In Oklahoma’s superiority-laden football history, there is only one frequent opponent with a winning record against the Sooners. That opponent is Texas. The Longhorns own a 63-50-5 all-time advantage in the Red River rivalry, which will be played for the 119th time Saturday.
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Texas has been such a persistent nemesis to Oklahoma that only one coach started his tenure with the Sooners by going 2–0 against the Longhorns: Barry Switzer in 1973 and ’74. Other high-achieving Oklahoma coaches went 1–1 in their first two games against Texas: Bud Wilkinson in 1947 and ’48; Bob Stoops in ’99 and 2000; Lincoln Riley in ’17 and ’18; and Bennie Owen (namesake of Oklahoma’s field) in 1905 and ’06.
