We continue in our all-decade series today as we look at some of the top Sooner victories over the last 10 years. But, before that, if you missed our Sooner All-Decade Offensive<\/a> and Defensive teams we have them recapped here<\/a>. Now, we go from 15 to one as we look at the Oklahoma Sooners all-decade best wins.<\/p>\n The Cowboys came into this game as the higher-ranked team as both teams were looking for the final Big 12 championship game appearance as a 12 member league. But, the right arm of Landry Jones<\/a><\/strong> proved to be too much. He threw for 468 yards and three touchdowns to give Oklahoma a six-point victory and a date with Nebraska in the Big 12 championship game.<\/p>\n Depending on your perspective, this could be one of the best games or the worst in the decade. We chose to pick this one just for the sheer eye-popping numbers. Baker Mayfield<\/a><\/strong> threw for 545 yards and seven touchdowns. Joe Mixon<\/a><\/strong> had 377 all-purpose yards and five touchdowns of his own as the Sooners were able to just stay one step ahead of Patrick Mahomes<\/a><\/strong> and his 734 yards passing.<\/p>\n Jones found himself having some of his best games against Oklahoma State. In this one, he threw for 500 yards and three touchdowns. However, a Blake Bell<\/a><\/strong> touchdown run with four seconds remaining sent the game into overtime. Then, after a Cowboy field goal, an 18-yard touchdown run by Brennan Clay<\/a><\/strong> gave the Sooners the epic 51-48 win.<\/p>\n Oklahoma was looking for a little payback in the Big 12 Championship Game. Texas outlasted the Sooners earlier in the year in Dallas with a three-point win. But, it would be Oklahoma that got the final word in. Kyler Murray<\/a><\/strong> cemented his Heisman claim with a 379 yard, three-touchdown performance. However, the biggest momentum-changing play came from a Tre Brown<\/a><\/strong> sack of Sam Ehlinger<\/a><\/strong> in the end zone to allow a late touchdown to seal the win.<\/p>\n Arguably, this game could be ranked a bit higher. However, we ranked it here due to the abysmal first-half performance that found the Sooners behind 28-3 at one point. But, the biggest comeback in program history ripped victory from the jaws of defeat. Jalen Hurts<\/a><\/strong> played his best half of football in a Sooner uniform with over 400 yards of total offense. And, a Nik Bonitto<\/strong><\/a> interception sealed the deal.<\/p>\n Many times a blowout win against your biggest rival is the games that we remember. And, in this rendition of the Red River Showdown Oklahoma’s defense outscored Texas 21-17. However, the offense was just as prolific in putting up 34 points and totaling 453 yards of offense in the rout.<\/p>\n The Sooners knew that it was going to be a shootout against the high-powered Oklahoma State offense of Mason Rudolph<\/a><\/strong>, Justice Hill<\/a><\/strong>, and James Washington<\/a><\/strong>. Oklahoma was up to the task with 785 yards of offense and 62 points. Marquise Brown<\/a><\/strong> paced the Sooners with 265 yards receiving and a couple of touchdowns. Meanwhile, with 598 yards passing, this performance ultimately won the Heisman for Mayfield.<\/p>\n The Sooners had payback on their mind as the traveled to South Bend to take on the Irish. And, that’s exactly what they got. Oklahoma raced out to a 14-0 lead just three minutes into the contest. However, the Irish rallied to a 27-21 deficit for Notre Dame in the fourth quarter. But, a Sterling Shepard<\/strong><\/a> 54-yard touchdown reception proved to be the difference.<\/p>\n As bad as it was for Texas in 2011, the 42-point thrashing that they took in 2012 was worse. Bell scored four times, Damien Williams<\/a><\/strong> scored on a 95-yard touchdown run and the Sooners had 677 yards of total offense for Oklahoma in a dominating effort.<\/p>\n After being outside of the national conversation for the past few years, this game would officially announce Oklahoma was back. Mayfield hit Dimitri Flowers<\/a><\/strong> to give the Sooners a late 10-point lead and would later cement it with an interception. The Sooners ended Baylor’s 20-game winning streak with the win which ultimately catapulted Oklahoma into the College Football Playoffs.<\/p>\n This game was built as the biggest non-conference game of the season as the top-ranked Sooners went into Tallahassee to face fifth-ranked Seminoles. Oklahoma’s defense was once again stifling in holding Florida State to less than 250 yards of total offense as well as forcing three turnovers. The dagger was a Jones 37-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Stills<\/a> <\/strong>to give the Sooners a fourth-quarter lead that they would not relinquish.<\/p>\n This was the biggest evidence of Sooner magic in our top five. The Sooners were struggling immensely on offense only managing three points in three and a half quarters. But, then the offense came alive. Baker Mayfield willed the Sooners back with two touchdown passes in the final eight minutes. But, the win was sealed with a Zack Sanchez<\/a><\/strong> interception in double overtime for the incredible win.<\/p>\n The final game as conference members between these two stories rivals lived up to its games from the past. Oklahoma dug itself a big hole as the Cornhuskers built a 17-0 lead early in the second quarter. But, the Sooner defense forced four Nebraska turnovers to help allow the offense to do just enough to get a 23-20 win.<\/p>\n The Plant the Flag game gave the Sooners some national respect as Oklahoma defeated the Buckeyes at the Horseshoe, 31-16. Mayfield threw for 386 yards and three touchdowns as the Sooners scored 21 straight second-half points to take a commanding lead. This win, in part, helped the Sooners get to their second playoff appearance in two years.<\/p>\n It’s doubtful that you’ll receive much argument here. The finish to the 2013 season could be considered the most improbable two-game performance of the decade. Trevor Knight<\/a><\/strong> had the best game of his Sooner career in throwing for 348 yards and four touchdowns. But, the biggest play of the game was a strip-sack of Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron<\/a><\/strong> by Eric Striker<\/a><\/strong> which was returned by Geneo Grissom<\/strong><\/a> to preserve the Oklahoma victory.<\/p>\n15) Oklahoma 47 Oklahoma State 41, 2010<\/h3>\n
14) Oklahoma 66 Texas Tech 59, 2016<\/h3>\n
13) Oklahoma 51 Oklahoma State 48, 2012<\/h3>\n
12) Oklahoma 39 Texas 27, 2018<\/h3>\n
11) Oklahoma 34 Baylor 31, 2019<\/h3>\n
10) Oklahoma 55, Texas 17, 2011<\/h3>\n
9) Oklahoma 62 Oklahoma State 52, 2017<\/h3>\n
8) Oklahoma 35 Notre Dame 21, 2013<\/h3>\n
7) Oklahoma 63 Texas 21, 2012<\/h3>\n
6) Oklahoma 44 Baylor 34, 2015<\/h3>\n
5) Oklahoma 23 Florida State 13, 2011<\/h3>\n
4) Oklahoma 31 Tennessee 24, 2015<\/h3>\n
3) Oklahoma 23 Nebraska 20, 2010<\/h3>\n
2) Oklahoma 31, Ohio State 16, 2017<\/h3>\n
1) Oklahoma 45 Alabama 31, 2013<\/h3>\n