Cowboys Plan Wild Atmosphere for Game Against Razorbacks

Oklahoma State labels Arkansas as its biggest non-conference game of year with special stadium theme

San Diego Chargers defensive end Leslie O'Neal (91) in action against the Los Angeles Raiders at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. / RVR Photos-USA TODAY Sports

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Oklahoma State is ready for a huge home match-up when it hosts the Razorbacks in Week 2. This game is so big, the Cowboys have now sold out Boone-Pickens Stadium and organized an orange and white stripe out.

Y’all, the Arkansas game is 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗢𝗨𝗧‼️

It’s about to get rowdy pic.twitter.com/WVUD75YzDa

— OSU Cowboy Football (@CowboyFB) July 25, 2024

Oklahoma State is pretty interactive with its home crowd with different striped stadium concepts. The Cowboys did a white, black and orange layered stripe-out in 2022 while hosting Arizona State. 

In 2018, the Cowboys were victorious against Boise State at home during a stripe-out game. Oklahoma State defeated the Broncos easily, 44-21. 

The first time Boone-Pickens Stadium was striped by fans was in 2016 when Oklahoma State hosted Pitt from the ACC. The Cowboys won 45-38 on a rushing touchdown by Rennie Childs with less than two minutes left in the fourth quarter. 

Along with the stripe-out, Oklahoma State will also add former player Leslie O’Neal to the Cowboys' Ring of Honor. O’Neal, a Little Rock native, played for Hall High School in the 1980’s. 

O’Neal remains in the Top 5 with the Cowboys in total tackles with 351. He was also twice named an All-American before being drafted sixth overall in 1986 NFL Draft.

This is a huge game for Arkansas and Coach Sam Pittman. He needs a win in such a wild environment to set the tone for the season. A loss, especially another one possession game, would be an early setback to a long season.

Non-conference road match-ups for Arkansas against Power Four conference opponents are rare. The last one took place at BYU in 2022, and before that the Razorbacks traveled to Lubbock for a game against Texas Tech in 2014.

Arkansas dominates the all-time series against Oklahoma State with a 30-15-1 edge. From 1950-90, the two programs met nearly every regular season with most match-ups taking place in Little Rock at War Memorial Stadium.

The Razorbacks have won four of nine at Oklahoma State. However, the series ended with only two games played in Stillwater over the final 30 years in the rivalry.

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