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Oklahoma State Football: Ranking every game on the 2017 schedule

By Andrew Miller

Nov 12, 2016; Stillwater, OK, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys safety Derrick Moncrief (36) celebrates with fans after the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Boone Pickens Stadium. Cowboys won 45-44. Mandatory Credit: Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2016; Stillwater, OK, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys safety Derrick Moncrief (36) celebrates with fans after the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Boone Pickens Stadium. Cowboys won 45-44. Mandatory Credit: Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 29, 2016; Stillwater, OK, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers quarterback Skyler Howard (3) sacked by Oklahoma State Cowboys defensive tackle Vincent Taylor (96) during the first half at Boone Pickens Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2016; Stillwater, OK, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers quarterback Skyler Howard (3) sacked by Oklahoma State Cowboys defensive tackle Vincent Taylor (96) during the first half at Boone Pickens Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY Sports /

2. West Virginia Mountaineers

Location: Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

Date: Oct. 28

West Virginia 2016 Record: 10-2 (7-2 Big 12)*Bowl game has not been played yet

All-Time Record vs. West Virginia: 4-4-0

The top of this list looks a lot like what a list of the toughest OK State games in 2016 would look like. West Virginia put together their best season yet in the Big 12 in 2016. Mountaineer head coach (and former OK State offensive coordinator) Dana Holgorsen was recently given a contract extension after his best season in Morgantown.

The 2016 meeting between these two teams ended in a 37-20 victory for OK State on Homecoming in Stillwater. WVU quarterback Skyler Howard didn’t look comfortable during the entire game.

OK State has not had a fun time in Morgantown as they are 1-2 all-time there. And the one win they do have at Mountaineer Field came in overtime in a very close game in 2015. There are expectations for another talented team in Morgantown in 2017 with the arrival of transfer quarterback Will Grier.

The toughest part about this game is the point at which it comes in the schedule for the Cowboys. It is sandwiched between matchups with Oklahoma and Texas in what is likely to be the toughest three-game stretch of the season. OK State will need to pull out victories in at least two of the three games if they have aspirations of a Big 12 title and a possible College Football Playoff appearance.

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