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Oklahoma stun No 1 Texas as Sandell’s last-second kick seals Red River upset

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Tate Sandell kicked a 47-yard field goal as time expired to give Oklahoma a stunning 27-24 victory over top-ranked Texas in Dallas

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Section: Sport
By: Guardian staff reporter
Published: Oct 10, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC
Updated: Oct 11, 2026, 12:12 AM UTC

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Oklahoma

U.S. state

Oklahoma, is a landlocked state in the South Central, Southern, and Southwestern regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the southwest, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northeast, Arkansas to the southeast, New Mexico to the west, and Colorado to the northwest. Partially in the western extreme of the Upland South, it is the 20th-most extensive and the 28th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its residents are known as Oklahomans, and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City.

Texas

U.S. state

Texas is a state in the United States. Located in the south-central part of the country, it borders Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. It also borders Mexico along the Rio Grande, and has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico. Covering 268,596 square miles (695,660 km2) and with an estimated population of over 31.7 million residents in 2025, it is the second-largest state by both area and population.

Sandell

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Sandell as a surname can refer to:Andy Sandell, British football player Annemari Sandell-Hyvärinen, Finnish long-distance runner Åsa Sandell, Swedish journalist and professional boxer Ellen Sandell, Australian environmentalist Håkan Sandell, Swedish poet Joakim Sandell, Swedish politician Leonard Sandell, English MP Lina Sandell (1832–1903), Swedish hymn writer Nils-Åke Sandell (1927–1992), Swedish football player and manager Patrik Sandell, Swedish rally driver and 2006 junior world champion Robert J.

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