Oklahoma State 41-24 West Virginia (Sep 26, 2026) Final Score

Team pages: Oklahoma State · West Virginia

Oklahoma State3-141

West Virginia3-124Final

Sat, Sep 26 · Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, W.Va. · Crowd 57,756

Oklahoma State beat West Virginia 41-24.

We had West Virginia favored. Oklahoma State won.

Next: Oklahoma State beat UCF 42-28, Sat Oct 10

Next: West Virginia lost to Iowa State 45-42, Sat Oct 3

Top comment in the game thread

Getting absolutely smoked by a white WR named Wyatt is a fireable offense, Zac Alley

Q4 5:42 · r/CFB game thread · Sat, Sep 26

How it swung

The turning point: Hawkins 22-yd TD run, Oklahoma State goes ahead 28-24 (Q3, 2:40). Oklahoma State went from 34% to 57% to win.

Before kickoff, our ratings gave Oklahoma State a 29% chance, and the closing betting line (Oklahoma State was a 1.5-point underdog) put it at 45%.

Oklahoma State came back from 11 down, at one point just a 10% chance in the second quarter.

West Virginia led by 11, was as high as 90% in the second quarter, and still lost.

FinalOklahoma State 41-24 West VirginiaOklahoma State wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.

The two plays that swung it

1Q3 2:40Hawkins 22-yd TD run, Oklahoma State goes ahead 28-24Oklahoma State 34% → 57% (+23)
2Q3 0:394th and 1Latimer run for a 2-yd loss, turnover on downsOklahoma State 54% → 73% (+19)

The two plays that swung it

1Q3 2:40Hawkins 22-yd TD run, Oklahoma State goes ahead 28-24West Virginia 66% → 43% (−23)
2Q3 0:394th and 1Latimer run for a 2-yd loss, turnover on downsWest Virginia 46% → 27% (−19)

What fans said, play by play

The line in bold above each quote is written by our model from the thread’s comments and the play-by-play.

Q2 3:47Hawkins pass intercepted by Phillips as OSU fans celebrate the turnoverDesperately needed that pick.r/CFB game thread
Q4 5:42Mestemaker throws touchdown to Wyatt Young, making it 38-24Quoted at the top of the page.We’re not playing well defensively but Mestemaker also looks like a pror/CFB game thread

Oklahoma State’s chance to win after every play.

How to read this chart

Starts from the pregame line (West Virginia -1.5), at 34% for Oklahoma State (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Under the scores, r/CFB comments per minute from fans with a West Virginia or Oklahoma State flair (665 and 521); both sides share one scale, regulation only. A gold diamond marks a play fans were reacting to.

Watch the plays

The bar and the arrow show Oklahoma State’s chance to win after each play; the logo is the team the play helped.

Every drive

Oklahoma State scored on 8 of its 12 drives; West Virginia on 4 of its 11.

Oklahoma State’s drives are teal, West Virginia’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

From West Virginia’s side

West Virginia’s best moment: 43-yd punt (Q1 9:25). It lifted West Virginia’s win chance by 12 points.

How West Virginia fans took it: “Dude you keep supporting me as I’m trolling my team. Thank you for staying wholesome lol” r/CFB game thread

“It’s so nice to feel excitement instead of dread when our QB throws a deep ball”

An Oklahoma State fan

How fans reacted

Steady

Fans were loudest in the third quarter.

Jump to the loudest stretch

The jump was steady; the crowd was steady.

The winner fell to 10%.

What it cost

West Virginia’s chance to make the playoff fell from 1% to 0%.

Make the playoff

Oklahoma State · won0% → 0%

West Virginia · lost1% → ▼0%

Win the conference

Oklahoma State · won0% → 0%

West Virginia · lost1% → ▼0%

Before the game (September 25, 2026) → after this result, in our model.

Box score

Oklahoma State 41, West Virginia 24

Oklahoma State covered +1.5 by 18.5. The total, 65, went over 60.5.

Team totals	Oklahoma State	West Virginia
Total yards	609	467
Passing	20 of 27, 389 yds	10 of 22, 132 yds
Rushing	41 for 220 yds	66 for 335 yds
First downs	25	29
Third down	2 of 10	9 of 17
Fourth down	0 of 0	0 of 3
Turnovers	1	1
Penalties	9 for 88 yds	3 for 12 yds
Time of possession	28:56	31:04

Oklahoma State leaders

Passing Drew Mestemaker 20 of 27, 389 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Caleb Hawkins 31 for 180 yds, 1 TD; Ayo Adeyi 6 for 44 yds
Receiving Wyatt Young 8 for 192 yds, 1 TD; Justin Bowick 4 for 63 yds, 1 TD

West Virginia leaders

Passing Michael Hawkins Jr. 10 of 22, 132 yds, 1 INT
Rushing Cam Cook 29 for 193 yds; Michael Hawkins Jr. 28 for 103 yds, 3 TD
Receiving DJ Epps 2 for 39 yds; John Neider 2 for 34 yds

No rain and calm

67° at kickoff · no rain recorded · wind 6 mph from the north-northwest, gusts to 14

September game-day temperatures at Milan Puskar Stadium

Drag along the chart, or step through the game.

Third quarter, 2:40 left9:26 p.m.

Oklahoma State 28, West Virginia 24 · West Virginia 43% to win

no rain · wind 8 mph from the north, mostly along the field · 63°

Hawkins 22-yd TD run, Oklahoma State goes ahead 28-24

Measured at Morgantown/hart Fld airport, 2.1 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last three games

Oklahoma State · 2-1

Rated 262nd in our preseason ratings, 192nd now, up 70 spots.

2-1 in its last three, including a 8-point win over Oregon as a 24.5-point underdog.

W 59-0 vs Murray State #260 of 668

won by 59 as a 56.5-point favorite

W 39-31 vs OregonTop 25 #5 of 668

won by 8 as a 24.5-point underdog

L 10-24 @ Tulsa #113 of 668

lost by 14 as a 13.5-point favorite

Last three games

West Virginia · 3-0

Rated 182nd in our preseason ratings, 137th now, up 45 spots.

Three straight wins, capped by a 11-point win over Virginia as a 10.5-point underdog.

W 38-27 @ VirginiaTop 25 #50 of 668

won by 11 as a 10.5-point underdog

W 52-7 vs UT Martin #171 of 668

won by 45 as a 41.5-point favorite

W 31-24 vs Coastal Carolina #228 of 668

won by 7 as a 21-point favorite

Week by week

West Virginia

Wk 1Wvs Coastal Carolina31-24
Wk 2Wvs UT Martin52-7
Wk 3Wat Virginia38-27

Oklahoma State

Wk 1Lat Tulsa10-24
Wk 2Wvs Oregon39-31
Wk 3Wvs Murray State59-0

Power rating by week

West Virginia is rated 3.0 points ahead as of week 3. Our power rating by week; higher is better.

Matchups

Biggest mismatch: Oklahoma State’s passing EPA against West Virginia, 93 points

Each row ranks the two sides among all teams. The longer the line, the bigger the mismatch.

Oklahoma State’s passing EPA against West Virginia’s defense
Oklahoma State offense, 93rd percentile · West Virginia defense, 0th
Oklahoma State’s EPA/play against West Virginia’s defense
Oklahoma State offense, 78th percentile · West Virginia defense, 3rd
West Virginia’s explosive plays against Oklahoma State’s defense
West Virginia offense, 83rd percentile · Oklahoma State defense, 66th

Season profile, all the rows

Season profile

Oklahoma StateWest Virginia

EPA/play, offense

EPA/play, defense

Success rate, offense

Success rate, defense

Explosive-play rate, offense

Explosive-play rate, defense

Rush EPA, offense

Rush EPA, defense

Pass EPA, offense

Pass EPA, defense

The series

Oklahoma State leads the series 10-6

16 meetings since 1928 · West Virginia won the last meeting

2024West Virginia 38-14
2023Oklahoma State 48-34
2022West Virginia 24-19
2021Oklahoma State 24-3
2020Oklahoma State 27-13

Each line is West Virginia’s chance to win through that meeting. West Virginia is 1-4 in the meetings since 2018 that were still close in the fourth quarter.

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

West Virginia fans are feeling it more than most fanbases this week (66th among FBS fanbases), in line with the numbers.

West Virginia favored by 1.5 · Total 60.5

How games like this usually go

West Virginia by 1.5, on the usual path until 10:01 left in the fourth

Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game

The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 252 games since 2025 with a favorite of under 3.5 points.

The market

The spread moved 4 points toward West Virginia.

The total rose 3 points.

The books’ cut: 4.3%, the margin built into the odds

Weather at kickoff

Mild and dry. Feels like 65° at kickoff.

Oklahoma State at West Virginia · Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026 · Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown

65°feels like at kickoff
Dryno rain at kickoff
100weather score, Ideal

At kickoff, Sept. 26, 2026.

Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.

Kickoff times that Saturday

Games in this time zone used 8 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game is ringed. At Milan Puskar Stadium that day, a noon, 12:45 pm or 2 pm kickoff would have scored 98, against 100 at 7 pm.

noon: 98, Comfortable
12:45 pm: 98, Comfortable
2 pm: 98, Comfortable
3:30 pm: 99, Comfortable
4 pm: 99, Comfortable
5 pm: 100, Ideal
6 pm: 100, Ideal
7 pm: 100, Ideal (this game)

Weather score at each kickoff time.

Tap a dot to read that kickoff time.

At kickoff, Sept. 26, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.

Home field

West Virginia is worth +4.0 points (±3.7) more at home than on the road since 2018 — middle of FBS, 50th percentile.

56% at home, 36% on the road against FBS opponents (25-20 home, 16-28 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +2.7 at home vs. away over 97 games — inside the ±6.0 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.

Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. The visitors travel about 963 miles to get here.

Last meeting in our History pages

West Virginia 24, Oklahoma State 19Nov 26, 2022

Our History pages cover 4 of their meetings since 2015.

Where next

Conference standings

Place in the conference, then conference record.

West Virginia7th0-0
Oklahoma State8th0-0

Full Big 12 standings

Oklahoma State beats West Virginia 41-24