Texas and Oklahoma will play for the 122nd time today. Oklahoma wasn’t even a state yet when the Red River Rivalry started. The Cotton Bowl stadium in Fair Park in Dallas has been the home since 1932 and the game is held on the second Saturday in October, making it the centerpiece of the two weeks long State Fair of Texas.
Texas leads the series 65–51–5 (.558). Since the AP Poll was invented, at least one of the two teams has been ranked 70 times. Texas and OU have won a combined 11 national championships. The loser of this game has never gone on to win the national title.
Dallas is roughly halfway between Austin and Norman and serves as a “neutral” site. The designated “home” team alternates from year to year. Oklahoma is “home” in even-numbered years and Texas in odd-numbered years. The Horns will wear their Icy White uniforms today…