Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State
Nebraska and Oklahoma State have 43 meetings on file, the first in 1960; Nebraska leads the series 37–5–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Nebraska 7–3. Share
2034 at Nebraska; 2035 at Oklahoma State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Nebraska wins
- 37
- Oklahoma State wins
- 5
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1960
- Longest streak
- 24 Nebraska
- Current streak
- 1 Nebraska
- Last 10 meetings
- Nebraska 7–3
- Most recent
- 2010
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8–2 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 9–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 10–0 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 8–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–3 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–0 |
- Both ranked
- 6 meetings: Nebraska 6, Oklahoma State 0; 3 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 18.8 points; 12 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Nebraska
- 20–2 Nebraska’s record at home
- At Oklahoma State
- 3–16–1 Oklahoma State’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 Nebraska first
- Shutouts
- 6
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Nebraska’s biggest win1992: Nebraska 55, Oklahoma State 0by 55 points
- Oklahoma State’s biggest win2007: Oklahoma State 45, Nebraska 14by 31 points
- Upset2002: Oklahoma State 24, Nebraska 21Oklahoma State had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1987: Nebraska 35, Oklahoma State 0No. 2 Nebraska at No. 12 Oklahoma State
- Ranked showdown1985: Nebraska 34, Oklahoma State 24No. 9 Nebraska at No. 5 Oklahoma State
- Ranked showdown1988: Nebraska 63, Oklahoma State 42No. 10 Oklahoma State at No. 7 Nebraska
- Ranked showdown1984: Nebraska 17, Oklahoma State 3No. 9 Oklahoma State at No. 8 Nebraska
Coach against coach
| Years | Nebraska | Series | Oklahoma State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963–1968 | Bob Devaney | 6–0 | Phil Cutchin |
| 1969–1971 | Bob Devaney | 3–0 | Floyd Gass |
| 1973–1978 | Tom Osborne | 5–0–1 | Jim Stanley |
| 1979–1983 | Tom Osborne | 5–0 | Jimmy Johnson |
| 1984–1994 | Tom Osborne | 11–0 | Pat Jones |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Nebraska’s side (Devaney 6–0 against Cutchin). 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.
From the newspapers

1963 · The chronicle, Mississippi, Nov 18, 1963
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.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.