Oklahoma vs. Pittsburgh
Oklahoma and Pittsburgh have 11 meetings on file, the first in 1952; Oklahoma leads the series 9–1–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Oklahoma 8–1, and Oklahoma has won the last 5. Share
- Oklahoma wins
- 9
- Pittsburgh wins
- 1
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1952
- Longest streak
- 5 Oklahoma
- Current streak
- 5 Oklahoma
- Last 10 meetings
- Oklahoma 8–1
- Most recent
- 1990
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 1–0 |
- Both ranked
- 4 meetings: Oklahoma 4, Pittsburgh 0; 1 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 21.5 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Oklahoma
- 6–0 Oklahoma’s record at home
- At Pittsburgh
- 1–3–1 Pittsburgh’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Oklahoma’s biggest win1990: Oklahoma 52, Pittsburgh 10by 42 points
- Pittsburgh’s biggest win1965: Pittsburgh 13, Oklahoma 9by 4 points
- Ranked showdown1957: Oklahoma 26, Pittsburgh 0No. 1 Oklahoma at No. 8 Pittsburgh
- Ranked showdown1975: Oklahoma 46, Pittsburgh 10No. 15 Pittsburgh at No. 1 Oklahoma
- Ranked showdown1990: Oklahoma 52, Pittsburgh 10No. 13 Pittsburgh at No. 14 Oklahoma
- Ranked showdown1984: Oklahoma 42, Pittsburgh 10No. 15 Oklahoma at No. 17 Pittsburgh
Coach against coach
| Years | Oklahoma | Series | Pittsburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–1960 | Bud Wilkinson | 3–0 | John Michelosen |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Oklahoma’s side (Wilkinson 3–0 against Michelosen). 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
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 15, 1990 | 14Oklahoma 52, 13Pittsburgh 10 | at Oklahoma | ||
| Sep 15, 1984 | 15Oklahoma 42, 17Pittsburgh 10 | at Pittsburgh | ||
| Sep 20, 1975 | 1Oklahoma 46, 15Pittsburgh 10 | at Oklahoma | ||
| Sep 25, 1971 | 11Oklahoma 55, Pittsburgh 29 | at Pittsburgh | ||
| Sep 27, 1969 | 6Oklahoma 37, Pittsburgh 8 | at Oklahoma | ||
| Sep 25, 1965 | Pittsburgh 13, Oklahoma 9 | at Pittsburgh | ||
| Oct 1, 1960 | Oklahoma 15, Pittsburgh 14 | at Oklahoma | ||
| Sep 21, 1957 | 1Oklahoma 26, 8Pittsburgh 0 | at Pittsburgh | ||
| Oct 1, 1955 | Oklahoma 26, Pittsburgh 14 | at Oklahoma | ||
| Oct 3, 1953 | Pittsburgh 7, 8Oklahoma 7 | at Pittsburgh | ||
| Oct 4, 1952 | 20Oklahoma 49, Pittsburgh 20 | at Oklahoma |
Every game is listed as played on the field.

