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Lightning Forces 72-Year-Old Game to Skip a Year

Stephen C. Smith Sr - Times Record News
An historic thunderstorm descended on the Wichita Falls area Saturday evening — historic in that the lightning accompanying it doomed the 72nd Oil Bowl to go down as the first in the series history to go down as a cancellation.

The storm system that blew into town on Wednesday turned out to be a precursor as the skies darkened close to the scheduled 7:30 p.m. kickoff and lightning began crackle in the skies.

Oil Bowl officials made the history-making announcement at 8:20 p.m. when it became evident that the weather would actually worsen by the time of the proposed 9 p.m. kickoff.

Overall Record

Texas: 44 Wins    Oklahoma: 18 Wins    1 Tie

Series Records

Longest Texas Winning Streak:      9 Games (1945-1953)

Longest Oklahoma Winning Streak: 3 Games  (1997-99)                                         

Largest Texas Margin of Victory:  37 points (37-0 1946, 37-0 1956)

Largest Oklahoma Margin of Victory: 31 points (38-7 2005)

Most Total Points in One Game: 66 points in 1970 (Texas 38-28)

Most Points by Texas:    40 points (2004)

Most Points by Oklahoma:    42 points (1997)

Fewest Total Points in One Game: 7 points in 1955 (Texas 7-0)

Largest Crowd: 20,000 in 1971

Individual Records

Oklahoma

Most Yardage Rushing: 166 yards (18 carries), Freddie Hurd, Ardmore(1976)

Longest Run: 77 yards, Freddie Hurd, Ardmore(1976)

Most Passing Yardage: 192 yards, Pat Ryan, Putnam City(1973)

Highest Completion Percentage: 66.6% (18 of 27), Tony Brantley, Putnam City(1972)

Most TD Passes: 4, Brent Blackman, Tulsa(1970)

Longest Pass: 82 yards, Ken Stockdale, Ardmore to Gary Moore (1963)

Most Receiving Yardage: 122 yards, Preston Carpenter, Muskogee (1952)

Most Interceptions: 2, Jim Rinehart, Frederick (1948), Don Derrick, Oklahoma City (1959), Tony Banfield, Broken Arrow (1956), Robert Lavender, Lawton Eisenhower(1991), Chris Pollard, Lawton Eisenhower(1991)

Longest Punt Return: 57 yards, Chris Massey, Spiro (1999)

Texas

Most Yardage Rushing: 153 yards (22 carries), James Dixon, Vernon (1985)

Longest Run: 74 yards, Dal Watson, Odessa Permian (1984)

Most Passing Yardage: 327 yards, Tim Trimmier, San Antonio Lee (1970)

Highest Completion Percentage: 78.9%, Jack Mildren, Abilene Cooper (1968)

Most TD Passes: 4, Jack Mildren, Abilene Cooper (1968) Tim Trimmier, San Antonio Lee (1970)

Longest Pass: 73 yards, J.J. Joe, Arlington Lamar to Mike Davis, Copperas Cove (1989)

Most Receiving Yardage:  136 yards, Darcel McBath, Gainesville (2004)

Most Interceptions: 2, Lawrence Williams, Wichita Falls High (1971), William Shankle, Willowridge (1989), Tim Crosby, Garland High (2006), Dwight Hamilton, Garland High (2007)

Longest Punt Return: 65 yards, Van Ballard, Electra (1946)

Longest Field Goal: 60 yards, Chris Sims, Garland High (2000)

Year by Year Oil Bowl Scores

Year Winner Loser Attendance
1938 West Texas 15 East Texas 13 5500
1939 East Texas 24 West Texas 13 6000
1940 North Texas 15 West Texas 6 9000
1941 North Texas 14 West Texas 7 7500
1942 North Texas 20 West Texas 7 8000
1943 West Texas 13   North Texas 8   7500
1944  South Texas 19   North Texas 7 7500
1945 Texas 13 Oklahoma 0 8000
1946 Texas 37 Oklahoma 0  12,000
1947    Texas 14 Oklahoma 0        16,000
1948   Texas 20 Oklahoma 0 16,500
1949 Texas 39 Oklahoma 7   17,000
1950 Texas 21 Oklahoma 7 18,000
1951 Texas 20 Oklahoma 6   18,000
1952 Texas 18 Oklahoma 6 18,000
1953      Texas 20   Oklahoma 19     15,000
1954     Texas 6 Oklahoma 6 15,000
1955        Texas 7   Oklahoma 7 15,000
1956      Texas 37 Oklahoma 0     15,000
1957     Oklahoma 20     Texas 7    15,000
1958   Texas 20 Oklahoma 0 15,000
1959      Texas 21 Oklahoma 14 15,000
1960   Oklahoma 14 Texas 13      15,000
1961 East Texas 20      West Texas 6         10,000
1962      Oklahoma 7 Texas 0 15,000
1963 Texas 21 Oklahoma 12   15,000
1964       Oklahoma 21 Texas 15  15,000
1965 Texas 21         Oklahoma 13          17,000
1966   Texas 14  Oklahoma 0 15,000
1967 Texas 21      Oklahoma 8         15,000
1968     Texas 39         Oklahoma 7            18,000
1969   Oklahoma 17   Texas 7 17,000
1970 Texas 38 Oklahoma 28 18,000
1971 Texas 15 Oklahama 0 20,000
1972 Texas 21 Oklahoma 20          16,700
1973    Oklahoma 37 Texas 27 13,500
1974      Texas 20 Oklahoma 13 15,000
1975   Texas 20 Oklahoma 13   13,200
1976     Texas 37 Oklahoma 28   11,500
1977             Texas 34 Oklahoma 8   13,200
1978 Texas 27      Oklahoma 5     10,500
1979 Oklahoma 14        Texas 6      10,000
1980   Texas 7  Oklahoma 3            10,000
1981       Texas 27   Oklahoma 3    9,500
1982 Texas 7    Oklahoma 6 9,000
1983   Oklahoma 27        Texas 3 9,000
1984 Texas 27 Oklahoma 7           7,000
1985    Oklahoma 13 Texas 12     10,200
1986 Texas 17 Oklahoma 0    12,500
1987    Oklahoma 10 Texas 0 13,500
1988        Texas 14   Oklahoma 3   14,000
1989     Texas 33   Oklahoma 14 11,000
1990  Oklahoma 20 Texas 0      12,000
1991   Oklahoma 21   Texas 7         11,500
1992  Texas 24      Oklahoma 7    10,000
1993      Texas 23 Oklahoma 14 10,000
1994  Texas 39 Oklahoma 7       8,500
1995      Oklahoma 12 Texas 10 9,000
1996 Texas 36 Oklahoma 0    8,500
1997      Oklahoma 42 Texas 21   9,000
1998     Oklahoma 16 Texas 7 8,500
1999 Oklahoma 41 Texas 13 7,000
2000 Texas 11 Oklahoma 9 8,500
2001 Texas 14 Oklahoma 2 9,000
2002 Texas 28 Oklahoma 7 9,000
2003 Oklahoma 24 Texas 21 10,000
2004 Texas 40 Oklahoma 10 8,200
2005 Oklahoma 38 Texas 7 8,000
2006 Texas 17 Oklahoma 0 4,800
2007 Texas 31 Oklahoma 16 7,800
2008 Oklahoma 17 Texas 16 6500
2009 Cancelled due to poor weather