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1 Texas-Oklahoma Rivalry By: Leigh Pitre and Christopher Vickers Documenting Rivalry in Sport

2 History Formerly known as the “Red River Shootout.” – Result of the “Red River dispute” between the governors of Oklahoma and Texas. Rivalry name was changed to the “Red River Rivalry” in 2005.

3 History Games began in the early 1900s (before Oklahoma was even declared a state). Games are played at the Cotton Bowl, in Dallas, during the Texas State Fair.

4 Interesting Facts Three trophies are awarded to the winning team: – The Golden Hat – The Governor’s Trophy – The Red River Rivalry Trophy

5 January 2000 October 2000 Stands out as the most memorable game to Red River Rivalry fans. Due, in part, to Oklahoma’s quarterback at the time, Quentin Griffin. – During the game Griffin broke a NCAA record with six touchdowns.

6 January 2000 October 2000 However, Oklahoma held the Longhorns with seven rushing yards, winning the game 63-14. After the win against the Longhorns, the Sooners finished the season undefeated and went on to win their first Nation Championship.

7 February 2005 October 2005 During this game the number two ranked Longhorns Broke their five year cold streak against the Sooners. This was the rivalry’s 100 th game, and Longhorn coach, Mark Brown, was leading the Longhorns to a National Championship title.

8 February 2005 October 2005 During the game Longhorn freshman, Jamaal Charles, ran an 80-yard touchdown, and this led to Texas winning 45-12. This win ultimately led Texas to finish the season undefeated, as well as gaining a National Championship by beating USC in the Rose Bowl.

9 References Copp, M. (2011). Oklahoma vs texas: The 10 greatest red river rivalry games. Retrieved from http://bleacherreport.com/articles/884172-oklahoma-vs-texas-the-10-greatest-red-river- http://bleacherreport.com/articles/884172-oklahoma-vs-texas-the-10-greatest-red-river- rivalry-games Mcubed.net (2014). Taking sports history to the 3 rd power. Retrieved from http://www.mcubed.net/ncaaf/series/tx/ok.shtml N. A. (n. d.) Texas vs oklahoma series. Retrieved from http://www.collegefootball.bz/texas/ opponents/oklahomahttp://www.collegefootball.bz/texas/ Taylor, J. (2012). Red river rivalry: The making of the texas-oklahoma rivalry. Retrieved from http://sports.yahoo.com/news/red-river-rivalry-making-texas-oklahoma-http://sports.yahoo.com/news/red-river-rivalry-making-texas-oklahoma-rivalry- 150400160--ncaaf.html

10 References Taylor, L. (1879). Red river bridge controversy. Retrieved from http://www.tshaonline.org/ handbook/online/articles/mgr02http://www.tshaonline.org/


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