1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Big Eight co-champion Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 49–21 vs. BYU
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
Record	9–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Stanley (4th season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field
Seasons ←  1975 1977  →

1976 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 Colorado +	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 14 Oklahoma State +	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 5 Oklahoma +	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Nebraska	4	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	1
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Running back Terry Miller had 1,714 rushing yards on 291 attempts, averaging 5.9 yards per attempt, and 23 touchdowns. Miller finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Tulsa *		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry)	W 33–21	38,000	[1]
September 18	at No. 12 Arkansas *		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 10–16	55,103	[2]
October 2	North Texas State *		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 16–10	35,500	[3]
October 9	No. 8 Kansas		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 21–14	37,500	[4]
October 16	Colorado		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 10–20	39,000	[5]
October 23	at No. 5 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	W 31–24	71,184	[6]
October 30	Missouri	No. 16	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 20–19	48,500	[7]
November 6	at No. 9 Nebraska	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 10–14	76,272	[8]
November 13	at Kansas State	No. 17	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 45–21	21,000	[9]
November 20	No. 14 Iowa State	No. 16	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 42–21	48,500	[10]
November 27	at UTEP *	No. 14	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 42–13	5,700	[11]
December 18	vs. BYU *	No. 14	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	W 49–21	37,812	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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A football signed by the 1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Roster

• QB Charlie Weatherbie, Sr.
• RB Terry Miller, Jr.
• OT Milton Hardaway, Jr.
• TE Donnie Echols, Fr.

After the season

The 1977 NFL draft was held on May 3–4, 1977. The following Cowboys were selected. ^[14]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
1	12	Phil Dokes	Defensive tackle	Buffalo Bills
6	147	Cliff Parsley	Punter	New Orleans Saints
7	172	Derrel Gofourth	Guard	Green Bay Packers
9	237	Robert Turner	Running back	Miami Dolphins
10	277	Ron Baker	Guard	Baltimore Colts

References

1. "OS Cowboys rebound to dampen Hurricane". The El Paso Times. September 12, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Little's kicks, defense lift land-locked Hogs". The Commercial Appeal. September 19, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Okla. State slips past N. Texas". The Des Moines Register. October 3, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Okla. State stuns No. 8 Jayhawks". The Des Moines Register. October 10, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Colorado tops OSU with freakish play". Columbia Daily Tribune. October 17, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Comeback Cowboys finish OU, 31–24". Lincoln Journal & Star. October 24, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cowboys slip noose around Mizzou". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 31, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Huskers edge Cowboys with Ferragamo passes". The Daily Nonpareil. November 7, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Miller sparks O-State 45–21". Great Bend Tribune. November 14, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Title means a lot to Cowboys". The Kansas City Star. November 21, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Oklahoma State defeats UTEP". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 28, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Cowboys blast BYU 49–21". St. Petersburg Times. December 19, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
14. "1977 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.