Oklahoma State opens its dual season Sunday with Drexel coming to Gallagher-Iba Arena, and the Cowboys enter the matchup carrying a No. 2 national ranking behind only reigning champion Penn State.
The dual is set for 2 p.m. CT in Stillwater and will be streamed on ESPN+.
David Taylor’s team begins the year at home before rolling into a packed stretch of competition that includes Nebraska next Friday, a trip to Arizona State on Nov. 20 and Stanford on Nov. 22.
The schedule also features the Cougar Clash in Edwardsville, Illinois, on Dec. 6, the National Duals Invitational in Tulsa on Dec. 12, and a run through conference and postseason dates that ends with the Big 12 Championships in Tulsa from March 3-5 and the NCAA Championships in St. Louis from March 18-20.
Here’s the full 2026-27 Oklahoma State wrestling schedule:
Sunday, Nov. 8: vs. Drexel, 2 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 13: vs. Nebraska, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20: at Arizona State, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 22: at Stanford, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 6: Cougar Clash (in Edwardsville, Illinois), all day
Saturday, Dec. 12: National Duals Invitational (in Tulsa), all day
Sunday, Jan. 10: vs. Missouri, 2 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 17: vs. West Virginia, 2 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 24: at Oklahoma, 2 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 29: at Northern Iowa, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 31: at Iowa State, 2 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 12: vs. Wyoming, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 13: vs. Utah Valley, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 21: at Iowa, 7 p.m.
March 3-5: Big 12 Championships (in Tulsa), all day
March 18-20: NCAA Championships (in St. Louis), all day
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