Oklahoma vs. Texas
Saturday, October 9, 1943. Texas kept the Golden Hat Share
Texas beat Oklahoma 13–7. It was their 38th meeting; after it, Texas led the series 22–11–2 in the games on file.
FinalAttendance 18,500
In the newspapers
The Wilmington morning star, Wilmington, N.C., October 10, 1943, page 9
Read the text
Texas Fights To 10 z Triumph Over Oklahoma DALLAS, Tex, Oct. 9. -P)- The widest two minutes in Texas Oklahoma football history produced a 63-yard pass play, thirteen points and a bushel of thrills for 10000 fans today as Texas came from behind to beat the Sooners, 1877. Bobby Coy Lee, spindle-shanked Texas fullback, got in the deciding punch to bring Texas its fourth straight triumph in the 43-year-old gridiron classic.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Texas 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Oklahoma–Texas gameOfficially, Texas leads 65–52–5; as played, 62–52–5 in the 119 games on file; the official count covers all 122 meetings, counting the 84 since this game.
| 2026 | Oklahoma 27, Texas 24 | |
| 2025 | Texas 23, Oklahoma 6 | Allstate Red River Rivalry |
| 2024 | Texas 34, Oklahoma 3 | Allstate Red River Rivalry |
| 2023 | Oklahoma 34, Texas 30 | Allstate Red River Rivalry |
| 2022 | Texas 49, Oklahoma 0 | |
| 2021 | Oklahoma 55, Texas 48 |
Around this game
Oklahoma
- Next gameat TulsaOct. 16, 1943
- SeasonOklahoma in 1943
- ProgramOklahoma history and records
Texas
- Next gamevs. ArkansasOct. 16, 1943
- SeasonTexas in 1943
- ProgramTexas history and records