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Rivalry History

Nebraska-Oklahoma

Nebraska and Oklahoma have met 89 times since 1912. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series snapshot

Record
38-47-3
Current streak
Oklahoma 3 games
Longest streak
Oklahoma 16 games (1943-1958)
Avg. margin / points
17.1 / 36.5

Series overview

Nebraska 38-47-3 Oklahoma. Current streak: Oklahoma 3 games.

Last five meetings

Nebraska 1 | Oklahoma 4

Largest margin

62 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1912 through 2023.
  • 88 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Sep 17, 2022.

Related pages

Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.

Rivalry guide

What this rivalry is

Nebraska and Oklahoma have a tracked series that starts in 1912 and spans 89 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Historical or inactive series
Years
1912-2023
Busiest era
1970s, 11 games
Longest pause
10 years (2010-2021)
  • 1970s11 games
  • 1930s10 games
  • 1940s10 games
  • 1950s10 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2022 - Sep 17, 2022

Nebraska 14, Oklahoma 49. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1937 - Oct 16, 1937

Nebraska 0, Oklahoma 0. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

1996 - Nov 2, 1996

Nebraska 73, Oklahoma 21. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1997 - Nov 1, 1997

Nebraska 69, Oklahoma 7. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Nebraska 1, Oklahoma 4 across 5 games
Last ten
Nebraska 2, Oklahoma 8 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Lower-scoring recent history; average total 36.5, average margin 17.1.
Current streak
Oklahoma 3 games

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Anthony Grant

    Nebraska, 2022

    Rushing Yards: 915

  • Casey Thompson

    Nebraska, 2022

    Passing Yards: 2407

  • Trey Palmer

    Nebraska, 2022

    Receiving Yards: 1043

  • Dillon Gabriel

    Oklahoma, 2022

    Passing Yards: 3168

  • Eric Gray

    Oklahoma, 2022

    Rushing Yards: 1364

  • Marvin Mims

    Oklahoma, 2022

    Receiving Yards: 1083

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Bo Pelini

    Nebraska - 2008-2010 - 29-12

  • Bob Stoops

    Oklahoma - 2008-2010 - 32-9

  • Scott Frost

    Nebraska - 2021-2022 - 4-11

  • Mickey Joseph

    Nebraska - 2022 - 3-6

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Sep 17, 2022Oklahoma at NebraskaNebraska 14, Oklahoma 49Venue unavailableOklahoma
Sep 18, 2021Nebraska at OklahomaNebraska 16, Oklahoma 23Venue unavailableOklahoma
Dec 5, 2010Oklahoma at NebraskaNebraska 20, Oklahoma 23Neutral siteOklahoma
Nov 8, 2009Oklahoma at NebraskaNebraska 10, Oklahoma 3Venue unavailableNebraska
Nov 2, 2008Nebraska at OklahomaNebraska 28, Oklahoma 62Venue unavailableOklahoma
Dec 3, 2006Nebraska at OklahomaNebraska 7, Oklahoma 21Venue unavailableOklahoma
Oct 29, 2005Oklahoma at NebraskaNebraska 24, Oklahoma 31Venue unavailableOklahoma
Nov 14, 2004Nebraska at OklahomaNebraska 3, Oklahoma 30Venue unavailableOklahoma
Oct 27, 2001Oklahoma at NebraskaNebraska 20, Oklahoma 10Venue unavailableNebraska
Oct 28, 2000Nebraska at OklahomaNebraska 14, Oklahoma 31Venue unavailableOklahoma