Oklahoma vs. Texas Rewind
10/9/2021
DALLAS – No. 6/4 Oklahoma (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) responded after trailing 38-20 at halftime to No. 21/23 Texas (4-2, 2-1) to earn the 55-48 victory over the Longhorns in the 117th edition of the AT&T Red River Showdown on a 33-yard rushing touchdown with three seconds remaining by Kennedy Brooks.
The 21-point comeback is the largest Oklahoma comeback victory over Texas. The prior largest comeback was 11 points in 1996 and 2002.
Caleb Williams led the OU offense in the second half and finished 15 of 24 for 211 passing yards with two passing touchdowns. Williams also finished with 88 yards on the ground with a rushing touchdown on four attempts.
Brooks finished with 217 rushing yards on 25 attempts with two rushing touchdowns. He became the Sooners' first 200-yard rusher since Trey Sermon at Texas Tech in 2018 (206) and first against Texas since Samaje Perine in 2016 (214).
Gabe Brkic tied a school record with 17 points in the victory, going 4 of 4 on field goal attempts along with five extra points. It also was his fourth game with four field goals.
Marvin Mims led the OU receiving core with five receptions for 136 yards with a pair of touchdowns.
Texas tallied the game-tying score with 1:24 left in the fourth quarter on a 31-yard competition.
The Sooners received the ball at the Oklahoma 25 and immediately went on the attack, netting nine yards on a completion from Williams to Jadon Haselwood.
Brooks, who led OU on the ground Saturday, rattled off a 12-yard run. Williams tallied back-to-back completions to Marvin Mims and Austin Stogner to get the ball to the Texas 33.
Following a timeout by Oklahoma with 10 seconds remaining, Brooks raced towards the left sideline and scored to give the Sooners the 55-48 advantage.
OU captured momentum in the fourth quarter, opening the final frame with Brkic 26-yard field goal with 11:44 remaining to make the score 41-33 Texas.
OU again scored on a 52-yard completion from Williams to Mims, which made the score 41-39 Texas. Spencer Rattler entered and converted the 2-point attempt with a completion to Drake Stoops.
With the score tied, OU captured its first lead of the game on an 18-yard rushing touchdown by Brooks with a little over seven minutes remaining.
The Longhorns responded with a 31-yard touchdown pass from Casey Thompson to Xavier Worth with 1:23 left on the clock before the Sooners' game-winning drive.
The OU defense was led by Brian Asamoah, who tallied seven tackles with six solo. Nik Bonitto recorded five tackles with 1.5 sacks, while Perrion Winfrey also netted a sack.
what a scene ???? pic.twitter.com/fP07A84auq
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) October 9, 2021
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— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) October 9, 2021
Oklahoma 55, Texas 48
(Q4 | 0:03) Kennedy Brooks with a 33-yard rushing touchdown with three seconds remaining. (6 play, 75 yards, 1:20 time of possession)
All of #SoonerNation right now. #BeatTexas pic.twitter.com/Isv7iJSivv
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) October 9, 2021
Oklahoma 48, Texas 41
(Q4 | 7:10) Kennedy Brooks with an 18-yard rushing touchdown. The Sooners received the ball at the Texas 18 after Caleb Kelly forced and recovered the fumble. (1 play, 18 yards, 0:07 time of possession)
Oklahoma 41, Texas 41
(Q4 | 7:25) Williams finds Mims for the 42-yard touchdown. Rattler completes the 2-point conversation to Drake Stoops. (5 plays, 60 yards, 3:11 time of possession)
Momentum ?? #Sooners #BeatTexas pic.twitter.com/bvkUp6UKrB
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) October 9, 2021
Touchdown #Sooners!@marvindmims with a TD for the ages and it's a tied ballgame after the 2pt conversion.
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) October 9, 2021
OU 41, UT 41 (7:25/4Q) #BeatTexas pic.twitter.com/hWzIa3sy8n
Texas 41, Oklahoma 33
(Q4 | 12:44) Brkic with a 26-yard field goal. (9 plays, 71 yards, 2:59 time of possession)
Brkic is 4 of 4 on field goal attempts. He is also 3 of 3 on extra point attempts.
Texas 41, Oklahoma 30
(Q3 | 1:02) Caleb Williams with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Mims. Brkic extra point is good. (4 plays, 78 yards, 1:36 time of possession)
It is the Sooners' first passing touchdown of the game.
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— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) October 9, 2021
?? @CALEBcsw out here throwin' darts ??
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) October 9, 2021
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Texas 38, Oklahoma 23
(Q3 | 6:22) Gabe Brkic with a 29-yard field goal. (9 plays, 30 yards, 4:53 time of possession)
Brkic has three field goals and two extra points made today.
AT THE HALF … No. 21/23 Texas (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) holds a 38-20 advantage over No. 6/5 Oklahoma (5-0, 2-0) at halftime of the 117th AT&T Red River Showdown.
The Sooners received a pair of rushing touchdowns from Spencer Rattler and Caleb William, while Gabe Brkic tallied a pair of extra points and field goals.
Rattler went 8 of 15 in the first half for 111 passing yards. Jeremiah Hall leads the OU receiving core with three catches for 69 yards, while Williams has a team-high 66 rushing yards. Kennedy Brooks has carried most of the load for the OU running backs, tallying 12 rushing attempts for 62 yards.
Texas opened the game with a pair of touchdowns in the first two minutes of action before Rattler crossed the goal line on a 2-yard rush to cut the Texas’ lead in half.
The Longhorns netted two additional touchdowns before the Sooners scored again.
Williams dashed down the field for a 66-yard score to score in the first 15 seconds of the second quarter.
OU tallied the first field goal of the game on a 40-yard attempt by Brkic.
UT netted another touchdown before Brkic made his second field goal of the half, a 35-yard attempt with a little over three minutes remaining in the quarter.
Texas tacked on another three points with a field goal as time expired.
Brian Asamoah leads the OU defense with four tackles, while he is tied with Billy Bowman for the team lead with three solo tackles.
Texas 35, Oklahoma 20
(Q2 | 3:02) Gabe Brkic with a 35-yard field goal. (10 plays, 58 yards, 3:39 time of possession)
Brkic has made two field goals and two extra point attempts.
Texas 28, Oklahoma 17
(Q2 | 12:00) Gabe Brkic with a 40-yard field goal. (5 plays, 52 yards, 1:17 time of possession)
Brkic's make is the first field goal for either team today. The 40-yard attempt was setup by a 40-yard Rattler pass to Jeremiah Hall for 48 yards.
Texas 28, Oklahoma 14
(Q2 | 14:45) Caleb Williams with a 66-yard rushing touchdown. Gabe Brkic with the extra point. (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:17 time of possession)
Both of the Sooners' touchdowns have been scored by the quarterbacks.
Touchdown #Sooners!
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) October 9, 2021
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UT 28, OU 14 (14:45/2Q) #OUDNA pic.twitter.com/qmsHmckbZo
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— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) October 9, 2021
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Texas 14, Oklahoma 7
(Q1 | 9:14) Spencer Rattler with a 2-yard rushing touchdown for the Sooners' first points of the day. Gabe Brkic with the extra point. (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:53 time of possession)
Touchdown #Sooners!
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) October 9, 2021
Spence will take it himself ??
UT 14, OU 7 (9:14/1Q) #BeatTexas pic.twitter.com/qvrZISUlKR
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) October 9, 2021
Texas wins toss and will receive. Oklahoma will defend the north end zone.
There’s only one.#BeatTexas pic.twitter.com/zCc1LZYSNe
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) October 9, 2021
Beautiful day at the State Fair of Texas! ?? pic.twitter.com/sbANNpqmfh
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) October 9, 2021
