The big picture

Oklahoma State Cowboys come in 25th on the ladder; Texas Tech Red Raiders are 12th. Texas Tech Red Raiders are the side higher up the table.

Oklahoma State Cowboys are 6–3 in College Football (NCAA) 2026, averaging 43.9 points for and 27.2 against.

Texas Tech Red Raiders are 8–1 in College Football (NCAA) 2026, averaging 37.6 points for and 24.1 against.

Form

Oklahoma State Cowboys have won three of their last five and most recently beat Kansas State Wildcats 66–28.

Texas Tech Red Raiders have won four of their last five and most recently beat West Virginia Mountaineers 53–48.

Head to head

These sides have met 12 times on our records since 2013: Oklahoma State Cowboys 8, Texas Tech Red Raiders 4.

Last time out (2025, Week 9), Texas Tech Red Raiders won 42–0 at Galaxy Stadium.

Biggest margin between these two: Texas Tech Red Raiders by 42 points in 2025 (42–0).

Players to watch

For Oklahoma State Cowboys, watch Nick Martin (17 def total tackles a game, 1 def sack in 2023) and Trey Rucker (10 def total tackles a game in 2023).

For Texas Tech Red Raiders, watch Ben Roberts (3.5 def total tackles a game in 2023) and Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (3 def total tackles a game in 2023).

At Boone Pickens Stadium

Oklahoma State Cowboys have won 10 of their last 20 at Boone Pickens Stadium.

The deeper numbers

Texas Tech Red Raiders rank second in college football for last quarters in 2026 (+7.4 points a game).

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Texas Tech Red Raiders have the edge.