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Oklahoma beats No. 1 Texas 27-24 on a last-second field goal
Oklahoma beat top-ranked Texas 27-24 in the Red River rivalry game in Dallas on Saturday.
Tate Sandell won it with a 47-yard field goal on the final play.
The victory was Oklahoma’s first over a No.
1 team since beating Missouri in 2007, and its first against a top-ranked Texas team.
Oklahoma’s offense gained only 238 yards, but the team scored on a blocked punt and an interception return, as well as an offensive touchdown.
Texas quarterback Arch Manning threw three touchdown passes, but both of his interceptions proved costly.
His final pass was intercepted with 19 seconds left, setting up Oklahoma’s winning drive.
The loss was Texas’s first of the season, while both teams now have 1-1 records in Southeastern Conference play.
Oklahoma beat No. 1 Texas 27-24 in the Red River rivalry game on a 47-yard field goal by Tate Sandell on the final play.
The Sooners sealed the win after Texas quarterback Arch Manning threw an interception with 19 seconds left.
Oklahoma also scored touchdowns on a blocked punt and a defensive interception return.
The victory was Oklahoma’s first over a top-ranked team since beating Missouri in 2007.
Oklahoma finished with 238 total yards, while Manning threw three touchdown passes for Texas.
- Who
- Oklahoma and No. 1 Texas.
- What
- Oklahoma won 27-24 on Tate Sandell’s 47-yard field goal on the final play.
- When
- Saturday, October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Dallas, in the Red River rivalry game.
- Why
- Oklahoma scored touchdowns on special teams and defense, then took advantage of a late Texas interception to set up the winning kick.
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Texas kicker Gianni Spetic missed a 53-yard field-goal attempt.
Arch Manning’s final pass was intercepted, giving Oklahoma possession at its 39-yard line.
Tate Sandell made a 47-yard field goal to give Oklahoma a 27-24 win.
- Final score
- Oklahoma 27, Texas 24
- Winning kick
- Tate Sandell made a 47-yard field goal on the final play
- Oklahoma total yards
- 238
- Oklahoma special-teams touchdown
- Dakoda Fields recovered a blocked punt in the end zone
- Oklahoma defensive touchdown
- Peyton Bowen returned an interception 42 yards for a touchdown
Sources
A Red River game winner and upsets galore in the SEC
Oklahoma's upset of No. 1 Texas, by the numbers: Inside the Sooners' Red River stunner
Oklahoma stun No 1 Texas as Sandell’s last-second kick seals Red River upset
Red River redemption: Oklahoma's last-second FG stuns No. 1 Texas
No. 1 Texas stunned by Oklahoma in Red River rivalry for first loss of season
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