Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M

Oklahoma State and Texas A&M have 29 meetings on file, the first in 1913; Texas A&M leads the series 18–⁠11 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5.

Oklahoma State wins
11
Texas A&M wins
18
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1913
Longest streak
6 Texas A&M
Current streak
1 Oklahoma State
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2023

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s1–⁠2
1920s0–⁠2
1930s0–⁠1
1950s1–⁠1
1980s2–⁠1
1990s0–⁠4
2000s4–⁠6
2010s2–⁠1
2020s1–⁠0
Both ranked
3 meetings: Oklahoma State 1, Texas A&M 2; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
15 points; 13 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Oklahoma State
4–⁠7 Oklahoma State’s record at home
At Texas A&M
9–⁠6 Texas A&M’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠2 Oklahoma State first
Shutouts
5

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Oklahoma State’s biggest win1988: Oklahoma State 52, Texas A&M 15by 37 points
  2. Texas A&M’s biggest win2005: Texas A&M 62, Oklahoma State 23by 39 points
  3. Upset2004: Texas A&M 36, Oklahoma State 20Texas A&M had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Ranked showdown2011: Oklahoma State 30, Texas A&M 29No. 7 Oklahoma State at No. 8 Texas A&M
  5. Ranked showdown2004: Texas A&M 36, Oklahoma State 20No. 23 Texas A&M at No. 16 Oklahoma State
  6. Ranked showdown1997: Texas A&M 28, Oklahoma State 25No. 19 Oklahoma State at No. 25 Texas A&M

Coach against coach

YearsOklahoma StateSeriesTexas A&M
1996–⁠2000Bob Simmons0–⁠5R.C. Slocum
2005–⁠2007Mike Gundy0–⁠3Dennis Franchione
2008–⁠2011Mike Gundy4–⁠0Mike Sherman

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Oklahoma State’s side (Simmons 0–⁠5 against Slocum). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Oklahoma State and Texas A&M, 1913 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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 State47 of 60, 438 yards, 2 TD2011 Passing
Rashod Owens Oklahoma State10 catches, 164 yards, 2 TD2023 Receiving

Named most valuable

Rashod Owens Oklahoma State2023
Kellen Mond Texas A&M2019
Gary Kubiak Texas A&M1981
Mike Green Oklahoma State1981

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).

Every game

Dec 27, 202322Oklahoma State 31, Texas A&M 23NRG StadiumTexas Bowl
Dec 27, 2019Texas A&M 24, 25Oklahoma State 21NRG StadiumTexas Bowl
Sep 24, 20117Oklahoma State 30, 8Texas A&M 29at Texas A&M
Sep 30, 2010Oklahoma State 38, Texas A&M 35at Oklahoma State
Oct 10, 200915Oklahoma State 36, Texas A&M 31at Texas A&M
Oct 4, 200821Oklahoma State 56, Texas A&M 28at Oklahoma State
Oct 6, 2007Texas A&M 24, Oklahoma State 23at Texas A&M
Oct 21, 200623Texas A&M 34, Oklahoma State 33at Oklahoma State
Oct 15, 2005Texas A&M 62, Oklahoma State 23at Texas A&M
Oct 16, 200423Texas A&M 36, 16Oklahoma State 20at Oklahoma State
Oct 25, 200318Oklahoma State 38, Texas A&M 10at Texas A&M
Nov 2, 2002Oklahoma State 28, Texas A&M 23at Oklahoma State
Sep 22, 2001Texas A&M 21, Oklahoma State 7at Texas A&M
Nov 4, 200024Texas A&M 21, Oklahoma State 16at Oklahoma State
Oct 30, 199922Texas A&M 21, Oklahoma State 3at Texas A&M
Oct 31, 19988Texas A&M 17, Oklahoma State 6at Oklahoma State
Nov 1, 199725Texas A&M 28, 19Oklahoma State 25at Texas A&M
Nov 2, 1996Texas A&M 38, Oklahoma State 19at Oklahoma State
Sep 24, 198818Oklahoma State 52, Texas A&M 15at Oklahoma State
Sep 23, 1983Oklahoma State 34, Texas A&M 15at Texas A&M
Dec 12, 1981Texas A&M 33, Oklahoma State 16Neutral siteIndependence Bowl
Sep 25, 1954Oklahoma State 14, Texas A&M 6at Texas A&M
Sep 27, 1952Texas A&M 14, Oklahoma State 7at Texas A&M
Sep 23, 1939Texas A&M 32, Oklahoma State 0at Oklahoma State
Oct 29, 1921Texas A&M 23, Oklahoma State 7at Texas A&M
Oct 30, 1920Texas A&M 35, Oklahoma State 0at Oklahoma State
Nov 1, 1919Texas A&M 28, Oklahoma State 0at Texas A&M
Nov 21, 1914Texas A&M 24, Oklahoma State 0at Texas A&M
Nov 15, 1913Oklahoma State 3, Texas A&M 0at Texas A&M

Every game is listed as played on the field.