Oklahoma kicker Tate Sandell made a 47-yard field goal on the final play Saturday to give the Sooners a 27-24 win over No. 1 Texas in the Red River Rivalry in Dallas. The senior came to the Cotton Bowl having converted three of his five field-goal attempts this season.
The Sooners (3-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) beat a No. 1 team for the first time since a 38-17 win over Missouri in 2007, according to The Associated Press. They had been 0-4-1 against top-ranked Texas teams.
Tate Sandell Kicks Game-Winning Field Goal to Beat Texas
Sandell’s afternoon started the way his previous two games had gone. After a miss in each of those games, against New Mexico and Georgia, he missed a long attempt in the first half before making a 53-yarder in the third quarter that cut Texas’ lead to 17-10…