How many times have you been to Dallas/RRS?

[OU_Tom]

I have always been extremely impressed with how many of you have made that trip to Dallas countless times. I know a few of you have been there 60+ years. Any favorite memories?

I have never been but I live vicariously thru y'all

[Rough Rider]

I’m going more these days that when I was younger and didn’t have as much disposable income. But I went to a couple in the 90s, a couple in the ‘00s, and a couple in the ‘10s. We’re going almost every year now.

Interesting note, it used to be the case the my attendance was a guaranteed loss, no matter if OU was a heavy favorite. 2021 was the first game I attended where OU won… the big CW comeback game. Was sitting about 30 rows up on the 25 yard line on the southeast side during the 4 play sequence that flipped that game… so yeah, that’s my favorite memory. I mean, that fumble recovery on the kickoff was so obvious from our seats, our entire section was going bezerk. I was surprised on when I went home and watched the TV playback the TV coverage didn’t even see it and was confused as to why the refs were giving OU the ball.

[waddy's ghost]

1998 and 2008 sadly 0-2

[SoonerinLA]

I've been to six. Honestly my heart can't take it. The last one I went to (I forget the year) was when Demarco leaped over a Texas defender on his way to long touchdown run. I'm 3-2-1 tie during the Schnellenberger years.

[OU Chinaman]

...I've only been once!
When I was a freshman @ OU in 1972.
It was a glorious 27-0 shutout and texass didn't even cross the 50 yd line until the 4th quarter if memory serves.
The absolute rapture of that moment, the supreme joy, was something I knew at the time could never ever be repeated.
So, I vowed then & there, I'd never return...and I never have and I never will. The one Red River Shootout memory I have is the one I'll take to my grave.
I'll personally never know that bitter disappointment of leaving the Cotton Bowl after witnessing a loss to the hated whorns.

[Echo]

I have been once and I can't even remember the year, maybe 2003 and we literally beat the snot out of the horns that day. We were taunted by the hornlets on the way in but they didn't have anything to say when we walked out.

[Zgeo]

Not enough

[SoonerGirl1201]

I believe 5 times including 2003 (awesomeness 65-13), 2004(awesomeness shut out), 2008 (boo - my only loss), 2010 or 2011 (awesomeness easy win- I was late and left early because I was by myself as I got a free ticket from a co-worker and stopped in to visit with them for a bit but then they left and I did as well as I had to do other thigs in Dallas) and last year - may be the best one yet!

So I'm 4-1 and witnessed mostly awesome games.

[BudaSooner]

Twice, 1976 and 1986.

In 1976, we couldn't get anything going against the Horns, but they couldn't either, due to both teams having key players missing the game with injuries (Billy Sims didn't play, and sophomore Thomas Lott was subbing for Dean Blevins). I really thought late in the game that we were gonna pull it out, trailing 6-0, when UT fumbled the ball on their side of the field. We finally punched it in late, tying the game 6-6.
In trots von Schamann for the extra point (he'd converted 140 without a miss, but our snapper got off a high snap over von Foot's head, and that's the way that the game ended. Both fanbases filed out of the stadium in a pi$$ed off mood, nobody was happy.

The game in 1986, OTOH, was MUCH more fun! My wife and I took my son and nephew to the game (we got there without tix), but I was able to score tickets from a carload of Texas fans (hated being in the Orange section at first, but it didn't take long for us to be able to move to better seats, due to the disgruntled Horn fans leaving early, courtesy of the 47-12 butt-kicking that OU administered that day).
I still have the precious souvenir from that day: a miniature Sooner Schooner, with movable wheels and steering, and with the date October 11, 1986.

Sooners 1-0-1.

I have been once and I can't even remember the year, maybe 2003 and we literally beat the snot out of the horns that day. We were taunted by the hornlets on the way in but they didn't have anything to say when we walked out.

BTW, Echo, the score was 65-13 in 2003... a glorious butt-kicking!!!

[FossilFuelRules]

Not enough.
And thank you for using the letters "RRS".

[pippen]

My first was 1966. I've only missed a handful, but it would take too long to go through the ticket stub collection to determine how many. 2000 was my favorite game. The television replays I've watched claim it was cold and rainy. I remember only a warm sunny feeling of utter joy and contentment. But, the OT back in 1996(?) was great with the punt return and James Allen's overall performance - ultimately redeeming himself with the TD in OT. Beating them in 4 OTs in the covid year was satisfying as well. My favorite play is probably Marcus Dupree's run back in 1982(?). We had a perfect view of the fake reverse/hand-off. I still remember 1984 like it was yesterday. The refs blatantly cheated 3 times on that last drive - the Stansbury interception only the third. My thirst for vengeance has not been quelled. I DON'T LIKE COWS!!!

[gcruse7]

I feel fortunate in that I've been to the Cotton Bowl/Fairgrounds for the game just 5 times, all as a student/grad student where I progressively got better tickets, all for the really cheap student price of $25. In reality, I saw 5 Sooner victories from 1984 to 1988, although the "official" records list 1984 as a 15-15 tie, but everyone who watched that game (live or on TV) knows who really won.

Those were the glory days of Sooner defense and as the offense switched back to the 'bone after Aikman's injury in the Miami game in 85, the Sooners offense blew out the horns in 86 and 87 and won comfortably in 88.

Things turned decidedly after I graduated and moved to the DFW area for my first job. We proceeded to lose to the horns 4 straight times as the favorite, but at least I didn't have to watch those in person.

[Bronco]

I believe more than 50. My first was a grad student in 1963. I haven’t missed many. Favorite was 2000. We were underdogs and won big. 1966 was pretty good too. Mike Vachon kicked field goals and we won 18-9. That ended a losing streak. Can’t go this year. Had foot surgery and can barely walk. Hopefully be back next year.

[EMan]

I went to my first OU-Texas* game when I was in the third grade, in 1965. That would mark a love affair with that game that has lasted a lifetime. In all, I attended 55 of 56 games, missing only 1970 until circumstances caused me to end my streak after the Covid year. If you're keeping count, that's 50 straight games at one point, and an overall record of 28-24-3. I joked with my wife one time that the overwhelming majority of the second Saturdays in October in my lifetime were spent in Dallas.

As you can imagine, there are so many memorable moments over the years that I'd end up writing a book to mention them all. A huge portion of those memorable moments happened away from the football field as my family and friends always made a weekend of it, arriving Friday afternoon and leaving Sunday morning. I have some great Friday night stories but I'll stick to just the games.

The first true RRS blowout win in 2000 was completely unexpected, but incredibly enjoyable! After jumping to a 17-pt lead in '99 but still losing, the big lead early still didn't feel safe. It wasn't until OU went up 28-0 that we actually realized OU was going to win, and win in historic fashion! Definitely one of the best afternoons I ever spent in the Cotton Bowl.

Another moment that many probably wouldn't think of was the 2010 game. Our seats were in the endzone that year, and we were looking almost straight down the east sideline. With a little over a minute and a half to go and leading by 8, Landry Jones fumbled the ball around the Oklahoma 12-yard line right in front of us. From our perspective, the ball laid on the CB turf for what seemed like an eternity before Jones somehow managed to reach back over his head and slap the ball with his right hand and get it to roll out of bounds. After breathing a huge sigh of relief, OU then punted the ball and Texas* punt returner Aaron Williams coughed it up, OU recovered and that was the ball game.

Of course I was there for the absolutely appalling officiating in the 1984 game. Everyone remembers Keith Stanberry's interception in the endzone that was inexplicably waved off by the officials, but many forget the blatant fumble Texas* also had on that same drive at their own 48 that OU recovered but once again, the officals waved it off and said he was down. That happened right in front of us and he was NOT down. Not to mention the ridiculous PI penalty called on OU on that same drive on a pass that was 10 yds over the receiver's head. No wonder that to this day OU fans still feel cheated out of a win that day. But a rather humorous personal story I have from that game is this. My uncle had gotten my wife (fiance at the time) and I a couple of tickets and just before we went inside to go to our seats, he came up and asked if I'd trade tickets with him. The 2 tickets he gave me were part of a set of 4 and he and my aunt wanted to sit with some friends of theirs that managed to make it to the game at the last minute. I said sure. So we traded tickets and my wife and I went in. The weather that day was horrible. It poured down rain the entire game. I mean it was a toad strangler! But as my wife and I made our way to our seats, I looked at her and said, "OMG, not only are we sitting close to the 50, we're sitting UNDER the overhang!" Yep, while 90% of the crowd was getting soaked, we were sitting in complete dryness! Didn't get a drop of rain on us during the game! Oh, and what about my uncle and aunt? They got soaked! And he never let me forget it either!!

And one final personal memory. During the 1978 game our seats were in the upper deck on the east side. Great view of the field, but were way up there! Anyway, early in the second quarter OU had the ball driving toward the Sooner end of the field. Just before OU snapped the ball, a frisbee came flying over our heads. From where we were sitting it had to have come from almost the top row of the upper deck. Anyway, we watched as it kept floating down... down... down and believe it or not it landed on the field right in the middle of the play! I have to say, whoever threw it made a perfect toss as it hit the center of the field just as the play was finishing up. Isn't it funny some of the things that stick in your memory?

I could go on and on with stories about my trips to Dallas. A lot of great great times!

[EMan]

1966 was pretty good too. Mike Vachon kicked field goals and we won 18-9. That ended a losing streak.

Vachon kicked 4 FGs that day (ironically missed a PAT) and I remember the Dallas Morning News article about that game said, "Field goals are as cheap as used razor blades", obviously a disparaging remark about OU's win. Funny how that same sentiment wasn't in place when Texas* kicked 3 FGs to beat OU in '68. Go figure.