1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team American college football season
The 1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jim Stanley in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big 8. Oklahoma State played home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | at Wichita State* | | L 10–20 | 30,518 | [1] |
September 16 | at No. 16 Florida State* | | L 20–38 | 40,338 | [2] |
September 23 | No. 2 Arkansas* | | L 7–19 | 49,500 | [3] |
September 30 | vs. North Texas State* | | L 7–12 | 21,800 | [4] |
October 7 | at Kansas State | | L 7–18 | 21,900 | [5] |
October 14 | No. 13 Colorado | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| W 24–20 | 41,200 | [6] |
October 21 | Kansas | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| W 21–7 | 35,336 | [7] |
October 28 | at No. 4 Nebraska | | L 14–22 | 75,786 | [8] |
November 4 | Missouri | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| W 35–20 | 47,750 | [9] |
November 11 | Iowa State | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| L 15–28 | 40,300 | [10] |
November 18 | at No. 4 Oklahoma | | L 7–62 | 72,339 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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After the season
The 1979 NFL draft was held on May 3–4, 1979. The following Cowboys were selected.[13]
References
- ^ "Wichita turns back O-State". The Daily Oklahoman. September 10, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seminoles bury Cowboys, 38–20". Fort Lauderdale News. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys scare Hogs". Springfield News and Leader. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N. Texas State 12, Oklahoma State 7". Omaha World-Herald. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "K-State defeats O-State". Lincoln Journal Star. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oklahoma State hands Colorado first defeat". The Decatur Daily Review. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oklahoma State trips KU". The Sioux City Journal. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fourth-ranked Nebraska survives scare by Cowboys". Springfield News and Leader. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "OSU's Cowboys ease past Mizzou". The Sioux City Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cyclones rip Pokes in gusty, chilly game". The Manhattan Mercury. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orange Bowl bound Sooners smash OSU". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "1979 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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