With a spot already clinched in the Big 12 Championship Game, the Oklahoma State football team (10-1 overall; 7-1 Big 12) closes out the regular season and hosts Senior Day against Oklahoma (10-1 overall; 7-1 Big 12) at 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, November 27, in Boone Pickens Stadium.
On the Air
The game will be televised by ABC with Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe on the call. It will also be carried live on the Cowboy Radio Network, with Dave Hunziker handling play-by-play, John Holcomb providing analysis and Robert Allen reporting from the sideline. Fans outside of the Cowboy Radio Network can listen to the OSU broadcast for free through The Varsity Network app.
In the Rankings
Oklahoma State was No. 9 in last week's College Football Playoff rankings, with this week's edition released Tuesday evening. Entering this week, OSU has been included in 14 consecutive CFP polls dating to November 5, 2019. The Cowboys have been in the CFP rankings in six of the last seven seasons. OSU is seventh in this week's AP Top 25, continuing a streak of 14 consecutive seasons in the poll. The streak, which began in 2008, is the 10th-longest active streak in the nation. Including this season, OSU has appeared in the top 15 of the AP poll in 12 of the past 14 seasons. It has had a top 10 ranking in the AP poll at some point in 10 of those 14 years. The Cowboys are also No. 7 in this week's USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll. Oklahoma was No. 13 in last week's CFP rankings, and is No. 10 in this week's AP Top 25 and No. 9 in the coaches poll.
The Series
Saturday's game is part of the all-sports Phillips 66 Bedlam Series between Oklahoma State and
Oklahoma. The Phillips 66 Bedlam Series is calculated by straight wins and losses in head-to-head competition. In sports where there is no head-to-head matchup, the Big 12 Championship final standings
are used. Oklahoma State has won the overall Phillips 66 Bedlam Series in seven of the past eight years, and in 2020-21 OSU won by the widest margin in series history, 23-12. OSU leads the 2021-22 series, 7-2. A look at this year's results to date:
| Soccer in Norman | W | OSU 2, OU 0 |
| Men's Cross Country at Cowboy Preview | W | OSU 1st, OU 3rd |
| Women's Cross Country at Cowboy Preview | W | OSU 1st, OU 3rd |
| Women's Golf at Schooner Fall Classic in Norman | W | OSU 1st, OU 7th |
| Men's Golf at Big 12 Match Play in Hockley, Texas | L | OU 5, OSU 1 |
| Soccer in Stillwater | W | OSU 3, OU 2 |
| Men's Golf at East Lake Cup | L | OU 3, OSU 2 |
| Men's Cross Country in Stillwater | W | OSU 1st, OU 8th |
| Women's Cross Country in Stillwater | W | OSU 1st, OU 9th |
Saturday's game marks the 116th meeting between Oklahoma State and Oklahoma, with the series dating to 1904. The 2021 season also marks the 112th consecutive year the teams have met. Oklahoma owns an 89-19-7 advantage in the all-time series and a 40-7-5 lead in Stillwater.
Oklahoma State from a Distance
Oklahoma State is 10-1 on the year and has already secured its spot in the Big 12 Championship Game with one game remaining in the regular season. With a win over Oklahoma and a Baylor win over Texas Tech, the Cowboys will play Baylor in the title game. Any other result would produce a Bedlam rematch in Arlington with the Big 12 title at stake.
The Pokes have improved each week as the year has gone and are now a significant part of the conversation when it comes to the reaching the College Football Playoff. They have beaten their past four opponents by a combined score of 165-23. OSU's 35.5-point average margin of victory over the past four weeks ranks No. 1 in college football - 1.25 better than second-place Georgia, 6.0 better than fourth-place Notre Dame, 11.75 better than 10th-place Ohio State, 12.5 better than 11th-place Alabama, 16.0 better than 14th-place Cincinnati, 19.75-better than 23rd place Michigan and 27.17 better than 40th-place Oklahoma during that timeframe. OSU's 5.75 points allowed per game is also No. 1 in the FBS during that time and 3.5 points per game better than second-place Georgia in the stretch.
OSU has a 5-1 mark against FPI top-50 opponents (with a 12.2 points-per-game margin) and three wins vs. teams ranked at game time. Its lone loss came on the road by three points to a preseason AP top-10 team. Its ESPN Strength of Record is No. 6 nationally and FiveThirtyEight's ELO ranking lists OSU as the No. 4 team in the FBS. Following OSU's win over Texas Tech, FiveThirtyEight gives OSU a 98 percent chance to reach the CFP if the Cowboys win out. The Oklahoma State defense has performed at a historic level all season. OSU now leads the nation in sacks, tackles for loss and third down defense, and is also among the FBS top four in scoring defense (No. 2), total defense (No. 3), rushing defense (No. 4), first downs defense (No. 4) and more.
Although the defense has garnered most of the headlines, the Cowboy offense has taken its game to the next level of late. Over the past four weeks, the Cowboys have averaged more than 41.25 points (No. 14 in the FBS during that timeframe) and more than 482.25 yards of offense per game. When it comes to play in conference games only, Oklahoma State ranks No. 1 in the Big 12 in total offense, No. 1 in rushing offense and No. 3 in scoring offense. In short, OSU is peaking on both sides of the ball.
