College Football: Rivalry Week for in-state matchups for Week 12

The 2024 season more than likely will be the last game in the near future between these two in-state and in-conference rivals.

When Oklahoma leaves the Big 12 to join the SEC in July of 2025, these two programs have no plans of scheduling a non-conference game between one another in football for the 2025 season and beyond. The rivalry has been a bit one-sided with Oklahoma winning a good amount of the games since 2003 but this rivalry has seen in the past decade two overtime games and five games decided by single digits.

This season has been a bit unexpected for both programs as Oklahoma has had a rollercoaster of a season winning their first three games, then losing their next three, then winning two in a row, and now they have lost their last two games heading into this game with a 5-5 record.

Oklahoma State on the other hand won their first five games and was ranked No. 8 in the nation before losing in double overtime to TCU which is currently undefeated. The Cowboys are undefeated at home but have lost three road games and have lost three of their last five games having a 7-3 record entering their contest with the Sooners.

This game will be at Oklahoma and the Sooners have played relatively well on their home field. Oklahoma State will have their starting quarterback Spencer Sanders ready to go against the Sooners but will he be 100% healthy as he did not start the Cowboys’ last game against Iowa State but did play in the game?

The Sooners on the other hand have starting quarterback Dillon Gabriel who played at UCF before transferring to Oklahoma and has experience being a senior but this will be his first game playing in this rivalry.

This game should be a close game and now let’s take a look at this rivalry.

Last 15 games of this rivalry: The Sooners have won twelve times during the past 15 games these two in-state rivals had played against each other.

Last 10 games of this rivalry: Oklahoma has eight seven times during the past 10 games that these two schools have played one another.

Last 5 games of this rivalry: The Sooners have won four out of the last five game against the Cowboys.

Distance between schools: 84 miles

Rivalry Name/Trophy: Bedlam Series and the Bell of Old Central trophy

Interesting Fact: The two in-state Oklahoma schools have played every season for 116 consecutive years with the exception of two seasons in the early 1900s.

Best game between these two schools over the past 10 years: The 2018 game in which Oklahoma State went for a two-point conversion for the win but was stopped by the Sooner defense and lost by one point with the final score being 48-47.

Current Win Streak: Oklahoma State has won the last game between these two schools, having a one-game winning streak in this rivalry.

Last meeting between both schools: The Cowboys defeated the Sooners at home by a final score of 37-33.

Prediction: Oklahoma 21 Oklahoma State 17