Houston vs. Oklahoma

Saturday, December 26, 1981, Sun Bowl Share

Oklahoma beat Houston 40–⁠14. It was their first meeting; after it, Oklahoma led the series 1–⁠0.

Neutral siteHouston7–⁠4–⁠1 in 1981

Neutral siteOklahoma7–⁠4–⁠1 in 1981

FinalTV: CBSAttendance 33,816Referee: Jimmy Harper (SEC)

MVP Darrell Shepard (Oklahoma)Wikipedia

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Oklahoma 52% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Oklahoma leads 4–⁠1 in five meetings, counting the four since this game.