DALLAS — Tate Sandell made a 47-yard field goal on the final play Saturday, and the Oklahoma Sooners beat the No. 1 Texas Longhorns 27-24 at the Cotton Bowl in the 122nd Red River Rivalry. The loss was the first of the season for Texas, which fell to 4-1 and 1-1 in the SEC. Oklahoma improved to 3-2 and 1-1.
Texas carried a 17-7 lead into halftime and did not score in the third quarter. Oklahoma outscored the Longhorns 20-7 after the break, and the Sooners scored touchdowns on offense, defense, and special teams. Arch Manning threw two interceptions in the fourth quarter. Peyton Bowen returned the first 42 yards for a touchdown with 10:07 left. It was the first pick-six of Manning’s career. Courtland Guillory made the second at the Oklahoma 39 with 19 seconds left and the game tied 24-24.
Oklahoma took over at its own 39. John Mateer completed passes of 13 and 20 yards to Isaiah Sategna III on opposite sidelines, and both catches were upheld on replay review. The Sooners ran one more play to set up the kick, and Sandell put it through with no time left.
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said the problems that surfaced Saturday are ones his staff was already working to fix.
“It’s obviously a level of disappointment, there’s a level of anger and frustration because we know we have issues that need to be fixed and we’re working on those issues and trying to get them fixed,” Sarkisian said.
Oklahoma entered as a 7.5-point underdog, two weeks removed from a 41-13 loss at No. 2 Georgia on Sept. 26 and coming off a bye. The win was the Sooners’ first over a No. 1 team since a 38-17 win over Missouri in 2007. They had been 0-4-1 against top-ranked Texas teams.
The Sooners also reclaimed the Golden Hat after losing the previous two meetings, 34-3 in 2024 and 23-6 in 2025. Texas still leads the all-time series 65-52-5.
Oklahoma Erases 10-Point Deficit As Texas Unravels After Halftime
Texas went three-and-out on its first two possessions. Oklahoma did not pick up a first down in the first quarter. With 7:12 left in the period, a 29-yard punt by Jacob Ulrich from the Oklahoma 12 was downed at the Oklahoma 41. Manning hit Cam Coleman for a 41-yard touchdown on the next snap with 6:56 left.
Late in the first quarter, Trent Wilson sacked Manning for a 6-yard loss at the Texas 8. Taylor Wein dropped him at the 8 again on third-and-12 to open the second quarter. On fourth-and-16, Danny Okoye blocked Mac Chiumento’s punt. Dakoda Fields recovered in the end zone, and the touchdown was upheld on review to tie the game 7-7 with 14:11 left in the second quarter. It was Oklahoma’s first touchdown against Texas since the final seconds of its 34-30 win in 2023.
Texas went back in front on the next drive. Hollywood Smothers converted a fourth-and-1 at the Oklahoma 41 with a 2-yard run, and Manning found Ryan Wingo for a 34-yard touchdown three plays later. Sandell missed a 52-yard attempt on Oklahoma’s next possession. Derrek Cooper then carried 6 times for 41 yards on a 10-play drive that ended with a 23-yard field goal by Gianni Spetic with 12 seconds left in the half.
Manning was 9-of-13 for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns at halftime. Mateer was 10-of-13 for 68 yards.
The Sooners cut into the lead early in the third quarter. On third-and-2 from the Oklahoma 21, Lloyd Avant broke a 42-yard run, and Sandell made a 53-yard field goal with 10:56 left in the period to make it 17-10. Texas punted on all 3 of its third-quarter possessions.
A 29-yard Chiumento punt late in the quarter gave Oklahoma the ball at the Texas 47. A roughing-the-passer penalty on Texas wiped out an interception of a pass thrown by Sategna at the Texas 14, and a pass interference call on third-and-goal moved the ball to the 2. Avant scored on the next play with 14:48 left, tying the game 17-17.
Arch Manning’s 2 Fourth-Quarter Interceptions Swing Red River Rivalry
After a Texas three-and-out and an Oklahoma punt, the Longhorns took over at their own 23. A holding penalty left them facing second-and-13 from the 20, and Bowen intercepted Manning at the Texas 42 on the next play. He returned it 42 yards for the touchdown and Oklahoma’s first lead of the game.
Texas tied it on a seven-play, 75-yard drive. Manning completed a 42-yard pass to Coleman, then threw a 15-yard touchdown to Jermaine Bishop Jr. with 6:32 left.
On Oklahoma’s next possession, Colin Simmons pressured Mateer into an intentional grounding penalty, and Texas got the ball back. The Longhorns reached the Oklahoma 35 and faced fourth-and-2 at the two-minute timeout. Spetic’s 53-yard field goal attempt went wide right with 1:54 left. Oklahoma went three-and-out and punted, and Texas had reached the Oklahoma 49 with 24 seconds left when the Sooners blitzed and Guillory intercepted Manning at the 39.
Manning finished 19-of-31 for 261 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Coleman caught 5 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown. Texas ran 32 times for 122 yards.
Mateer went 18-of-26 for 155 yards without a touchdown or an interception. Oklahoma finished with 238 total yards, under the 321 per game it averaged entering Saturday, which ranked last in the SEC. The Sooners went three-and-out 7 times. Sandell finished 2-of-3 on field goals and made all 3 extra points.
Oklahoma scored 10 points off the two interceptions. Manning said the ball security problems started with him.
“We’ve got to do a better job, especially me not being loose to the ball,” Manning said. “I think we beat ourselves a lot.”
Sarkisian said Manning came through on the drives Texas had to have.
“I think Arch competed his tail off and he made some tremendous plays, to the shots down the field to the drives when we had to have him,” Sarkisian said.
Guillory, a Klein Oak graduate, made the final interception on an Oklahoma blitz with Texas 15 yards from field goal range.
“It was bang-bang, and their kid made a really good play,” Sarkisian said.
Steve Sarkisian: ‘We’re Not Dead’ After Texas’ First Loss
Texas played without wide receiver Kaliq Lockett, offensive lineman Jordan Coleman, and defensive lineman Zion Williams, all ruled out on the SEC’s game-day availability report, News 9 reported. Oklahoma was without eight players, including offensive linemen Michael Fasusi, Eddy Pierre-Louis, and Fred Hinton.
The Longhorns have seven SEC games left, starting with three straight at home.
“We’re not dead,” Sarkisian said. “We’re going to be OK. We’ll get back up off the mat.”
Texas opens its SEC home schedule against the Florida Gators on Oct. 17 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT on ABC or ESPN. Florida lost 38-19 to South Carolina on Saturday. Oklahoma hosts the Kentucky Wildcats the same day at 6:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
