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Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State. First played in 1904; the results here start in 1912.

Oklahoma leads 85–20–7 in the Bedlam through 2023. Oklahoma State won the last meeting, 27–24, in 2023.

All-time85–20–7Oklahoma's record, 112 meetings since 1912
Last 107–3Oklahoma's record
Since 200018–6Oklahoma's record
Current streak1Oklahoma State win
First meeting1904per the schools

What's the Bedlam trophy?

Bedlam Bell: the prize started as a clapper from the bell in Old Central on the OSU campus, which OU fans took and passed around until the schools made it a trophy in 1966; it was later replaced by a crystal bell, and since 2014 the trophy has had a granite base.

How did the Bedlam start?

Oklahoma beat Oklahoma A&M, now Oklahoma State, 75-0 at Island Park in Guthrie in 1904, a game in which a punt blew backward in the wind, rolled into a half-frozen creek and was recovered by an Oklahoma player for a touchdown. The Bedlam name started with the schools' wrestling rivalry and the noise at Oklahoma State's Gallagher-Iba Arena. Oklahoma has won most of the meetings, but in 1945 sixth-ranked Oklahoma A&M won 47-0 in Norman. The annual football game ended after the 2023 season, when Oklahoma left for the SEC, and scheduling means it can't come back before 2031.

What are the most famous Bedlam games?

  • 1904: The creek touchdownA backward-blowing punt rolled into a half-frozen creek and Oklahoma recovered it for a touchdown in a 75-0 win.
  • 1945: 47-0No. 6 Oklahoma A&M beat Oklahoma 47-0 in Norman.Final: Oklahoma State 47–0
  • 2023: Last Bedlam for nowNo. 22 Oklahoma State won 27-24 in Stillwater in the final scheduled meeting before Oklahoma's move to the SEC.Final: Oklahoma State 27–24

How has the Bedlam series swung?

565628281912: Oklahoma 16–01913: Oklahoma 7–01914: Oklahoma 23–61915: Oklahoma 26–71916: Oklahoma 41–71917: Oklahoma State 9–01918: Oklahoma 27–01919: Oklahoma 33–61920: Oklahoma 36–01921: Oklahoma 6–01922: tie, 3–31923: Oklahoma 12–01924: Oklahoma State 6–01925: Oklahoma 35–01926: tie, 14–141927: Oklahoma State 13–71928: Oklahoma 46–01929: tie, 7–71930: Oklahoma State 7–01931: tie, 0–01932: Oklahoma State 7–01933: Oklahoma State 13–01934: tie, 0–01935: Oklahoma 25–01936: Oklahoma 35–131937: Oklahoma 16–01938: Oklahoma 19–01939: Oklahoma 41–01940: Oklahoma 29–271941: Oklahoma 19–01942: tie, 0–01943: Oklahoma 22–131944: Oklahoma State 28–61945: Oklahoma State 47–01946: Oklahoma 73–121947: Oklahoma 21–131948: Oklahoma 19–151949: Oklahoma 41–01950: Oklahoma 41–141951: Oklahoma 41–61952: Oklahoma 54–71953: Oklahoma 42–71954: Oklahoma 14–01955: Oklahoma 53–01956: Oklahoma 53–01957: Oklahoma 53–61958: Oklahoma 7–01959: Oklahoma 17–71960: Oklahoma 17–61961: Oklahoma 21–131962: Oklahoma 37–61963: Oklahoma 34–101964: Oklahoma 21–161965: Oklahoma State 17–161966: Oklahoma State 15–141967: Oklahoma 38–141968: Oklahoma 41–71969: Oklahoma 28–271970: Oklahoma 66–61971: Oklahoma 58–141972: Oklahoma 38–151973: Oklahoma 45–181974: Oklahoma 44–131975: Oklahoma 27–71976: Oklahoma State 31–241977: Oklahoma 61–281978: Oklahoma 62–71979: Oklahoma 38–71980: Oklahoma 63–141981: Oklahoma 27–31982: Oklahoma 27–91983: Oklahoma 21–201984: Oklahoma 24–141985: Oklahoma 13–01986: Oklahoma 19–01987: Oklahoma 29–101988: Oklahoma 31–281989: Oklahoma 37–151990: Oklahoma 31–171991: Oklahoma 21–61992: tie, 15–151993: Oklahoma 31–01994: Oklahoma 33–141995: Oklahoma State 12–01996: Oklahoma 27–171997: Oklahoma State 30–71998: Oklahoma State 41–261999: Oklahoma 44–72000: Oklahoma 12–72001: Oklahoma State 16–132002: Oklahoma State 38–282003: Oklahoma 52–92004: Oklahoma 38–352005: Oklahoma 42–142006: Oklahoma 27–212007: Oklahoma 49–172008: Oklahoma 61–412009: Oklahoma 27–02010: Oklahoma 47–412011: Oklahoma State 44–102012: Oklahoma 51–482013: Oklahoma 33–242014: Oklahoma State 38–352015: Oklahoma 58–232016: Oklahoma 38–202017: Oklahoma 62–522018: Oklahoma 48–472019: Oklahoma 34–162020: Oklahoma 41–132021: Oklahoma State 37–332022: Oklahoma 28–132023: Oklahoma State 27–24192019401960198020002020 Oklahoma won ↑Oklahoma State won ↓ 565628281912: Oklahoma 16–01913: Oklahoma 7–01914: Oklahoma 23–61915: Oklahoma 26–71916: Oklahoma 41–71917: Oklahoma State 9–01918: Oklahoma 27–01919: Oklahoma 33–61920: Oklahoma 36–01921: Oklahoma 6–01922: tie, 3–31923: Oklahoma 12–01924: Oklahoma State 6–01925: Oklahoma 35–01926: tie, 14–141927: Oklahoma State 13–71928: Oklahoma 46–01929: tie, 7–71930: Oklahoma State 7–01931: tie, 0–01932: Oklahoma State 7–01933: Oklahoma State 13–01934: tie, 0–01935: Oklahoma 25–01936: Oklahoma 35–131937: Oklahoma 16–01938: Oklahoma 19–01939: Oklahoma 41–01940: Oklahoma 29–271941: Oklahoma 19–01942: tie, 0–01943: Oklahoma 22–131944: Oklahoma State 28–61945: Oklahoma State 47–01946: Oklahoma 73–121947: Oklahoma 21–131948: Oklahoma 19–151949: Oklahoma 41–01950: Oklahoma 41–141951: Oklahoma 41–61952: Oklahoma 54–71953: Oklahoma 42–71954: Oklahoma 14–01955: Oklahoma 53–01956: Oklahoma 53–01957: Oklahoma 53–61958: Oklahoma 7–01959: Oklahoma 17–71960: Oklahoma 17–61961: Oklahoma 21–131962: Oklahoma 37–61963: Oklahoma 34–101964: Oklahoma 21–161965: Oklahoma State 17–161966: Oklahoma State 15–141967: Oklahoma 38–141968: Oklahoma 41–71969: Oklahoma 28–271970: Oklahoma 66–61971: Oklahoma 58–141972: Oklahoma 38–151973: Oklahoma 45–181974: Oklahoma 44–131975: Oklahoma 27–71976: Oklahoma State 31–241977: Oklahoma 61–281978: Oklahoma 62–71979: Oklahoma 38–71980: Oklahoma 63–141981: Oklahoma 27–31982: Oklahoma 27–91983: Oklahoma 21–201984: Oklahoma 24–141985: Oklahoma 13–01986: Oklahoma 19–01987: Oklahoma 29–101988: Oklahoma 31–281989: Oklahoma 37–151990: Oklahoma 31–171991: Oklahoma 21–61992: tie, 15–151993: Oklahoma 31–01994: Oklahoma 33–141995: Oklahoma State 12–01996: Oklahoma 27–171997: Oklahoma State 30–71998: Oklahoma State 41–261999: Oklahoma 44–72000: Oklahoma 12–72001: Oklahoma State 16–132002: Oklahoma State 38–282003: Oklahoma 52–92004: Oklahoma 38–352005: Oklahoma 42–142006: Oklahoma 27–212007: Oklahoma 49–172008: Oklahoma 61–412009: Oklahoma 27–02010: Oklahoma 47–412011: Oklahoma State 44–102012: Oklahoma 51–482013: Oklahoma 33–242014: Oklahoma State 38–352015: Oklahoma 58–232016: Oklahoma 38–202017: Oklahoma 62–522018: Oklahoma 48–472019: Oklahoma 34–162020: Oklahoma 41–132021: Oklahoma State 37–332022: Oklahoma 28–132023: Oklahoma State 27–24192019602000 Oklahoma won ↑Oklahoma State won ↓

Each bar is one meeting. Bars above the line are Oklahoma wins and bars below it are Oklahoma State wins; the taller the bar, the bigger the margin (bars stop at 56 points). Over the last 10 meetings Oklahoma is 7–3. Oklahoma swept the 1950s, 10–0; Oklahoma swept the 1980s, 10–0. The widest margins are Oklahoma 73–12 in 1946 and Oklahoma State 47–0 in 1945.

What are the records in the Bedlam?

Biggest Oklahoma win
1946, 73–12
Biggest Oklahoma State win
1945, 47–0
Longest streaks
Oklahoma, 19 straight (1946–1964); Oklahoma State, 2 straight (1932–1933)
Most points
Oklahoma, 73 in 1946
Ties
7

Every Bedlam result

YearWinnerScoreHome
2023Oklahoma State27–24Oklahoma State
2022Oklahoma28–13Oklahoma
2021Oklahoma State37–33Oklahoma State
2020Oklahoma41–13Oklahoma
2019Oklahoma34–16Oklahoma State
2018Oklahoma48–47Oklahoma
2017Oklahoma62–52Oklahoma State
2016Oklahoma38–20Oklahoma
2015Oklahoma58–23Oklahoma State
2014Oklahoma State38–35Oklahoma
2013Oklahoma33–24Oklahoma State
2012Oklahoma51–48Oklahoma
2011Oklahoma State44–10Oklahoma State
2010Oklahoma47–41Oklahoma State
2009Oklahoma27–0Oklahoma
2008Oklahoma61–41Oklahoma State
2007Oklahoma49–17Oklahoma
2006Oklahoma27–21Oklahoma State
2005Oklahoma42–14Oklahoma
2004Oklahoma38–35Oklahoma State
2003Oklahoma52–9Oklahoma
2002Oklahoma State38–28Oklahoma State
2001Oklahoma State16–13Oklahoma
2000Oklahoma12–7Oklahoma State
1999Oklahoma44–7Oklahoma
1998Oklahoma State41–26Oklahoma State
1997Oklahoma State30–7Oklahoma
1996Oklahoma27–17Oklahoma State
1995Oklahoma State12–0Oklahoma
1994Oklahoma33–14Oklahoma State
1993Oklahoma31–0Oklahoma
1992Tie15–15Oklahoma
1991Oklahoma21–6Oklahoma
1990Oklahoma31–17Oklahoma State
1989Oklahoma37–15Oklahoma
1988Oklahoma31–28Oklahoma State
1987Oklahoma29–10Oklahoma
1986Oklahoma19–0Oklahoma
1985Oklahoma13–0Oklahoma State
1984Oklahoma24–14Oklahoma
1983Oklahoma21–20Oklahoma State
1982Oklahoma27–9Oklahoma
1981Oklahoma27–3Oklahoma State
1980Oklahoma63–14Oklahoma
1979Oklahoma38–7Oklahoma State
1978Oklahoma62–7Oklahoma
1977Oklahoma61–28Oklahoma State
1976Oklahoma State31–24Oklahoma
1975Oklahoma27–7Oklahoma State
1974Oklahoma44–13Oklahoma
1973Oklahoma45–18Oklahoma State
1972Oklahoma38–15Oklahoma
1971Oklahoma58–14Oklahoma State
1970Oklahoma66–6Oklahoma
1969Oklahoma28–27Oklahoma State
1968Oklahoma41–7Oklahoma State
1967Oklahoma38–14Oklahoma
1966Oklahoma State15–14Oklahoma State
1965Oklahoma State17–16Oklahoma
1964Oklahoma21–16Oklahoma State
1963Oklahoma34–10Oklahoma
1962Oklahoma37–6Oklahoma State
1961Oklahoma21–13Oklahoma
1960Oklahoma17–6Oklahoma State
1959Oklahoma17–7Oklahoma
1958Oklahoma7–0Oklahoma State
1957Oklahoma53–6Oklahoma
1956Oklahoma53–0Oklahoma State
1955Oklahoma53–0Oklahoma
1954Oklahoma14–0Oklahoma State
1953Oklahoma42–7Oklahoma
1952Oklahoma54–7Oklahoma State
1951Oklahoma41–6Oklahoma
1950Oklahoma41–14Oklahoma State
1949Oklahoma41–0Oklahoma
1948Oklahoma19–15Oklahoma State
1947Oklahoma21–13Oklahoma
1946Oklahoma73–12Oklahoma State
1945Oklahoma State47–0Oklahoma
1944Oklahoma State28–6Oklahoma State
1943Oklahoma22–13Oklahoma
1942Tie0–0Oklahoma
1941Oklahoma19–0Oklahoma
1940Oklahoma29–27Oklahoma
1939Oklahoma41–0Oklahoma
1938Oklahoma19–0Oklahoma State
1937Oklahoma16–0Oklahoma
1936Oklahoma35–13Oklahoma State
1935Oklahoma25–0Oklahoma
1934Tie0–0Oklahoma
1933Oklahoma State13–0Oklahoma
1932Oklahoma State7–0Oklahoma State
1931Tie0–0Oklahoma State
1930Oklahoma State7–0Oklahoma State
1929Tie7–7Oklahoma State
1928Oklahoma46–0Oklahoma State
1927Oklahoma State13–7Oklahoma
1926Tie14–14Oklahoma
1925Oklahoma35–0Oklahoma
1924Oklahoma State6–0Oklahoma State
1923Oklahoma12–0Oklahoma
1922Tie3–3Oklahoma
1921Oklahoma6–0Oklahoma
1920Oklahoma36–0Oklahoma State
1919Oklahoma33–6Oklahoma
1918Oklahoma27–0Oklahoma
1917Oklahoma State9–0Oklahoma State
1916Oklahoma41–7Oklahoma
1915Oklahoma26–7Oklahoma
1914Oklahoma23–6Oklahoma
1913Oklahoma7–0Oklahoma State
1912Oklahoma16–0Oklahoma

Results from CollegeFootballData.com. The schools' official series records can differ by a game or two (vacated wins, disputed early games).

Questions about the Bedlam

Who leads the Bedlam series?

Oklahoma leads 85–20–7 through the 2023 game, with 7 ties, in the 112 meetings on record since 1912.

Who won the last Bedlam?

Oklahoma State beat Oklahoma 27–24 on Nov 4, 2023 at Boone Pickens Stadium.

When was the first Bedlam?

1904, by the schools' count. Our game-by-game results start in 1912.

What's the trophy for the Bedlam?

Bedlam Bell: the prize started as a clapper from the bell in Old Central on the OSU campus, which OU fans took and passed around until the schools made it a trophy in 1966; it was later replaced by a crystal bell, and since 2014 the trophy has had a granite base.

What's the biggest win in the Bedlam?

Oklahoma won by 61 in 1946, 73–12. Oklahoma State won by 47 in 1945, 47–0.

What's the longest winning streak in the Bedlam?

Oklahoma won 19 straight from 1946 to 1964. Oklahoma State won 2 straight from 1932 to 1933.

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History and trophy sources: en.wikipedia.org, fbschedules.com.

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