The 2018 Big 12 Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 1, 2018, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. This was the 17th Big 12 Championship Game and determined the 2020 champion of the Big 12 Conference. The game featured the top-seeded, Oklahoma Sooners and the second-seeded, Texas Longhorns.[1] Sponsored by soft drink company Dr Pepper, the game was known as the Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game.
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| 17th Big 12 Conference Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | AT&T Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Arlington, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Reggie Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 83,114 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC/ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ABC:
Sean McDonough (Play-By-Play) Dusty Dvoracek (Analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Oklahoma y$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Texas y | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 West Virginia | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Oklahoma 39, Texas 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The game marked the first time since 1903 that Texas and Oklahoma played each other twice in the same season. In addition, it was first meeting between the two since 1923 that was not held in Dallas. The game broke the Conference Championship attendance record, which was previously held by the 1992 SEC Championship Game.[2]
Previous season
The 2017 Big 12 Championship Game was the first since the conference's realignment. Televised nationally by Fox, the game featured the Oklahoma Sooners and the TCU Horned Frogs.[3] This was Oklahoma's ninth appearance and was TCU's first appearance. In the regular season, Oklahoma defeated TCU, 38–20. In a rematch between the two teams, Oklahoma won the Big 12 Championship over TCU, 41–17, for its 47th conference title.
Teams
The 2018 Championship game was contested by Oklahoma and Texas. Texas defeated Oklahoma 48–45 in their regular season match-up in Dallas.
Texas Longhorns
Oklahoma Sooners
Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 14 Texas | 7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| No. 5 Oklahoma | 3 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 39 |
at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas
- Date: December 1, 2018
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 83,114
- Referee: Reggie Smith
- TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)
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Statistics
| Statistics | TEX | OKLA |
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| First downs | 23 | 29 |
| Plays–yards | 69–437 | 74–508 |
| Rushes–yards | 32–88 | 40–129 |
| Passing yards | 349 | 379 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 25–37–1 | 25–34–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:00 | 32:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Texas | Passing | Sam Ehlinger | 25/36, 349 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Sam Ehlinger | 14 carries, 42 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Collin Johnson | 8 receptions, 177 yards, TD | |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Kyler Murray | 25/34, 379 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Trey Sermon | 18 carries, 65 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | CeeDee Lamb | 6 receptions, 167 yards, TD |
See also
References
- ^ "Tiebreaker Procedures". Big 12 Conference. July 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ "2018 Big 12 Championship Sets Attendance Record". Heartland College Sports. December 1, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ Kirk, Jason (2017-11-24). "TCU Oklahoma rematch clinched". www.sbnation.com. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
External links
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com