No. 22 Oklahoma State UPSETS No. 9 Oklahoma to win 27-24 in what might be the final ever edition of The Bedlam Series
- Oklahoma will join the SEC last year, leaving Oklahoma State in the Big 12
- But the Cowboys got some form of revenge against the departing Sooners at home
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Ollie Gordon II ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 22 Oklahoma State defeated No. 9 Oklahoma 27-24 on Saturday in the final Bedlam rivalry game before Oklahoma leaves the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference next year.
Gordon, who entered the day as the nation’s leading rusher, had a career-high 33 carries. It was his sixth straight game in which he rushed for at least 100 yards.
The match was about more than bragging rights: Both teams started the day as part of a five-way tie for the conference lead.
Alan Bowman passed for 334 yards, Rashod Owens had career highs of 10 catches for 136 yards and Brennan Presley caught eight passes for 97 yards for the Cowboys.
Dillon Gabriel passed for 344 yards, Drake Stoops had career highs of 12 catches for 134 yards and Gavin Sawchuk ran for a career-high 111 yards and a score for the Sooners.
Oklahoma State won what may be the final game in the legendary ‘Bedlam’ series over Oklahoma
The 22nd-ranked Cowboys defeated the ninth-ranked Sooners 27-24 in an extremely close game
The crowd chanted Gordon’s name before he broke loose for a 20-yard touchdown run on the game’s opening drive.
Sawchuk answered with a 64-yard touchdown run on the third play of Oklahoma’s opening drive, and the game was tied.
Bowman’s 13-yard touchdown run on the first play of the second quarter put Oklahoma State up 14-7, and an Alex Hale field goal five minutes later made it 17-7.
Stoops’ 6-yard touchdown reception cut Oklahoma State’s lead to 17–14, a score that held until halftime. It was the first time this season that Oklahoma trailed at intermission.
Tawee Walker took off for a 23-yard touchdown run on his first carry of the game, putting the Sooners up 21-17 in the third.
Gordon looked like he wanted to throw early in the fourth quarter, but he floated a ball toward Owens and threw it short. Oklahoma’s Billy Bowman picked it up and ran it back 39 yards to the Oklahoma 44.
It is the final game in this rivalry before Oklahoma joins the SEC in 2024, leaving Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Conference. Neither school appears interested in continuing the series
Oklahoma couldn’t take advantage of that and Gordon made up for his mistake. His 1-yard touchdown run put the Cowboys up 24-21 with 7:59 left.
Oklahoma had a low snap on the first play on the next drive, and Gabriel couldn’t get a handle on it. Oklahoma State’s Kody Walterscheid recovered at the Oklahoma 20, and Hale’s 34-yard field goal put the Cowboys up 27-21.
Oklahoma’s Zach Schmit made a 36-yard field goal to cut the margin to three with 4:48 remaining. The Sooners got the ball back one more time, trailing 27-24, but only reached midfield before turning the ball over on downs.
The University of Oklahoma announced in the summer of 2022 that they would be leaving the Big XII Conference for the Southeastern Conference.
Neither school has stated that they plan to continue this rivalry once the Sooners’ departure is complete.