Baylor vs. Oklahoma
Baylor and Oklahoma have 32 meetings on file, the first in 1973; Oklahoma leads the series 27–5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Oklahoma 7–3, and Baylor has won the last 2. Share
- Baylor wins
- 5
- Oklahoma wins
- 27
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1973
- Longest streak
- 19 Oklahoma
- Current streak
- 2 Baylor
- Last 10 meetings
- Oklahoma 7–3
- Most recent
- 2022
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 0–4 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 0–10 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 3–8 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 2–1 |
- Both ranked
- 8 meetings: Baylor 4, Oklahoma 4; 1 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 20.5 points; 9 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Baylor
- 3–12 Baylor’s record at home
- At Oklahoma
- 14–2 Oklahoma’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Baylor first
- Overtime
- 1 game went to overtime
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in. Overtime games from the games’ Wikipedia articles.
Games that tell the story
- Baylor’s biggest win2014: Baylor 48, Oklahoma 14by 34 points
- Oklahoma’s biggest win2000: Oklahoma 56, Baylor 7by 49 points
- Upset2011: Baylor 45, Oklahoma 38Baylor had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1996: Oklahoma 28, Baylor 24Oklahoma had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2021: Baylor 27, Oklahoma 14Baylor had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2019: Oklahoma 30, Baylor 23No. 8 Baylor at No. 6 Oklahoma
- Ranked showdown2015: Oklahoma 44, Baylor 34No. 12 Oklahoma at No. 4 Baylor
- Ranked showdown2013: Baylor 41, Oklahoma 12No. 12 Oklahoma at No. 5 Baylor
Coach against coach
| Years | Baylor | Series | Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–1984 | Grant Teaff | 0–3 | Barry Switzer |
| 1999–2002 | Kevin Steele | 0–4 | Bob Stoops |
| 2003–2007 | Guy Morriss | 0–5 | Bob Stoops |
| 2008–2015 | Art Briles | 3–5 | Bob Stoops |
| 2017–2019 | Matt Rhule | 0–4 | Lincoln Riley |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Baylor’s side (Teaff 0–3 against Switzer). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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
| Robert Griffin III Baylor | 21 of 34, 479 yards, 4 TD | 2011 Passing | |
| Kyler Murray Oklahoma | 17 of 21, 432 yards, 6 TD | 2018 Passing | |
| Zach Smith Baylor | 33 of 50, 463 yards, 4 TD | 2017 Passing | |
| Denzel Mims Baylor | 11 catches, 192 yards, 3 TD | 2017 Receiving | |
| Corey Coleman Baylor | 15 catches, 224 yards, 1 TD | 2014 Receiving | |
| Jordan Evans Oklahoma | 9 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for loss, 2 INT | 2016 Defense |
Named most valuable
| CeeDee Lamb | 2019 |
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).
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game twice: 2019, 2015.
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.