Oklahoma State Wins Last Bedlam Rivalry
November 5, 2023
Oklahoma State’s Ollie Gordon II rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns to give the Cowboys a 27-24 victory over their archrival, the Oklahoma Sooners. In what could be the final matchup in this historic rivalry, Gordon gave the Cowboys the lead for good on a one-yard touchdown run with eight minutes left to go in the game.
The victory launched Oklahoma State to No. 17 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll, while the Sooners dropped to No. 16. The Cowboys are now tied with Texas for the lead in the Big 12 Conference.
Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. Rec.
1 Georgia (55) 1,587 1 9-0
2 Michigan (4) 1,479 2 9-0
3 Ohio State (5) 1,468 3 9-0
4 Florida State 1,433 4 9-0
5 Washington 1,357 5 9-0
6 Oregon 1,235 7 8-1
7 Texas 1,209 6 8-1
8 Alabama 1,187 8 8-1
9 Penn State 1,093 9 8-1
10 Mississippi 1,052 10 8-1
11 Louisville 938 15 8-1
12 Tennessee 785 16 7-2
13 Oregon State 756 19 7-2
14 Utah 747 18 7-2
15 Missouri 658 14 7-2
16 Oklahoma 552 11 7-2
17 Oklahoma State 543 NR 7-2
18 Kansas 481 23 7-2
19 LSU 468 13 6-3
20 Tulane 377 21 8-1
21 James Madison 279 24 9-0
22 Notre Dame 264 12 7-3
23 North Carolina 233 25 7-2
24 Arizona 118 NR 6-3
25 Fresno State 113 NR 8-1
Dropped out: No. 17 Air Force (8-1); No. 20 UCLA (6-3); No. 22 Southern California (7-3).
Others receiving votes: Air Force (8-1) 78; Iowa (7-2) 57; Southern California (7-3) 56; Kansas State (6-3) 52; Liberty (9-0) 50; Duke (6-3) 24; UCLA (6-3) 22; SMU (7-2) 20; UNLV (7-2) 10; Toledo (8-1) 8; North Carolina State (6-3) 4; Kentucky (6-3) 4; Troy (7-2) 2; West Virginia (6-3) 1.
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Oklahoma State’s Ollie Gordon II rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns to give the Cowboys a 27-24 victory over their archrival, the Oklahoma Sooners. In what could be the final matchup in this historic rivalry, Gordon gave the Cowboys the lead for good on a one-yard touchdown run with eight minutes left to go in the game.
The victory launched Oklahoma State to No. 17 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll, while the Sooners dropped to No. 16. The Cowboys are now tied with Texas for the lead in the Big 12 Conference.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia (55) | 1,587 | 1 | 9-0 | |
| 2 | Michigan (4) | 1,479 | 2 | 9-0 | |
| 3 | Ohio State (5) | 1,468 | 3 | 9-0 | |
| 4 | Florida State | 1,433 | 4 | 9-0 | |
| 5 | Washington | 1,357 | 5 | 9-0 | |
| 6 | Oregon | 1,235 | 7 | 8-1 | |
| 7 | Texas | 1,209 | 6 | 8-1 | |
| 8 | Alabama | 1,187 | 8 | 8-1 | |
| 9 | Penn State | 1,093 | 9 | 8-1 | |
| 10 | Mississippi | 1,052 | 10 | 8-1 | |
| 11 | Louisville | 938 | 15 | 8-1 | |
| 12 | Tennessee | 785 | 16 | 7-2 | |
| 13 | Oregon State | 756 | 19 | 7-2 | |
| 14 | Utah | 747 | 18 | 7-2 | |
| 15 | Missouri | 658 | 14 | 7-2 | |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 552 | 11 | 7-2 | |
| 17 | Oklahoma State | 543 | NR | 7-2 | |
| 18 | Kansas | 481 | 23 | 7-2 | |
| 19 | LSU | 468 | 13 | 6-3 | |
| 20 | Tulane | 377 | 21 | 8-1 | |
| 21 | James Madison | 279 | 24 | 9-0 | |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 264 | 12 | 7-3 | |
| 23 | North Carolina | 233 | 25 | 7-2 | |
| 24 | Arizona | 118 | NR | 6-3 | |
| 25 | Fresno State | 113 | NR | 8-1 |
Dropped out: No. 17 Air Force (8-1); No. 20 UCLA (6-3); No. 22 Southern California (7-3).
Others receiving votes: Air Force (8-1) 78; Iowa (7-2) 57; Southern California (7-3) 56; Kansas State (6-3) 52; Liberty (9-0) 50; Duke (6-3) 24; UCLA (6-3) 22; SMU (7-2) 20; UNLV (7-2) 10; Toledo (8-1) 8; North Carolina State (6-3) 4; Kentucky (6-3) 4; Troy (7-2) 2; West Virginia (6-3) 1.
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