Oklahoma beats Mississippi State 23-15 in Starkville

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Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, seen from the south — File photo: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, OU's home field in Norman. Saturday's game was played in Starkville, Miss. — Vacatio / Wikimedia Commons (CC0), CC0 1.0

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Oklahoma won 23-15 at Mississippi State on Saturday, according to the official box score posted by OU Athletics. The win moves the Sooners to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the Southeastern Conference; the Bulldogs fell to 4-3 and 2-3. OU Athletics said it was the first meeting between the two programs.

Quarterback John Mateer completed 22 passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions, the box score shows. Isaiah Sategna III led OU receivers with 164 yards, including a 36-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter, and Rocky Beers caught a 32-yard scoring pass in the third. Tate Sandell kicked field goals of 42, 30 and 38 yards. Tory Blaylock led OU's 184-yard rushing effort with 71 yards.

OU led 23-7 in the fourth quarter before Mississippi State scored a touchdown and two-point conversion. Oklahoma outgained the Bulldogs 467 yards to 352 before a crowd of 49,224.

Oklahoma hosts South Carolina in Norman on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 3:15 p.m. CT, according to the team schedule.

Source: OU Athletics official box score, Oklahoma vs. Mississippi St., Oct. 24, 2026 (https://soonersports.com/boxscore.aspx?id=15628); OU Athletics game release (https://soonersports.com/news/2026/10/24/football-sooners-prevail-in-first-ever-meeting-against-mississippi-state); OU football schedule (https://soonersports.com/sports/football/schedule).

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