2023 Big 12 Championship Game

2023 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game
1234 Total
Oklahoma State 7707 21
Texas 211477 49
DateDecember 2, 2023
Season2023
StadiumAT&T Stadium
LocationArlington, Texas
MVPQuinn Ewers (QB, Texas)
FavoriteTexas by 15.5
RefereeDerek Anderson
Halftime showNelly
Attendance84,523
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
ESPN Radio
AnnouncersABC: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst) and Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)
ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley (play-by-play), Max Starks (analyst) and Mike Peasley (sideline reporter)
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Brazil
AnnouncersThiago Alves (play-by-play) and Deivis Chiodini (analyst)
Big 12 Championship Game
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2023 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Texas y$^   8 1     12 2  
No. 16 Oklahoma State y   7 2     10 4  
No. 15 Oklahoma   7 2     10 3  
Iowa State   6 3     7 6  
No. 18 Kansas State   6 3     9 4  
West Virginia   6 3     9 4  
Texas Tech   5 4     7 6  
No. 23 Kansas   5 4     9 4  
UCF   3 6     6 7  
TCU   3 6     5 7  
Houston   2 7     4 8  
BYU   2 7     5 7  
Baylor   2 7     3 9  
Cincinnati   1 8     3 9  
Championship: Texas 49, Oklahoma State 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Big 12 Championship Game was a college football game played on December 2, 2023, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It was the 22nd edition of the Big 12 Championship Game, and determined the champion of the Big 12 Conference for the 2023 season. The game began at 11:12 a.m. CST and aired on ABC, garnering an average viewership of 7.89 million people. The game featured the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma State Cowboys, respectively ranked first and second in the conference standings heading into the game. Texas entered the game seeking its fourth Big 12 conference title, while Oklahoma State entered seeking its second.

The higher-ranked Longhorns were heavy favorites to win the game, with spreads favoring Texas by at least two touchdowns. Texas quickly accumulated a large lead over Oklahoma State in the first half, leading 21–7 at the end of the first quarter and 35–14 at the end of the second quarter. The 49 points scored by the two teams in the first half were the most in a single half of any Big 12 title game. Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers threw four touchdown passes in the half, tying the record for the most touchdown passes thrown in a Big 12 championship game. The second half featured less scoring and the Longhorns ultimately won 49–21. Ewers's 452 passing yards set a Big 12 title game record; he was named Most Outstanding Player of the match. Following the game, Texas took the No. 3 spot in the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, earning a playoff berth for the first time in the school's history. Oklahoma State fell to No. 20 and accepted an invitation to the 2023 Texas Bowl.