Oklahoma State–Texas Tech football rivalry


Oklahoma State Cowboys	Texas Tech Red Raiders

Total meetings

Series record

Texas Tech leads, 21–18–3

First meeting

November 2, 1935
Texas Tech 14, Oklahoma State 0

Last meeting

September 25, 2014
Oklahoma State 45, Texas Tech 35

Longest win streak

Oklahoma State, 6 (2009–14)

The Oklahoma State–Texas Tech football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Game results

The Masked Rider

The Spirit Rider

Inspired by The Masked Rider, Texas Tech graduate Dr. Eddy Finley began the The Spirit Rider program at Oklahoma State in 1984.^[1]

Oklahoma State victories are colored ██ orange. Texas Tech victories are colored ██ scarlet. Ties are white. Rankings are from the AP Poll.

Oklahoma State–Texas Tech football rivaly game results^[2]
Year	Oklahoma State		Texas Tech		Location	Series
1935	Oklahoma A&M	0	Texas Tech	14	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 1–0
1936	Oklahoma A&M	0	Texas Tech	12	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 2–0
1937	Oklahoma A&M	6	Texas Tech	14	Stillwater, OK	Texas Tech 3–0
1940	Oklahoma A&M	6	Texas Tech	6	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 3–0–1
1941	Oklahoma A&M	6	Texas Tech	16	Stillwater, OK	Texas Tech 4–0–1
1942	Oklahoma A&M	9	Texas Tech	6	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 4–1–1
1943	Oklahoma A&M	21	Texas Tech	13	Oklahoma City, OK	Texas Tech 4–2–1
1944	Oklahoma A&M	14	Texas Tech	7	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 4–3–1
1945	#8 Oklahoma A&M	46	Texas Tech	6	Stillwater, OK	Tie 4–4–1
1946	Oklahoma A&M	7	Texas Tech	14	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 5–4–1
1953	Oklahoma A&M	13	Texas Tech	27	Stillwater, OK	Texas Tech 6–4–1
1954	Oklahoma A&M	13	#17 Texas Tech	13	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 6–4–2
1955	Oklahoma A&M	6	Texas Tech	24	Stillwater, OK	Texas Tech 7–4–2
1956	Oklahoma A&M	13	Texas Tech	13	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 7–4–3
1957	Oklahoma State	13	Texas Tech	0	Stillwater, OK	Texas Tech 7–5–3
1965	Oklahoma State	14	Texas Tech	17	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 8–5–3
1966	Oklahoma State	7	Texas Tech	10	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 9–5–3
1969	Oklahoma State	17	Texas Tech	10	Stillwater, OK	Texas Tech 9–6–3
1973	#11 Oklahoma State	7	Texas Tech	20	Stillwater, OK	Texas Tech 10–6–3
1974	Oklahoma State	13	#10 Texas Tech	14	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 11–6–3
1975	Oklahoma State	17	Texas Tech	16	Stillwater, OK	Texas Tech 11–7–3
1988	#12 Oklahoma State	45	Texas Tech	42	Tokyo, Japan	Texas Tech 11–8–3
1989	Oklahoma State	15	Texas Tech	31	Stillwater, OK	Texas Tech 12–8–3
1996	Oklahoma State	3	Texas Tech	31	Irving, TX	Texas Tech 13–8–3
1997	#24 Oklahoma State	3	Texas Tech	27	Stillwater, OK	Texas Tech 14–8–3
1998	Oklahoma State	17	Texas Tech	24	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 15–8–3
1999	Oklahoma State	41	Texas Tech	21	Stillwater, OK	Texas Tech 15–9–3
2000	Oklahoma State	0	Texas Tech	58	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 16–9–3
2001	Oklahoma State	30	Texas Tech	49	Stillwater, OK	Texas Tech 17–9–3
2002	Oklahoma State	24	Texas Tech	49	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 18–9–3
2003	#23 Oklahoma State	51	Texas Tech	49	Stillwater, OK	Texas Tech 18–10–3
2004	#23 Oklahoma State	15	Texas Tech	31	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 19–10–3
2005	Oklahoma State	24	#13 Texas Tech	17	Stillwater, OK	Texas Tech 19–11–3
2006	Oklahoma State	24	Texas Tech	30	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 20–11–3
2007	Oklahoma State	49	Texas Tech	45	Stillwater, OK	Texas Tech 20–12–3
2008	#8 Oklahoma State	20	#2 Texas Tech	56	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 21–12–3
2009	#17 Oklahoma State	24	Texas Tech	17	Stillwater, OK	Texas Tech 21–13–3
2010	#20 Oklahoma State	34	Texas Tech	17	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 21–14–3
2011	#2 Oklahoma State	66	Texas Tech	6	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 21–15–3
2012	#22 Oklahoma State	59	#23 Texas Tech	21	Stillwater, OK	Texas Tech 21–16–3
2013	#18 Oklahoma State	52	Texas Tech	34	Lubbock, TX	Texas Tech 21–17–3
2014	#24 Oklahoma State	45	Texas Tech	35	Stillwater, OK	Texas Tech 21–18–3

Notable games

The 1936 Texas Tech Matadors vs. Oklahoma A&M Aggies

1935

Texas Tech 14 - Oklahoma A&M 0

The Texas Tech Matadors defeated the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys in the first game played between the teams. The Matadors were coached by Pete Cawthon and the Cowboys were coached by Albert Exendine.

1988

Oklahoma State 45 - Texas Tech 42

The Oklahoma State Cowboys defeated the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the 1988 Coca-Cola Classic, which was played in the Tokyo Dome. Oklahoma State running back Barry Sanders won the Heisman Trophy only hours before the game against Texas Tech. Sanders rushed for 332 yards and had 4 touchdowns against the Red Raiders.^[3]^[4]

2008

Texas Tech 56 - Oklahoma State 20

The 2008 game was the first between the Cowboys and Red Raiders when both teams were ranked in AP Poll.

References

Oklahoma State Cowboys football

Venues	Boone Pickens Stadium (1920–present) Sherman E. Smith Training Center

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oklahoma: Bedlam Series Texas Tech

Culture & lore	Bullet Pistol Pete "The Waving Song" "Ride 'Em Cowboys" Oklahoma State University Cowboy Marching Band Homecoming Johnny Bright incident

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Texas Tech Red Raiders football

Venues	South Plains Fairgrounds (1925–1926) Tech Field (1926–1946) Jones AT&T Stadium (1947–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor Oklahoma State Texas (Chancellor's Spurs) Texas A&M Texas Christian (Saddle Trophy, 1961–c. 1970)

Culture & lore	Raider Red The Masked Rider "Fight, Raiders, Fight" "The Matador Song" Goin' Band from Raiderland Guns Up

People	Head coaches Captains Honorees NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Big 12 Conference football rivalry games

Conference	Baylor–TCU Baylor–Texas Tech Bedlam Series (Oklahoma–Oklahoma State) Texas–Texas Tech Red River Showdown (Oklahoma–Texas) Kansas–Kansas State Iowa State–Kansas State TCU–Texas Tech Oklahoma State–Texas Tech

Non-conference	Arkansas–Texas Battle of the Brazos (Baylor–Texas A&M) Border War (Kansas–Missouri) Iowa–Iowa State Iowa State–Missouri Missouri–Oklahoma Nebraska–Oklahoma SMU–TCU TCU–Texas A&M Texas A&M–Texas Tech Texas–Texas A&M Friends of Coal Bowl (Marshall–West Virginia) Maryland–West Virginia Penn State–West Virginia Syracuse–West Virginia Virginia Tech–West Virginia Backyard Brawl (Pittsburgh–West Virginia)