Oklahoma Stuns No. 1 Texas With 27-24 Red River Victory

Oklahoma defeated No. 1 Texas 27-24 in the Red River Rivalry on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at the end of a game decided by two fourth-quarter interceptions and Tate Sandell's 47-yard walk-off field goal. The victory marked the first time an unranked team had beaten a No. 1-ranked opponent in the rivalry.

According to the Dallas Morning News, the result was only the third time a top-ranked team had lost in the series. The previous such defeat came in 2008, when No. 5 Texas beat top-ranked Oklahoma 45-35.

Oklahoma's decisive fourth-quarter plays capitalized on mistakes by Texas quarterback Arch Manning and defensive penalties that helped the Sooners recover from an uneven start.

Wide receiver Isaiah Sategna delivered two crucial catches in the final 20 seconds after Oklahoma intercepted Manning with 19 seconds remaining. The Austin native, who previously played for Arkansas, gained more than half of his 64 receiving yards on those two plays, setting up Sandell's winning kick.

Manning's interception proved particularly costly. His fourth-quarter pass across his body sailed beyond its intended receiver and into the hands of Peyton Bowen, a Denton Guyer product who returned it 42 yards for a touchdown and gave Oklahoma the lead.

The interception was the first pick-six of Manning's Texas career. It also extended a family streak for Oklahoma, following a touchdown interception by Bowen's younger brother, Eli Bowen, against Alabama in November 2025.

Texas' defense then committed two significant penalties during Oklahoma's 47-yard touchdown drive that tied the game. A roughing-the-passer penalty against linebacker Rasheem Biles came when he leaped into Sategna during a double-pass attempt, which Kade Phillips intercepted.

Later in the drive, Phillips was penalized for pass interference while defending Sategna in the end zone on third-and-goal. The call moved the ball to the 2-yard line, and Lloyd Avant scored on the next play to complete the tying drive.

Special teams also remained a major problem for Texas. In the second quarter, the Longhorns' punt protection collapsed on a kick from their own end zone, allowing Oklahoma's Danny Okoye to block the attempt. Dakoda Fields recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchdown.

The breakdown followed another costly punt-related score against Texas two weeks earlier. Tennessee's Qua Moss returned a kick 57 yards for a touchdown, exposing another weakness in the Longhorns' coverage units.

Before the Oklahoma game, Texas ranked 120th among 138 Football Bowl Subdivision schools in punt-return defense, allowing an average of 14.8 yards per return. The blocked punt was Oklahoma's first returned for a touchdown since its 2019 game against West Virginia.

The game began slowly, with the kickoff delayed because pylons were missing. During the first quarter, the teams combined for only one first down, two timeouts and two sacks.

Oklahoma recorded 15 yards across five possessions in the opening quarter. Texas scored the only points of the period when Manning connected with Cam Coleman for a 41-yard touchdown on a single play. The teams combined for just 37 net yards during the remainder of the quarter.