Oklahoma State vs. Tulsa

Oklahoma State and Tulsa have 78 meetings on file, the first in 1914; Oklahoma State leads the series 44–⁠29–⁠5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Oklahoma State 8–⁠2, and Tulsa has won the last 2. Share

Scheduled 2027 at Oklahoma State; 2028 at Tulsa; 2029 at Oklahoma State; 2030 at Tulsa; 2031 at Oklahoma State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Oklahoma State wins: 44
Tulsa wins: 29
Ties: 5
Earliest on file: 1914
Longest streak: 10 Oklahoma State
Current streak: 2 Tulsa
Last 10 meetings: Oklahoma State 8–⁠2
Most recent: 2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
	’0	’1	’2	’3	’4	’5	’6	’7	’8	’9	W–L
1910s											3–⁠1–⁠2
1920s											1–⁠4
1930s											4–⁠5–⁠1
1940s											3–⁠6–⁠1
1950s											5–⁠4–⁠1
1960s											5–⁠1
1970s											2–⁠0
1980s											6–⁠3
1990s											6–⁠3
2000s											2–⁠0
2010s											4–⁠0
2020s											3–⁠2

Both ranked: 1 meeting: Oklahoma State 1, Tulsa 0
Average margin: 14.4 points; 24 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Oklahoma State: 27–⁠5–⁠3 Oklahoma State’s record at home
At Tulsa: 24–⁠17–⁠2 Tulsa’s record at home
Shutouts: 17

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

Games that tell the story

Oklahoma State’s biggest win1917: Oklahoma State 41, Tulsa 2by 39 points
Tulsa’s biggest win1943: Tulsa 55, Oklahoma State 6by 49 points
Upset1927: Tulsa 28, Oklahoma State 26Tulsa had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Upset1916: Tulsa 17, Oklahoma State 13Tulsa had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Upset1939: Oklahoma State 9, Tulsa 7Oklahoma State had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Ranked showdown1945: Oklahoma State 12, Tulsa 6No. 19 Tulsa at No. 11 Oklahoma State

Coach against coach

Years	Oklahoma State	Series	Tulsa
1936–⁠1938	Ted Cox	0–⁠3	Vic Hurt
1941–⁠1945	Jim Lookabaugh	2–⁠3	Henry Frnka
1946–⁠1949	Jim Lookabaugh	1–⁠2–⁠1	John Brothers
1950–⁠1952	Jennings Whitworth	0–⁠3	John Brothers
1955–⁠1960	Cliff Speegle	4–⁠1–⁠1	Robert Dobbs
1963–⁠1965	Phil Cutchin	2–⁠1	Glenn Dobbs
1981–⁠1983	Jimmy Johnson	2–⁠1	John Cooper
1988–⁠1994	Pat Jones	5–⁠2	David Rader
1995–⁠1999	Bob Simmons	2–⁠2	David Rader
2017–⁠2021	Mike Gundy	4–⁠0	Philip Montgomery

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Oklahoma State’s side (Cox 0–⁠3 against Hurt). 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	23 of 32, 409 yards, 6 TD	2010 Passing
Chuba Hubbard Oklahoma State	32 carries, 256 yards, 3 TD	2019 Rushing
Justin Blackmon Oklahoma State	6 catches, 174 yards, 3 TD	2010 Receiving
Zaven Collins Tulsa	6 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 for loss	2020 Defense

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

On television

2025	ESPN	1.6 million viewers
2026	ESPNU	0.5 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Sep 5, 2026	Tulsa 24, Oklahoma State 10	at Tulsa
Sep 19, 2025	Tulsa 19, Oklahoma State 12	at Oklahoma State
Sep 14, 2024	13Oklahoma State 45, Tulsa 10	at Tulsa
Sep 11, 2021	Oklahoma State 28, Tulsa 23	at Oklahoma State
Sep 19, 2020	11Oklahoma State 16, Tulsa 7	at Oklahoma State
Sep 14, 2019	Oklahoma State 40, Tulsa 21	at Tulsa
Aug 31, 2017	10Oklahoma State 59, Tulsa 24	at Oklahoma State
Sep 17, 2011	8Oklahoma State 59, Tulsa 33	at Tulsa
Sep 18, 2010	Oklahoma State 65, Tulsa 28	at Oklahoma State
Sep 11, 2004	Oklahoma State 38, Tulsa 21	at Oklahoma State
Sep 9, 2000	Oklahoma State 36, Tulsa 26	at Tulsa
Sep 11, 1999	Oklahoma State 46, Tulsa 9	at Oklahoma State
Sep 12, 1998	Tulsa 35, Oklahoma State 20	at Tulsa
Sep 14, 1996	Oklahoma State 30, Tulsa 9	at Oklahoma State
Sep 9, 1995	Tulsa 24, Oklahoma State 23	at Tulsa
Sep 24, 1994	Oklahoma State 17, Tulsa 10	at Oklahoma State
Sep 18, 1993	Oklahoma State 16, Tulsa 10	at Tulsa
Sep 26, 1992	Oklahoma State 24, Tulsa 19	at Oklahoma State
Sep 7, 1991	Tulsa 13, Oklahoma State 7	at Tulsa
Sep 1, 1990	Oklahoma State 10, Tulsa 3	at Oklahoma State
Sep 9, 1989	Tulsa 20, Oklahoma State 10	at Tulsa
Oct 1, 1988	13Oklahoma State 56, Tulsa 35	at Oklahoma State
Sep 5, 1987	Oklahoma State 39, Tulsa 28	at Oklahoma State
Sep 13, 1986	Tulsa 27, Oklahoma State 23	at Tulsa
Oct 5, 1985	6Oklahoma State 25, Tulsa 13	at Oklahoma State
Sep 29, 1984	10Oklahoma State 31, Tulsa 7	at Tulsa
Oct 1, 1983	Oklahoma State 9, Tulsa 0	at Oklahoma State
Sep 19, 1982	Tulsa 25, Oklahoma State 15	at Tulsa
Sep 19, 1981	Oklahoma State 23, Tulsa 21	at Oklahoma State
Sep 10, 1977	20Oklahoma State 34, Tulsa 17	at Tulsa
Sep 11, 1976	Oklahoma State 33, Tulsa 21	at Oklahoma State
Oct 2, 1965	Oklahoma State 17, Tulsa 14	at Oklahoma State
Oct 31, 1964	Tulsa 61, Oklahoma State 14	at Tulsa
Nov 9, 1963	Oklahoma State 33, Tulsa 24	at Oklahoma State
Oct 6, 1962	Oklahoma State 17, Tulsa 7	at Tulsa
Oct 7, 1961	Oklahoma State 26, Tulsa 0	at Oklahoma State
Oct 8, 1960	Oklahoma State 28, Tulsa 7	at Tulsa
Oct 10, 1959	Oklahoma State 26, Tulsa 0	at Oklahoma State
Oct 11, 1958	Tulsa 24, Oklahoma State 16	at Tulsa
Oct 12, 1957	Oklahoma State 28, Tulsa 13	at Oklahoma State
Oct 13, 1956	Tulsa 14, Oklahoma State 14	at Tulsa
Oct 29, 1955	Oklahoma State 14, Tulsa 0	at Oklahoma State
Oct 30, 1954	Oklahoma State 12, Tulsa 0	at Tulsa
Oct 31, 1953	Oklahoma State 28, Tulsa 14	at Oklahoma State
Nov 1, 1952	Tulsa 23, Oklahoma State 21	at Tulsa
Nov 3, 1951	Tulsa 35, Oklahoma State 7	at Oklahoma State
Nov 4, 1950	Tulsa 27, Oklahoma State 13	at Tulsa
Nov 5, 1949	Oklahoma State 13, Tulsa 13	at Oklahoma State
Nov 6, 1948	Oklahoma State 19, Tulsa 0	at Tulsa
Nov 8, 1947	Tulsa 13, Oklahoma State 0	at Oklahoma State
Nov 9, 1946	Tulsa 20, Oklahoma State 18	at Tulsa
Nov 10, 1945	11Oklahoma State 12, 19Tulsa 6	at Oklahoma State
Oct 28, 1944	Oklahoma State 46, 7Tulsa 40	at Tulsa
Nov 6, 1943	19Tulsa 55, Oklahoma State 6	at Tulsa
Nov 7, 1942	12Tulsa 34, Oklahoma State 6	at Tulsa
Oct 25, 1941	Tulsa 16, Oklahoma State 0	at Oklahoma State
Nov 23, 1940	Tulsa 19, Oklahoma State 6	at Tulsa
Oct 14, 1939	Oklahoma State 9, Tulsa 7	at Tulsa
Oct 22, 1938	Tulsa 20, Oklahoma State 7	at Tulsa
Oct 23, 1937	Tulsa 27, Oklahoma State 0	at Tulsa
Oct 24, 1936	Tulsa 13, Oklahoma State 0	at Tulsa
Oct 26, 1935	Tulsa 12, Oklahoma State 0	at Tulsa
Nov 17, 1934	Tulsa 19, Oklahoma State 0	at Tulsa
Nov 4, 1933	Oklahoma State 7, Tulsa 0	at Tulsa
Nov 5, 1932	Tulsa 0, Oklahoma State 0	at Tulsa
Nov 14, 1931	Oklahoma State 7, Tulsa 6	at Tulsa
Dec 13, 1930	Oklahoma State 13, Tulsa 7	at Tulsa
Nov 2, 1929	Oklahoma State 20, Tulsa 0	at Oklahoma State
Nov 29, 1928	Tulsa 31, Oklahoma State 0	at Tulsa
Oct 22, 1927	Tulsa 28, Oklahoma State 26	at Oklahoma State
Oct 16, 1926	Tulsa 28, Oklahoma State 0	at Tulsa
Oct 9, 1920	Tulsa 21, Oklahoma State 14	at Tulsa
Nov 21, 1919	Oklahoma State 7, Tulsa 7	at Oklahoma State
Nov 23, 1918	Oklahoma State 33, Tulsa 0	at Tulsa
Nov 17, 1917	Oklahoma State 41, Tulsa 2	at Oklahoma State
Nov 4, 1916	Tulsa 17, Oklahoma State 13	at Tulsa
Oct 15, 1915	Oklahoma State 0, Tulsa 0	at Oklahoma State
Oct 16, 1914	Oklahoma State 13, Tulsa 6	at Oklahoma State

Every game is listed as played on the field.