No. 17/18 Oklahoma (5-2, 4-2) returns to action this weekend after a bye week at home when they host Bedlam rival No. 14 Oklahoma State (5-1, 4-1).
It will be the 115th all-time meeting between the long time in-state foes, with the Sooners holding a commanding, and well-known, 89-18-7 series lead. In the Big 12 era, Oklahoma leads the series 18-6 and has won each of the last five meetings in the series which coincides with Lincoln Riley’s arrival in Norman.
The longest streak in the series, however, was when the Sooners rattled off 19 straight against the Pokes from 1946-1964.
The Sooners’ 89 wins against the Cowboys are the most the team has against any one single opponent, and the second most any school has against a single opponent (Nebraska has 91 wins against Kansas).
This will be the 15th time the schools will meet with both teams ranked in the AP Poll, with Oklahoma having taken 13 of the previous 14.
ESPN’s College Gameday will be making the trip to Norman for the game, marking the seventh time the famous pregame show has come to Bedlam. Oklahoma is 6-0 in the previous six instances.
Amazingly, this will be the first ever night kickoff in Norman for a Bedlam game as the contest is set for 6:30 p.m. CT Saturday night at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.
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