OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Ahead of the 2022 season for the groundbreaking PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Team Series, Oklahoma’s first-ever professional bull riding team, the Oklahoma Freedom, have announced their inaugural game schedule. The Oklahoma Freedom’s 28-game 2022 PBR Team Series regular-season schedule is headlined by two appearances on the CBS Game of the Week, as well as showdowns with the Austin Gamblers, Texas Rattlers and Carolina Cowboys at the team’s first-ever home event, Freedom Fest, Sept. 16-18 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
The PBR Team Series revolutionizes the sport of bull riding, transforming an individual sport into one in which riders join teams to compete in five-on-five bull riding games for a national championship. In the inaugural 2022 season, eight founding teams will compete: the Arizona Ridge Riders, Austin Gamblers, Carolina Cowboys, Kansas City Outlaws, Missouri Thunder, Nashville Stampede, Texas Rattlers, and Oklahoma’s own Oklahoma Freedom.
Throughout the regular season, each team will compete in 28 head-to-head, five-on-five bull riding games¸ held across 10 events. The team with the highest aggregate score will be the game winner, and ties will be allowed.
Each team will host a three-day homestand, welcoming the seven other teams, while also competing in two neutral-site events, beginning with the season-launch event on July 25-26 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The season will conclude in Las Vegas on Nov. 4-6 when the teams will go head-to-head in the PBR Team Series Championship, vying to be crowned the Team Series Champions.
When the 2022 season gets underway July 25-26 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the Oklahoma Freedom will compete against the Kansas City Outlaws and Austin Gamblers.
During the preseason, the Freedom posted a 2-2 record, including a win against the Austin Gamblers in Bismarck, ND, and Carolina Cowboys in Tryon, North Carolina.
Following the event in Cheyenne, the PBR Team Series will hold events in Kansas City, Missouri, Anaheim, California, Nashville, Tennessee, Austin, Texas, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, before the Freedom host their inaugural homestand Sept. 16-18 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at Paycom Center, the seventh event of the 2022 PBR Team Series season.
During their first-ever home event, the Freedom will play the Austin Gamblers on Sept. 16, Texas Rattlers on Sept. 17, and Carolina Cowboys on Sept. 18.
The Oklahoma Freedom’s complete regular-season schedule is as follows:
DATE/LOCATION | HOME TEAM | AWAY TEAM | GAME # | BROADCAST DAY |
July 25Cheyenne, WY | Oklahoma Freedom | Kansas City Outlaws | 3 | CBSSNLIVE Monday, July 25 @ 10pm |
July 26Cheyenne, WY | Austin Gamblers | Oklahoma Freedom | 4 | CBSSNLIVE Tueday, July 26 @ 10pm |
August 5Kansas City, MO | Oklahoma Freedom | Missouri Thunder | 3 | PlutoLIVE Friday, August 5 @ 9pm |
August 6Kansas City, MO | Arizona Ridge Riders | Oklahoma Freedom | 3 | PlutoLIVE Saturday, August 6 @ 8pm |
August 7Kansas City, MO | Carolina Cowboys | Oklahoma Freedom | 1 | CBSSNLIVE Sunday, August 7 @ 1pm |
August 12Anaheim, CA | Oklahoma Freedom | Texas Rattlers | 1 | PlutoLIVE Friday, August 12 @ 11pm |
August 13Anaheim, CA | Nashville Stampede | Oklahoma Freedom | 4 | PlutoLIVE Saturday, August 13 @ 11pm |
August 19Nashville, TN | Kansas City Outlaws | Oklahoma Freedom | 2 | PlutoLIVE Friday, August 19 @ 9pm |
August 20Nashville, TN | Missouri Thunder | Oklahoma Freedom | 2 | PlutoLIVE Saturday, August 20 @ 8pm |
August 21Nashville, TN | Oklahoma Freedom | Arizona Ridge Riders | 4 | CBSSNLIVE Sunday, August 21 @ 3:30pm |
August 26Austin, TX | Texas Rattlers | Oklahoma Freedom | 2 | PlutoLIVE Friday, August 26 @ 9pm |
August 27Austin, TX | Carolina Cowboys | Oklahoma Freedom | 2 | PlutoLIVE Saturday, August 27 @ 8pm |
August 28Austin, TX | Oklahoma Freedom | Missouri Thunder | 3 | CBSSNLIVE Sunday, August 28 @ 1:30pm |
September 9Winston-Salem, NC | Oklahoma Freedom | Nashville Stampede | 2 | PlutoLIVE Friday, September 9 @ 8pm |
September 10Winston-Salem, NC | Oklahoma Freedom | Austin Gamblers | 1 | PlutoLIVE Saturday, September 10 @ 7pm |
September 11Winston-Salem, NC | Kansas City Outlaws | Oklahoma Freedom | 3 | CBSSNLIVE Sunday, September 11 @ 2pm |
September 16Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma Freedom | Austin Gamblers | 4 | CBSTAPED Saturday, September 17 @ 1pm |
September 17Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma Freedom | Texas Rattlers | 4 | PlutoLIVE Saturday, September 17 @ 8pm |
September 18Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma Freedom | Carolina Cowboys | 4 | CBSSNLIVE Sunday, September 18 @ 3pm |
September 23Ridgedale, MO | Oklahoma Freedom | Nashville Stampede | 2 | PlutoLIVE Friday, September 23 @ 9pm |
September 24Ridgedale, MO | Austin Gamblers | Oklahoma Freedom | 1 | PlutoLIVE Saturday, September 24 @ 8pm |
September 25Ridegdale, MO | Texas Rattlers | Oklahoma Freedom | 2 | CBSSNSAME DAY DELAY Sunday, September 25 @ 6pm |
October 7Fort Worth, TX | Missouri Thunder | Oklahoma Freedom | 2 | PlutoLIVE Friday, October 7 @ 9pm |
October 8Fort Worth, TX | Oklahoma Freedom | Arizona Ridge Riders | 3 | PlutoLIVE Saturday, October 8 @ 8pm |
October 9Fort Worth, TX | Oklahoma Freedom | Carolina Cowboys | 2 | CBSSNSAME DAY DELAY, Sunday October 9 @ 6pm |
October 14Glendale, AZ | Arizona Ridge Riders | Oklahoma Freedom | 4 | CBSTAPED Saturday, October 15 @ 1pm |
October 15Glendale, AZ | Nashville Stampede | Oklahoma Freedom | 2 | PlutoLIVE Saturday, October 15 @ 10pm |
October 16Glendale, AZ | Oklahoma Freedom | Kansas City Outlaws | 1 | CBSSNLIVE Sunday, October 16 @ 5pm |
The CBS Television Network, Paramount+, CBS Sports Network or Pluto TV will carry all games played in the 2022 Teams regular season, as well as the three-day playoff and championship event November 4-6 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. PBR RidePass on Pluto TV will offer re-airs and on-demand replays of all the action. PBR RidePass is available on desktops, laptops, and mobile devices via www.pluto.tv. Tune to channel 720 for the latest programming schedule.
Highlighting the schedule each weekend is the Game of the Week, which will either be carried by the CBS Television Network and streamed on Paramount+ or televised on CBS Sports Network. The Oklahoma Freedom will be featured in the Game of the Week on Sept. 17 when they play the Austin Gamblers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and on Oct. 15 when squaring off against the Arizona Ridge Riders in Glendale, Arizona.
For the complete game schedule for all teams, click here. The full broadcast schedule can be found here.
The bull riding action for the 2022 PBR Team Series’ Oklahoma Freedom Days at Paycom Center begins at 7:45 p.m. CDT on Friday, September 16, 6:45 p.m. CDT on Saturday, September 17, and 1:45 p.m. CDT on Sunday, September 18, times subject to change.
Tickets for the three-day event are on sale now and start at $20, taxes and fees not included. Tickets can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com and PBR.com, at the Paycom Center Box Office, or by calling PBR customer service at 1-800-732-1727.
Three-day ticket packages will also be available, offering fans up to a 25% discount on select price levels.
For more information about Oklahoma Freedom, visit https://pbr.com/teams/freedom/, Oklahoma Freedom on Facebook, @OK_Freedom_ on Instagram, or @OKfreedom_ on Twitter.