Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia

Oklahoma State and West Virginia have 17 meetings on file, the first in 1928; Oklahoma State leads the series 11–⁠6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Oklahoma State 8–⁠2.

Scheduled 2027 at Oklahoma State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Oklahoma State wins
11
West Virginia wins
6
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1928
Longest streak
7 Oklahoma State
Current streak
1 Oklahoma State
Last 10 meetings
Oklahoma State 8–⁠2
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s0–⁠2
1980s1–⁠0
2010s6–⁠2
2020s4–⁠2
Both ranked
1 meeting: Oklahoma State 1, West Virginia 0
Average margin
13.3 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Oklahoma State
4–⁠4 Oklahoma State’s record at home
At West Virginia
2–⁠6 West Virginia’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Oklahoma State first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Oklahoma State’s biggest win2021: Oklahoma State 24, West Virginia 3by 21 points
  2. West Virginia’s biggest win1928: West Virginia 32, Oklahoma State 6by 26 points
  3. Upset2022: West Virginia 24, Oklahoma State 19West Virginia had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2026: Oklahoma State 41, West Virginia 24Oklahoma State had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2014: West Virginia 34, Oklahoma State 10West Virginia had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown2017: Oklahoma State 50, West Virginia 39No. 11 Oklahoma State at No. 22 West Virginia

Coach against coach

YearsOklahoma StateSeriesWest Virginia
2012–⁠2018Mike Gundy5–⁠2Dana Holgorsen
2019–⁠2024Mike Gundy4–⁠2Neal Brown

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Oklahoma State’s side (Gundy 5–⁠2 against Holgorsen). 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 West Virginia, 1928 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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

Ollie Gordon II Oklahoma State29 carries, 282 yards, 4 TD2023 Rushing
Stedman Bailey West Virginia14 catches, 225 yards, 1 TD2012 Receiving
David Long Jr. West Virginia18 tackles, 7 for loss2017 Defense
Josh Stewart Oklahoma State13 catches, 172 yards, 2 TD2012 Receiving

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

On television

2026FS10.8 million viewers

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

Every game

Sep 26, 2026Oklahoma State 41, West Virginia 24at West Virginia
Oct 5, 2024West Virginia 38, Oklahoma State 14at Oklahoma State
Oct 21, 2023Oklahoma State 48, West Virginia 34at West Virginia
Nov 26, 2022West Virginia 24, Oklahoma State 19at Oklahoma State
Nov 6, 202111Oklahoma State 24, West Virginia 3at West Virginia
Sep 26, 202015Oklahoma State 27, West Virginia 13at Oklahoma State
Nov 23, 201922Oklahoma State 20, West Virginia 13at West Virginia
Nov 17, 2018Oklahoma State 45, 7West Virginia 41at Oklahoma State
Oct 28, 201711Oklahoma State 50, 22West Virginia 39at West Virginia
Oct 29, 2016Oklahoma State 37, 10West Virginia 20at Oklahoma State
Oct 10, 201521Oklahoma State 33, West Virginia 26at West Virginia
Oct 25, 201422West Virginia 34, Oklahoma State 10at Oklahoma State
Sep 28, 2013West Virginia 30, 11Oklahoma State 21at West Virginia
Nov 10, 2012Oklahoma State 55, West Virginia 34at Oklahoma State
Dec 25, 198711Oklahoma State 35, West Virginia 33Neutral siteSun Bowl
Oct 26, 1929West Virginia 9, Oklahoma State 6at Oklahoma State
Nov 10, 1928West Virginia 32, Oklahoma State 6at West Virginia

Every game is listed as played on the field.