Five Toughest Oklahoma Football Opponents

Five Toughest Oklahoma Football Opponents All-Time

By Chip Rouse | Aug 19, 2016

Dec 31, 2015; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Oklahoma Sooners defensive end Charles Tapper (91) tackles Clemson Tigers wide receiver Artavis Scott (3) in the second quarter of the 2015 CFP Semifinal at the Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

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Dec 31, 2015; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Clemson Tigers quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) celebrates a touchdown with wide receiver Charone Peake (19) against the Oklahoma Sooners in the second quarter of the 2015 CFP Semifinal at the Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

What About Clemson?

On the basis of the last two games between Oklahoma and Clemson, you would think Clemson would have a place on the list of opponents the Sooners would prefer not to see on the schedule anytime soon.

Oklahoma is 2-3 in the five games between the two teams, but it is the last two meetings that have left such a rotten taste in the mouths of Sooner fans.

In back-to-back bowl matchups between OU and Clemson, most recently a year ago in the College Football Playoff, the Tigers manhandled the Sooners by scores of 40-6 in 2014 and 37-17 last season.

The first two games between the Sooners and the Tigers, in 1963 and 1972, with Oklahoma ranked in the top five both times, the Sooners won both by a combined score of 83-17. In the three games since, Clemson has outscored OU 90-29.

Enough said.

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