Bedlam Series

Football series
	Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma State Cowboys
First meeting	November 6, 1904; Oklahoma 75, Oklahoma A&M 0
Latest meeting	November 4, 2023; Oklahoma State 27, Oklahoma 24
Next meeting	TBD
Trophy	Bedlam Bell
Statistics
Meetings total	118
All-time series	Oklahoma leads, 91–20–7
Largest victory	Oklahoma, 75–0 (1904)
Longest win streak	Oklahoma, 19 (1946–1964)
Current win streak	Oklahoma State, 1 (2023–present)

Bedlam Series
	Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma State Cowboys
First meeting	1900 (track and field); 1904 (football)

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Locations of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State

The Bedlam Series is the name given to the Oklahoma–Oklahoma State rivalry.^[1]^[2] It refers to the athletics rivalry between Oklahoma State University Cowboys and Cowgirls and the University of Oklahoma Sooners of the Big 12 Conference. Both schools were also members of the Big Eight Conference before the formation of the Big 12 Conference in 1996, and both were divisional rivals in the Big 12 South Division prior to 2011. The rivalry will conclude as an annual conference matchup in 2023, after which Oklahoma will officially join the Southeastern Conference. 40 years of the rivalry's games were played without the teams playing in the same conference, and it is possible that the series may continue beyond that date.^[3]

The Bedlam Series is, like most other intrastate rivalries, a rivalry that goes beyond one or two sports. Both schools also have rivalries with other schools, though most of those rivalries are limited to one or two sports at the most.

While the football and basketball games stand today as the marquee events in the Bedlam Series, the term "Bedlam" actually began with the rivalry between the schools' prestigious wrestling programs,^[4] more particularly the raucous crowds that attended the matches held at Oklahoma State's Gallagher-Iba Arena.^[5]

Football

The first Bedlam football game was held at Island Park, now known as Mineral Wells Park, in Guthrie, Oklahoma. It was a cold and extremely windy day, with temperatures well below the freezing mark. At one point during the game when the Oklahoma A&M Aggies were punting, the wind carried the ball backwards behind the kicker. If the Oklahoma A&M squad recovered the ball it would be a touchback, but if the University of Oklahoma squad recovered it, it would be a touchdown. The ball rolled down a hill into the half-frozen creek. Since a touchdown was at stake, members of both teams dove into the icy waters to recover the ball. A member of the OU team came out with the ball and downed it for a touchdown. OU won the game, 75–0.^[7] The rivalry has now been played without interruption since 1910, and alternates between the two respective campuses. Since 2011, games in odd-numbered years are contested in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on the campus of OSU, and games in even-numbered years in Norman, Oklahoma at OU.

In 2007, author Steve Budin, whose father was a New York bookie, publicized a claim that the 1954 Bedlam Game was fixed by mobsters in his book Bets, Drugs, and Rock & Roll (ISBN 1-60239-099-1).^[8] Allegedly, the mobsters threatened and paid off a cook to slip laxatives into a soup consumed by many OU Sooner starting players, causing them to fall violently ill in the days leading up to the game. OU was victorious in the end, but the 14–0 win did not cover the 20-point spread in OU's favor. However, many people involved in the 1954 contest do not recall any incident like the one purported by Budin to have occurred.^[9] Nor do any pregame and postgame newspaper articles mention any such condition. One possible reason for the Sooners' lackluster performance, according to one coach, was that the players were "beat up" from the previous game against Nebraska.^[10]

Game results

Oklahoma victories	Oklahoma State victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	November 5, 1904	Guthrie	Oklahoma	75–0
2	October 12, 1906	Stillwater	Oklahoma	23–0
3	November 9, 1907	Norman	Oklahoma	67–0
4	October 3, 1908	Stillwater	Oklahoma	18–0
5	October 21, 1910	Norman	Oklahoma	12–0
6	October 20, 1911	Stillwater	Oklahoma	22–0
7	November 16, 1912	Norman	Oklahoma	16–0
8	November 21, 1913	Stillwater	Oklahoma	7–0
9	November 6, 1914	Norman	Oklahoma	28–6
10	November 25, 1915	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	26–7
11	November 30, 1916	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	41–7
12	November 29, 1917	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma A&M	9–0
13	November 28, 1918	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	27–0
14	November 27, 1919	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	33–6
15	November 13, 1920	Stillwater	Oklahoma	36–0
16	October 15, 1921	Norman	Oklahoma	6–0
17	November 25, 1922	Stillwater	Tie	3–3
18	October 27, 1923	Norman	Oklahoma	12–0
19	November 1, 1924	Stillwater	Oklahoma A&M	6–0
20	November 26, 1925	Norman	Oklahoma	35–0
21	November 25, 1926	Stillwater	Tie	14–14
22	November 19, 1927	Norman	Oklahoma A&M	13–7
23	November 24, 1928	Stillwater	Oklahoma	46–0
24	November 23, 1929	Norman	Tie	7–7
25	November 22, 1930	Stillwater	Oklahoma A&M	7–0
26	November 26, 1931	Norman	Tie	0–0
27	October 29, 1932	Stillwater	Oklahoma A&M	7–0
28	November 23, 1933	Norman	Oklahoma A&M	13–0
29	November 22, 1934	Stillwater	Tie	0–0
30	November 28, 1935	Norman	Oklahoma	25–0
31	November 26, 1936	Stillwater	Oklahoma	35–13
32	November 25, 1937	Norman	Oklahoma	16–0
33	November 24, 1938	Stillwater	#6 Oklahoma	19–0
34	October 28, 1939	Norman	#6 Oklahoma	41–0
35	October 5, 1940	Norman	Oklahoma	29–27
36	September 27, 1941	Norman	Oklahoma	19–0
37	September 26, 1942	Stillwater	Tie	0–0
38	October 2, 1943	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	22–13
39	November 25, 1944	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma A&M	28–6
40	November 24, 1945	Norman	#6 Oklahoma A&M	47–0
41	November 30, 1946	Stillwater	#17 Oklahoma	73–12
42	November 29, 1947	Norman	#20 Oklahoma	21–13
43	November 27, 1948	Stillwater	#6 Oklahoma	19–15
44	November 26, 1949	Norman	#3 Oklahoma	41–0
45	December 2, 1950	Stillwater	#1 Oklahoma	41–14
46	December 1, 1951	Norman	#10 Oklahoma	41–6
47	November 29, 1952	Stillwater	#4 Oklahoma	54–7
48	November 28, 1953	Norman	#4 Oklahoma	42–7
49	November 27, 1954	Stillwater	#3 Oklahoma	14–0
50	November 26, 1955	Norman	#1 Oklahoma	53–0
51	December 1, 1956	Stillwater	#1 Oklahoma	53–0
52	November 30, 1957	Norman	#5 Oklahoma	53–6
53	November 29, 1958	Stillwater	#3 Oklahoma	7–0
54	November 28, 1959	Norman	#17 Oklahoma	17–7
55	November 26, 1960	Stillwater	Oklahoma	17–6
56	December 2, 1961	Norman	Oklahoma	21–13
57	December 1, 1962	Stillwater	#8 Oklahoma	37–6
58	November 30, 1963	Norman	#10 Oklahoma	34–10
59	November 28, 1964	Stillwater	Oklahoma	21–16
60	December 4, 1965	Norman	Oklahoma State	17–16

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
61	December 3, 1966	Stillwater	Oklahoma State	15–14
62	December 2, 1967	Norman	#3 Oklahoma	38–14
63	November 30, 1968	Stillwater	#11 Oklahoma	41–7
64	November 29, 1969	Stillwater	Oklahoma	28–27
65	November 28, 1970	Norman	Oklahoma	66–6
66	December 4, 1971	Stillwater	#3 Oklahoma	58–14
67	December 2, 1972	Norman	#3 Oklahoma	38–15
68	December 1, 1973	Stillwater	#2 Oklahoma	45–18
69	November 30, 1974	Norman	#1 Oklahoma	44–13
70	November 1, 1975	Stillwater	#2 Oklahoma	27–7
71	October 23, 1976	Norman	Oklahoma State	31–24
72	November 5, 1977	Stillwater	#3 Oklahoma	61–28
73	November 18, 1978	Norman	#4 Oklahoma	62–7
74	November 3, 1979	Stillwater	#7 Oklahoma	38–7
75	November 29, 1980	Norman	#6 Oklahoma	63–14
76	November 28, 1981	Stillwater	Oklahoma	27–3
77	October 23, 1982	Norman	#20 Oklahoma	27–9
78	October 15, 1983	Stillwater	#15 Oklahoma	21–20
79	November 24, 1984	Norman	#2 Oklahoma	24–14
80	November 30, 1985	Stillwater	#3 Oklahoma	13–0
81	October 18, 1986	Norman	#5 Oklahoma	19–0
82	November 7, 1987	Norman	#1 Oklahoma	29–10
83	November 5, 1988	Stillwater	#8 Oklahoma	31–28
84	October 7, 1989	Norman	#16 Oklahoma	37–15
85	October 6, 1990	Stillwater	#7 Oklahoma	31–17
86	November 16, 1991	Norman	#18 Oklahoma	21–6
87	November 14, 1992	Stillwater	Tie	15–15
88	November 13, 1993	Norman	#17 Oklahoma	31–0
89	November 13, 1994	Stillwater	Oklahoma	33–14
90	November 11, 1995	Norman	Oklahoma State	12–0
91	November 8, 1996	Stillwater	Oklahoma	27–17
92	November 8, 1997	Norman	#25 Oklahoma State	30–7
93	October 24, 1998	Stillwater	Oklahoma State	41–26
94	November 27, 1999	Norman	Oklahoma	44–7
95	November 25, 2000	Stillwater	#1 Oklahoma	12–7
96	November 24, 2001	Norman	Oklahoma State	16–13
97	November 30, 2002	Stillwater	Oklahoma State	38–28
98	November 1, 2003	Norman	#1 Oklahoma	52–9
99	October 30, 2004	Stillwater	#2 Oklahoma	38–35
100	November 26, 2005	Norman	Oklahoma	42–14
101	November 25, 2006	Stillwater	#13 Oklahoma	27–21
102	November 24, 2007	Norman	#10 Oklahoma	49–17
103	November 29, 2008	Stillwater	#3 Oklahoma	61–41
104	November 28, 2009	Norman	Oklahoma	27–0
105	November 27, 2010	Stillwater	#14 Oklahoma	47–41
106	December 3, 2011	Stillwater	#3 Oklahoma State	44–10
107	November 24, 2012	Norman	#13 Oklahoma	51–48 ^OT
108	December 7, 2013	Stillwater	#17 Oklahoma	33–24
109	December 6, 2014	Norman	Oklahoma State	38–35 ^OT
110	November 28, 2015	Stillwater	#3 Oklahoma	58–23
111	December 3, 2016	Norman	#5 Oklahoma	38–20
112	November 4, 2017	Stillwater	#5 Oklahoma	62–52
113	November 10, 2018	Norman	#6 Oklahoma	48–47
114	November 30, 2019	Stillwater	#7 Oklahoma	34–16
115	November 21, 2020	Norman	#18 Oklahoma	41–13
116	November 27, 2021	Stillwater	#7 Oklahoma State	37–33
117	November 19, 2022	Norman	Oklahoma	28–13
118	November 4, 2023	Stillwater	#22 Oklahoma State	27–24
Series: Oklahoma leads 91–20–7^[6]

Men's basketball

Since 1916, Oklahoma has led the all-time series record in men's basketball with a record of 134–106. The Sooners have won 19 of the last 36 meetings. However, the Cowboys have gone 11–5 against the Sooners since the end of Travis Ford's tenure as head coach. The Sooners swept the Cowboys in 2018–2019, giving Oklahoma its seventh Bedlam sweep since 2006, including the 2013–2014, 2014–2015 and 2015–2016 regular season Bedlam series. Oklahoma State has swept three times in that span, during the 2016–2017, 2020–2021 and 2022–2023 regular seasons. The two teams have met seven times in the Big 12 tournament, where the Cowboys have gone 6–1 against the Sooners.^[11]

Wrestling

Oklahoma State holds a lopsided advantage in the schools' wrestling rivalry, the original "Bedlam Series."^[4]^[5] Wrestling Bedlam began in 1920. Football Bedlam began in 1904. The Cowboys wrestling program currently holds a 150–27–10 record against the Sooners, which is all the more remarkable considering that both schools have long been national powers in wrestling. Oklahoma has won seven team national championships in its history, while Oklahoma State's wrestling program has a record thirty-four team national titles.^[12] Oklahoma State has earned 143 individual NCAA titles and 485 All-American honors compared to Oklahoma's 67 individual championships and 277 All-Americans.

Non-varsity

Ice Hockey

The Bedlam Series took to the ice rink for the first time in 2022. The Oklahoma State ice hockey club had gone defunct in recent years, but was revived thanks to a grassroots effort from students. The inaugural game between the two ACHA clubs was played on November 4, 2022 at the Arctic Edge Arena in Edmond, Oklahoma, resulting in a 6–3 victory for the Sooners. The Cowboys won the following night 5–4 in OT at the BOK Center. The games were broadcast live on Black Dog Hockey, an independent streaming service that partners with many ACHA clubs. The series is tied 1–1.

References

↑ World, Tulsa. "The Bedlam Series". Tulsa World. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
↑ "Nobody really knows why OU-OSU is called 'Bedlam'". November 3, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
↑ Shelton, Hunter (September 20, 2022). "Report: Bedlam Series to End Upon Oklahoma Joining SEC". Sports Illustrated Kentucky Wildcats News, Analysis and More. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
1 2 "Postscript: The Historic Field House" (PDF). Sooner Magazine. Summer 2011. p. 32.
1 2 "Facilities: Gallagher-Iba Arena (Oklahoma State Official Athletic Site)". Archived from the original on November 11, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
1 2 "Winsipedia - Oklahoma Sooners vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys football series history". Winsipedia.
↑ Long, Charles F. (September 1965). "With Optimism For the Morrow: A History of The University of Oklahoma". Sooner Magazine.
↑ Budin, Steve; Schaller, Bob (2007). Bets, Drugs, and Rock & Roll: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Offshore Sports Gambling Empire. Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60239-099-7.
↑ "Book claims '54 Bedlam Game was fixed by mob". ESPN. September 30, 2007. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
↑ Meece, Volney (November 28, 1954). "Both Dressing Rooms Quiet After Sooners Edge Aggies". The Daily Oklahoman. p. D7.
↑ "Okstate - Oklahoma Sooners vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball series history". Okstate.
↑ "History – Past Champions". NCAA. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2006.

External links

Bedlam Series at OKState.com
Bedlam Series at SoonerSports.com
Voices of Oklahoma interview with Bob Barry Sr. First person interview conducted on March 31, 2011, with Bob Barry Sr. Original audio and transcript archived with Voices of Oklahoma oral history project.

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[1] World, Tulsa. "The Bedlam Series". Tulsa World. Retrieved October 13, 2018.

[2] "Nobody really knows why OU-OSU is called 'Bedlam'". November 3, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2018.

[3] Shelton, Hunter (September 20, 2022). "Report: Bedlam Series to End Upon Oklahoma Joining SEC". Sports Illustrated Kentucky Wildcats News, Analysis and More. Retrieved September 20, 2022.

[OUBedlam-4] 1 2 "Postscript: The Historic Field House" (PDF). Sooner Magazine. Summer 2011. p. 32.

[OSUBedlam-5] 1 2 "Facilities: Gallagher-Iba Arena (Oklahoma State Official Athletic Site)". Archived from the original on November 11, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.

[series-6] 1 2 "Winsipedia - Oklahoma Sooners vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys football series history". Winsipedia.

[boydyears-7] Long, Charles F. (September 1965). "With Optimism For the Morrow: A History of The University of Oklahoma". Sooner Magazine.

[8] Budin, Steve; Schaller, Bob (2007). Bets, Drugs, and Rock & Roll: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Offshore Sports Gambling Empire. Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60239-099-7.

[9] "Book claims '54 Bedlam Game was fixed by mob". ESPN. September 30, 2007. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved October 2, 2007.

[10] Meece, Volney (November 28, 1954). "Both Dressing Rooms Quiet After Sooners Edge Aggies". The Daily Oklahoman. p. D7.

[11] "Okstate - Oklahoma Sooners vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball series history". Okstate.

[12] "History – Past Champions". NCAA. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2006.

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