Oklahoma State and Mississippi State are adding another future matchup to their football calendars, agreeing to a home-and-home series in 2030 and 2031.
The Cowboys will open the series in Stillwater on Sept. 7, 2030, then head to Starkville for the return game on Sept. 6, 2031.
These two programs have crossed paths five times before, with Oklahoma State taking three of those games. Their most recent meeting came at the start of the 2013 season in Houston at Reliant Stadium, now NRG Stadium, where the Cowboys rolled to a 21-7 win.
That game had current Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott on the field, but J.W. Walsh stole the show.
Walsh threw for 135 yards and added 125 rushing yards and a touchdown, while Jeremy Smith chipped in with 102 rushing yards and a score.
That 2013 matchup was the only time the teams met in the 2000s. Before that, Mississippi State beat Oklahoma State 29-11 in Starkville in 1999, and the Cowboys answered with a 42-23 win in Stillwater in 1998.
The series also includes a split from the early 1970s. Oklahoma State won 26-7 in Stillwater in 1971, while Mississippi State edged the Cowboys 14-13 in Starkville in 1970.
Mississippi State is led by Jeff Lebby, now in his third year with the program. The Bulldogs are 4-1 this season and have climbed as high as No. 16 in the AP Poll.
For Oklahoma State, the Mississippi State deal fits a broader trend of loading up on Power Conference opponents. The school recently announced a home-and-hone with Alabama had been canceled, but Arkansas is still on the books for 2027, 2032 and 2033, Michigan State for 2028 and 2029, and Nebraska for 2034 and 2035. Since 2020, the Cowboys have also played Oregon, Arkansas and Arizona State before the latter joined the Big 12.
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