Unveiling Oklahoma Sooners’ Surprising All-Time Record Against 2025 Foes—Who Holds the Edge?
Heading into the 2025 season, the Oklahoma Sooners find themselves perched on a precarious ledge after a trying inaugural year navigating the SEC. That 2-6 conference record stings, no doubt—but let’s not gloss over the sparks of brilliance that flickered against Auburn and Alabama, two victories that still echo with promise. With a revamped offensive line, bolstered quarterback play, and a running back corps eager to rewrite narratives, the Sooners are eyeing a resurgence fueled by the kind of grit that separates contenders from pretenders. What’s more, they boast a winning historical edge against seven of their 12 scheduled adversaries for the upcoming campaign, and a fresh chapter will begin with Illinois State—a team they’ve never faced before—kicking off the season. As the countdown to kickoff continues, there’s a palpable buzz about whether this iteration of the Sooners can transform potential into performance and silence the skeptics once and for all. LEARN MORE
- The Oklahoma Sooners finished 2-6 in SEC play in 2024 but had key wins against Auburn and Alabama.
- Oklahoma has a winning all-time record against seven of their 2025 opponents.
- The Sooners will play Illinois State for the first time in program history to open the 2025 season.
Last meeting: (1976 Orange Bowl): OU won 14-6Last meeting (2024): South Carolina won 35-9Last meeting (2024): OU won 24-3All-time record: 0-0
Illinois State Red Birds — Norman, Okla.
Date: Aug. 30, 2025
For the second time in the Brent Venables era, the Oklahoma Sooners failed to score a touchdown against the Texas Longhorns. They needed a drive in the final minutes of the game just to get them in position to kick a field goal and avoid the shutout. If there’s a game the Sooners need to win on the schedule this year, it’s OU-Texas.All-time record: OU leads 1-0
Michigan Wolverines — Norman, Okla.
Date: Sept. 13, 2025Last meeting (2024): Mizzou won 30-23Last meeting (2024): Mizzou won 30-23Last meeting (2022): Sooners won 33-3Last meeting (2024): OU won 51-3
Texas Longhorns — Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
All-time record: OU leads 67-25-5When the Oklahoma Sooners welcome the Illinois State Red Birds to Owen Field to open the season, it will be the first meeting between the two teams. After last year’s offensive woes, take Oklahoma plus the points and the over. There will be points.Date: Oct. 18, 2025From 1902 to 1945, neither team had a leg up in the series with a head-to-head record of 16-16-4. Since 1946, the Oklahoma Sooners have gone 51-8-1 over Missouri. Jim Tatum got it started, and Bud Wilkinson turned what was once a tight rivalry into a one-sided affair, winning 14 in a row for Oklahoma, representing the longest winning streak in the series.
Date: Oct. 4, 2025Date: Oct. 11, 2025Contact/Follow us @SoonersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oklahoma news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow John on X@john9williams.All-time record: LSU leads 3-1
Ole Miss Rebels — Norman, Okla.
All-time record: Ole Miss 0-2Last meeting (2024): Texas won 34-3All-time record: OU leads 4-2-1You can’t take anything away from last year’s matchup. The Oklahoma Sooners were down 21-0 in the first five minutes of the game due to turnovers on the Sooners’ first three possessions. The offensive line had perhaps its worst game of the last 25 years and the offensive performance led to a change at offensive coordinator.
Tennessee Volunteers — Knoxville, Tenn.
Date: Sept. 6, 2025Date: Nov. 22, 2025All-time record: South Carolina leads 1-0It was an electric atmosphere in Norman for Oklahoma’s first SEC conference game. Though the offense sputtered behind three Jackson Arnold turnovers in the first half, we got out first glimpse of Michael Hawkins Jr.. His potential is off the charts.
The Sooners are hoping for a bit more success this year. Though many believe the schedule to be really tough, the Sooners will be better in 2025 than they were a year ago when injuries ravaged the offensive side of the ball.All-time record: OU leads 3-0Last meeting (2024): Ole Miss won 26-14All-time record: OU leads 2-1
The Oklahoma Sooners have a winning record all-time against seven of the 12 teams on their 2025 schedule. There is one team they’ve never played before. Here’s a look at Oklahoma’s all-time record against the teams on their 2025 schedule.Michael Hawkins Jr. made a splash in his first collegiate start, showing off the speed and arm strength to create some big plays to lead the Sooners to their first SEC win on the road.Date: Nov. 29, 2025Upgrades at quarterback, offensive line, and running back should create a much more dynamic offense to help a defense that was one of the best in 2024.
The Oklahoma Sooner led the Rebels at halftime of last year’s game in Oxford. The offense struggled to do anything in the second half. The Sooners couldn’t pass protect, and they had a hard time running the ball. The Sooners are hoping for a bounce back offensive line performance in 2025.The Oklahoma Sooners closed the 1975 season with a win over No. 5 Michigan in the Orange Bowl, which propelled them to the AP National Championship. Steve Davis, Joe Washington and Tinker Owens led the Sooners to the win. Washington rushed for 73 yards.The Oklahoma Sooners are under two months away from their second swim through the SEC. Year one didn’t go as planned. The Sooners went 2-6 in conference play but picked up a win on the road over Auburn and knocked Alabama out of playoff contention with a huge 24-3 upset win over the Crimson Tide.All-time record: OU leads 3-2
Date: Nov. 1, 2025
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