Week 7 Match-up Preview Thread: Red River Shootout: #2 Texas Longhorns vs. #20 Oklahoma Sooners
When: Saturday, October, 12, 03:30 PM Eastern
Where: Cotton Bowl - Dallas, TX
Watch: ABC
Odds: Texas by 14.5 pts.
Total Points: 54.5
All-Time Series - Red River Shootout: Texas vs. Oklahoma
Texas and Oklahoma have met 119 times since 10/10/1900.
These teams last met 368 days ago on 10/07/2023.
Series Wins: Texas 63-5-51 Oklahoma†
Longest streak of continuous meetings: 95 (1929-2023).
Oklahoma has won the most recent meeting (2023) in this series.
Last 5 Meetings
| Winner | Date | Location | Texas | Oklahoma | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 2023-10-07 | Dallas, TX | 30 | 34 | |
| Texas | 2022-10-08 | Dallas, TX | 49 | 0 | |
| Oklahoma | 2021-10-09 | Dallas, TX | 48 | 55 | |
| Oklahoma | 2020-10-10 | Dallas, TX | 45 | 53 | |
| Oklahoma | 2019-10-12 | Dallas, TX | 27 | 34 |
Series Comparison Data via Winsipedia
Texas Injury Report
Data Scraped: 2024-10-09 10:00:11
| Player | Position | Status | Reported | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Owens | QB | Out – Lower Body | Thu, Aug 29 | Owens is dealing with a lower body injury and will not take the field for the Longhorns. He is expected to miss the remainder of the season. |
| Cj Baxter | RB | Out – Knee | Sat, Aug 17 | Baxter is dealing with a knee injury and is expected to miss the entire 2024 season. |
| Christian Clark | RB | Out – Achilles | Sat, Aug 17 | Clark has suffered a torn Achilles and will miss the 2024 season. |
Injury data lifted from: boydsbets.com
Oklahoma Injury Report
Data Scraped: 2024-10-09 10:00:11
| Player | Position | Status | Reported | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Gibson | WR | Out – Knee | Fri, Sep 13 | Gibson suffered a knee injury and will miss the 2024 season. |
| Nic Anderson | WR | Probable – Undisclosed | Sat, Sep 14 | Anderson is dealing with an undisclosed injury but is expected to take the field for the Sooners. |
| Geirean Hatchett | OL | Out – Undisclosed | Sat, Sep 14 | Hatchett is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the field for the Sooners. He will miss the remainder of the season. |
| Jalil Farooq | WR | Out – Foot | Fri, Sep 13 | Farooq suffered a fractured foot and will not take the field for the Sooners. He is expected to miss at least six weeks. |
| Jaquaize Pettaway | WR | Questionable – Knee | Fri, Sep 13 | Pettaway is dealing with a knee injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Sooners. |
| Branson Hickman | OL | Out – Ankle | Sat, Sep 14 | Hickman is dealing with a ankle injury and will not take the field for the Sooners. |
Injury data lifted from: boydsbets.com
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