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The Red River Rivalry

Oklahoma vs. Texas

119 of their 122 meetings are on file: they first met in 1900, and the earliest on file is 1902; officially, Texas leads 65–⁠52–⁠5; as played, 62–⁠52–⁠5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Oklahoma 6–⁠4. The winner takes home the Golden Hat, played for since 1941. Oklahoma has held it since the 2026 game. The official count covers every meeting.

Scheduled 2027 neutral site (Cotton Bowl); 2028 neutral site; 2029 neutral site. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Official series
Texas leads 65–⁠52–⁠5
Oklahoma wins on file
52
Texas wins on file
62
Ties
5
Earliest on file
1902 first met 1900
Longest streak
8 Texas
Current streak
1 Oklahoma
Last 10 meetings
Oklahoma 6–⁠4
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s2–⁠6–⁠1
1910s6–⁠3
1920s0–⁠3
1930s3–⁠6–⁠1
1940s2–⁠8
1950s7–⁠3
1960s1–⁠9
1970s6–⁠3–⁠1
1980s5–⁠4–⁠1
1990s2–⁠7–⁠1
2000s6–⁠4
2010s8–⁠3
2020s4–⁠3
Both ranked
44 meetings: Oklahoma 24, Texas 17; 17 both in the top 10
Average margin
13.7 points; 53 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Oklahoma
7–⁠3 Oklahoma’s record at home
At Texas
11–⁠1–⁠1 Texas’s record at home
Neutral sites
44–⁠48–⁠4 Oklahoma first
Shutouts
20

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Golden Hat

Played for since
1941
Held by
Oklahoma since the 2026 game
Games for it on file
87 Oklahoma 41, Texas 43, 3 tied

Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting since 1941 (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Golden Hat.

Games that tell the story

  1. Oklahoma’s biggest win2003: Oklahoma 65, Texas 13by 52 points
  2. Texas’s biggest win2022: Texas 49, Oklahoma 0by 49 points
  3. Upset1996: Oklahoma 30, Texas 27Oklahoma had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1989: Texas 28, Oklahoma 24Texas had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1910: Oklahoma 3, Texas 0Oklahoma had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown1963: Texas 28, Oklahoma 7No. 1 Oklahoma at No. 2 Texas
  7. Ranked showdown1984: Oklahoma 15, Texas 15 (tie)No. 3 Oklahoma at No. 1 Texas
  8. Ranked showdown2002: Oklahoma 35, Texas 24No. 3 Texas at No. 2 Oklahoma

Coach against coach

YearsOklahomaSeriesTexas
1911–⁠1915Bennie Owen3–⁠2Dave Allerdice
1929–⁠1931Adrian Lindsey0–⁠3Clyde Littlefield
1937–⁠1940Tom Stidham2–⁠1–⁠1Dana Bible
1941–⁠1945Snorter Luster0–⁠5Dana Bible
1947–⁠1950Bud Wilkinson3–⁠1Blair Cherry
1951–⁠1956Bud Wilkinson5–⁠1Edwin Price
1957–⁠1963Bud Wilkinson1–⁠6Darrell Royal
1967–⁠1972Chuck Fairbanks2–⁠4Darrell Royal
1973–⁠1976Barry Switzer3–⁠0–⁠1Darrell Royal
1977–⁠1986Barry Switzer4–⁠5–⁠1Fred Akers
1989–⁠1991Gary Gibbs0–⁠3David McWilliams
1992–⁠1994Gary Gibbs1–⁠2John Mackovic
1999–⁠2013Bob Stoops9–⁠6Mack Brown
2014–⁠2016Bob Stoops2–⁠1Charlie Strong
2017–⁠2020Lincoln Riley4–⁠1Tom Herman
2022–⁠2026Brent Venables2–⁠3Steve Sarkisian

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Oklahoma’s side (Owen 3–⁠2 against Allerdice). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Oklahoma and Texas, 1902 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Kyler Murray Oklahoma25 of 34, 379 yards, 3 TD2018 Passing
Landry Jones Oklahoma31 of 50, 367 yards, 3 TD2011 Passing
Xavier Worthy Texas9 catches, 261 yards, 2 TD2021 Receiving
Dede Westbrook Oklahoma10 catches, 232 yards, 3 TD2016 Receiving
Kennedy Brooks Oklahoma25 carries, 217 yards, 2 TD2021 Rushing
Samaje Perine Oklahoma35 carries, 214 yards, 2 TD2016 Rushing

Named most valuable

Kyler Murray Oklahoma2018

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

From the newspapers

  • The Arizona republican's story of the 1903 game: OTHER GAM ES.

    1903 · Arizona republican, Arizona, Oct 18, 1903

  • The The Wichita daily eagle's story of the 1903 game: ONLY FINGERS ARE SACRIFICE. Oklahoma Goes Down to De- feat to Texas. BUT PLAYED BETTER BALL Nice Clean Game and Nobody in the Hospital. BUT PLAYED BETTER BALL

    1903 · The Wichita daily eagle, Wichita, Kan., Nov 14, 1903

  • The The Topeka state journal's story of the 1905 game: OKLAHOMA ?, TEXAS 0. Hard Fought Close Battle Won at the Last Moment.

    1905 · The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, Nov 4, 1905

  • The The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current's story of the 1906 game: TEXAS DEFEATED OKLAHOMA Won Football Contest at Oklahoma City FrGay.

    1906 · The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, Oklahoma, Nov 4, 1906

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story of the 1907 game: TEXAS VICTORIOUS OVER OKLAHOMA,

    1907 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Nov 16, 1907

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

On television

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game eight times: 2023, 2021, 2018, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2002, 2001.

2025ABC8.7 million viewers

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA). Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Photos

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Oct 10, 2026Oklahoma 27, 1Texas 24Cotton Bowl
Oct 11, 2025Texas 23, 6Oklahoma 6Cotton BowlAllstate Red River Rivalry
Oct 12, 20241Texas 34, 18Oklahoma 3Cotton BowlAllstate Red River Rivalry
Oct 7, 202312Oklahoma 34, 3Texas 30Cotton BowlAllstate Red River Rivalry
Oct 8, 2022Texas 49, Oklahoma 0Cotton Bowl
Oct 9, 20216Oklahoma 55, 21Texas 48Cotton Bowl
Oct 10, 2020Oklahoma 53, 22Texas 45Cotton Bowl
Oct 12, 20196Oklahoma 34, 11Texas 27Cotton Bowl
Dec 1, 20185Oklahoma 39, 9Texas 27AT&T StadiumBig 12 Championship Game
Oct 6, 201819Texas 48, 7Oklahoma 45Cotton Bowl
Oct 14, 201712Oklahoma 29, Texas 24Cotton Bowl
Oct 8, 201620Oklahoma 45, Texas 40Cotton Bowl
Oct 10, 2015Texas 24, 10Oklahoma 17Cotton Bowl
Oct 11, 201411Oklahoma 31, Texas 26Cotton Bowl
Oct 12, 2013Texas 36, 12Oklahoma 20Neutral site
Oct 13, 201213Oklahoma 63, 15Texas 21Neutral site
Oct 8, 20113Oklahoma 55, 11Texas 17Neutral site
Oct 2, 20108Oklahoma 28, 21Texas 20Neutral site
Oct 17, 20093Texas 16, 20Oklahoma 13Neutral site
Oct 11, 20085Texas 45, 1Oklahoma 35Neutral site
Oct 6, 200710Oklahoma 28, 19Texas 21Neutral site
Oct 7, 20067Texas 28, 14Oklahoma 10Neutral site
Oct 8, 20052Texas 45, Oklahoma 12Neutral site
Oct 9, 20042Oklahoma 12, 5Texas 0Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK)
Oct 11, 20031Oklahoma 65, 11Texas 13Neutral site
Oct 12, 20022Oklahoma 35, 3Texas 24Neutral site
Oct 6, 20013Oklahoma 14, 5Texas 3Neutral site
Oct 7, 200010Oklahoma 63, 11Texas 14Neutral site
Oct 9, 199923Texas 38, Oklahoma 28Neutral site
Oct 10, 1998Texas 34, Oklahoma 3Neutral site
Oct 11, 1997Texas 27, Oklahoma 24Neutral site
Oct 12, 1996Oklahoma 30, 25Texas 27Neutral site
Oct 14, 199518Texas 24, 13Oklahoma 24Neutral site
Oct 8, 199415Texas 17, 16Oklahoma 10Neutral site
Oct 9, 199310Oklahoma 38, Texas 17Neutral site
Oct 10, 1992Texas 34, 16Oklahoma 24Neutral site
Oct 12, 1991Texas 10, 6Oklahoma 7Neutral site
Oct 13, 1990Texas 14, 4Oklahoma 13Neutral site
Oct 14, 1989Texas 28, 15Oklahoma 24Neutral site
Oct 8, 198810Oklahoma 28, Texas 13Neutral site
Oct 10, 19871Oklahoma 44, Texas 9Neutral site
Oct 11, 19866Oklahoma 47, Texas 12Neutral site
Oct 12, 19852Oklahoma 14, 17Texas 7Neutral site
Oct 13, 19841Texas 15, 3Oklahoma 15Neutral site
Oct 8, 19832Texas 28, 8Oklahoma 16Neutral site
Oct 9, 1982Oklahoma 28, 13Texas 22Neutral site
Oct 10, 19813Texas 34, 10Oklahoma 14Neutral site
Oct 11, 19803Texas 20, 12Oklahoma 13Neutral site
Oct 13, 19794Texas 16, 3Oklahoma 7Neutral site
Oct 7, 19781Oklahoma 31, 6Texas 10Neutral site
Oct 8, 19775Texas 13, 2Oklahoma 6Neutral site
Oct 9, 197616Texas 6, 3Oklahoma 6Neutral site
Oct 11, 19752Oklahoma 24, 5Texas 17Neutral site
Oct 12, 19742Oklahoma 16, 17Texas 13Neutral site
Oct 13, 19736Oklahoma 52, 13Texas 13Neutral site
Oct 14, 19722Oklahoma 27, 10Texas 0Neutral site
Oct 9, 19718Oklahoma 48, 3Texas 27Neutral site
Oct 10, 19702Texas 41, Oklahoma 9Neutral site
Oct 11, 19692Texas 27, 8Oklahoma 17Neutral site
Oct 12, 1968Texas 26, Oklahoma 20Neutral site
Oct 14, 1967Texas 9, Oklahoma 7Neutral site
Oct 8, 1966Oklahoma 18, Texas 9Neutral site
Oct 9, 19651Texas 19, Oklahoma 0Neutral site
Oct 10, 19641Texas 28, Oklahoma 7Neutral site
Oct 12, 19632Texas 28, 1Oklahoma 7Neutral site
Oct 13, 19622Texas 9, Oklahoma 6Neutral site
Oct 14, 1961Texas 28, Oklahoma 7Neutral site
Oct 8, 196015Texas 24, Oklahoma 0Neutral site
Oct 10, 19594Texas 19, 13Oklahoma 12Neutral site
Oct 11, 195816Texas 15, 2Oklahoma 14Neutral site
Oct 12, 19571Oklahoma 21, Texas 7Neutral site
Oct 13, 19561Oklahoma 45, Texas 0Neutral site
Oct 8, 1955Oklahoma 20, Texas 0Neutral site
Oct 9, 19541Oklahoma 14, 15Texas 7Neutral site
Oct 10, 195316Oklahoma 19, 15Texas 14Neutral site
Oct 11, 195212Oklahoma 49, Texas 20Neutral site
Oct 13, 19516Texas 9, 11Oklahoma 7Neutral site
Oct 14, 19503Oklahoma 14, 4Texas 13Neutral site
Oct 8, 19493Oklahoma 20, 12Texas 14Neutral site
Oct 9, 1948Oklahoma 20, 16Texas 14Neutral site
Oct 11, 19473Texas 34, 15Oklahoma 14Neutral site
Oct 12, 19461Texas 20, Oklahoma 13Neutral site
Oct 13, 194510Texas 12, Oklahoma 7Neutral site
Oct 14, 1944Texas 20, Oklahoma 0Neutral site
Oct 9, 1943Texas 13, Oklahoma 7Neutral site
Oct 10, 1942Texas 7, Oklahoma 0Neutral site
Oct 11, 1941Texas 40, Oklahoma 7Neutral site
Oct 12, 1940Texas 19, Oklahoma 16Neutral site
Oct 14, 1939Oklahoma 24, Texas 12Neutral site
Oct 8, 1938Oklahoma 13, Texas 0Neutral site
Oct 9, 1937Texas 7, Oklahoma 7Neutral site
Oct 10, 1936Texas 6, Oklahoma 0Neutral site
Oct 12, 1935Texas 12, Oklahoma 7Neutral site
Oct 13, 1934Texas 19, Oklahoma 0Neutral site
Oct 14, 1933Oklahoma 9, Texas 0Neutral site
Oct 15, 1932Texas 17, Oklahoma 10Neutral site
Oct 17, 1931Texas 3, Oklahoma 0at Texas
Oct 18, 1930Texas 17, Oklahoma 7at Texas
Oct 19, 1929Texas 21, Oklahoma 0at Texas
Nov 17, 1923Texas 26, Oklahoma 14at Texas
Nov 18, 1922Texas 32, Oklahoma 7at Oklahoma
Oct 18, 1919Oklahoma 12, Texas 7at Oklahoma
Oct 20, 1917Oklahoma 14, Texas 0at Oklahoma
Oct 21, 1916Texas 21, Oklahoma 7at Texas
Oct 23, 1915Oklahoma 14, Texas 13at Oklahoma
Oct 24, 1914Texas 32, Oklahoma 7at Texas
Nov 10, 1913Texas 14, Oklahoma 6at Texas
Oct 19, 1912Oklahoma 21, Texas 6at Oklahoma
Nov 25, 1911Oklahoma 6, Texas 3at Oklahoma
Nov 24, 1910Oklahoma 3, Texas 0at Texas
Nov 19, 1909Texas 30, Oklahoma 0at Texas
Nov 13, 1908Oklahoma 50, Texas 0at Oklahoma
Nov 15, 1907Texas 29, Oklahoma 10at Texas
Nov 2, 1906Texas 10, Oklahoma 9at Oklahoma
Nov 3, 1905Oklahoma 2, Texas 0at Oklahoma
Nov 16, 1904Texas 40, Oklahoma 10at Texas
Nov 13, 1903Texas 11, Oklahoma 5at Oklahoma
Oct 17, 1903Texas 6, Oklahoma 6at Texas
Oct 4, 1902Texas 22, Oklahoma 6at Texas

Every game is listed as played on the field.