The one previous meeting between the Sooners and the Tigers, out of the SEC (Southeastern Conference), ironically took place in the Sugar Bowl 45 years ago.
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At that time, the New Year’s Day game was played at Tulane Stadium. Four years later, it would move to its current location, now named the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Oklahoma, behind the late Jack Mildren and sensational running back Greg Pruitt, rolled over the Tigers and their Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, Pat Sullivan, in the 1972 Sugar Bowl, 40-22.