Arizona vs. Oklahoma State

Arizona and Oklahoma State have 10 meetings on file, the first in 1931; the series is tied 5–⁠5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and Arizona has won the last 2.

Scheduled 2027 at Oklahoma State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Arizona wins
5
Oklahoma State wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1931
Longest streak
2 Oklahoma State
Current streak
2 Arizona
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s1–⁠2
1940s2–⁠1
2010s1–⁠2
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
21 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona
5–⁠1 Arizona’s record at home
At Oklahoma State
3–⁠0 Oklahoma State’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Arizona first
Shutouts
2

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Arizona’s biggest win2025: Arizona 41, Oklahoma State 13by 28 points
  2. Oklahoma State’s biggest win1931: Oklahoma State 31, Arizona 0by 31 points
  3. Upset2012: Arizona 59, Oklahoma State 38Arizona had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsArizonaSeriesOklahoma State
1940–⁠1942Miles Casteel2–⁠1Jim Lookabaugh

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona’s side (Casteel 2–⁠1 against Lookabaugh). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Arizona and Oklahoma State, 1931 on13001500170019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Wes Lunt Oklahoma State37 of 60, 436 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT2012 Passing
Noah Fifita Arizona28 of 38, 376 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT2025 Passing

Named most valuable

Brandon Weeden2010

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Photos

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Oct 4, 2025Arizona 41, Oklahoma State 13at Arizona
Sep 8, 2012Arizona 59, 18Oklahoma State 38at Arizona
Sep 8, 20119Oklahoma State 37, Arizona 14at Oklahoma State
Dec 29, 201016Oklahoma State 36, Arizona 10AlamodomeAlamo Bowl
Oct 17, 1942Arizona 20, Oklahoma State 6at Arizona
Nov 15, 1941Oklahoma State 41, Arizona 14at Oklahoma State
Oct 26, 1940Arizona 24, Oklahoma State 0at Arizona
Oct 9, 1937Arizona 22, Oklahoma State 13at Arizona
Nov 26, 1932Oklahoma State 13, Arizona 6at Arizona
Oct 10, 1931Oklahoma State 31, Arizona 0at Oklahoma State

Every game is listed as played on the field.