 11, 1947  | Dallas        | No. 3 Texas  | 34 | No. 15 Oklahoma | 14
| October 9, 1948   | Dallas        | No. 16 Oklahoma | 20 | Texas           | 14
| October 8, 1949   | Dallas        | No. 3 Oklahoma  | 20 | No. 12 Texas    | 14
| October 14, 1950  | Dallas        | No. 3 Oklahoma  | 14 | No. 4 Texas     | 13
| October 13, 1951  | Dallas        | No. 6 Texas     | 9  | No. 11 Oklahoma |  7
| October 11, 1952  | Dallas        | No. 12 Oklahoma | 49 | Texas           | 20
| October 10, 1953  | Dallas        | No. 16 Oklahoma | 19 | No. 15 Texas    | 14
| October 9, 1954   | Dallas        | No. 1 Oklahoma  | 14 | No. 15 Texas    |  7
| October 8, 1955   | Dallas        | No. 3 Oklahoma  | 20 | Texas           |  0
| October 13, 1956  | Dallas        | No. 1 Oklahoma  | 45 | Texas           |  0
| October 12, 1957  | Dallas        | No. 1 Oklahoma  | 21 | Texas           |  7
| October 11, 1958  | Dallas        | No. 16 Texas    | 15 | No. 2 Oklahoma  | 14
| October 10, 1959  | Dallas        | No. 4 Texas     | 19 | No. 13 Oklahoma | 12
| October 8, 1960   | Dallas        | No. 15 Texas    | 24 | Oklahoma        |  0
| October 14, 1961  | Dallas        | No. 4 Texas     | 28 | Oklahoma        |  7
| October 13, 1962  | Dallas        | No. 2 Texas     |  9 | Oklahoma        |  6
| October 12, 1963  | Dallas        | No. 2 Texas     | 28 | No. 1 Oklahoma  |  7
| October 10, 1964  | Dallas        | No. 1 Texas     | 28 | Oklahoma        |  7
| October 9, 1965   | Dallas        | No. 1 Texas     | 19 | Oklahoma        |  0
| October 8, 1966   | Dallas        | Oklahoma        | 18 | Texas           |  9
| October 14, 1967  | Dallas        | Texas           |  9 | Oklahoma        |  7
| October 12, 1968  | Dallas        | Texas           | 26 | Oklahoma        | 20
| October 11, 1969  | Dallas        | No. 2 Texas     | 27 | No. 8 Oklahoma  | 17
| October 10, 1970  | Dallas        | No. 2 Texas     | 41 | Oklahoma        |  9
| October 9, 1971   | Dallas        | No. 4 Oklahoma  | 48 | No. 3 Texas     | 27
| October 14, 1972  | Dallas        | No. 2 Oklahoma  | 27 | No. 10 Texas    |  0
| October 13, 1973  | Dallas        | No. 6 Oklahoma  | 52 | No. 13 Texas    | 13
| October 12, 1974  | Dallas        | No. 2 Oklahoma  | 16 | No. 17 Texas    | 13
| October 11, 1975  | Dallas        | No. 2 Oklahoma  | 24 | No. 5 Texas     | 17
| October 9, 1976   | Dallas        | No. 3 Oklahoma  |  6 | No. 16 Texas    |  6
| October 8, 1977   | Dallas        | No. 5 Texas     | 13 | No. 2 Oklahoma  |  6
| October 7, 1978   | Dallas        | No. 1 Oklahoma  | 31 | No. 6 Texas     | 10
| October 13, 1979  | Dallas        | No. 4 Texas     | 16 | No. 3 Oklahoma  |  7
| October 11, 1980  | Dallas        | No. 3 Texas     | 20 | No. 12 Oklahoma | 13
| October 10, 1981  | Dallas        | No. 3 Texas     | 34 | No. 10 Oklahoma | 14
| October 9, 1982   | Dallas        | Oklahoma        | 28 | No. 13 Texas    | 22
| October 8, 1983   | Dallas        | No. 2 Texas     | 28 | No. 8 Oklahoma  | 16
| October 13, 1984  | Dallas        | No. 2 Oklahoma  | 15 | No. 1 Texas     | 15
| October 12, 1985  | Dallas        | No. 2 Oklahoma  | 14 | No. 7 Texas     |  7
| October 11, 1986  | Dallas        | No. 6 Oklahoma  | 47 | Texas           | 12
| October 10, 1987  | Dallas        | No. 1 Oklahoma  | 44 | Texas           |  9
| October 8, 1988   | Dallas        | No. 10 Oklahoma | 28 | Texas           | 13
| October 14, 1989  | Dallas        | Texas           | 28 | No. 15 Oklahoma | 24
| October 13, 1990  | Dallas        | Texas           | 14 | No. 4 Oklahoma  | 13
| October 12, 1991  | Dallas        | Texas           | 10 | No. 6 Oklahoma  |  7
| October 10, 1992  | Dallas        | Texas           | 34 | No. 16 Oklahoma | 24
| October 9, 1993   | Dallas        | No. 10 Oklahoma | 38 | Texas           | 17
| October 8, 1994   | Dallas        | No. 15 Texas    | 17 | No. 16 Oklahoma | 10
| October 14, 1995  | Dallas        | No. 13 Oklahoma | 24 | No. 18 Texas    | 24
| October 12, 1996  | Dallas        | Oklahoma        | 30 | No. 25 Texas    | 27 <sup>OT</sup> 
| October 11, 1997  | Dallas        | Texas           | 27 | Oklahoma        | 24
| October 10, 1998  | Dallas        | Texas           | 34 | Oklahoma        |  3
| October 9, 1999   | Dallas        | No. 23 Texas    | 38 | Oklahoma        | 28
| October 7, 2000   | Dallas        | No. 10 Oklahoma | 63 | No. 11 Texas    | 14
| October 6, 2001   | Dallas        | No. 3 Oklahoma  | 14 | No. 5 Texas     |  3
| October 12, 2002  | Dallas        | No. 2 Oklahoma  | 35 | No. 3 Texas     | 24
| October 11, 2003  | Dallas        | No. 1 Oklahoma  | 65 | No. 11 Texas    | 13
| October 9, 2004   | Dallas        | No. 2 Oklahoma  | 12 | No. 5 Texas     |  0
| October 8, 2005   | Dallas        | No. 2 Texas     | 45 | Oklahoma        | 12
| October 7, 2006   | Dallas        | No. 7 Texas     | 28 | No. 14 Oklahoma | 10
| October 6, 2007   | Dallas        | No. 10 Oklahoma | 28 | No. 19 Texas    | 21
| October 11, 2008  | Dallas        | No. 5 Texas     | 45 | No. 1 Oklahoma  | 35
| October 17, 2009  | Dallas        | No. 3 Texas     | 16 | No. 20 Oklahoma | 13
| October 2, 2010   | Dallas        | No. 8 Oklahoma  | 28 | No. 21 Texas    | 20
| October 8, 2011   | Dallas        | No. 3 Oklahoma  | 55 | No. 11 Texas    | 17
| October 13, 2012  | Dallas        | No. 13 Oklahoma | 63 | No.15 Texas     | 21
| October 12, 2013  | Dallas        | Texas           | 36 | No. 12 Oklahoma | 20
| October 11, 2014  | Dallas        | No. 11 Oklahoma | 31 | Texas           | 26
| October 10, 2015  | Dallas        | Texas           | 24 | No. 10 Oklahoma | 17
| October 8, 2016   | Dallas        | No. 20 Oklahoma | 45 | Texas           | 40
| October 14, 2017  | Dallas        | No. 12 Oklahoma | 29 | Texas           | 24
| October 6, 2018   | Dallas        | No. 19 Texas    | 48 | No. 7 Oklahoma  | 45
| [[2018 Big 12 Championship Game|December 1, 2018]] | [[AT&T Stadium|Arlington]] | No. 5 Oklahoma  | 39 | No. 14 Texas    | 27
| October 12, 2019 | Dallas         | No. 6 Oklahoma  | 34 | No. 11 Texas    | 27
| October 10, 2020 | Dallas         | Oklahoma        | 53 | No. 22 Texas    | 45 <sup>4OT</sup>
| October 9, 2021  | Dallas         | No. 6 Oklahoma  | 55 | No. 21 Texas    | 48
| October 8, 2022  | Dallas         |  Texas          | 49 |  Oklahoma       | 0 
| October 7, 2023  | Dallas         | No. 12 Oklahoma | 34 | No. 3 Texas     | 30
| October 12, 2024 | Dallas         | No. 1 Texas     | 34 | No. 18 Oklahoma | 3 
| October 11, 2025 | Dallas         |  Texas          | 23 | No. 6 Oklahoma  | 6  
| footnote =
}}

=== Top-5 games ===
Since 1936, when the AP Poll began being released continuously, the Longhorns and Sooners have met 11 times when both have been ranked in the top 5. The first instance came in 1950, with the most recent in 2008. Unlike most [[List of NCAA college football rivalry games|college rivalry]] games, the results of these games did not usually affect each team's final standings because it's held in early October. The 1963 and 1984 games were the only times the teams were the top two in the rankings.<ref name="NCAA.com"/>

Oklahoma holds a 6–4–1 record in these top-5 meetings.

{| class="wikitable" 
|+
!Year
!colspan="2"|Away team
!colspan="2"|Home team
!Notes
|-align="center"
|1950
|No. 4 Texas
|13
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Oklahoma Sooners}}"|'''No. 3 Oklahoma'''
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Oklahoma Sooners}}"|'''14'''
|
|-align="center"
|1963
|No. 1 Oklahoma
|7
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Texas Longhorns}}"|'''No. 2 Texas'''
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Texas Longhorns}}"|'''28'''
|
|-align="center"
|1971
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Oklahoma Sooners}}"|'''No. 4 Oklahoma'''
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Oklahoma Sooners}}"|'''48'''
| No. 3 Texas
| 27
|
|-align="center"
|1975
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Oklahoma Sooners}}"|'''No. 2 Oklahoma'''
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Oklahoma Sooners}}"|'''24'''
| No. 5 Texas
| 17
|
|-align="center"
|1977
|No. 2 Oklahoma
|6
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Texas Longhorns}}"|'''No. 5 Texas'''
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Texas Longhorns}}"|'''13'''
|
|-align="center"
|1979
|No. 3 Oklahoma
|7
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Texas Longhorns}}"|'''No. 4 Texas'''
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Texas Longhorns}}"|'''16'''
|
|-align="center"
|1984
|No. 1 Texas
|15
|No. 2 Oklahoma
|15
|
|-align="center"
|2001
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Oklahoma Sooners}}"|'''No. 3 Oklahoma'''
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Oklahoma Sooners}}"|'''14'''
| No. 5 Texas
| 3
|
|-align="center"
|2002
|No. 3 Texas
|24
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Oklahoma Sooners}}"|'''No. 2 Oklahoma'''
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Oklahoma Sooners}}"|'''35'''
|
|-align="center"
|2004
|No. 5 Texas
|0
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Oklahoma Sooners}}"|'''No. 2 Oklahoma'''
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Oklahoma Sooners}}"|'''12'''
|
|-align="center"
|2008
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Texas Longhorns}}"|'''No. 5 Texas'''
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Texas Longhorns}}"|'''45'''
| No. 1 Oklahoma
| 35
|}

{{notelist}}

==Miscellaneous==
===Highest attendance===
The highest attendance in series history is 96,009, achieved in 2009, 2010, and 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292900251|title=Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns Box Score|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=October 17, 2009|access-date=March 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301165219/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292900251|archive-date=March 1, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302750201|title=Texas Longhorns vs. Oklahoma Sooners Box Score|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=October 2, 2010|access-date=October 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005005131/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302750201|archive-date=October 5, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Spousta |first=Tom |date=October 8, 2011 |title=Oklahoma Buries Texas Under Sacks and Scores |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/sports/ncaafootball/oklahoma-buries-texas-under-sacks-and-scores.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009075110/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/sports/ncaafootball/oklahoma-buries-texas-under-sacks-and-scores.html |archive-date=October 9, 2011 |access-date=October 3, 2011 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Rank
! Date
! Attendance
! colspan="2" | Winning team
! colspan="2" | Losing team
|-
! rowspan=3|1 
| October 17, [[2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2009]] 
! rowspan=3|96,009 
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas Longhorns|border=0|color=white}}|<small>{{color|#ffffff|No. 3}}</small> '''[[2009 Texas Longhorns football team|{{color|#ffffff|Texas}}]]'''
| '''16'''
| <small>No. 20</small> [[2009 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]  
| 13
|-
| October 2, [[2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2010]] 
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners|border=0|color=white}}|<small>{{color|#ffffff|No. 8}}</small> '''[[2010 Oklahoma Sooners football team|{{color|#ffffff|Oklahoma}}]]'''  
| '''28''' 
|<small>No. 21</small> [[2010 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]
| 20
|-
| October 8, [[2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2011]] 
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners|border=0|color=white}}|<small>{{color|#ffffff|No. 3}}</small> '''[[2011 Oklahoma Sooners football team|{{color|#ffffff|Oklahoma}}]]''' 
| '''55''' 
| <small>No. 11</small> [[2011 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]  
| 17
|-
! 4 
| October 14, [[2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2017]] 
! 93,552
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners|border=0|color=white}}|<small>{{color|#ffffff|No. 12}}</small> '''[[2017 Oklahoma Sooners football team|{{color|#ffffff|Oklahoma}}]]'''
| '''29''' 
|  [[2017 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]
| 24 
|-
! rowspan=2|5 
| October 13, [[2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2012]] 
! rowspan=2|92,500
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners|border=0|color=white}}|<small>{{color|#ffffff|No. 10}}</small> '''[[2012 Oklahoma Sooners football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|Oklahoma}}]]''' 
| '''63''' 
| <small>No. 15</small> [[2012 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]
| 21
|-
| October 12, [[2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2013]] 
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas Longhorns|border=0|color=white}}| '''[[2013 Texas Longhorns football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|Texas}}]]''' 
| '''36''' 
| <small>No. 12</small> [[2013 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]   
| 20
|-
! 7 
| October 6, [[2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2018]] 
! 92,300 
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas Longhorns|border=0}}|<small>{{color|#ffffff|No. 19}}</small> '''[[2018 Texas Longhorns football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|Texas}}]]''' 
| '''48''' 
| <small>No. 7</small> [[2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]  
| 45
|-
! 8 
| October 11, [[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2008]] 
! 92,182 
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas Longhorns|border=0|color=white}}|<small>{{color|#ffffff|No. 5}}</small> '''[[2008 Texas Longhorns football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|Texas}}]]''' 
| '''45''' 
| <small>No. 1</small> [[2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]   
| 35
|-
! rowspan=4|9 
| October 13, [[2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2016]] 
! rowspan=4|92,100 
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners|border=0|color=white}}|<small>{{color|#ffffff|No. 20}}</small> '''[[2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|Oklahoma}}]]''' 
| '''45''' 
| [[2016 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] 
| 40
|-
| October 12, [[2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2019]] 
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners|border=0|color=white}}|<small>{{color|#ffffff|No. 6}}</small> '''[[2019 Oklahoma Sooners football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|Oklahoma}}]]''' 
| '''34''' 
| <small>No. 11</small> [[2019 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]   
| 27
|-
| October 8, [[2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2022]] 
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas Longhorns|border=0|color=white}}|'''[[2022 Texas Longhorns football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|Texas}}]]''' 
| '''49''' 
| [[2022 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]   
| 0
|-
| October 12, [[2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2024]] 
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas Longhorns|border=0|color=white}}|<small>{{color|#ffffff|No. 1}}</small> '''[[2024 Texas Longhorns football team|{{color|#FFFFFF|Texas}}]]''' 
| '''34''' 
| <small>No. 18</small> [[2024 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]   
| 3
|}

===Results by Location===
{{updated|October 11, 2025}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
! State
! width="10%"|City
! Games
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Texas Longhorns}}" |Texas victories
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Oklahoma Sooners}}" |Oklahoma victories
! style="text-align:center; background:white; color:black;" |Ties
|-
! rowspan="3" |[[Oklahoma]]
| [[Norman, Oklahoma|Norman]] 
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |0
|-
| [[Oklahoma City]] 
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |0
|-
!Total
!6
!4
!2
!0
|-
! rowspan="5" |[[Texas]] 
| [[Dallas]] 
| style="text-align:center;" |103
| style="text-align:center;" |53
| style="text-align:center;" |46
| style="text-align:center;" |4
|-
| [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
| style="text-align:center;" |10
| style="text-align:center;" |7
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|-
| [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |0
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |0
|-
| [[Houston]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |0
| style="text-align:center;" |0
|-
!
!Total
!115
!61
!49
!5
|-
! colspan="2" |Series total
!121
!65
!51
!5
|}

=== Results by decade ===
{{updated|October 11, 2025}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Years
!Games
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Texas Longhorns}}" |Texas victories
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Oklahoma Sooners}}" |Oklahoma victories
! style="text-align:center; background:white; color:black;" |Ties
|-
|1900s
|12
|9
|2
|1
|-
|1910s
|9
|3
|6
|0
|-
|1920s
|3
|3
|0
|0
|-
|1930s
|10
|6
|3
|1
|-
|1940s
|10
|8
|2
|0
|-
|1950s
|10
|3
|7
|0
|-
|1960s
|10
|9
|1
|0
|-
|1970s
|10
|3
|6
|1
|-
|1980s
|10
|4
|5
|1
|-
|1990s
|10
|7
|2
|1
|-
|2000s
|10
|4
|6
|0
|-
|2010s
|11
|3
|8
|0
|-
|2020s
|6
|3
|3
|0
|-
!Total
!121
!65
!51
!5
|}

==Game trophies==
There are three Red River Rivalry [[trophy|trophies]] given to the winner of the annual Red River Rivalry: the Golden Hat, the Red River Rivalry trophy, and the Governors' trophy.

===Golden Hat===
The Golden Hat is by far the best known of the three, and the only one to be awarded on the field at the end of the game. The trophy is a [[gold]] [[cowboy hat]] mounted on a large block of [[wood]]. According to ''[[The Daily Texan]]'',<blockquote>[B]oth teams signed a contract to play in Dallas during the Texas State Fair, beginning with the 1929 season. The deal was for 10 years, but the tradition has carried on for three-quarters of a century. To show its gratitude, the fair donated the Golden Hat trophy, a golden replica of a ten-gallon cowboy hat, which the two teams play for every year. The Longhorns won the first Shootout, but since then the Golden Hat has crossed the [[Red River of the South|Red River]] many times.</blockquote> The trophy was created in 1941.  When it was created it was known as the "Bronze Hat" or "Brass Hat",<ref name="BrassHatSafe">{{cite news |date=October 17, 1950 |title=Brass Hat in O.U. Safe |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108167885/brass-hat/ |work=The Norman Transcript |location=Norman, Oklahoma |access-date=August 23, 2022 |quote=The brass hat, O. U.'s trophy in the Texas–Oklahoma football game, is in safekeeping in the athletic department vault at O. U.}}</ref> as it was bronze in color.  However, when the hat was reworked in the 1970s it came out gold, and is now known as the Golden Hat.<ref name="MBTF">{{cite news | url=http://mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=1134510296-1497354635&url_channel_id=39&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=39&change_well_id=2 | title=Texas Fight | publisher=MackBrownTexasFootball | access-date=August 3, 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 13, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013154638/http://mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=1134510296-1497354635&url_channel_id=39&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=39&change_well_id=2 }}</ref> The Golden Hat trophy is kept each year by the winning team's athletic department. With the teams meeting twice in 2018 (once in the regular season and once in the Big 12 Conference Championship Game) it was determined that the Golden Hat would not be on the line in the 2nd game as it was for the regular season game.  Therefore, the trophy remained in Austin, Texas, after Texas' 48–45 regular season win over Oklahoma in 2018. Oklahoma won the rematch, 39–27 in the Big 12 Title Game.

===Red River Rivalry trophy===
Since [[2003 in sports|2003]], the Red River Rivalry trophy has been exchanged between the student bodies of the two schools.<ref name="victor"/> This trophy was developed by Alex Yaffe, former OU Student Body President, and Katie King, UT's former student body president. The trophy bears the image of the two states as well as miniature football helmets to represent both teams.

===Governors' trophy===
There is also a governors' trophy exchanged between the [[governors]] of the two states.<ref name="MBTF"/> The governors of Texas and Oklahoma often place a bet on the game, such as the losing governor having to present a side of [[beef]] to the winning state governor, who then donates the beef to charity.

===NROTC trophy===
Another annual tradition is the running of game balls by the schools' [[Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps]] programs. Each school's NROTC program uses a relay running system to run one game ball all the way from their respective campus to Dallas.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hays |first1=Julie |title=UT students run Texas-Oklahoma game ball to Dallas |url=https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/UT-students-run-Texas-Oklahoma-game-ball-to-Dallas-495302061.html |access-date=September 16, 2020 |work=[[KWTX-TV]] |date=October 5, 2018}}</ref> Once there, they participate against each other in a football scrimmage, with the winner taking home the Red River Shootout Flag Football Trophy. This trophy is awarded without regard to who wins the main football game.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crittenden |first1=Jesse |title=OU's NROTC kicks off their annual 168-mile run to Frisco |url=https://www.normantranscript.com/news/ous-nrotc-kicks-off-their-annual-168-mile-run-to-frisco/article_c3d4a5c8-eb18-11e9-b0ae-973e1d58156e.html |access-date=September 16, 2020 |work=The Norman Transcript |date=October 9, 2019}}</ref>

==See also== 
* [[List of NCAA college football rivalry games]]
* [[List of most-played college football series in NCAA Division I]]

==References==
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