Oklahoma and Army Agree to Football Series

An agreement has been signed by Oklahoma and Army to play a two-game football series starting in 2018. 

"The Sooners will host the Black Knights on Sept. 22, 2018, then travel to West Point, NY, to return the game on Sept. 26, 2020.

The games will represent the fourth and fifth between the two institutions, who have not met since 1961. OU leads the series, 2-1.

The two first played on Sept. 28, 1946, when defending national champion Army over-powered a surprisingly strong Sooner team under first-year head coach Jim Tatum, 21-7, at West Point.

The next bout took place in Norman on Nov. 14, 1959, when Bud Wilkinson's Oklahoma team scored a 28-20 victory. Another Wilkinson team prevailed over Army at Yankee Stadium in New York City, 14-8, on Nov. 18, 1961."

Those games will definitely be interesting. The article also mentions some of Oklahoma's scheduled out of conference games in the near future. Take a look.

"Marquee names continue to dot upcoming Oklahoma schedules. These games are already on future slates: at Miami (2009), Florida State (2010), at Florida State (2011), Notre Dame (2012), at Notre Dame (2013), Tennessee (2014), at Tennessee (2015), Ohio State (2016), at Ohio State (2017) and LSU in 2018 and 2019."

A lot of potential tough match-ups on that list. Should be exciting. It's good to see coaches like Bob Stoops not be afraid to schedule tough opponents for their out of conference games. It will only battle test their team and give them a leg-up when conference games begin.