Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy runs onto the field before an NCAA college football game between Iowa Stateand Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
For the first time since 1980, Oklahoma State and Arkansas will meet on the gridiron.
Through a Twitter back and forth, the two schools announced a home-and-home series on Thursday afternoon. The first date is Sept. 7, 2024, in Stillwater while the teams will meet again Sept. 11, 2027, in Fayetteville.
Hey @RazorbackFB, sup?
— Cowboy Football (@CowboyFB) October 11, 2018
What are you doing?
— Cowboy Football (@CowboyFB) October 11, 2018
Preparing for K-State in the Little Apple. Hey, we should play. It’s been too long.
— Cowboy Football (@CowboyFB) October 11, 2018
How about our place in 2024?
— Cowboy Football (@CowboyFB) October 11, 2018
Let’s do it. See you then.
— Cowboy Football (@CowboyFB) October 11, 2018
The teams met 46 times between 1912 and 1980. Arkansas owns a 30-15-1 advantage in the series. The teams played every year from 1962-80 before the series became dormant.
The coaches in that 1980 meeting> Jimmy Johnson for OSU and Lou Holtz for the Razorbacks. Arkansas pulled off a 33-20 victory.
32 of the series 46 games were played on Arkansas’ home field. OSU is 4-4-1in Stillwater against the Razorbacks and holds a 3-2-1 advantage during neutral site contests.
The Cowboys (4-2 overall, 1-2 Big 12) return to action Saturday when they travel to face Kansas State at 11 a.m.
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