Oklahoma State vs. SMU
Oklahoma State and SMU first met in 1922 and have played 12 times; SMU leads the series 6–4–2. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 4–4, and Oklahoma State has won the last 3. Share
- Oklahoma State wins
- 4
- SMU wins
- 6
- Ties
- 2
- First meeting
- 1922
- Longest streak
- 3 SMU
- Current streak
- 3 Oklahoma State
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 4–4
- Most recent
- 2004
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0–2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 3–0 |
- Average margin
- 24.7 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Oklahoma State
- 3–1 Oklahoma State’s record at home
- At SMU
- 5–1–2 SMU’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
- Oklahoma State’s biggest win2004: Oklahoma State 59, SMU 7by 52 points
- SMU’s biggest win1950: SMU 56, Oklahoma State 0by 56 points
Coach against coach
| Years | Oklahoma State | Series | SMU |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922–1924 | John Maulbetsch | 0–2–1 | Ray Morrison |
| 1945–1947 | Jim Lookabaugh | 1–2 | Madison Bell |
| 2002–2004 | Les Miles | 3–0 | Phil Bennett |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Oklahoma State’s side (Maulbetsch 0–2–1 against Morrison). 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
1947 · The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, Oct 13, 1947
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
| Sep 18, 2004 | Oklahoma State 59, SMU 7 | at Oklahoma State | ||
| Sep 20, 2003 | Oklahoma State 52, SMU 6 | at SMU | ||
| Sep 21, 2002 | Oklahoma State 52, SMU 16 | at Oklahoma State | ||
| Oct 14, 1950 | 2SMU 56, Oklahoma State 0 | at SMU | ||
| Oct 11, 1947 | SMU 21, Oklahoma State 14 | at Oklahoma State | ||
| Oct 11, 1946 | SMU 15, Oklahoma State 6 | at SMU | ||
| Oct 12, 1945 | 14Oklahoma State 26, SMU 12 | at Oklahoma State | ||
| Oct 20, 1934 | SMU 41, Oklahoma State 0 | at SMU | ||
| Oct 21, 1933 | SMU 7, Oklahoma State 7 | at SMU | ||
| Nov 29, 1924 | SMU 13, Oklahoma State 13 | at SMU | ||
| Nov 17, 1923 | SMU 9, Oklahoma State 0 | at SMU | ||
| Oct 28, 1922 | SMU 32, Oklahoma State 6 | at SMU |
Every game is listed as played on the field.