Missouri–Oklahoma football rivalry

The Missouri–Oklahoma football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Missouri Tigers football team of the University of Missouri and Oklahoma Sooners football team of the University of Oklahoma in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).^[1] The Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe was the trophy awarded to the winner of the game.

Missouri–Oklahoma football rivalry

Missouri Tigers Oklahoma Sooners
First meeting	November 12, 1902 Missouri, 22–5
Latest meeting	November 9, 2024 Missouri, 30–23
Next meeting	November 22, 2025
Trophy	Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe
Statistics
Meetings total	97
All-time series	Oklahoma leads, 67–25–5
Largest victory	Oklahoma, 77–0 (1986)
Longest win streak	Oklahoma, 14 (1946–1959)
Current win streak	Missouri, 1

230km
143miles

Oklahoma

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Locations of Missouri and Oklahoma

Series history

Missouri and Oklahoma's football teams first played in 1902, and played annually from 1910 to 1995, with only a one-year interruption in 1918 during World War I. The Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe has been awarded since 1929.^[2] The Big 12 Conference was formed in 1995, and was split into two divisions. The two universities being placed in different division (Missouri in the Big 12 North Division, Oklahoma in the South Division) prevented an annual matchup. After the formation of the Big 12, the teams played a home-and-home series with three years in between each series (1998–99, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2010–11).

The Sooners won the last meeting 38–28 on September 24, 2011. With Missouri's withdrawal from the Big 12 and admission to the SEC effective July 1, 2012, the future of the rivalry became uncertain. On July 30, 2021, however, Oklahoma and Texas asked for and received an invitation to join the Southeastern Conference, effective July 1, 2025, reigniting the rivalry.^[3] Later, on February 9, 2023, it was reported that Oklahoma would join a year earlier in 2024.^[4] Since Oklahoma joined, they are Missouri's most played conference rival. Missouri is Oklahoma's second most behind Texas. The teams' first meeting as SEC members and first since 2011 was on November 9, 2024, in Columbia.^[5]

Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe

In November 1940, a genuine Indian peace pipe was donated by Dr. John S. Knight of Kansas City to become the traveling trophy of the rivalry. Dr. Knight was a 1923 graduate of the University of Missouri. The peace pipe, in the form of a tomahawk, belonged to Chief White Eagle of the Pawnee tribe. The peace pipe was believed to be over 100 years old at the time it was donated in 1940. An inscription on the peace pipe reads "Mystical Seven Society Ceremonial Tomahawk Pipe, University of Missouri vs. University of Oklahoma, Dr. John S. Knight –; donor of peace pipe." Winners of each game are also inscribed on the pipe. The peace pipe was entrusted to MU's Mystical Seven and OU's Pe-Et, who would share the peace pipe in the end zone at halftime to celebrate the two universities. The society of the winning university would return the peace pipe to its university until the next meeting of the two teams.^[6][7]

The Sooners were the first to take possession of the peace pipe following their 7–0 victory over the Tigers in 1940. "Oklahoma" was inscribed 19 times on the pipe from 1940 to 1963. After a tie in 1964, OU gave possession of the pipe to MU as Oklahoma had held the trophy so many more times since the trophy's inception. Records indicate that the tradition continued through 1974, but the peace pipe exchange did not take place in 1975. The current location of the pipe is unknown since it was last held by Oklahoma. OU's senior associate athletic director, Kenny Mossman, has indicated that Oklahoma officials have conducted an extensive search of their archives for historical items, and the peace pipe has not been located.^[6][7][8]

Notable games

2007 Big 12 Championship Game

The Tigers were the Big 12 North's representative in the 2007 Big 12 Championship Game, where they faced Big 12 South representative Oklahoma in a rematch of a regular season game won by the Sooners. Missouri came into the game ranked #1 in the AP Poll and BCS rankings, while Oklahoma was ranked #9. Nevertheless, Oklahoma was favored by bookmakers and won, 38–17.

2008 Big 12 Championship Game

The 2008 Big 12 Championship Game was a rematch of the 2007 Big 12 Championship Game. This time, Oklahoma was favored and won handily, 62–21.

October 23, 2010

In their 2010 meeting, Mizzou defeated Oklahoma (then ranked #1 in the BCS rankings). The game was the site of ESPN's College GameDay, where Missouri set the on-campus attendance record for GameDay.^[9] Tigers fans tore down the goalposts after this victory.

November 9th, 2024

In their first meeting since either team left the Big 12 Conference for the Southeastern Conference, Mizzou defeated Oklahoma by scoring 14 points in the last 65 seconds of game time.^[10]

Game results

Missouri victories

Oklahoma victories

Tie games

No. Date Location Winning team Losing team 1 November 12, 1902 Columbia, MO Missouri 22 Oklahoma 5 2 October 28, 1910 Joplin, MO Missouri 26 Oklahoma 0 3 November 4, 1911 Columbia, MO Oklahoma 14 Missouri 6 4 October 25, 1912 Norman, OK Missouri 14 Oklahoma 0 5 October 18, 1913 Columbia, MO Missouri 20 Oklahoma 17 6 October 17, 1914 Norman, OK Oklahoma 13 Missouri 0 7 October 16, 1915 Columbia, MO Oklahoma 24 Missouri 0 8 October 28, 1916 Norman, OK Missouri 23 Oklahoma 14 9 November 3, 1917 Columbia, MO Oklahoma 14 Missouri 7 10 November 1, 1919 Norman, OK Tie 6 Tie 6 11 October 30, 1920 Columbia, MO Oklahoma 28 Missouri 7 12 November 12, 1921 Columbia, MO Missouri 24 Oklahoma 14 13 November 11, 1922 Norman, OK Oklahoma 18 Missouri 14 14 November 10, 1923 Columbia, MO Oklahoma 13 Missouri 0 15 November 8, 1924 Norman, OK Missouri 10 Oklahoma 0 16 November 14, 1925 Columbia, MO Missouri 16 Oklahoma 14 17 November 6, 1926 Norman, OK Oklahoma 10 Missouri 7 18 November 24, 1927 Columbia, MO Missouri 20 Oklahoma 7 19 November 29, 1928 Norman, OK Oklahoma 14 Missouri 0 20 November 28, 1929 Columbia, MO Missouri 13 Oklahoma 0 21 November 27, 1930 Norman, OK Tie 0 Tie 0 22 November 14, 1931 Columbia, MO Missouri 7 Oklahoma 0 23 November 5, 1932 Norman, OK Missouri 14 Oklahoma 6 24 November 11, 1933 Columbia, MO Oklahoma 21 Missouri 0 25 November 3, 1934 Norman, OK Oklahoma 31 Missouri 0 26 November 9, 1935 Columbia, MO Oklahoma 20 Missouri 6 27 November 14, 1936 Norman, OK Missouri 21 Oklahoma 14 28 November 13, 1937 Columbia, MO Oklahoma 7 Missouri 0 29 November 12, 1938 Norman, OK #10 Oklahoma 21 Missouri 0 30 November 18, 1939 Columbia, MO #12 Missouri 7 #5 Oklahoma 6 31 November 16, 1940 Norman, OK Oklahoma 7 Missouri 0 32 November 15, 1941 Columbia, MO #16 Missouri 28 Oklahoma 0 33 November 14, 1942 Norman, OK Tie 6 Tie 6 34 November 13, 1943 Columbia, MO Oklahoma 20 Missouri 13 35 November 11, 1944 Norman, OK Tie 21 Tie 21 36 November 17, 1945 Columbia, MO Missouri 14 #14 Oklahoma 6 37 November 16, 1946 Norman, OK Oklahoma 27 Missouri 6 38 November 15, 1947 Columbia, MO Oklahoma 21 #17 Missouri 12 39 November 6, 1948 Norman, OK #15 Oklahoma 41 #9 Missouri 7 40 November 12, 1949 Columbia, MO #3 Oklahoma 27 Missouri 7 41 November 18, 1950 Norman, OK #2 Oklahoma 41 Missouri 7 42 November 10, 1951 Columbia, MO #14 Oklahoma 34 Missouri 20 43 November 15, 1952 Norman, OK #8 Oklahoma 47 Missouri 7 44 November 7, 1953 Columbia, MO #8 Oklahoma 14 Missouri 7 45 November 13, 1954 Norman, OK #3 Oklahoma 34 Missouri 13 46 November 5, 1955 Columbia, MO #2 Oklahoma 20 Missouri 0 47 November 17, 1956 Norman, OK #2 Oklahoma 67 Missouri 14 48 November 9, 1957 Columbia, MO #2 Oklahoma 39 #19 Missouri 14 49 November 15, 1958 Norman, OK #6 Oklahoma 39 Missouri 0 50 October 17, 1959 Columbia, MO Oklahoma 23 Missouri 0 No. Date Location Winning team Losing team 51 November 12, 1960 Norman, OK #2 Missouri 41 Oklahoma 19 52 November 11, 1961 Columbia, MO Oklahoma 7 #10 Missouri 0 53 November 17, 1962 Norman, OK Oklahoma 13 #6 Missouri 0 54 November 16, 1963 Columbia, MO #5 Oklahoma 13 Missouri 3 55 November 14, 1964 Norman, OK Tie 14 Tie 14 56 November 13, 1965 Columbia, MO #9 Missouri 34 Oklahoma 0 57 November 12, 1966 Norman, OK Missouri 10 Oklahoma 7 58 October 28, 1967 Columbia, MO Oklahoma 7 Missouri 0 59 November 16, 1968 Norman, OK Oklahoma 28 #6 Missouri 14 60 November 8, 1969 Columbia, MO #9 Missouri 44 #20 Oklahoma 10 61 November 7, 1970 Norman, OK Oklahoma 28 Missouri 13 62 November 6, 1971 Columbia, MO #2 Oklahoma 20 Missouri 3 63 November 11, 1972 Norman, OK #7 Oklahoma 17 #14 Missouri 6 64 November 10, 1973 Columbia, MO #3 Oklahoma 31 #10 Missouri 3 65 November 9, 1974 Norman, OK #2 Oklahoma 37 Missouri 0 66 November 15, 1975 Columbia, MO #6 Oklahoma 28 #18 Missouri 27 67 November 13, 1976 Norman, OK #14 Oklahoma 27 #11 Missouri 20 68 October 15, 1977 Columbia, MO #7 Oklahoma 21 Missouri 17 69 September 30, 1978 Norman, OK #1 Oklahoma 45 #14 Missouri 23 70 November 17, 1979 Columbia, MO #7 Oklahoma 24 Missouri 22 71 November 15, 1980 Norman, OK #10 Oklahoma 17 Missouri 7 72 November 14, 1981 Columbia, MO Missouri 19 #15 Oklahoma 14 73 November 13, 1982 Norman, OK #15 Oklahoma 41 Missouri 14 74 November 5, 1983 Columbia, MO Missouri 10 #11 Oklahoma 0 75 November 3, 1984 Norman, OK #10 Oklahoma 49 Missouri 7 76 November 9, 1985 Columbia, MO #7 Oklahoma 51 Missouri 6 77 November 8, 1986 Norman, OK #4 Oklahoma 77 Missouri 0 78 November 14, 1987 Norman, OK #1 Oklahoma 17 Missouri 13 79 November 12, 1988 Columbia, MO #8 Oklahoma 16 Missouri 7 80 November 4, 1989 Norman, OK Oklahoma 52 Missouri 14 81 November 3, 1990 Columbia, MO Oklahoma 55 Missouri 10 82 November 9, 1991 Columbia, MO #20 Oklahoma 56 Missouri 16 83 November 7, 1992 Norman, OK Oklahoma 51 Missouri 17 84 November 6, 1993 Columbia, MO #20 Oklahoma 42 Missouri 23 85 November 5, 1994 Norman, OK Oklahoma 30 Missouri 13 86 October 28, 1995 Columbia, MO #23 Oklahoma 13 Missouri 9 87 October 17, 1998 Columbia, MO #20 Missouri 20 Oklahoma 6 88 November 6, 1999 Norman, OK Oklahoma 37 Missouri 0 89 October 5, 2002 Columbia, MO #3 Oklahoma 31 Missouri 24 90 October 18, 2003 Norman, OK #1 Oklahoma 34 #24 Missouri 13 91 October 28, 2006 Columbia, MO #19 Oklahoma 26 #23 Missouri 10 92 October 13, 2007 Norman, OK #6 Oklahoma 41 #11 Missouri 31 93 December 1, 2007 San Antonio, TX #9 Oklahoma 38 #1 Missouri 17 94 December 6, 2008 Kansas City, MO #4 Oklahoma 62 #19 Missouri 21 95 October 23, 2010 Columbia, MO #18 Missouri 36 #3 Oklahoma 27 96 September 24, 2011 Norman, OK #1 Oklahoma 38 Missouri 28 97 November 9, 2024 Columbia, MO #24 Missouri 30 Oklahoma 23 98 November 22, 2025 Norman, OK Series: Oklahoma leads 67–25–5[11]

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games