Okay, so the other day I found myself wondering about that Kansas vs. Oklahoma football matchup. You know how sometimes a random sports question pops into your head? This time it was, when did Kansas actually manage to beat Oklahoma? It feels like OU always wins that one.
So, I did what we all do. I grabbed my phone and started searching. My first attempt was pretty basic, something like ‘kansas football beat oklahoma’. Simple enough, right?
Well, that brought up a whole mess of stuff. Lots of scores from recent years, mostly showing Oklahoma winning, just like I thought. Saw some articles talking about the rivalry in general, the history, the streaks – Oklahoma’s long winning streak, mostly.
That wasn’t exactly what I was looking for, though. I didn’t want the whole history lesson right then, I just needed that specific piece of info: the last time KU got the W.
So, I tried tweaking my search. Added words like ‘last win’ or ‘when was the last time kansas won’. You know, trying to be more specific.
I scrolled through a few more results. More articles, some forum discussions maybe. Had to filter through the noise a bit because, again, a lot of talk about how one-sided it’s been historically.
Then, finally, I hit pay dirt. Found the specific result I was hunting for. And honestly, it was more recent than I expected, given how much you hear about OU’s dominance in that series.
It turns out the last time Kansas beat Oklahoma in football was actually in 2023. Yep, just last season. I kind of remembered hearing about that game when it happened, a pretty big upset at the time.
So, the answer was pretty recent, which surprised me a little. Took a bit of poking around to confirm it, filtering past all the older results and articles focusing on the long gaps between KU wins before that.
There you have it. That was my little research journey for the day. Funny how you remember streaks but sometimes forget the moments when they finally break.
