Bedlam Series history

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Bedlam Series Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
66/100
Overtime
2

Series context

Completed meetings
112
Series record
Oklahoma 85-20-7 Oklahoma State
Tracked years
1904-2023
Trophy
Bedlam Bell

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1984Week 14

    Oklahoma State at Oklahoma

    Oklahoma State 14, Oklahoma 24

    Winner: Oklahoma

    No. 9 Oklahoma State vs. No. 2 Oklahoma · 10-point margin

    Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    66

    Game score

  2. 1988Week 11

    Oklahoma at Oklahoma State

    Oklahoma 31, Oklahoma State 28

    Winner: Oklahoma

    No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State · 3-point margin

    Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    64

    Game score

    Full Game · Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State (Full Game)

  3. 2004Week 10

    Oklahoma at Oklahoma State

    Oklahoma 38, Oklahoma State 35

    Winner: Oklahoma

    No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State · 3-point margin

    Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    62

    Game score

  4. 2000Week 14

    Oklahoma at Oklahoma State

    Oklahoma 12, Oklahoma State 7

    Winner: Oklahoma

    No. 1 Oklahoma vs. Unranked Oklahoma State · 5-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15

    55

    Game score

  5. 1985Week 14

    Oklahoma at Oklahoma State

    Oklahoma 13, Oklahoma State 0

    Winner: Oklahoma

    No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 17 Oklahoma State · 13-point margin

    Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15

    54

    Game score

  6. 2001Week 14

    Oklahoma State at Oklahoma

    Oklahoma State 16, Oklahoma 13

    Winner: Oklahoma State

    Unranked Oklahoma State vs. No. 4 Oklahoma · 3-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    54

    Game score

  7. 1976Week 8

    Oklahoma State at Oklahoma

    Oklahoma State 31, Oklahoma 24

    Winner: Oklahoma State

    No. 16 Oklahoma State vs. No. 13 Oklahoma · 7-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  8. 1987Week 11

    Oklahoma State at Oklahoma

    Oklahoma State 10, Oklahoma 29

    Winner: Oklahoma

    No. 17 Oklahoma State vs. No. 1 Oklahoma · 19-point margin

    Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  9. 2002Week 15

    Oklahoma at Oklahoma State

    Oklahoma 28, Oklahoma State 38

    Winner: Oklahoma State

    No. 3 Oklahoma vs. Unranked Oklahoma State · 10-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  10. 1975Week 9

    Oklahoma at Oklahoma State

    Oklahoma 27, Oklahoma State 7

    Winner: Oklahoma

    No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State · 20-point margin

    Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  11. 1954Week 11

    Oklahoma at Oklahoma State

    Oklahoma 14, Oklahoma State 0

    Winner: Oklahoma

    No. 3 Oklahoma vs. Unranked Oklahoma State · 14-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    44

    Game score

  12. 1983Week 8

    Oklahoma at Oklahoma State

    Oklahoma 21, Oklahoma State 20

    Winner: Oklahoma

    No. 16 Oklahoma vs. Unranked Oklahoma State · 1-point margin

    Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    44

    Game score

  13. 1990Week 7

    Oklahoma at Oklahoma State

    Oklahoma 31, Oklahoma State 17

    Winner: Oklahoma

    No. 4 Oklahoma vs. Unranked Oklahoma State · 14-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    43

    Game score

  14. 1972Week 13

    Oklahoma State at Oklahoma

    Oklahoma State 15, Oklahoma 38

    Winner: Oklahoma

    No. 20 Oklahoma State vs. No. 3 Oklahoma · 23-point margin

    Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 12/35 · Overtime 0/15

    41

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.