Red River Rivalry: The '90s

Texas: 7 wins, Oklahoma: 2 wins, 1 tie

Compiled by DallasNews.com

Texas began the '90s with a close win (14-13) and closed the decade with a dominating one (38-28). OU won just twice, 38-17 in 1993 and 30-27 in overtime in 1996. In 1999, UT quarterback Major Applewhite began building his legend. He threw for 328 yards and three touchdowns and even got into the shouting match with students who drive Oklahoma’s Sooner Schooner afterward.

Oct. 13, 1990: Texas 14, Oklahoma 13

Hero: UT flanker Keith Cash grabbed a 16-yard, fourth-down touchdown pass with two minutes left to cap a 91-yard, 13-play drive. "I took a step out, and it pretty much froze him," Cash said of OU cornerback Charles Franks, who was beaten on Johnny Walker's winning TD the year before.

Notable: R.D. Lashar, the Sooners' kicker from Plano, had a chance to win the game with a last-second 46-yard field goal, but it curved wide left. OU came in 5-0 and ranked No. 4 in the nation. "You just look at the stats and you say, ‘How in the world did we keep it that close?' " Longhorns coach David McWilliams said.

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Oct. 12, 1991: Texas 10, Oklahoma 7

Hero: In general, the Longhorns' defense, but specifically Texas safety Bubba Jacques, who picked up a fumble and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown. "It feels great helping the Longhorns do what they're supposed to do," Jacques said. "Beat Oklahoma."

Notable: For the third consecutive year, the Sooners lost their lead in the fourth quarter. Texas held OU to 20 yards offense on 21 fourth-quarter plays and sacked Cale Gundy three times on the final possession.

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Oct. 10, 1992: Texas 34, Oklahoma 24

Hero: Longhorns senior Peter Gardere set a series record with his fourth victory as the starting quarterback over the Sooners, and his 274 yards passing also was a school record against the Sooners. "A bunch of Oklahoma fans were screaming at me, ‘Graduate, graduate!' " Gardere said.

Notable: First-year Texas coach John Mackovic's pro-style offense baffled the Sooners. Texas' 26 first downs were an 87-year high against Oklahoma.

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Oct. 9, 1993: Oklahoma 38, Texas 17

Hero: Sooners coach Gary Gibbs returned to classic OU Wishbone football. He had four losses in four previous tries against the Longhorns. "I'm relieved to get that monkey off my back," Gibbs said. "But if we come down here and lose next year, the monkey is going to jump back on."

Notable: OU rushed for 275 yards and averaged five yards per carry, scoring on four consecutive second-half possessions. For Texas (1-3-1), the loss assured a winless nonconference regular-season schedule for the first time since 1938.

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Oct. 8, 1994: Texas 17, Oklahoma 10

A goal-line stand preserved UT's win.

Hero: Redshirt freshman quarterback James Brown, making his first collegiate start in place of injured Shea Morenz, connected on 17 of 22 passes for 148 yards and one touchdown. He also scrambled for a nine-yard TD. "I didn't want to be a failure," Brown said. "I was scared, but I didn't want my teammates to know."

Notable: On fourth-and-goal from the three with 43 seconds remaining, Texas nose guard Stonie Clark stopped OU's James Allen at the one. In one of the best defensive plays in Texas-OU lore, two Longhorns managed to read OU's reverse to stop Allen cold.

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Oct. 14, 1995: Texas 24, Oklahoma 24 (tie)

Jerald Moore had a big day for the Sooners.

Hero: Running back Jerald Moore rushed for 174 of Oklahoma's 422 yards and two touchdowns. "In our eyes, a win is a win and a loss is a loss - and a tie is a loss, too," Moore said. "It's like starting over at 0-0."

Notable: Mistakes by the Sooners' special teams ruined the comeback from a 21-0 first-quarter deficit. Texas blocked a punt for a touchdown, and OU kicker Jeremy Alexander, who entered the game 11-for-11 on field goal attempts, missed from 42 yards with 31 seconds left.

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Oct. 12, 1996: Oklahoma 30, Texas 27 (OT)

James Allen's TD capped an 11-point OU comeback.

Hero: James Allen, the goat of the 1994 game when he was stopped on the final play, scored on a two-yard run in overtime. "Every Saturday I go out there with the mentality that today is going to be the day," said Allen, who finished with 159 yards on 23 carries.

Notable: The 20 1/2-point underdog Sooners came back from an 11-point deficit in the last seven minutes of regulation to win their first game of the season. The Longhorns were outgained, 441-344, by a team that lost to TCU, San Diego State, Tulsa and Kansas by a combined score of 154-86.

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Oct. 11, 1997: Texas 27, Oklahoma 24

Ricky Williams put on a show in the UT win.

Hero: UT's Ricky Williams and OU's De'Mond Parker traded punches in a classic duel of marquee backs, combining for 514 yards rushing and five touchdowns. Williams got outgained, 291-223, but the Longhorns walked into the tunnel with the victory. "People said I didn't step up in big games. I think I played a good game."

Notable: Texas and Oklahoma were unranked before this game for the first time since 1968. Williams carried a school-record 40 times, and Parker averaged 9.4 yards on 31 carries for the second-best running day in OU history.

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Oct. 10, 1998: Texas 34, Oklahoma 3

Ricky Williams paid tribute to Doak Walker.

Hero: Wearing No. 37 in honor of former SMU great Doak Walker, Ricky Williams carried 31 times for 139 yards and two touchdowns and had a 78-yard TD run nullified by a holding penalty. He passed Georgia's Herschel Walker for third place on the NCAA Division I career rushing list.

Notable: Major Applewhite made a bid to be UT's starting quarterback by setting a series record for passing yards (293) and a school record for longest TD pass play (97 yards). Texas had four sacks, came up with four turnovers and held OU to its lowest point total in this series since the Longhorns beat the Sooners, 19-0, in 1965.

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Oct. 9, 1999: Texas 38, Oklahoma 28

UT's Hodges Mitchell ran for 204 yards.

Hero: Hodges Mitchell of Skyline poked and powered his 5-7, 190-pound frame for 204 yards on 30 carries. "I never thought I'd carry the ball 30 times being the type of back I am," Mitchell said. Sophomore Major Applewhite gave Mitchell his MVP vote but completed 22 of 47 passes for 328 yards and three touchdowns.

Notable: Applewhite's UT legend started to take shape. He taunted OU fans in the sellout crowd as he went into the tunnel at halftime and even got into a shouting match with students who drive Oklahoma's Sooner Schooner after the game.

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