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A history of the Red River Rivalry: Do the Horns or Sooners stand on top?

The 2024 college football season holds the 120th meeting between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners. Which team lays claim to the ultimate rivalry?

By Sam Fariss

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On Saturday, Oct. 12, the Cotton Bowl will be split in half once again. Right down the 50-yard line, fans in burnt orange and crimson red will divide the historic stadium for a historic matchup: the 120th Red River Rivalry.

The No. 1 Texas Longhorns and No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners are once again meeting as two teams in the Top 25 but this time around, for the first time ever, the storied programs are a part of the SEC.

So, as the teams reach the century and a score mark (120 games) in their history, which one stands on top?

Texas vs. Oklahoma head-to-head history

  • Overall record: Texas leads 63-51-5
  • Most recent matchup: Oct. 7, 2023 – Oklahoma, 34-30
  • First-ever matchup: Oct. 10, 1900 – Texas, 28-2
  • Highest attendance: Oct. 17, 2009 – 96,009 fans – Texas, 16-13
  • Largest victory: Oct. 11, 2003 – Oklahoma, 65-3
  • Longest win-streak: Texas, 8 – 1940-47 and 1958-1965

The Longhorns hold a 12-game advantage over the Sooners despite Oklahoma having 44 more wins in program history.

Also read: Sidelined Sooners and heroic Horns creep closer to the Red River Rivalry

Texas vs. Oklahoma results since 2000

  • 2000: Oklahoma, 63-14
  • 2001: Oklahoma, 14-3
  • 2002: Oklahoma, 35-24
  • 2003: Oklahoma, 63-13
  • 2004: Oklahoma, 12-0
  • 2005: Texas, 45-12
  • 2006: Texas, 28-10
  • 2007: Oklahoma, 28-21
  • 2008: Texas, 45-35
  • 2009: Texas, 16-13
  • 2010: Oklahoma, 28-20
  • 2011: Oklahoma, 55-17
  • 2012: Oklahoma, 63-21
  • 2013: Texas, 36-20
  • 2014: Oklahoma, 31-26
  • 2015: Texas, 24-17
  • 2016: Oklahoma, 45-40
  • 2017: Oklahoma, 29-24
  • 2018 (Arlington): Oklahoma 39,27
  • 2019: Oklahoma, 34-27
  • 2020: Oklahoma, 53-45 (4OT)
  • 2021: Oklahoma, 55-48
  • 2022: Texas, 49-0
  • 2023: Oklahoma, 34-30

Since the turn of the century, the Sooners have won 17 of the 24 matchups, leaving just seven wins for the Horns.

With Texas ranked as the No. 1 team in the country, it is the highest either program has been ranked since 2008 when Oklahoma was No. 1, and the first time the Longhorns have entered the game as the top-ranked team since 1965.

The Longhorns and the Sooners are scheduled to kick off at 2:30 p.m. CT from Dallas, TX. The Red River Rivalry will be available on ABC and ESPN+.

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