Tough 19-12 loss for the Cowboys vs. Tulsa last Friday night in Stillwater. Shifting to BIG12 play as Baylor comes to Stillwater this Saturday at 2:30p!
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SAT 09/27/25 WWLS Gameday Schedule
8a-9a: Fat Jack Sports Hour
9a-11a: Morning Animals Week in Review
11a-12:30p: Unsportsmanlike Conduct w/ The Morning Animals LIVE from the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort
12:30p-2:30p: Countdown to Kickoff/McBride Orthopedic Hospital GameTime LIVE from Eskimo Joe’s “Joe State Tailgate” in Stillwater. Gideon Hamilton and Tyler Adams preview the game with special guests and more and take you all the way up to kickoff.
KICKOFF – 2:30p: Baylor Bears (2-2 | BIG12 Conference) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-2 | BIG12 Conference) | Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, OK | TV: ESPN2
2:30p-6p: ESPNRadio/College Football Coverage
Approx 6p-8p: Football Feedback is LIVE right after the game! Gideon Hamilton, Tyler Adams and more deliver instant reaction to the game plus take your calls on the Lucky Star Lines at 405-900-9957 (WWLS) or texts on the Johnnie’s Kitchen and Bar Text Nation line, same number, 405-900-9957.
Approx 8p-9p: College Locker Room show with Matt Meyer featuring all the days top headlines, scores and stories PLUS postgame audio, quotes and more from the coaches and players.
Game Notes
The Basics
The Oklahoma State football team (1-2 overall; 0-0 Big 12) opens Big 12 play this week as it hosts Baylor (2-2 overall; 0-1 Big 12) at Boone Pickens Stadium, with kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday, September 27.
Get Your Tickets
A limited number of season tickets, partial season tickets and single game tickets are still available online at www.okstate.com/tickets or by calling or texting 877-ALL-4-OSU.
On the Air
The game will be televised live on ESPN2 with Lowell Galindo, Aaron Murray and Lauren Sisler 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.
The Series
Saturday’s game marks the 44th overall meeting between Oklahoma State and Baylor in a series that dates to 1914. The 2025 matchup marks the second straight year the teams have played after a break in the matchup in 2023. Prior to that, OSU and BU faced off 27 consecutive years, beginning with the first season of Big 12 Conference play in 1996. OSU holds a 23-20 all-time advantage in the series, including a 14-7 edge in Stillwater. OSU has won 20 of the past 29 over Baylor, as well as 13 of the past 15 matchups played in Stillwater. The last game in Stillwater was a 24-14 Cowboy win in 2021. Coach Mike Gundy is 11-9 in his career against Baylor, while Baylor coach Dave Aranda is 2-3 against Oklahoma State.
In the Rankings
Oklahoma State is not ranked, but the Cowboys have been ranked at some point in every season from 2008-24. Through the 2024 season, Oklahoma State has been ranked in the top 15 of the Associated Press poll in 15 of the past 17 seasons and has reached the top 10 in 11 of those 17 years. Although the first College Football Playoff rankings won’t be released until November, it’s worth noting that OSU has been part of the CFP rankings in eight of the past 10 seasons entering 2025. The Cowboys have also been included in 43 of the all-time CFP Rankings, which ranks among the most appearances in the country. Baylor is not ranked.
Boone Pickens Stadium Named the Best in the Country
Oklahoma State’s Boone Pickens Stadium is the best college football stadium in the country according to USA TODAY, which used reviews from Yelp, Tripadvisor and Google to compile college football stadium rankings for 2025. In more than 1,700 combined reviews between the three services, Boone Pickens Stadium has an average of 4.8 stars to edge out Kansas State’s Bill Snyder Family Stadium and Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium for the top spot among the 136 Football Bowl Subdivision venues.
Oklahoma State from a Distance
Oklahoma State is 1-2 after non-conference play and hosts Baylor at Boone Pickens Stadium for its first Big 12 game of 2025. The Cowboys are comprised of a majority of newcomers, as 62 of the 114 players on the roster (54%) were not part of the team in December. Through three games, 14 of OSU’s players with at least one start are newcomers. Bright spots so far have included redshirt freshman running back Rodney Fields Jr., who turned in a 100-yard rushing game in his first career start last week, and linebacker Bryan McCoy Jr., who has led the team in tackles in two of the three games. Quarterback Hauss Hejny sustained an injury in the opening quarter of the 2025 season, but Zane Flores stepped in and has played well in his first career playing time. The best defensive effort so far came in the season opener when the Cowboys allowed just 225 total yards to mark its lowest yards allowed in a game since a shutout of Texas Tech in 2021.
An Oklahoma State Win Would …
• Improve Mike Gundy’s record in September games to 59-18.
• Improve Mike Gundy’s record against Baylor to 12-9.
• Mark Mike Gundy’s 99th career win at Boone Pickens Stadium.
• Mark Mike Gundy’s 103rd career Big 12 win, moving him one win away from matching Bill Snyder’s 104 to rank second on the all-time list for career Big 12 coaching wins.
• Improve its all-time record against Baylor to 24-20 and its record against BU in Stillwater to 15-7.
• Make it 36-23 in its past 59 games overall, dating to 2020.
• Make it 99-30 in its past 129 games vs. opponents outside of the AP Top 25, dating to 2010.
Notable Streaks and Trends Entering the Game
• Oklahoma State has converted 5 of its past 7 two-point conversion attempts dating to last season.
• OSU is 14-3 in the past 17 games when winning or tying the turnover battle.
• Dating back to 2008, OSU is 83-11 when winning the turnover battle.
• Dating back to 2005, OSU is 50-5 when not committing a turnover.
• OSU has held 35 of its past 52 Big 12 opponents under their season scoring average entering the game.
• OSU has won 87 of its past 88 games when holding its opponent to fewer than 20 points, dating back to Sept. 13, 2003. Including games when opponents have scored 20 points or fewer, OSU has won 95 of its past 96.
• OSU has held its opponent to less than a 50% third down conversion rate in 55 of its past 66 games.
• OSU is 40-20 in its past 60 games decided by fewer than 10 points.
• OSU is 52-9 in its past 61 games when leading at halftime, dating back to Sept. 17, 2016.
• OSU has won five of its past seven overtime games.
