Houston vs. Oklahoma State

Houston and Oklahoma State first met in 1951 and have played 23 times; Houston leads the series 12–⁠10–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and Houston has won the last 2.

Houston wins
12
Oklahoma State wins
10
Ties
1
First meeting
1951
Longest streak
3 Houston
Current streak
2 Houston
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s5–⁠3–⁠1
1960s2–⁠3
1970s0–⁠1
1980s1–⁠1
2000s2–⁠1
2020s2–⁠1
Both ranked
1 meeting: Houston 1, Oklahoma State 0
Average margin
11.2 points; 11 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Houston
6–⁠5–⁠1 Houston’s record at home
At Oklahoma State
5–⁠6 Oklahoma State’s record at home
Shutouts
3

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Houston’s biggest win1966: Houston 35, Oklahoma State 9by 26 points
  2. Oklahoma State’s biggest win1987: Oklahoma State 35, Houston 0by 35 points
  3. Upset1968: Oklahoma State 21, Houston 17Oklahoma State had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1986: Houston 28, Oklahoma State 12Houston had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1953: Oklahoma State 14, Houston 7Oklahoma State had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown2026: Houston 35, Oklahoma State 32No. 18 Oklahoma State at No. 20 Houston

Coach against coach

YearsHoustonSeriesOklahoma State
1951–⁠1954Clyde Lee3–⁠1Jennings Whitworth
1957–⁠1961Hal Lahar1–⁠3–⁠1Cliff Speegle

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Houston’s side (Lee 3–⁠1 against Whitworth). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Houston and Oklahoma State, 1951 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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

Conner Weigman Houston24 of 33, 343 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT2026 Passing
Dez Bryant Oklahoma State9 catches, 236 yards, 3 TD2008 Receiving
Kendall Hunter Oklahoma State22 carries, 210 yards, 2 TD2008 Rushing
Ollie Gordon II Oklahoma State25 carries, 164 yards, 3 TD2023 Rushing
Adarius Bowman Oklahoma State7 catches, 166 yards, 1 TD2006 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Oct 17, 202620Houston 35, 18Oklahoma State 32at Houston
Oct 11, 2025Houston 39, Oklahoma State 17at Oklahoma State
Nov 18, 202324Oklahoma State 43, Houston 30at Houston
Sep 12, 2009Houston 45, 5Oklahoma State 35at Oklahoma State
Sep 6, 2008Oklahoma State 56, Houston 37at Oklahoma State
Sep 23, 2006Houston 34, Oklahoma State 25at Houston
Sep 12, 1987Oklahoma State 35, Houston 0at Houston
Sep 20, 1986Houston 28, Oklahoma State 12at Oklahoma State
Sep 26, 1970Oklahoma State 26, 11Houston 17at Oklahoma State
Sep 27, 1969Oklahoma State 24, Houston 18at Oklahoma State
Oct 12, 1968Oklahoma State 21, 11Houston 17at Houston
Oct 1, 1966Houston 35, Oklahoma State 9at Houston
Nov 18, 1961Oklahoma State 28, Houston 24at Oklahoma State
Oct 15, 1960Houston 12, Oklahoma State 7at Houston
Oct 17, 1959Oklahoma State 19, Houston 12at Oklahoma State
Oct 18, 1958Oklahoma State 7, 15Houston 0at Houston
Oct 19, 1957Houston 6, Oklahoma State 6at Houston
Oct 20, 1956Houston 13, Oklahoma State 0at Oklahoma State
Oct 15, 1955Houston 21, Oklahoma State 13at Houston
Oct 16, 1954Houston 14, Oklahoma State 7at Oklahoma State
Oct 17, 1953Oklahoma State 14, Houston 7at Houston
Oct 4, 1952Houston 10, Oklahoma State 7at Oklahoma State
Nov 24, 1951Houston 31, Oklahoma State 7at Houston

Every game is listed as played on the field.