Missouri vs. Oklahoma
Missouri and Oklahoma first met in 1902 and have played 98 times; Oklahoma leads the series 68–25–5. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Oklahoma 8–2. The winner takes home the Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe. Oklahoma holds it. Share
- Missouri wins
- 25
- Oklahoma wins
- 68
- Ties
- 5
- First meeting
- 1902
- Longest streak
- 14 Oklahoma
- Current streak
- 1 Oklahoma
- Last 10 meetings
- Oklahoma 8–2
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 16 meetings: Missouri 3, Oklahoma 13; 2 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 17 points; 27 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Missouri
- 18–32 Missouri’s record at home
- At Oklahoma
- 34–7–5 Oklahoma’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–2 Missouri first
- Shutouts
- 26
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe
- Played for since
- —
- Held by
- Oklahoma
Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe.
Games that tell the story
- Missouri’s biggest win1969: Missouri 44, Oklahoma 10by 34 points
- Oklahoma’s biggest win1986: Oklahoma 77, Missouri 0by 77 points
- Upset1961: Oklahoma 7, Missouri 0Oklahoma had a 15% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1932: Missouri 14, Oklahoma 6Missouri had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1912: Missouri 14, Oklahoma 0Missouri had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2007: Oklahoma 38, Missouri 17No. 9 Oklahoma at No. 1 Missouri
- Ranked showdown1973: Oklahoma 31, Missouri 3No. 3 Oklahoma at No. 10 Missouri
- Ranked showdown1978: Oklahoma 45, Missouri 23No. 14 Missouri at No. 1 Oklahoma
Coach against coach
| Years | Missouri | Series | Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911–1913 | Chester Brewer | 2–1 | Bennie Owen |
| 1914–1917 | Henry Schulte | 1–3 | Bennie Owen |
| 1923–1926 | Gwinn Henry | 2–2 | Bennie Owen |
| 1927–1931 | Gwinn Henry | 3–1–1 | Adrian Lindsey |
| 1932–1934 | Frank Carideo | 1–2 | Lewie Hardage |
| 1937–1940 | Don Faurot | 1–3 | Tom Stidham |
| 1943–1945 | Chauncey Simpson | 1–1–1 | Snorter Luster |
| 1947–1956 | Don Faurot | 0–10 | Bud Wilkinson |
| 1958–1963 | Dan Devine | 1–5 | Bud Wilkinson |
| 1967–1970 | Dan Devine | 1–3 | Chuck Fairbanks |
| 1973–1977 | Al Onofrio | 0–5 | Barry Switzer |
| 1978–1984 | Warren Powers | 2–5 | Barry Switzer |
| 1985–1988 | Woody Widenhofer | 0–4 | Barry Switzer |
| 1989–1993 | Bob Stull | 0–5 | Gary Gibbs |
| 2002–2011 | Gary Pinkel | 1–7 | Bob Stoops |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Missouri’s side (Brewer 2–1 against Owen). 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
| Sam Bradford Oklahoma | 34 of 49, 384 yards, 2 TD | 2008 Passing | |
| Chris Brown Oklahoma | 27 carries, 122 yards, 3 TD | 2008 Rushing | |
| Juaquin Iglesias Oklahoma | 9 catches, 125 yards, 2 TD | 2008 Receiving |
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).
From the newspapers

1910 · The Guthrie daily leader, Guthrie, Okla., Oct 29, 1910

1911 · Ottumwa tri-weekly courier, Ottumwa, Iowa, Nov 7, 1911

1912 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Oct 26, 1912

1913 · El Paso herald, El Paso, Tex., Oct 19, 1913

1914 · The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, Oct 19, 1914
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game three times: 2010, 2007, 2007.
| 2025 | ABC | 5.4 million viewers |
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA). Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.