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Kickoff: 6 PM CT
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Television: ESPN
Notes & Storylines
- Tonight’s game opens Oklahoma’s first season as a member of the SEC.
- The 2024 season marks the 130th in OU football history. The Sooners lead the nation with their 50 all-time conference championships, 27 11-plus-win seasons (tied), 33 AP top-five finishes and five No. 1 overall NFL Draft picks (tied).
- The Sooners rank fifth in college football annals with their .725 all-time winning percentage (944-341-53 record).
- Tonight’s contest marks the first-ever Friday night home game in OU history. OU is 100-23-6 all-time in season openers and has won its last seven such contests and 13 of its last 14.
- This marks the 25th straight season the Sooners have been ranked in the preseason AP poll.
- Temple, which is in its third year under head coach Stan Drayton, has gone 3-9 each of the last two seasons.
- Oklahoma is 1-1 all-time against Temple, with both meetings taking place in the 1940s.
- Temple head coach Stan Drayton served as an assistant coach at Texas during the 2017-21 seasons under head coaches Tom Herman and Steve Sarkisian, with Oklahoma posting a 5-1 head-to-head record in those years.
- After adding 63 new players to the program last season, Oklahoma welcomes 55 newcomers (40 on scholarship) for 2024.
- Oklahoma returns 11 players (not including specialists) who started at least six of the team’s 13 games last season (seven on defense, four on offense).
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Odds & Predictions
Oklahoma: -42.5
Over/Under 59.5
Staff Score Predictions
| Caleb | 59-13 Oklahoma |
| Craig | 55-13 Oklahoma |
| Matt | 55-14 Oklahoma |
| Zack | 51-12 Oklahoma |
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