1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football | |
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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) |
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Home stadium | Lewis Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 11 | Tulsa * | W 33–21 | 38,000 | ||
September 18 | at No. 12 Arkansas * | L 10–16 | 55,103 | ||
October 2 | North Texas * |
| W 16–10 | ||
October 9 | No. 8 Kansas |
| W 21–14 | 33,141 | |
October 16 | Colorado |
| L 10–20 | 39,000 | |
October 23 | at No. 5 Oklahoma | W 31–24 | 72,041 | ||
October 30 | Missouri | No. 16 |
| W 20–19 | |
November 6 | at No. 9 Nebraska | No. 13 | L 10–14 | 76,272 | |
November 13 | at Kansas State | No. 17 | W 45–21 | 21,000 | |
November 20 | No. 14 Iowa State | No. 16 |
| W 42–21 | 43,967 |
November 27 | at UTEP * | No. 14 | W 42–13 | ||
December 18 | vs. BYU * | No. 14 | W 49–21 | 37,812 | |
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The 1977 NFL Draft was held on May 3–4, 1977. The following Cowboys were selected. [2]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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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 |
Terry Miller is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) with the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks.
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