Oklahoma State walked into Saturday with the kind of streak that usually hangs around a program like a bad cloud, and then flipped the whole thing in one afternoon.
The Cowboys, who had opened the season with a loss at Tulsa, stunned No. 6 Oregon in Stillwater, 39-31, and turned what was supposed to be a comfortable step for a national title contender into a headline nobody saw coming. Just a season after getting hammered 69-3 at Oregon, Oklahoma State came back and handed the Ducks their first loss of the year.
The upset carried a place in the record book, too. According to a stat provided by ESPN, Oklahoma State became the first team with at least a 10-game losing streak to beat a top-10 team.
That’s what made the result even more jarring. Oklahoma State had lost its last 11 games after winning its season opener last season, then dropped its 2026 opener at Tulsa.
Put together, that meant 12 straight losses overall and 21 consecutive defeats against FBS opponents. Both streaks ended on Saturday as the Cowboys moved to 1-1 and Oregon fell to 1-1.
For the Ducks, one rough afternoon changed the picture fast. They entered the day as a supposed College Football Playoff favorite, but now their path looks a lot tighter. The season is still young, but the margin for error just got much thinner.
The current Kalshi market reflects that shift, with Oregon listed at 3% among the Playoff odds:
Ohio St. 13%
Notre Dame 12%
Miami (FL) 12%
Texas 11%
Indiana 11%
Georgia 10%
LSU 9%
Texas Tech 4%
Oregon 3%
Texas A&M 3%
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