Oklahoma pulled a huge upset against No. 1 Texas last Saturday (Graphic by Jack Foster).

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The last two years of the Red River Rivalry were a snooze-fest, with the Texas Longhorns breezing past the Oklahoma Sooners 34-3 in 2024 and 23-6 in 2025. Up until Saturday, the Sooners hadn’t scored a touchdown in this game since the two teams met back in 2023. This skid was expected to continue as Texas was favored by at least 7.5 points across several sportsbooks.

Both offenses never seemed to find rhythm throughout this one, as we witnessed 17 total punts in this game. Texas relied on chunk plays, while Oklahoma held up on defense and special teams to win the game, thanks to a 42-yard pick-six and a blocked punt for a touchdown.

Going into half, it looked like another year of dismay for the Sooners in the Red River Rivalry. Texas, which was up 17-7 going into the halftime break against a team with a dormant offense, would lead you to believe that.

Arch Manning, who holds onto a 6.72 BiteScore, was efficient for most of this bout, but he caved in when it mattered. Two interceptions in the fourth quarter, one of them setting up a game-winning field goal for the Sooners, led to an eventual loss. This was a brutal meltdown in a game where he and his offense knew they were the better team.

A loss here for Oklahoma would’ve had them in deep, deep water. Three losses within the first six weeks of the season are not where you want to be in a conference that holds nine spots in the current AP top-25 poll. A win against the top in the nation is a great feat, but Oklahoma did not look good in this game. 

In fact, it has looked dreadful since their 51-point beating against UTEP in Week 1. Ever since then — a brutal loss to Michigan in Week 2, barely scraping by New Mexico at home, and getting dog-walked by Georgia have been what Sooner fans are dealing with. Now they will face two ranked teams in back-to-back weeks in Kentucky and Mississippi State.

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