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The two teams first played each other in 1900, and the rivalry has been renewed annually since 1929 for a total of 120 games as of 2024. The rivalry is commonly referred to as the Red River Shootout, the Red River Rivalry, or the Red River Showdown. [1] [2] The name refers to the Red River, which forms part of the border between Oklahoma and Texas.
The series between the two colleges, which are 17 miles (27 km) away from each other in the Lehigh Valley, is the most played rivalry in college football history with 158 meetings since 1884. This is a list of rivalry games in college football. The list also shows any trophy awarded to the winner of the rivalry between the teams. [a]
Nicknamed "Peter the Great" by Longhorn fans, Gardere is worshiped by Texas and reviled by OU fans as the only starting quarterback on either side of the Red River Rivalry, in the 100-year history of the series, to have won 4 consecutive games against the other team. [8] [9] In each of those games Oklahoma was ranked and Texas was not.
Following the Red River Rivalry weekend, the Texas Southern University Tigers played against the Southern University Jaguars. The game was on a neutral site for both teams, Texas Southern University is centrally located in Houston and Southern University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (South Louisiana).
Red River Showdown (University of Oklahoma vs. University of Texas at Austin) – college football's Red River Showdown. [9] The two teams play annually at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, with the fans of each side divided by the 50-yard line. The "Golden Hat" trophy is awarded to the winner. Both teams will move together to the SEC in 2024.
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1a) Red River Rivalry is the "annual" game played between Texas and Oklahoma. 1b) The big 12 championship game is the annual championship game between the top two big 12 teams with the best conference record at the end of the regular reason. 2a) Winner of the Red River Rivalry receives the "Golden Hat" trophy, governor's trophy and NROTC trophy.