2018 Big 12 Championship Game

For the Big 12 men's basketball championship, see 2018 Big 12 men's basketball tournament.

2018 Big 12 Championship Game
17th Big 12 Conference Championship
Texas Longhorns Oklahoma Sooners
(9–3) (11–1)
27 39
Head coach: 
Tom Herman		 Head coach: 
Lincoln Riley
APCoachesCFP
9914
APCoachesCFP
555
1234 Total
Texas 77130 27
Oklahoma 317712 39
DateDecember 1, 2018
Season2018
StadiumAT&T Stadium
LocationArlington, Texas
RefereeReggie Smith
Attendance83,114
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC/ESPN Radio
AnnouncersABC:

Sean McDonough (Play-By-Play)
Todd Blackledge (Analyst)
Holly Rowe (Sidelines)
ESPN Radio:

Marc Kestecher (Play-By-Play)
Dusty Dvoracek (Analyst)
Big 12 Championship Game
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2018 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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 2018 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.

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 at the Cotton Bowl Stadium. 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

Main article: 2018 Texas Longhorns football team

Oklahoma Sooners

Main article: 2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Game summary

2018 Big 12 Championship Game
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 14 Texas 7 7 13027
No. 5 Oklahoma 3 17 71239

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Statistics

Statistics TEX OKLA
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
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

  1. ^ "Tiebreaker Procedures". Big 12 Conference. July 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "2018 Big 12 Championship Sets Attendance Record". Heartland College Sports. December 1, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  3. ^ Kirk, Jason (November 24, 2017). "TCU Oklahoma rematch clinched". www.sbnation.com. Retrieved November 24, 2017.