STILLWATER - The Oklahoma State football team (3-4 overall; 0-4 Big 12) travels to Waco, Tex-as, this week for its second consecutive road game, facing Baylor (3-4 overall; 1-3 Big 12) at McLane Stadium with kickoff set for Saturday, October 26, at 2:30 p.m. CT. On the Air The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Ted Emrich and Charles Arbuckle on the call. It will also be carried live on the Cowboy Radio Network, with Dave Hunziker handling play-by-play, John Holcomb providing analysis and Robert Allen reporting from the sideline.

Fans outside of the Cowboy Radio Network can listen to the OSU broadcast for free through The Varsity Network app.

In the Rankings

The Oklahoma State football team is not ranked this week but has been ranked in the top 15 this season in both the Associated Press poll and the US LBM Coaches Poll. Including 2024, Oklahoma State has been ranked in the top 15 of the Associated Press poll in 15 of the past 17 sea-sons and has reached the top 10 in 11 of those 17 years. OSU has been ranked in the top 25 every season since 2008.

Although the first College Football Playoff rankings won’t be released until November 5, it’s worth noting that OSU has been part of the CFP rankings in eight of the past nine seasons entering 2024.

The Cowboys have also been included in 43 of the 60 all-time CFP Rankings, which is tied for the eighth-most appearances in the country. Baylor is not ranked.

The Series

Saturday’s game marks the 43rd overall meeting between Oklahoma State and Baylor in a series that dates to 1914. The 2024 matchup marks a renewal of the series after the teams did not face each other in 2023. Prior to that, OSU and BU faced off for 27 consecutive years, beginning with the first season of Big 12 Conference play in 1996. OSU holds a 23-19 all-time advantage in the series, with Baylor holding a 9-8 edge in Waco.

OSU has won 20 of the past 28 over Baylor, including a 36-25 win in the last game played in Waco in 2022, and eight of the 13 games played in Waco since the formation of the Big 12.

A win would give the Cowboys their second ever three-game winning streak in Waco with the first coming on a stretch of four wins from 1997 through 2003. Coach Mike Gundy is 11-8 in his career against Baylor, while Baylor coach Dave Aranda is 1-3 against Oklahoma State.