Oklahoma won the 2026 Red River Rivalry 27-24 at the Cotton Bowl on October 10. Tate Sandell’s final-play field goal decided it.
The 2026 Red River Rivalry is final: Oklahoma 27, Texas 24. Texas leads the all-time series 65-52-5 through 122 meetings. The October 10 game was televised on ABC.
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Texas is 5-2 (2-2 SEC) and AP No. 11. Oklahoma is 4-3 (2-2 SEC) and unranked in the AP Top 25. Both won on October 24.
Season snapshot as of October 30, 2026; rankings from the October 25 AP poll.
Latest Result
W 34-27 · No. 7 Ole Miss (Austin)
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vs Mississippi State (Austin)
Latest Game
W 23-15 · at Mississippi State
Next Game
vs South Carolina (Norman)
The Red River Rivalry brings Texas and Oklahoma to Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas during the State Fair of Texas. Fans from both schools fill opposite sides of the neutral-site venue.
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Texas is 5-2 and AP No. 11 after beating Ole Miss 34-27. Oklahoma is 4-3 after a 23-15 win at Mississippi State. October 31 kickoffs are set.
Texas lost 27-24 to Florida and Oklahoma fell 21-13 to Kentucky on October 17. Passing stats and turnovers from those games, with later results linked separately.
October 23 availability snapshot before Texas hosted Ole Miss. Colin Simmons and Richard Wesley were out. Texas won 34-27 on October 24.