{"id":40985,"date":"2025-11-16T02:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T02:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/40985\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T02:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T02:01:09","slug":"oklahoma-takes-down-alabama-to-snap-crimson-tides-win-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/40985\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma takes down Alabama to snap Crimson Tide’s win streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kip Lewis had seven tackles, including two sacks, and No. 11 Oklahoma<\/a> stunned fourth-ranked Alabama 23-21 on Saturday to send shock waves through the Southeastern Conference.<\/p>\n

The Sooners (7-2, 4-2 SEC) had three takeaways \u2014 scoring 17 points off those turnovers \u2014 and got a key stop late to end Alabama\u2019s winning streaks of eight games overall and 17 at home. <\/p>\n

The Crimson Tide (8-2, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) had a chance in the waning minutes, but Ty Simpson\u2019s fourth-down pass to Ryan Williams fell incomplete.<\/p>\n

Kip Lewis of the Oklahoma Sooners reacts after sacking Ty Simpson of the Alabama Crimson Tide during the first quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 15, 2025 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Sooners ran out the clock from there, setting off a raucous celebration by their visiting fans. Oklahoma \u2014 a six-point underdog, according to BetMGM Sportsbook \u2014 managed just 212 yards of offense but had an interception and recovered two fumbles.<\/p>\n

Alabama still controls its destiny in the SEC championship game race and can secure a spot by beating rival Auburn in the Iron Bowl in two weeks.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma held Alabama to 57 yards over its last four drives, which proved to be the difference and should be enough to get the Sooners into position for a playoff spot in the next CFP rankings.<\/p>\n

Quarterback John Mateer managed 161 total yards \u2014 138 passing \u2014 and scored on the ground to lead Oklahoma\u2019s offense. Simpson threw for 326 yards, with a touchdown to tight end Josh Cuevas and an interception. Daniel Hill scored twice for the Tide.<\/p>\n

The Oklahoma Sooners celebrate their 23-21 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 15, 2025 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Alabama\u2019s plus-10 turnover margin entering Saturday was fourth-best nationally and best in the SEC. But that didn\u2019t matter to Oklahoma, which also had three takeaways in a victory at Tennessee last week.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma has six takeaways in two weeks after getting just four in its previous seven games. And the Sooners have scored 37 points off those turnovers.<\/p>\n

Despite dominating in nearly every category, a series of errors by Alabama proved decisive. In addition to the turnovers, Alabama missed a 36-yard field goal and allowed a 46-yard punt return that set up Oklahoma\u2019s first score.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables celebrates with quarterback John Mateer (10) after defeating Alabama at an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. AP<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

Oklahoma: After teetering on the CFP bubble, a signature win for Oklahoma should solidify its spot with games remaining against Missouri and LSU.<\/p>\n

Alabama: A number of potential deficiencies caught up to the Tide \u2014 in the running game, on the offensive line and on special teams.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Oklahoma hosts Missouri next Saturday.<\/p>\n

Alabama hosts Eastern Illinois next Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kip Lewis had seven tackles, including two sacks, and No. 11 Oklahoma stunned fourth-ranked Alabama 23-21 on Saturday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40986,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[23666,11590,9,11,10,23667,319],"class_list":["post-40985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-alabama-crimson-tide","tag-college-football","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-oklahoma-sooners","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}