Kansas State vs. Oklahoma State
Kansas State and Oklahoma State have 69 meetings on file, the first in 1917; Oklahoma State leads the series 43–26 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–5, and Kansas State has won the last 2. Share
- Kansas State wins
- 26
- Oklahoma State wins
- 43
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1917
- Longest streak
- 11 Oklahoma State
- Current streak
- 2 Kansas State
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 5–5
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 0–5 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 2–7 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 3–7 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–9 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 8–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 4–6 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 3–3 |
- Both ranked
- 3 meetings: Kansas State 2, Oklahoma State 1
- Average margin
- 17.3 points; 24 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Kansas State
- 16–19 Kansas State’s record at home
- At Oklahoma State
- 24–10 Oklahoma State’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 9
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Kansas State’s biggest win2022: Kansas State 48, Oklahoma State 0by 48 points
- Oklahoma State’s biggest win1975: Oklahoma State 56, Kansas State 3by 53 points
- Upset1983: Kansas State 21, Oklahoma State 20Kansas State had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2017: Kansas State 45, Oklahoma State 40Kansas State had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1971: Kansas State 35, Oklahoma State 23Kansas State had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2011: Oklahoma State 52, Kansas State 45No. 17 Kansas State at No. 3 Oklahoma State
- Ranked showdown2022: Kansas State 48, Oklahoma State 0No. 9 Oklahoma State at No. 22 Kansas State
- Ranked showdown2024: Kansas State 42, Oklahoma State 20No. 20 Oklahoma State at No. 23 Kansas State
Coach against coach
| Years | Kansas State | Series | Oklahoma State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–1959 | Bernard Mertes | 0–4 | Cliff Speegle |
| 1960–1962 | Doug Weaver | 0–3 | Cliff Speegle |
| 1964–1966 | Doug Weaver | 1–2 | Phil Cutchin |
| 1969–1971 | Vince Gibson | 2–1 | Floyd Gass |
| 1975–1977 | Ellis Rainsberger | 0–3 | Jim Stanley |
| 1979–1983 | Jim Dickey | 1–4 | Jimmy Johnson |
| 1986–1988 | Stan Parrish | 0–3 | Pat Jones |
| 1989–1994 | Bill Snyder | 5–1 | Pat Jones |
| 1995–1999 | Bill Snyder | 3–0 | Bob Simmons |
| 2010–2018 | Bill Snyder | 4–5 | Mike Gundy |
| 2019–2024 | Chris Klieman | 2–4 | Mike Gundy |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Kansas State’s side (Mertes 0–4 against Speegle). 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
| Brandon Weeden Oklahoma State | 36 of 46, 502 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT | 2011 Passing | |
| Mason Rudolph Oklahoma State | 29 of 38, 457 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT | 2016 Passing | |
| Mason Rudolph Oklahoma State | 34 of 55, 437 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT | 2015 Passing | |
| Josh Freeman Kansas State | 36 of 51, 404 yards, 3 TD | 2007 Passing | |
| Chuba Hubbard Oklahoma State | 25 carries, 296 yards, 1 TD | 2019 Rushing | |
| Alex Barnes Kansas State | 34 carries, 181 yards, 4 TD | 2018 Rushing |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
On television
| 2025 | ESPNU | 0.1 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.