The 2018 Big 12 Championship Game was a

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game played on Saturday, December 1, 2018, at

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. This was the 17th

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and determined the

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champion of the

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. The game featured the top-seeded,

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and the second-seeded,

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. Sponsored by soft drink company

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, the game was known as the Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game. The game marked the first time since

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that Texas and Oklahoma played each other twice in the same season. In addition, it was first meeting between the two since

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that was not held at the

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. The game broke the Conference Championship attendance record, which was previously held by the

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Previous season

The

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was the first since the conference's realignment. Televised nationally by Fox, the game featured the

and the

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. This was Oklahoma's ninth appearance and was TCU's first appearance. In the regular season, Oklahoma defeated TCU, 38–20. In a rematch between the two teams, Oklahoma won the Big 12 Championship over TCU, 41–17, for its 47th conference title.

Teams

The 2018 Championship game was contested by Oklahoma and Texas. Texas defeated Oklahoma 48–45 in their regular season match-up in

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Texas Longhorns

Oklahoma Sooners

Game summary

Statistics

References

External links

Game statistics
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Big 12 Championship Game Texas Longhorns football games Oklahoma Sooners football games Red River Showdown American football competitions in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex

Sports competitions in Arlington, Texas