<P> The Red River Showdown , commonly called the Red River Rivalry , the Red River Classic , or the Red River Shootout , is an American college football rivalry game played annually at the Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas , Texas , during the third weekend of the State Fair of Texas in October . The participants are the Oklahoma Sooners football team of the University of Oklahoma and the Texas Longhorns football team of the University of Texas at Austin . The game is played the week following the State Fair Classic featuring Prairie View A&M University and Grambling State University . The series is one of the major rivalries in NCAA football and in all of American sports . The name is derived from the Red River that forms part of the boundary between Texas and Oklahoma that has in the past caused conflict between the two states , most notably the 1931 Red River Bridge War . </P>
<P> The Red River Showdown , commonly called the Red River Rivalry , the Red River Classic , or the Red River Shootout , is an American college football rivalry game played annually at the Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas , Texas , during the third weekend of the State Fair of Texas in October . The participants are the Oklahoma Sooners football team of the University of Oklahoma and the Texas Longhorns football team of the University of Texas at Austin . The game is played the week following the State Fair Classic featuring Prairie View A&M University and Grambling State University . The series is one of the major rivalries in NCAA football and in all of American sports . The name is derived from the Red River that forms part of the boundary between Texas and Oklahoma that has in the past caused conflict between the two states , most notably the 1931 Red River Bridge War . </P>
where do they play the red river rivalry
where do they play the red river rivalry
Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas , Texas
Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas , Texas