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Red River Showdown Tickets

2022 Red River Showdown Tickets

The annual Texas vs Oklahoma football game, known as the Red River Showdown, is one of the most in-demand tickets in college football each season. More fans want Texas/OU tickets now that both Texas and OU are once again top-ranked national programs.The winning team in this game has the inside track to the Conference Championship Game and CFP Playoff, so this is the game circled on every fan of Texas and Oklahoma.

Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl Stadium

The Red River Showdown is played in the Cotton Bowl on the grounds of the State Fair of Texas in Dallas. Tickets are divided evenly between OU and UT fans, with the fan bases split down the middle of the stadium between sections 5 & 6 and sections 24 & 25.

The Cotton Bowl is one of the few old-fashioned bowl stadiums left in America, and can pack in over 92,000 fans on TX/OU game day. The OU Texas game is the biggest game played there each year, but the legendary stadium also hosts the First Responder Bowl, which started off as the TicketCity Bowl.

Cotton Bowl Lower Level

Numbered sections 1-36, each section will go up to row 42 and the last few rows will have an overhang from the upper deck to shield you from the elements.

Cotton Bowl Upper Level

Numbered sections 101-144, with sections going up to row 34.

Texas Side

At the TX/OU game, the Texas Longhorns have from Section 6 to 24 on the lower-level. The Longhorns sit in Sections 106 to 128 on the upper-level.

OU Side

At the OU/Texas game, the Oklahoma Sooners fans are seated from Section 1 to 5 and Section 25 to 36 on the lower-level. Then from Section 101 to 105 and Section 129 to 144 on upper-level

Cotton Bowl Stadium Seating Chart

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Red River Showdown FAQs


What time do gates open prior to a Texas vs OU game?

Texas vs OU home games are played at the stadium. Info on what time the gates open prior to the game is listed here on our site.

Does my child need a ticket to attend a Texas vs OU game?

Most games require all fans to have a ticket, but there are some exceptions for young children. To learn what age a child is required to have their own ticket to attend a Texas vs OU game is shared here on our site.

What is the bag policy for a Texas vs OU games?

Many venues only allow clear, or tiny, purses to be brought in to games. The Red River Showdown policy on what bags they allow fans to bring into the stadium is listed here on our site.

Directions to the stadium

We advise that fans leave for Texas vs OU home games well before kickoff and factor in time in traffic, parking, security lines and getting into your seats. Here are directions to the stadium.

Red River Showdown postseason Tickets

TicketCity provides access to tickets for all Texas vs OU postseason games, including conference championship game tickets, bowl game tickets and CFP tickets. To buy Red River Showdown tickets, select the game you need from the list on our Red River Showdown page.

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Red River Showdown Tickets

2022 Red River Showdown - Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas Longhorns at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, TX is your next opportunity to buy tickets to be there live for Red River Showdown. Our ticket inventory provides a wide range of options that typically meet most budgets. The Saturday, 10/08/2022 event currently has 286 tickets available for purchase, with prices starting at low as $345 per ticket. Buy Tickets to Next event

2022 Red River Showdown Schedule

Red River Showdown has 1 events available on their current schedule. TicketCity has tickets available to buy for all dates listed here on the schedule. Our Red River Showdown schedule has the date, time, venue, city and location. The next one is 254 day(s) away on 10/08/2022 and the last chance to see Red River Showdown is on 10/08/2022 at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas.

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