OU's 2018 Big 12 Football Schedule Announced

NORMAN ? Oklahoma's 2018 football schedule was finalized Thursday with the release of next year's nine-game Big 12 Conference slate.

After hosting Florida Atlantic on Sept. 1 and UCLA on Sept. 8, the Sooners open Big 12 play Sept. 15 at Iowa State.

OU will return to non-conference action when it hosts Army on Sept. 22, and then welcomes Baylor to Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Sept. 29 for its Big 12 home opener.

The Sooners will travel to Dallas for the Red River Showdown against Texas on Oct. 6 before their only bye of the season on Oct. 13. They'll close the month at TCU on Oct. 20 and at home against Kansas State on Oct. 27.

The Sooners will play four games in November, starting with a road contest against Texas Tech on the 3rd. They return to Norman for matchups against Oklahoma State and Kansas on Nov. 10 and 17, and close the regular season at West Virginia on Friday, Nov. 23.

The top two finishers in the regular season standings will compete for the conference title in the Big 12 Football Championship Game, which is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 1. The championship game will be played in Arlington, Texas' AT&T Stadium through 2021.

Dates are subject to change as adjustments are expected to accommodate television partners' requests. Television selections for the first three weeks of the season and special dates are due to the conference by June 1, 2018.

For Oklahoma season ticket information, contact the OU Athletics Ticket Office at 800-456-4668 or click here.

2018 OU Schedule Notes

Sept. 1 ? Florida Atlantic
First meeting

Sept. 8 ? UCLA
OU leads 3-1; has outscored Bruins 97-27 in two meetings in Norman (1986 and 2003) as AP No. 1 team

Sept. 15 ? at Iowa State
Sooners lead 74-6-2 and have won 18 of the last 19

Sept. 22 ? Army
Only fourth meeting in history (OU leads 2-1) and second in Norman (Sooners won 28-20 in 1959)

Sept. 29 ? Baylor
OU leads 24-3 and is 12-1 in Norman

Oct. 6 ? vs. Texas (in Dallas)
Texas leads 61-46-5; Sooners have won 12 of last 19

Oct. 13 ? Bye

Oct. 20 ? at TCU
OU leads 11-5 and is 6-1 in Fort Worth; Sooners have won 5 of last 6 overall

Oct. 27 ? Kansas State
OU leads 75-19-4; road team has won six of the last seven meetings

Nov. 3 ? at Texas Tech
OU leads 18-6 overall and has won 5 straight; has scored at least 38 points each of last 7 meetings

Nov. 10 ? Oklahoma State
OU leads 86-18-7 and has won 12 of last 14

Nov. 17 ? Kansas
OU leads 74-27-6 and has won 12 straight; has outscored KU 162-17 last 3 years

Nov. 23 (Friday) ? at West Virginia

OU leads 7-2 and is 5-0 since Mountaineers joined Big 12

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OU's 2018 Big 12 Football Schedule Announced

2018 OU Schedule Notes

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