LIVE: Texas 10–6 Oklahoma — Longhorns edge ahead midway through Q3 in a defense-first Red River Rivalry

Texas has flipped the script after halftime and now leads Oklahoma 10–6 with 7:49 left in the third quarter at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Saturday, October 11 (Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. CT / 12:30 p.m. PT / 8:30 p.m. UK). A game that opened with traded field goals has tightened even further, with field position, third-down defense and special teams carrying outsized weight.

Score & Status

• Status: Live (Q3, 7:49)

• Score: Texas 10–6 Oklahoma

• Venue: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

• Kickoff (USA, Canada and UK): Sat, Oct 11 — 3:30 p.m. ET | 2:30 p.m. CT | 12:30 p.m. PT | 8:30 p.m. UK

Live Timeline (Key Moments)

• 1Q — Oklahoma 3–0: The Sooners strike first with a medium-range field goal after a patient opening drive.

• 2Q — Oklahoma 6–0: Another kick extends the advantage, as OU continues to win early downs and field position.

• 2Q — Oklahoma 6–3: Texas answers before the break with a short field goal to trim it to three.

• 3Q — Texas 10–6: The Longhorns engineer their best series of the day out of halftime, finishing a red-zone march for the game’s first touchdown to seize the lead with roughly eight minutes left in the third.

Standout Performers & Turning Points

• Texas front seven: Better second-half gap integrity and pressure have stalled OU’s inside-zone looks and forced tougher third downs.

• Longhorns’ red-zone response: The first touchdown of the afternoon capped a balanced, clock-chewing drive—exactly what Texas needed to flip momentum.

• Sooners’ special teams: Early poise from the kicking unit supplied all of Oklahoma’s points and kept them in command through much of the first half.

• Third-down leverage: Post-halftime, Texas has shortened the sticks and mixed coverage; that shift has been the hinge on which the lead turned.

Lineups & Shape (if confirmed)

• Texas offense: A measured blend of RPOs, quick game and boundary runs, with play-action sprinkled in to keep the safeties honest.

• Oklahoma offense: Zone-read and sprint-out concepts to the flats, looking for crossers and option routes underneath rather than deep developing shots.

Match Stats (through mid–Q3, indicative)

(Live figures updating; the story so far has hinged on third-down defense, red-zone execution, and hidden yards on punts.)

What It Means

This is precisely the narrow-margin Red River grind that rewards the cleaner team late. For Texas, the post-halftime touchdown and improved early-down defense have shifted pressure to Oklahoma’s offense to answer with a sustained drive of its own. For the Sooners, ball security and first-down efficiency are paramount; even one short-field giveaway could be fatal in a game where every point is a premium.

If Texas can keep winning the line of scrimmage on early downs and stay ahead of the chains, the Longhorns’ blueprint—methodical offense, disciplined coverage, and solid special teams—puts them on track to see this through. If Oklahoma resets the tempo and reclaims field position, this will swing back into a coin-flip heading into the fourth quarter.

Stay tuned—one explosive play or special-teams swing could define the 2025 Red River Rivalry in the closing minutes.