Editor's Notebook

Oklahoma has had its fair share of highlights in the Sooners’ storied history of football.

Seven National Championships, win streaks of 31-straight, 32-1-1 in the early 1970s and the  program’s prized number; 47-straight Ws.

But, it’s had some low lights as well and blowing the 17-point lead at home against Alabama with the defense the 2025 team had, ranks right up there with the worst.

In no particular order, here are some of the other low lights of Sooner football.

The Sooners were down 17-14 with just over three minutes to play at Lincoln in 1978.

But they were driving for a game-winning score when Billy Sims, while scratching and clawing for extra inches, coughed up the ball at the Nebraska four yard line and OU lost 17-14.

Another was the loss at home to Notre Dame in 1957 that ended the 47-game winning streak. It was a 7-0 final.

Then there’s the loss to Arkansas in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 2, 1978 when three Razorback starters were suspended.

One of the replacements, Roland Seals, rushed for 205 yards and OU not only lost 31-6, but they would have been National Champions with a win.

Losing to Georgia in the CFP semifinals after leading by 31-17 at halftime is another. The Sooners eventually lost 54-48 in double overtime.

Tim Tebow and Florida’s 24-14 victory over OU in the 2009 BCS National Championship game hurt bad, especially considering OU had two possessions inside their five yard line with no points.

That’s another National Championship that went by the wayside.

In the 1988 Orange Bowl ,OU was ranked No. 1 and Miami was ranked No. 2.

The Hurricane pinned a 20-14 loss on the Sooners and they won the title.

How about punting, not once but twice, to Tyreek Hill at home with the lead and 45 seconds remaining in the 2014 Bedlam game?

That touchdown tied the game and OSU won 38-35 in overtime.

Then there was the Game of the Century in 1971 when Nebraska got last bats in a 35-31 battle with the No. 1 Cornhuskers and the No. 2 Sooners.

Numerous plays are still burned in the eyes of Sooner fans including two clips not called by officials on Johnny Rogers’ TD punt return.

That’s multiple National Championships the Sooners lost.