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OU football: Sooners to host UTEP in 2026

Oklahoma football will host the University of Texas-El Paso in 2026, according to records obtained by FBSchedules.com.

UTEP will travel to OU on Sept. 5, 2026. The Miners will receive a $1.3 million guarantee for the game, per the report.

Oklahoma is also scheduled to travel to Michigan in the 2026 season.

OU and UTEP have played four times since 2000. Three of the games have been in Norman, with 2012 being the exception.

The Sooners and Miners have already booked a game for 2022.

OU-UTEP series history

2017: OU 56, UTEP 7

2012: OU 24, UTEP 7

2002: OU 68, UTEP 0

2000: OU 55, UTEP 14

The Sooners take the field before a college football game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and South Dakota Coyotes at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]