Home slate of Year 2 of Taylor Era set
Oklahoma State wrestling’s 2025-26 schedule of home duals for the second year under David Taylor has been released and features three visiting programs who each finished in the top 15 of the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championship.
All three of those hail from the state of Iowa, highlighted by the renewal of the series between the sports two most successful programs of all-time – the Cowboys and Iowa Hawkeyes. OSU holds a 29-26-2 edge in the series, but Iowa has scoreboard via a 21-16 win in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on February 23, 2025. Since 2000, the series is even closer, with OSU holding an ever-so-slight edge of 13-12-1 over the Hawkeyes.
Iowa State and Northern Iowa round out the top 15-finishers slate.
The Cowboys hold a dominant edge in the series with Big 12 brethren ISU at 63-22-3 all-time, though it has been closer in recent years. A member of the Big 12 for wrestling only, UNI has provided some of the more entertaining OSU duals of the last couple of years. Last season No. 3-ranked OSU came from behind to beat No. 5 UNI 22-14 in Cedar Falls.
The Bedlam Series has faded a bit in recent years, but is still one of the top rivalries in all of wrestling. The Sooners are scheduled to be in Gallagher-Iba Arena this season to renew the matchup yet again. OSU holds a 147-27-10 edge all time in the series, and have won 20 duals in a row over their in-state rivals.
Utah Valley, Arkansas-Little Rock and Stanford round out the home slate of duals for the 2024-25 season. Dates and times will be released at a later date for these and OSU’s away dual schedules.
