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Oklahoma football: Five great games in the OU-Texas rivalry

By Chip Rouse

DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 10: A general view of play between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns during the 2015 AT&T Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl on October 10, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 10: A general view of play between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns during the 2015 AT&T Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl on October 10, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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DALLAS, TX – Wide receiver Dede Westbrook #11of the Oklahoma Sooners runs after catching a pass against the Texas Longhorns. (Photo by Jackson Laizure/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX – Wide receiver Dede Westbrook #11of the Oklahoma Sooners runs after catching a pass against the Texas Longhorns. (Photo by Jackson Laizure/Getty Images) /

2004 — Oklahoma 12, Texas 0

Unlike many games in the long, classic rivalry series between Oklahoma and Texas, the 2004 Red River game was a defensive dogfight.

The 2004 Red River Shootout featured No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 5 Texas.

Sooner true freshman Adrian Peterson was playing in just his fifth collegiate game, and Texas quarterback Vince Young was making his second appearance in the Red River rivalry game.

The game was scoreless after one quarter, and a 22-yard field goal by OU’s Trey DiCarlo with 14 seconds left were the only points in the first half.

Oklahoma added a 26-yard field goal by DiCarlo in the third quarter to go up 6-0. The only touchdown of the game was scored on a seven-yard run by Oklahoma running back Kejuan Jones. A two-point conversion attempt failed, giving the Sooners a 12-0 advantage with eight minutes remaining in the game. That’s the way things ended.

Peterson was easily the offensive star of the game, rushing for 225 yards and averaging over seven yards per carry. The Oklahoma defense held Young to just 8 of 23 passing for 86 yards and just 54 yards rushing.

The Sooners outgained the Longhorns 414 to 240 and recorded their fifth consecutive win in the series under Bob Stoops.

It was the first time Texas had been shut out since 1980, a span of 281 games.

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