Texas beats Oklahoma in the Red River rivalry game
On October 10, 2015, Texas beat Oklahoma 24-17 in the Red River Showdown at the Cotton Bowl.
Bob Stoops, Oklahoma head coach
I don’t buy that they weren’t ready to play. I don’t (think we came out flat). That’s an excuse. I didn’t feel that way.
Day by day
- Oct 11, 2015Texas’s head coach said his players had stepped up for him.
- Oct 12, 20151 day laterOklahoma’s head coach rejected the idea that his team came out flat.
The day
Texas got back into the win column in a big way on Saturday by smothering No. 10 Oklahoma in the Red River Showdown, 24-17.
Associated Press
Strong’s defense harassed Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield and the offense made just enough plays to show Texas fans that better times might not be so far away.
Reaction
Through Oct 12, 2015
What Texas said
Charlie Strong, Texas head coach
Putting on the hat, it was special just because we knew we won the game
Naashon Hughes, Texas defensive end
I was holding on [to Mayfield] for dear life
Charlie Strong, Texas head coach
I think they said they didn’t want to see me get fired so they were going to step up and play for me
What Oklahoma said
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma quarterback
You can’t harp on the losses. It can either make you better or make you worse.
Sports Illustrated, Oct 12, 2015
Associated Press, via Sports Illustrated
We came out a little flat and didn’t execute.
Neither team
… a major disappointment, a 24-17 loss to Texas Saturday in the Cotton Bowl.
Related
- Texas 24, Oklahoma 17This page
- Oct 6, 2018Texas 48, Oklahoma 45 on a field goal with nine seconds left
- Oct 10, 2020Oklahoma 53, Texas 45 in four overtimes
- Oct 9, 2021Oklahoma 55, Texas 48
- Oct 7, 2023Oklahoma 34, Texas 30
- Same coach: Charlie Strong’s coaching record
- Same coach: Bob Stoops’s coaching record
- More: All of History
- Same quotes, as a list
Sources
News and releases
Fox Sports, Oct 12, 2015“3 things we learned Monday from the Sooners”
Eleven Warriors, Oct 10, 2015“Texas Beats No. 10 Oklahoma in the Red River Showdown”
Fox News, Oct 10, 2015“Longhorns with shocking upset of Sooners in Red River Showdown”
Associated Press, via Fox News
The Daily Texan, Oct 10, 2015“Strong secures signature win with Red River Showdown victory, 24-17”
- UPI, Oct 11, 2015
“Big 12 football: Texas upsets Oklahoma, will it spark a turnaround? - UPI.com”
- Sports Illustrated, Oct 12, 2015
“Oklahoma’s road back after Texas loss starts at Kansas State”