Wk 4 · 2026
Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers — Sat, Sep 26
Sat, Sep 26 ·
Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV
· FS1 FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
7:00pET
WVU -1.5 · total 60.5 DraftKings opened +2.5 · 4 toward WVU
Ratings differential OKST by 3.4
What is at stake
A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Oklahoma St is ranked #18 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Oklahoma St form
W 42-28vs UCFW 41-24at WVUW 59-0vs MURW 39-31vs OREL 10-24at TLSA
2026 season
West Virginia form
L 31-52vs ARIZL 42-45at ISUL 24-41vs OKSTW 38-27at UVAW 52-7vs UTM
2026 season
Oklahoma St this season
Straight up4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Against the spread4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
West Virginia this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-3-1 · 40% (6 games)
Over / under6-0 · 100% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Oklahoma St | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Big 12 | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Iowa State Big 12 | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at L 42-45 preview |
| Texas Tech Big 12 | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Kansas Big 12 | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Oklahoma St leads 10–4 · Oklahoma St won the last one
14 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
5.1 points toward Oklahoma St
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-26 | Oklahoma St 41 — 24 West Virginia | at WVU | Oklahoma St |
| 2024 | 2024-10-05 | West Virginia 38 — 14 Oklahoma St | at OKST | West Virginia |
| 2023 | 2023-10-21 | Oklahoma St 48 — 34 West Virginia | at WVU | Oklahoma St |
| 2022 | 2022-11-26 | West Virginia 24 — 19 Oklahoma St | at OKST | West Virginia |
| 2021 | 2021-11-06 | Oklahoma St 24 — 3 West Virginia | at WVU | Oklahoma St |
| 2020 | 2020-09-26 | West Virginia 13 — 27 Oklahoma St | at OKST | Oklahoma St |
| 2019 | 2019-11-23 | Oklahoma St 20 — 13 West Virginia | at WVU | Oklahoma St |
| 2018 | 2018-11-17 | West Virginia 41 — 45 Oklahoma St | at OKST | Oklahoma St |
| 2017 | 2017-10-28 | Oklahoma St 50 — 39 West Virginia | at WVU | Oklahoma St |
| 2016 | 2016-10-29 | West Virginia 20 — 37 Oklahoma St | at OKST | Oklahoma St |
| 2015 | 2015-10-10 | Oklahoma St 33 — 26 West Virginia | at WVU | Oklahoma St |
| 2014 | 2014-10-25 | West Virginia 34 — 10 Oklahoma St | at OKST | West Virginia |
| 2013 | 2013-09-28 | Oklahoma St 21 — 30 West Virginia | at WVU | West Virginia |
| 2012 | 2012-11-10 | West Virginia 34 — 55 Oklahoma St | at OKST | Oklahoma St |
Oklahoma St leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Drew Mestemaker QB #17 | 95/141, 1271 YDS, 11 TD, 5 INT |
| Broderick Vehrs QB #8 | 6/6, 37 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Caleb Hawkins RB #24 | 83 CAR, 441 YDS, 2 TD |
| Ayo Adeyi RB #25 | 24 CAR, 159 YDS | |
| Drew Mestemaker QB #17 | 13 CAR, 106 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Wyatt Young WR #10 | 22 REC, 410 YDS, 3 TD |
| Justin Bowick WR #0 | 20 REC, 344 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Chris Barnes WR #2 | 9 REC, 145 YDS | |
| Terrence Lewis WR #3 | 12 REC, 137 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Ethan Wesloski LB #32 | 36 |
| Tate Romney LB #3 | 29 | |
| Quinton Hammonds S #7 | 25 | |
| Sacks | Jaleel Johnson DE #95 | 1.5 |
| Malik Charles DE #0 | 1.5 | |
| Ethan Wesloski LB #32 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Malik Charles DE #0 | 1 |
| Mose Phillips III S #18 | 1 | |
| LaDainian Fields CB #9 | 1 |
West Virginia leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Michael Hawkins Jr. QB #3 | 47/83, 836 YDS, 7 TD, 1 INT |
| Scotty Fox Jr. QB #15 | 2/4, 27 YDS | |
| Rushing | Cam Cook RB #4 | 119 CAR, 652 YDS, 5 TD |
| Michael Hawkins Jr. QB #3 | 92 CAR, 574 YDS, 11 TD | |
| Amari Latimer RB #1 | 20 CAR, 97 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | DJ Epps WR #2 | 14 REC, 393 YDS, 4 TD |
| Jaden Bray WR #5 | 9 REC, 152 YDS | |
| John Neider WR #80 | 6 REC, 71 YDS | |
| Armoni Weaver-Bomar WR #25 | 3 REC, 67 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Isaiah Patterson LB #16 | 37 |
| Kamari Wilson S #8 | 30 | |
| Ben Cutter LB #15 | 28 | |
| Sacks | Ashton Woods LB #33 | 2 |
| Nate Gabriel DL #93 | 2 | |
| Ben Cutter LB #15 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Kamari Wilson S #8 | 1 |
| Ashton Woods LB #33 | 1 | |
| Isaiah Patterson LB #16 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.