How have Oklahoma Sooners fared vs. SEC football opponents over the years?

The Oklahoma Sooners know which eight football teams they will face in 2024, when OU makes the move to the Southeastern Conference. In addition to the neutral-site game in Dallas against Texas, OU will host Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee. The Sooners will hit the road to face Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss and Missouri. Here's how the Sooners have fared over the years against the 15 other schools in the league: Alabama OU record against: 3-2-1 Last meeting: 2018 (45-34 loss in Orange Bowl) First meeting: 1962 (8-5 loss in Orange Bowl) Record in Norman: 1-0 (2002) Record in Tuscaloosa: 1-0 (2003) Notable: The teams have split two meetings since Nick Saban became the Crimson Tide’s head coach. OU won 45-31 in the 2013 Sugar Bowl. … OU cornerbacks coach Jay Valai spent the 2021 season as Alabama’s cornerbacks coach. More:Tramel's ScissorTales: OU football ranks near bottom of Big 12 nonconference schedules Arkansas OU record against: 10-4-1 Last meeting: 2001 (10-3 win in Cotton Bowl) First meeting: 1899 (11-5 win in Fayetteville) Record in Norman: 3-2-1 (Last in 1926) Record in Fayetteville: 5-1 (Last in 1918) Notable: The teams have not met on either school’s campus since 1925, when OU won 13-6 in Norman. … OU won the 1918 meeting in Fayetteville — its last game there — 103-0 in 1918. Auburn OU record against: 2-0 Last meeting: 2016 (35-19 win in Sugar Bowl) First meeting: 1971 (40-22 win in Sugar Bowl)* Record in Norman: Never met Record in Auburn: Never met Notable: Both meetings have taken place in the Sugar Bowl. … Former Tulsa head coach Philip Montgomery is the Tigers’ offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach. More:Five takeaways from the OU Board of Regents' June meeting Florida OU record against: 1-1 Last meeting: 2020 (55-20 win in Cotton Bowl) First meeting: 2008 (24-14 loss in BCS Championship Game)* Record in Norman: Never met Record in Gainesville: Never met Notable: The Gators have played just one game in the state of Oklahoma in their history — a 1949 matchup at Tulsa. Georgia OU record against: 0-1 Only meeting: 2017 (54-48 2OT loss in Rose Bowl) Record in Norman: Never met Record in Athens: Never met Notable: The programs were scheduled to play in Norman in 2023 and in Athens in 2031, but those games were wiped out following OU’s move to the SEC. Kentucky OU record against: 2-1 Last meeting: 1982 (29-8 win in Lexington) First meeting: 1950 (13-7 loss in Sugar Bowl)* Record in Norman: 1-0 Record in Lexington: 1-0 Notable: Mark Stoops, whose brother Bob coached the Sooners from 1999-2016, is the Wildcats’ head coach while longtime OU defensive coordinator Mike Stoops coaches inside linebackers. Former OU assistant Jay Boulware is Kentucky’s running backs/special teams coach. More:OU football has three intriguing areas to focus on in 2023 Sooners' summer recruiting Kentucky football coach Bear Bryant puts an arm around Wilbur Jamerson, co-captain and halfback of the team, in the dressing room after Jamerson sparked the Wildcats to a 13-7 win over Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Jan. 1, 1951. (AP Photo) LSU OU record against: 1-2 Last meeting: 2019 (63-28 loss in Peach Bowl) First meeting: 1949 (35-0 win in Sugar Bowl)* Record in Norman: Never met Record in Baton Rouge: Never met Notable: The teams were scheduled to meet in 2027 in Norman and 2028 in Baton Rouge after originally agreeing to meet in 2018 in Norman and 2019 in Baton Rouge. The first scheduled dates were pushed back for scheduling reasons, then the second were canceled due to OU’s move to the SEC. Ole Miss OU record against: 0-1 Only meeting: 1999 (27-25 loss in Independence Bowl) Record in Norman: Never met Record in Oxford: Never met Notable: The lone meeting came in Shreveport, Louisiana, to end Bob Stoops’ first season, beginning the Sooners’ current streak of bowl games, behind only Georgia in active bowl streaks. Mississippi State OU record against: Never met Notable: The Bulldogs are one of six Power 5 teams the Sooners have never faced. Georgia Tech, Michigan State, Purdue, Rutgers, and South Carolina are the others. More:Tramel's ScissorTales: Could OU-Army game be revived for hole in 2024 football schedule? Missouri OU record against: 67-24-5 Last meeting: 2011 (38-28 win in Norman) First meeting: 1902 (22-5 loss in Columbia) Record in Norman: 32-8-5 Record in Columbia: 31-16 Notable: The programs were in the same conference from 1920, when OU joined the Missouri Valley, until 2012, when the Tigers joined the SEC. … Tigers head coach Eliah Drinkwitz was born in Norman. Tennessee OU record against: 3-1 Last meeting: 2015 (31-24 2OT win in Knoxville) First meeting: 1938 (17-0 loss in Orange Bowl) Record in Norman: 1-0 Record in Knoxville: 1-0 Notable: The programs were scheduled to meet in 2020 in Norman and 2024 in Knoxville before the first meeting was wiped out due to the COVID-19 pandemic. … Former OU quarterback Josh Heupel, who led the Sooners to the 2000 national championship and spent 2006-14 on Bob Stoops’ staff, is the Volunteers’ head coach. South Carolina OU record against: Never met Notable: Gamecocks head coach Shane Beamer was an OU assistant from 2018-20. … Former OU quarterback Spencer Rattler could play in this game should he choose to use his COVID year of eligibility. More:Tramel: Cincinnati football enters Big 12 without Luke Fickell or the momentum he built Texas OU record against: 50-63-5 Last meeting: 2022 (49-0 loss in Dallas) First meeting: 1900 (28-2 loss in Austin) Record in Dallas: 44-50-4 Record in Norman: 1-3 Record in Austin: 2-7-1 Notable: The game has been played in Dallas every year since 1929. … It has been a conference game every season since 1996 (the teams also met in the Big 12 Championship Game in 2018), as well as 1915-17 and 1919. Texas A&M OU record against: 19-12 Last meeting: 2012 (41-13 loss in Cotton Bowl) First meeting: 1903 (6-0 win in Bryan, Texas) Record in Norman: 13-2 Record in College Station: 4-6 Notable: The last meeting came in Texas A&M’s first season after moving to the SEC from the Big 12. Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 229 yards and two scores. Vanderbilt OU record against: 2-0-1 Last meeting: 1977 (25-23 win in Norman) First meeting: 1933 (0-0 tie in Norman) Record in Norman: 1-0-1 Record in Nashville: 1-0 Notable: The scoreless tie in 1933 is one of 16 in OU’s history. Only four occurred after that matchup. The Sooners’ last scoreless tie came in the 1942 Bedlam matchup. *-Year listed is season in which game was played, even if played the next year.