Oklahoma State’s next meeting with Colorado comes with a fresh face on the sideline, but the memory of the last one still stings.
When the Buffaloes come to Stillwater on Oct. 24, it will be a reset for Eric Morris and the Cowboys. It will also be a reminder of how ugly things got the last time these teams shared a field.
That game came on Nov. 29, 2024, and Colorado had plenty on the line. The Buffaloes could still reach the Big 12 Championship game with a win and some help, while Shedeur Sanders was putting together a huge season, Travis Hunter was only weeks from winning the Heisman Trophy, and second-year coach Deion Sanders had Colorado rolling after turning the program around in just two seasons.
Oklahoma State, meanwhile, was just trying to spoil the party.
Instead, the Buffaloes delivered a 52-0 blowout that was over almost as soon as it started. Colorado jumped ahead 21-0 after the first quarter, with Micah Welch scoring on the ground and Shedeur Sanders throwing two touchdown passes, one to LaJohntay Wester and one to Hunter.
The second quarter brought no more scoring, but Colorado came right back out and kept piling it on. Sanders threw two more touchdown passes in the third quarter, again connecting with Wester and Hunter, before Alejandro Mata added a 33-yard field goal to make it 38-0 after three.
The fourth quarter only made the final margin worse for Oklahoma State. D.J. McKinney intercepted a pass and returned it 13 yards for a touchdown, then Sanders found Hunter for his fifth touchdown pass of the day, and third to Hunter, to finish the scoring.
Sanders finished with 438 passing yards and five touchdowns. Hunter hauled in 10 catches for 116 yards and three scores. Wester was just as dangerous, catching 11 passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns.
Oklahoma State managed only 77 passing yards, and Ollie Gordon II was shut down completely, finishing with 10 rushing yards.
The loss capped a brutal year in Stillwater. The Cowboys finished on a nine-game losing streak after entering the season picked to place third in the preseason media poll. It also marked Oklahoma State’s first winless conference season since 1994, when the program was still in the Big 8.
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