Oklahoma Freedom Announce Inaugural Season for Groundbreaking PBR Team Series
By: Kacie Albert
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 25
Cheyenne, WY |
Oklahoma Freedom | Kansas City Outlaws | 3 | CBSSN
LIVE Monday, July 25 @ 10pm |
July 26
Cheyenne, WY |
Austin Gamblers | Oklahoma Freedom | 4 | CBSSN
LIVE Tueday, July 26 @ 10pm |
August 5
Kansas City, MO |
Oklahoma Freedom | Missouri Thunder | 3 | Pluto
LIVE Friday, August 5 @ 9pm |
August 6
Kansas City, MO |
Arizona Ridge Riders | Oklahoma Freedom | 3 | Pluto
LIVE Saturday, August 6 @ 8pm |
August 7
Kansas City, MO |
Carolina Cowboys | Oklahoma Freedom | 1 | CBSSN
LIVE Sunday, August 7 @ 1pm |
August 12
Anaheim, CA |
Oklahoma Freedom | Texas Rattlers | 1 | Pluto
LIVE Friday, August 12 @ 11pm |
August 13
Anaheim, CA |
Nashville Stampede | Oklahoma Freedom | 4 | Pluto
LIVE Saturday, August 13 @ 11pm |
August 19
Nashville, TN |
Kansas City Outlaws | Oklahoma Freedom | 2 | Pluto
LIVE Friday, August 19 @ 9pm |
August 20
Nashville, TN |
Missouri Thunder | Oklahoma Freedom | 2 | Pluto
LIVE Saturday, August 20 @ 8pm |
August 21
Nashville, TN |
Oklahoma Freedom | Arizona Ridge Riders | 4 | CBSSN
LIVE Sunday, August 21 @ 3:30pm |
August 26
Austin, TX |
Texas Rattlers | Oklahoma Freedom | 2 | Pluto
LIVE Friday, August 26 @ 9pm |
August 27
Austin, TX |
Carolina Cowboys | Oklahoma Freedom | 2 | Pluto
LIVE Saturday, August 27 @ 8pm |
August 28
Austin, TX |
Oklahoma Freedom | Missouri Thunder | 3 | CBSSN
LIVE Sunday, August 28 @ 1:30pm |
September 9
Winston-Salem, NC |
Oklahoma Freedom | Nashville Stampede | 2 | Pluto
LIVE Friday, September 9 @ 8pm |
September 10
Winston-Salem, NC |
Oklahoma Freedom | Austin Gamblers | 1 | Pluto
LIVE Saturday, September 10 @ 7pm |
September 11
Winston-Salem, NC |
Kansas City Outlaws | Oklahoma Freedom | 3 | CBSSN
LIVE Sunday, September 11 @ 2pm |
September 16
Oklahoma City, OK |
Oklahoma Freedom | Austin Gamblers | 4 | CBS
TAPED Saturday, September 17 @ 1pm |
September 17
Oklahoma City, OK |
Oklahoma Freedom | Texas Rattlers | 4 | Pluto
LIVE Saturday, September 17 @ 8pm |
September 18
Oklahoma City, OK |
Oklahoma Freedom | Carolina Cowboys | 4 | CBSSN
LIVE Sunday, September 18 @ 3pm |
September 23
Ridgedale, MO |
Oklahoma Freedom | Nashville Stampede | 2 | Pluto
LIVE Friday, September 23 @ 9pm |
September 24
Ridgedale, MO |
Austin Gamblers | Oklahoma Freedom | 1 | Pluto
LIVE Saturday, September 24 @ 8pm |
September 25
Ridegdale, MO |
Texas Rattlers | Oklahoma Freedom | 2 | CBSSN
SAME DAY DELAY Sunday, September 25 @ 6pm |
October 7
Fort Worth, TX |
Missouri Thunder | Oklahoma Freedom | 2 | Pluto
LIVE Friday, October 7 @ 9pm |
October 8
Fort Worth, TX |
Oklahoma Freedom | Arizona Ridge Riders | 3 | Pluto
LIVE Saturday, October 8 @ 8pm |
October 9
Fort Worth, TX |
Oklahoma Freedom | Carolina Cowboys | 2 | CBSSN
SAME DAY DELAY, Sunday October 9 @ 6pm |
October 14
Glendale, AZ |
Arizona Ridge Riders | Oklahoma Freedom | 4 | CBS
TAPED Saturday, October 15 @ 1pm |
October 15
Glendale, AZ |
Nashville Stampede | Oklahoma Freedom | 2 | Pluto
LIVE Saturday, October 15 @ 10pm |
October 16
Glendale, AZ |
Oklahoma Freedom | Kansas City Outlaws | 1 | CBSSN
LIVE 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.
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