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OSU-Texas Tech

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3 players crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →

Texas Tech leads the all-time series 25–24–3. They've met 52 times since 1935. Oklahoma State once took 9 straight.

Stature & the series, 1935–2025

Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.

program stature over timeOklahoma StateTexas Techevery meeting (bar height = margin, colored by winner)19401960198020002020
all-time
24–25–3
Texas Tech leads
streak
2
Texas Tech in a row
longest run
9
Oklahoma State
biggest win
60
Oklahoma State, 2011
first met
1935
52 meetings
biggest crowd
60,901
2017

The coaching duels

The draft ledger

Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.

draft picks
85–83
Oklahoma State leads
1st-rounders
17–7
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s5–3
1970s13–9
1980s15–12
1990s6–9
2000s13–19
2010s20–11
2020s13–20

Best picks, either side

2026David Bailey Defensive EdgeRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
1989Barry Sanders Running BackRd 1, pick 3#3 overall
1978Terry Miller Running BackRd 1, pick 5#5 overall
2012Justin Blackmon Wide ReceiverRd 1, pick 5#5 overall
2010Russell Okung Offensive TackleRd 1, pick 6#6 overall
2023Tyree Wilson Defensive EndRd 1, pick 7#7 overall
2014Justin Gilbert CornerbackRd 1, pick 8#8 overall
1986Leslie O'Neal Defensive EndRd 1, pick 8#8 overall

Recent meetings

2025Texas Tech42–0
2024Texas Tech56–48
2022Oklahoma State41–31
2021Oklahoma State23–0
2020Oklahoma State50–44
2019Texas Tech45–35
2018Texas Tech41–17
2017Oklahoma State41–34
2016Oklahoma State45–44
2015Oklahoma State70–53
2014Oklahoma State45–35
2013Oklahoma State52–34
2012Oklahoma State59–21
2011Oklahoma State66–6