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Football preview at No. 6/6 Oklahoma State [Oct. 31, 2020]
10.26.2020 | Football
The Longhorns face their first ranked opponent of 2020 on Halloween.
RV/RV Texas (3-2; 2-2 Big 12) at No. 6/6 Oklahoma State (4-0; 3-0 Big 12)
Where: Stillwater, Okla.
Stadium: Boone Pickens Stadium
Time: 3:00 p.m. CT
TV: FOX (Joe Davis, Mark Helfrich)
Radio: Longhorn IMG Radio Network (Craig Way, Roger Wallace, Quan Cosby)
Spanish Radio: Longhorn IMG Radio Network (Dr. Rubén Pizzaro-Silva, Jesus Mendoza)
National Radio: Westwood One (Ted Emrich, Chuck Long)
All-time Series: Texas leads, 25-9
THE ALL-TIME SERIES
• Texas is set to face off with Oklahoma State for the 35th time in program history this Saturday, and for the 12th time in Stillwater.
• The Longhorns hold a 25-9 advantage in the series over the Cowboys, including an 8-3 mark in Stillwater.
• UT's 57-point victory over Oklahoma State (71-14) in 1996 - the first season of Big 12 Football - still stands as the largest margin of victory by either side in the series' history.
• Texas bested the Cowboys, 36-30, at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium last season, its first win over OSU under head coach Tom Herman}
• After Texas won 12-straight meetings from 1998-2009, the Cowboys have won seven of the last 10 meetings between the schools since 2010.
HALLOWEEN HOOK 'EM
• Saturday's matchup in Stillwater will mark the 19th time that Texas has played on Halloween in its history, and the Longhorns' first such contest since 2015.
• UT is 15-2-1 all-time when playing on Halloween, a mark that includes a road win over then-No. 13 Oklahoma State in 2009.
• The Longhorns are 3-1 all-time against ranked opponents and 7-2-1 on the road in games played on Halloween.
TEXAS VS. THE TOP 25
• Texas holds an 8-9 record against top-25 foes during Tom Herman's three seasons as head coach. The Longhorns are 7-5 against ranked opponents since the start of the 2018 season after going just 1-4 against top-25 teams in 2017, Herman's first season in charge.
• In 2018, the Longhorns bested No. 5 Georgia, No. 7 Oklahoma, No. 17 TCU, No. 18 Iowa State and No. 22 USC.
• Texas' 2018 wins over No. 22 USC and No. 17 TCU came in consecutive weeks, marking the first time UT defeated top-25 foes in back-to-back weeks since 2008.
• Last season, Texas picked up two ranked victories, first defeating No. 16 Kansas State, 27-24, in Austin. Later, the Longhorns bested No. 11 Utah, 38-10, in the Valero Alamo Bowl.
HEAD COACH TOM HERMAN
• Tom Herman is in his sixth season overall as a head coach with a career record of 50-21 (.704). He is in his fourth season at Texas with a mark of 28-17 (.622).
• Herman won his 50th career game as a head coach, and 28th at Texas, in a 27-16 triumph over Baylor on Oct. 24, 2020.
• He owns a career mark of 14-9 against top-25 opponents, 5-6 against top-10 foes and 3-3 versus teams ranked in the top five.
• Including the 2020 season, Herman has spent 17 of his 23 seasons as a coach in the state of Texas on the collegiate level.
• Herman graduated from Cal Lutheran and received his master's degree in education from The University of Texas.
ROAD SUCCESS
• During Tom Herman's three seasons as head coach, Texas is 8-5 in true Big 12 road games (in opponents' home stadiums).
• Texas' record moves to 9-9 away from Austin when including the neutral-site Texas-OU games.
• In the three years prior to Herman's arrival, Texas was 5-7 in true Big 12 road games, including just a 2-6 mark over the two seasons before he took over.
• That record extends to 6-9 if you include the neutral-site AT&T Red River Showdown games contested during that three-year stretch.
