3. Jenks (Okla.) 48, Union (Tulsa, Okla.) 44 in 2005
The Backyard Bowl is considered one of the best rivalries in the country and the 2005 matchup between the Jenks Trojans and the Union Redskins has gone down as one of the greatest games in Oklahoma history.
Trailing 37-20 in the fourth quarter, Jenks scored 28 points to come from behind and claim a 48-44 win over the top-ranked Redskins. Union opened the scoring in the fourth quarter with a 3-yard run by Renard Johnson, but that's when Jake Strain caught fire for Jenks.
Strain directed three scoring drives in the course of 2 minutes, 56 seconds to give Jenks the lead. First he found Brandon McLaurin for a 21-yard touchdown to cut the margin to 37-26. Then he threw to Stephen Campbell for a 19-yard touchdown to close the gap to four points, 37-33. Jenks then took a 40-37 lead on Chris Adkins' 15-yard touchdown run with 3:06 remaining.
Union came back to regain the lead at 44-40 on an 80-yard drive that included a fourth-and-13 conversion. Casey Whorton threw 10 yards to Kegon Beers for the go-ahead score with 34 seconds remaining.
Jenks had one final chance and made the most of it. This time Strain hooked up with Isaac Norman for a 64-yard touchdown pass with 18 seconds left for the winning score.
Strain completed only 5 of 8 passes for 124 yards in the game, but three of his passes went for touchdowns. Adkins rushed for 161 yards on 20 carries and two touchdowns while Johnson gained 198 yards on 27 carries for Union. Whorton completed 13 of 26 passes for 177 yards and four touchdowns with Jake Borgsmiller catching 10 of those passes for 136 yards and two scores.
Jenks went on to a 9-2 record in 2005, losing to Sapulpa in the Class 6A playoffs. Union lost the game to Jenks, but won the state title with a 33-7 victory over Mustang. The Redskins finished 13-1 with the lone loss coming in the Backyard Brawl.
