# Oklahoma Sooners Beat Texas Longhorns 27-24

Source page: https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/news/oklahoma-scores-17-unanswered-in-fourth-to-stun-texas-27-24

> The Sooners erased a 17-7 halftime hole with a defensive score and two fourth-quarter touchdowns to beat the Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl.

By Cole Saturday · Published 2026-10-11 15:03 UTC

_Drafted with AI from our own data and checked by an editor._

Oklahoma Sooners scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to run down [Texas Longhorns](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/texas-longhorns) 27-24 on Saturday, October 10, 2026.

The final score: [Oklahoma Sooners](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/oklahoma-sooners) 27, Texas Longhorns 24. Texas Longhorns moves to 4-1 and Oklahoma Sooners improves to 3-2.

Texas led by ten at the half behind [Arch Manning](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/arch-manning)'s arm, but Oklahoma Sooners turned a blocked punt and a pick-six into the swing it needed.

## Box score

- Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final
- Texas Longhorns | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24
- Oklahoma Sooners | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 27

[**See full player stats and game details**](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/game/2375)

## How it turned

Texas Longhorns grabbed the early lead when Arch Manning hit [Cam Coleman](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/cam-coleman) for a 41-yard touchdown at 6:56 of the first quarter, making it 7-0 at the end of that frame.

Oklahoma Sooners answered in the second quarter when a blocked punt by D. Okoye was scooped up by D. Fields and returned for a touchdown at 14:11. Texas Longhorns pushed right back, with Manning finding [Ryan Wingo](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/ryan-wingo) for a 34-yard score at 10:09, then adding a 23-yard Gunnar Spetic field goal with twelve seconds left in the half. Texas Longhorns led 17-7 at the break.

The third quarter stayed quiet apart from a 53-yard T. Sandell field goal for Oklahoma Sooners, leaving Texas Longhorns up 17-10 heading into the fourth.

The fourth quarter flipped the game. [Lloyd Avant](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/lloyd-avant) scored on a two-yard run at 14:48 to pull Oklahoma Sooners within three. Then Manning was intercepted and P. Bowen took it 42 yards the other way for a touchdown at 10:07, putting Oklahoma Sooners in front. Texas Longhorns answered with a 15-yard Manning touchdown pass to J. Bishop Jr. at 6:32 to tie it, but T. Sandell drilled a 47-yard field goal with three seconds left to win it for Oklahoma Sooners, 27-24.

## Scoring plays

- Q1 6:56 TEX: A. Manning pass to C. Coleman for 41 yds, for a TD (G. Spetic KICK)
- Q2 14:11 OU: Punt blocked by D. Okoye, recovered by D. Fields for a TD (T. Sandell KICK)
- Q2 10:09 TEX: A. Manning pass to R. Wingo for 34 yds, for a TD (G. Spetic KICK)
- Q2 0:12 TEX: G. Spetic 23 yd FG GOOD
- Q3 10:56 OU: T. Sandell 53 yd FG GOOD
- Q4 14:48 OU: L. Avant run for 2 yds, for a TD (T. Sandell KICK)
- Q4 10:07 OU: A. Manning pass intercepted, P. Bowen return for 42 yds, for a TD (T. Sandell KICK)
- Q4 6:32 TEX: A. Manning pass to J. Bishop Jr. for 15 yds, for a TD (G. Spetic KICK)
- Q4 0:03 OU: T. Sandell 47 yd FG GOOD

## Top performers

Arch Manning threw for 260 yards on 19-of-31 passing with three touchdowns, but the two interceptions included the pick-six that turned the game. Cam Coleman caught five passes for 110 yards and a score, and Ryan Wingo added two catches for 57 yards and a touchdown of his own.

For Oklahoma Sooners, [John Mateer](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/john-mateer) was efficient but unspectacular, going 18-of-26 for 155 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions. Lloyd Avant did the damage on the ground with 72 yards and a touchdown on ten carries, and the defense and special teams supplied two of the biggest plays of the game with the blocked-punt score and the interception return.

## Top performers

### Texas Longhorns

- **Arch Manning** (QB) — 19/31, 260 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
- **Derrek Cooper** (RB) — 8 car, 41 yds, 0 TD
- **Hollywood Smothers** (RB) — 12 car, 39 yds, 0 TD
- **Cam Coleman** (WR) — 5 rec, 110 yds, 1 TD
- **Ryan Wingo** (WR) — 2 rec, 57 yds, 1 TD
- **Rasheem Biles** (LB) — 12 tkl, 0 sck, 0 INT

### Oklahoma Sooners

- **John Mateer** (QB) — 18/26, 155 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
- **Lloyd Avant** (RB) — 10 car, 72 yds, 1 TD
- **Jonathan Hatton Jr.** (RB) — 5 car, 12 yds, 0 TD
- **Isaiah Sategna III** (WR) — 5 rec, 64 yds, 0 TD
- **Rocky Beers** (TE) — 4 rec, 29 yds, 0 TD
- **Owen Heinecke** (LB) — 9 tkl, 0 sck, 0 INT

## Team stats

- Stat | Texas Longhorns | Oklahoma Sooners
- Total yards | 382 | 238
- Passing | 19/31, 260 yds | 18/26, 155 yds
- Rushing | 32 att, 122 yds | 31 att, 83 yds
- Turnovers | 2 | 2
- Sacks | 3 | 2

## What's next

Texas Longhorns hosts [Florida Gators](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/florida-gators) on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

Oklahoma Sooners hosts [Kentucky Wildcats](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/kentucky-wildcats) on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

## What's next

- **Texas Longhorns** (4-1) — vs Florida Gators, Saturday, October 17, 2026
- **Oklahoma Sooners** (3-2) — vs Kentucky Wildcats, Saturday, October 17, 2026

## In this story

- [Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/game/2375)
- [Kentucky Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/game/2450)
- [Florida Gators at Texas Longhorns](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/game/2451)
- [Florida Gators](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/florida-gators)
- [Kentucky Wildcats](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/kentucky-wildcats)
- [Oklahoma Sooners](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/oklahoma-sooners)
- [Texas Longhorns](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/texas-longhorns)
- [Arch Manning](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/arch-manning)
- [Cam Coleman](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/cam-coleman)
- [Derrek Cooper](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/derrek-cooper)
- [Hollywood Smothers](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/hollywood-smothers)
- [Isaiah Sategna III](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/isaiah-sategna-iii)
- [John Mateer](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/john-mateer)
- [Jonathan Hatton Jr.](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/jonathan-hatton-jr)
- [Lloyd Avant](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/lloyd-avant)
- [Owen Heinecke](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/owen-heinecke)
- [Rasheem Biles](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/rasheem-biles)
- [Rocky Beers](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/rocky-beers)
- [Ryan Wingo](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/ryan-wingo)

*Written by Cole Saturday, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores and box scores), and checked against that data before it published automatically. Read how we use AI in our [editorial standards](https://profootballnewshub.com/editorial-standards).*

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