Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry

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Nebraska Cornhuskers–Oklahoma Sooners

History
First meeting	November 23, 1912
Last meeting	December 4, 2010
Number of meetings	86
All-Time Series	Oklahoma: 45–38–3
Largest victory	Nebraska: 62 (69–7 in 1997)
Current streak	Oklahoma: won 1
Longest Nebraska win streak	7 (1991–97)
Longest Oklahoma win streak	16 (1943–58)
At Lincoln	Nebraska leads 22–18–2
At Norman	Oklahoma leads 23–16
At neutral sites	Oklahoma leads 4–0–1

The Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry was an American college football rivalry between the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team of the University of Nebraska and Oklahoma Sooners football team of the University of Oklahoma. The rivalry continued in the Big 12 Conference until 2010, though the rivalry was more prominent when both teams were members of the former Big Eight Conference before 1996. The annual rivalry was effectively ended when Oklahoma was lined up in the Southern division of the newly formed Big 12 to maintain its rivalry with Texas and also its recruiting hotbeds in Texas.^[1]^[2]^[3] As a result, the 2009 meeting turned out to be the last regular-season scheduled meeting. As both teams won their respective divisions in 2010, they met one last time, in the 2010 Big 12 Championship Game. Following the 2010 season, Nebraska left the Big 12 for the Big Ten Conference, leaving the future of the rivalry in doubt. The two teams have agreed to play a home-and-home non-conference series scheduled for 2021 in Norman (to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1971 classic) and 2022 in Lincoln.

This traditional college football rivalry between Nebraska and Oklahoma, formed over the decades as these teams played annual contests in what would become the Big Eight Conference, had been less intense since the 1996 forming of the Big 12 Conference. This was due to the split-division nature of the Big 12 that scheduled the Cornhuskers and Sooners to meet only twice every four years. Prior to the beginning of Big 12 play in 1996, the Cornhuskers and Sooners had met for 71 consecutive seasons.

The 1923 game, only the fifth time these teams met, marked the first game played in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

These teams have been involved in several historic match-ups, such as the Game of the Century, where the teams came into the game ranked one and two in the Associated Press Poll, often making these games of great importance in deciding the national championship. Historically, the rivalry's most distinguishing quality had been the grudging respect and appreciation between the two tradition-rich programs. Also of note is the game's former status as the premier Thanksgiving Day game for the middle of the country.

The Sooners gave the Cornhuskers their only regular-season losses in the 1964, 1966, 1975, 1979, and 1987 seasons, while the Cornhuskers had done the same to Oklahoma in 1971 and 1978. In the 1978 season, Nebraska and Oklahoma met two times; once in the regular season with a Cornhusker victory, and then later at the 1979 Orange Bowl with an Oklahoma victory.

The 1959 meeting between these teams is often considered Nebraska’s biggest upset ever. On that day, unranked Nebraska defeated #19 Oklahoma 25–21 in Lincoln, ending Oklahoma's 74-game conference win streak.

Current Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini served as an assistant at Oklahoma in 2004.^[4]

End of the rivalry

On June 11, 2010, the University of Nebraska announced that its regents had unanimously voted to end the university's affiliation with the Big 12 Conference, and would be joining the Big Ten Conference beginning with the 2011 season.^[1]^[2]^[3] The two teams met one final time in the 2010 Big 12 Championship Game before NU joined the Big Ten, which OU won 23-20. Neither NU nor OU are scheduled to meet at any point in the foreseeable future, however Oklahoma has offered to schedule Nebraska for a home-and-home series for 2020 and 2021, but Nebraska has not been able to commit to the games. Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne cited the unknown status of future Big Ten Conference future schedules as the cause, explaining that Nebraska could not commit to an away game in a year where there may not be enough conference home games. Although a two-game Nebraska-Oklahoma series in 2020-2021 had yet to be confirmed, both schools indicated that it remains a possibility.^[5]

On November 29, 2012 an agreement was reached between the two schools to play a home series during the 2021 and 2022 seasons.^[6]

Game results

Nebraska victories are shaded in ██ cream. Oklahoma victories are shaded ██ crimson. Ties are grey.

Date	Site	Winning team		Losing team		Series
November 23, 1912	Lincoln	Nebraska	13	Oklahoma	9	NU 1–0
October 25, 1919	Omaha	Oklahoma	7	Nebraska	7	NU 1–0–1
October 29, 1921	Lincoln	Nebraska	44	Oklahoma	0	NU 2–0–1
October 28, 1922	Norman	Nebraska	39	Oklahoma	7	NU 3–0–1
October 13, 1923	Lincoln ¹	Nebraska	24	Oklahoma	0	NU 4–0–1
October 11, 1924	Norman	Oklahoma	14	Nebraska	7	NU 4–1–1
October 31, 1925	Lincoln	Nebraska	12	Oklahoma	0	NU 5–1–1
November 10, 1928	Norman	Nebraska	44	Oklahoma	6	NU 6–1–1
November 16, 1929	Lincoln	Oklahoma	13	Nebraska	13	NU 6–1–2
October 11, 1930	Norman	Oklahoma	20	Nebraska	7	NU 6–2–2
October 10, 1931	Lincoln	Nebraska	13	Oklahoma	0	NU 7–2–2
November 19, 1932	Norman	Nebraska	5	Oklahoma	0	NU 8–2–2
October 28, 1933	Lincoln	Nebraska	16	Oklahoma	7	NU 9–2–2
October 20, 1934	Norman	Nebraska	6	Oklahoma	0	NU 10–2–2
October 26, 1935	Lincoln	Nebraska	19	Oklahoma	0	NU 11–2–2
October 24, 1936	Norman	#15 Nebraska	14	Oklahoma	0	NU 12–2–2
October 16, 1937	Lincoln	Oklahoma	0	Nebraska	0	NU 12–2–3
October 22, 1938	Norman	#14 Oklahoma	14	Nebraska	0	NU 12–3–3
November 25, 1939	Lincoln	Nebraska	13	#14 Oklahoma	7	NU 13–3–3
November 26, 1940	Norman	#12 Nebraska	13	Oklahoma	0	NU 14–3–3
November 29, 1941	Lincoln	Nebraska	7	Oklahoma	6	NU 15–3–3
October 24, 1942	Norman	Nebraska	7	Oklahoma	0	NU 16–3–3
November 27, 1943	Lincoln	Oklahoma	26	Nebraska	7	NU 16–4–3
December 2, 1944	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	31	Nebraska	12	NU 16–5–3
September 29, 1945	Lincoln	Oklahoma	20	Nebraska	0	NU 16–6–3
November 23, 1946	Norman	#18 Oklahoma	27	Nebraska	6	NU 16–7–3
November 22, 1947	Lincoln	Oklahoma	14	Nebraska	13	NU 16–8–3
November 13, 1948	Norman	#9 Oklahoma	41	Nebraska	14	NU 16–9–3
October 22, 1949	Lincoln	#4 Oklahoma	48	Nebraska	0	NU 16–10–3
November 25, 1950	Norman	#1 Oklahoma	49	#16 Nebraska	35	NU 16–11–3
November 24, 1951	Lincoln	#12 Oklahoma	27	Nebraska	0	NU 16–12–3
November 22, 1952	Norman	#5 Oklahoma	34	Nebraska	13	NU 16–13–3
November 21, 1953	Lincoln	#4 Oklahoma	30	Nebraska	7	NU 16–14–3
November 20, 1954	Norman	#3 Oklahoma	55	Nebraska	7	NU 16–15–3
November 19, 1955	Lincoln	#1 Oklahoma	41	Nebraska	0	TIE 16–16–3
November 24, 1956	Norman	#1 Oklahoma	54	Nebraska	6	OU 17–16–3
November 23, 1957	Lincoln	#6 Oklahoma	32	Nebraska	7	OU 18–16–3
November 22, 1958	Norman	#4 Oklahoma	40	Nebraska	7	OU 19–16–3
October 31, 1959	Lincoln	Nebraska	25	#19 Oklahoma	21	OU 19–17–3
November 19, 1960	Norman	Nebraska	17	Oklahoma	14	OU 19–18–3
November 25, 1961	Lincoln	Oklahoma	21	Nebraska	14	OU 20–18–3
November 24, 1962	Norman	#10 Oklahoma	34	Nebraska	6	OU 21–18–3
November 23, 1963	Lincoln	#10 Nebraska	29	#6 Oklahoma	20	OU 21–19–3
November 21, 1964	Norman	Oklahoma	17	#4 Nebraska	7	OU 22–19–3
November 25, 1965	Lincoln	#3 Nebraska	21	Oklahoma	9	OU 22–20–3
November 24, 1966	Norman	Oklahoma	10	#4 Nebraska	9	OU 23–20–3
November 25, 1967	Lincoln	#5 Oklahoma	21	Nebraska	14	OU 24–20–3
November 23, 1968	Norman	#14 Oklahoma	47	Nebraska	0	OU 25–20–3
November 22, 1969	Norman	#16 Nebraska	44	Oklahoma	14	OU 25–21–3
November 21, 1970	Lincoln	#3 Nebraska	28	Oklahoma	21	OU 25–22–3
November 25, 1971	Norman	#1 Nebraska	35	#2 Oklahoma	31	OU 25–23–3
November 23, 1972	Lincoln	#4 Oklahoma	17	#5 Nebraska	14	OU 26–23–3
November 23, 1973	Norman	#3 Oklahoma	27	#10 Nebraska	0	OU 27–23–3
November 23, 1974	Lincoln	#1 Oklahoma	28	#6 Nebraska	14	OU 28–23–3
November 22, 1975	Norman	#7 Oklahoma	35	#2 Nebraska	10	OU 29–23–3
November 26, 1976	Lincoln	#8 Oklahoma	20	#10 Nebraska	17	OU 30–23–3
November 25, 1977	Norman	#3 Oklahoma	38	#11 Nebraska	7	OU 31–23–3
November 11, 1978	Lincoln	#4 Nebraska	17	#1 Oklahoma	14	OU 31–24–3
January 1, 1979	Miami ²	#4 Oklahoma	31	#6 Nebraska	24	OU 32–24–3
November 24, 1979	Norman	#8 Oklahoma	17	#3 Nebraska	14	OU 33–24–3
November 22, 1980	Lincoln	#9 Oklahoma	21	#4 Nebraska	17	OU 34–24–3
November 21, 1981	Norman	#5 Nebraska	37	Oklahoma	14	OU 34–25–3
November 26, 1982	Lincoln	#3 Nebraska	28	#11 Oklahoma	24	OU 34–26–3
November 26, 1983	Norman	#1 Nebraska	28	Oklahoma	21	OU 34–27–3
November 17, 1984	Lincoln	#4 Oklahoma	17	#1 Nebraska	7	OU 35–27–3
November 23, 1985	Norman	#5 Oklahoma	27	#2 Nebraska	7	OU 36–27–3
November 22, 1986	Lincoln	#3 Oklahoma	20	#5 Nebraska	17	OU 37–27–3
November 21, 1987	Lincoln	#2 Oklahoma	17	#1 Nebraska	7	OU 38–27–3
November 19, 1988	Norman	#7 Nebraska	7	#9 Oklahoma	3	OU 38–28–3
November 18, 1989	Lincoln	#6 Nebraska	42	Oklahoma	25	OU 38–29–3
November 23, 1990	Norman	Oklahoma	45	#10 Nebraska	10	OU 39–29–3
November 29, 1991	Lincoln	#11 Nebraska	19	#19 Oklahoma	14	OU 39–30–3
November 27, 1992	Norman	#12 Nebraska	33	Oklahoma	9	OU 39–31–3
November 26, 1993	Lincoln	#2 Nebraska	21	#16 Oklahoma	7	OU 39–32–3
November 25, 1994	Norman	#1 Nebraska	13	Oklahoma	3	OU 39–33–3
November 24, 1995	Lincoln	#1 Nebraska	37	Oklahoma	0	OU 39–34–3
November 2, 1996	Norman	#5 Nebraska	73	Oklahoma	21	OU 39–35–3
November 1, 1997	Lincoln	#1 Nebraska	69	Oklahoma	7	OU 39–36–3
October 28, 2000	Norman	#3 Oklahoma	31	#1 Nebraska	14	OU 40–36–3
October 27, 2001	Lincoln	#3 Nebraska	20	#2 Oklahoma	10	OU 40–37–3
November 13, 2004	Norman	#2 Oklahoma	30	Nebraska	3	OU 41–37–3
October 29, 2005	Lincoln	Oklahoma	31	Nebraska	24	OU 42–37–3
December 2, 2006	Kansas City ³	#8 Oklahoma	21	#19 Nebraska	7	OU 43–37–3
November 1, 2008	Norman	#4 Oklahoma	62	Nebraska	28	OU 44–37–3
November 7, 2009	Lincoln	Nebraska	10	#20 Oklahoma	3	OU 44–38–3
December 4, 2010	Arlington ⁴	#9 Oklahoma	23	#13 Nebraska	20	OU 45–38–3

¹ First game played at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln
² 1979 Orange Bowl from 1978 season
³ 2006 Big 12 Championship Game
⁴ 2010 Big 12 Championship Game

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Perlman hopes to begin Big Ten athletics by 2011". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nebraska to the Big Ten". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
↑ 3.0 3.1 "It's unanimous: Nebraska to the Big Ten". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
↑ http://www.huskers.com//pdf7/135049.pdf
↑ "Osborne: Nebraska has offer to play OU in 2020-21". The Macon Telegraph. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
↑ "Oklahoma And Nebraska Rivalry Renewed". News9.com. November 29, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2012.

v t e Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Venues	Lincoln Park (1890–95) "M" Street Park (1894–96) Antelope Field (1897–1908) Nebraska Field (1909–22) Memorial Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado Iowa: The Heroes Game (Heroes Trophy) Missouri (Victory Bell) Oklahoma

Culture & lore	Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity" University of Nebraska Cornhusker Marching Band Blackshirts Origin of "Cornhuskers" Nebraska–Oklahoma, 1971 Fumblerooski Flea Kicker Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

National championship seasons in bold

v t e Oklahoma Sooners football

Venues	Boyd Field (1905–23) Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (1923–present) Barry Switzer Center

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Missouri (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe) Nebraska Oklahoma State: Bedlam Series Texas: Red River Rivalry (Golden Hat)

Culture & lore	Championships T formation Wishbone formation Sooner Schooner Boomer and Sooner "Boomer Sooner" The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band The Oklahoma Heismen Play Like a Champion Today

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans NFL draftees

Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

National championship seasons in bold

v t e Big 12 Conference football rivalry games

Conference	Baylor–TCU Bedlam Series (Oklahoma–Oklahoma State) Texas–Texas Tech Red River Rivalry (Oklahoma–Texas) Kansas–Kansas State Iowa State–Kansas State TCU–Texas Tech

Non-conference	Arkansas–Texas Battle of the Brazos (Baylor–Texas A&M) Border War (Kansas–Missouri) Iowa–Iowa State Iowa State–Missouri Missouri–Oklahoma Nebraska–Oklahoma SMU–TCU Texas A&M–Texas Tech Texas–Texas A&M Friends of Coal Bowl (Marshall–West Virginia) Maryland–West Virginia Penn State–West Virginia Syracuse–West Virginia Virginia Tech–West Virginia Backyard Brawl (West Virginia–Pittsburgh)

v t e Big Ten Conference football rivalries

Conference	Illinois–Northwestern Illinois–Ohio State Illinois–Purdue Indiana–Michigan State Indiana–Purdue Iowa–Minnesota Iowa–Nebraska Iowa–Wisconsin Michigan State–Penn State Michigan–Michigan State Michigan–Minnesota Michigan–Ohio State Minnesota–Penn State Minnesota–Wisconsin Ohio State–Penn State

Non-conference	Alabama–Penn State Colorado–Nebraska Illinois–Missouri Iowa–Iowa State Maryland–Penn State Michigan State–Notre Dame Michigan–Notre Dame Missouri–Nebraska Nebraska–Oklahoma Northwestern–Notre Dame Notre Dame–Purdue Penn State–Pittsburgh Penn State–Syracuse Penn State–West Virginia

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Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry

End of the rivalry

Game results

See also

References