Biggest Blown Leads in Losses
These are the largest leads OU has blown to lose (or tie) a game since 1954. It is based on games where OU was winning after one or more of the first three quarters. However, there could be a game where they were up by 10 points or more but were tied or lost the lead in the same quarter. If you find another game not listed here, please contact me.
| Points | Score | Qtr | Season | Date | Opponent | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 35-14 | 3 | 2020 | 9/26 | H | Kansas State | L | 38-35 |
| 18 | 24-6 | 2 | 2022 | 11/26 | A | Texas Tech | L | 51-48 (1OT) |
| 17 | 31-14 | 2 | 2017 | 1/1 | N | #3 Georgia | L | 54-48 (2OT) |
| 17 | 24-7 | 3 | 2007 | 9/29 | A | Colorado | L | 27-24 |
| 17 | 17-0 | 1 | 1999 | 10/9 | N | #23 Texas | L | 38-28 |
| 16 | 30-14 | 3 | 1999 | 10/2 | A | Notre Dame | L | 34-30 |
| 14 | 14-0 | 2 | 2024 | 12/27 | N | Navy | L | 21-20 |
| 14 | 24-10 | 2 | 2017 | 10/7 | H | Iowa State | L | 38-31 |
| 14 | 35-21 | 4 | 2014 | 12/6 | H | Oklahoma State | L | 38-35 (1OT) |
| 14 | 14-0 | 2 | 1995 | 10/21 | H | #7 Kansas | L | 38-17 |
| 14 | 14-0 | 2 | 1991 | 11/29 | A | #11 Nebraska | L | 19-14 |
| 14 | 14-0 | 2 | 1990 | 10/20 | H | Iowa State | L | 33-31 |
| 14 | 14-0 | 2 | 1982 | 9/11 | H | West Virginia | L | 41-27 |
| 14 | 14-0 | 3 | 1960 | 11/19 | H | Nebraska | L | 17-14 |
| 12 | 12-0 | 2 | 1959 | 10/10 | N | #4 Texas | L | 19-12 |
| 11 | 24-13 | 3 | 2023 | 12/28 | N | #14 Arizona | L | 38-24 |
| 11 | 14-3 | 2 | 2022 | 12/29 | N | #13 Florida State | L | 35-32 |
| 11 | 17-6 | 2 | 2020 | 10/3 | A | Iowa State | L | 37-30 |
| 11 | 21-10 | 2 | 2008 | 10/11 | N | #5 Texas | L | 45-35 |
| 11 | 14-3 | 3 | 1981 | 10/10 | N | #3 Texas | L | 34-14 |
| 11 | 31-20 | 3 | 1976 | 10/30 | A | #19 Colorado | L | 42-31 |
| 10 | 10-0 | 2 | 2022 | 11/12 | A | West Virginia | L | 23-20 |
| 10 | 17-7 | 1 | 2019 | 10/26 | A | Kansas State | L | 48-41 |
| 10 | 10-0 | 2 | 1998 | 10/24 | A | Oklahoma State | L | 41-26 |
| 10 | 17-7 | 4 | 1992 | 10/17 | A | #7 Colorado | T | 24-24 |
| 10 | 10-0 | 4 | 1992 | 9/19 | H | USC | L | 20-10 |
Notes
- If the same lead occurred more than once in one game, the last one is used.
- As of 2020, the NCAA record for biggest comeback is 35 points by Michigan State vs Northwestern in 2006. The Spartans trailed 38-3 with 9:54 remaining in the 3rd quarter and won 41-38.