Missouri – Oklahoma football rivalry The Missouri – Oklahoma football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Missouri Tigers football team of the University of Missouri and Oklahoma Sooners football team of the University of Oklahoma . The Tiger – Sooner Peace Pipe is the trophy awarded to the winner of the game , similar to the Jeweled Shillelagh of the Notre Dame – USC football rivalry and Illibuck of the Illinois – Ohio State football rivalry . Series history . Missouri and Oklahoma ' s football teams first played in 1902 , and played annually from 1910 – 95 , with only a one - year interruption in 1918 during World War I . The Tiger - Sooner Peace Pipe has been awarded since 1929 . The Big 12 Conference was formed in 1995 , and was split into two divisions . The two universities being placed in different division ( Missouri in the Big 12 North Division , Oklahoma in the South Division ) , which prevented an annual matchup . After the formation of the Big 12 , the teams played a home - and - home series with three years in between each series ( 1998 – 99 , 2002 – 03 , 2006 – 07 , 2010 – 11 ) . The Sooners won the last meeting of the two teams 38 – 28 on September 24 , 2011 . With Missouri ' s pending withdrawal from the Big 12 and admission to the Southeastern Conference to be effective July 1 , 2012 , the future of the rivalry is uncertain . Tiger – Sooner Peace Pipe . In November 1940 , a genuine Indian peace pipe was donated by Dr . John S . Knight of Kansas City to become the traveling trophy of the rivalry . Dr . Knight was a 1923 graduate of the University of Missouri . The peace pipe , in the form of a tomahawk , belonged to Chief White Eagle of the Pawnee tribe . The peace pipe was believed to be over 100 years old at the time it was donated in 1940 . An inscription on the peace pipe reads " Mystical Seven Society Ceremonial Tomahawk Pipe , University of Missouri vs . University of Oklahoma , Dr . John S . Knight – ; donor of peace pipe . " Winners of each game are also inscribed on the pipe . The peace pipe was entrusted to MU ' s Mystical Seven and OU ' s Pe - et , who would share the peace pipe in the end zone at halftime to celebrate the two universities . The society of the winning university would return the peace pipe to its university until the next meeting of the two teams . The Sooners were the first to take possession of the peace pipe following their 7 – 0 victory over the Tigers in 1940 . In fact , Oklahoma was inscribed 19 times on the pipe from 1940 – 63 . After a tie in 1964 , OU gave possession of the pipe to MU as Oklahoma had held the trophy so many more times since the trophy ' s inception . Records indicate that the tradition continued through 1974 , but the peace pipe exchange did not take place in 1975 . The current location of the pipe is unknown since it was last held by Oklahoma . OU ' s senior associate athletic director , Kenny Mossman , has indicated that Oklahoma officials have conducted an extensive search of their archives for historical items , and the peace pipe has not been located . Notable games . 2007 Big 12 Championship Game . The Tigers were the Big 12 North ' s representative to the 2007 Big 12 Championship Game where they faced Big 12 South representative Oklahoma . Missouri came into the game ranked # 1 in the AP Poll and the BCS standings . However , they were upset by their rival and then were snubbed by the BCS for another rival , Kansas . 2008 Big 12 Championship Game . The 2008 Big 12 Championship Game featured a rematch between the two schools . This time , Oklahoma was favored and they won again . October 23 , 2010 . In their 2010 meeting , Mizzou defeated Oklahoma ( then ranked No . 1 in the BCS standings ) . The game was the site of ESPN ' s College GameDay , where Missouri set the on - campus attendance record for GameDay .