1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Oklahoma State Athletics logo (1973-1983).svg
Big Eight co-champion
Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 49–21 vs. BYU
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
Record9–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadium Lewis Field
Seasons
  1975
1977  
1976 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Colorado + 5 2 08 4 0
No. 14 Oklahoma State + 5 2 09 3 0
No. 5 Oklahoma + 5 2 09 2 1
No. 19 Iowa State 4 3 08 3 0
No. 9 Nebraska 4 3 09 3 1
Missouri 3 4 06 5 0
Kansas 2 5 06 5 0
Kansas State 0 7 01 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11 Tulsa *W 33–2138,000 [1]
September 18at No. 12 Arkansas *L 10–1655,103 [2]
October 2 North Texas State *
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 16–1035,500 [3]
October 9No. 8 Kansas
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 21–1437,500 [4]
October 16 Colorado
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 10–2039,000 [5]
October 23at No. 5 Oklahoma W 31–2471,184 [6]
October 30 Missouri Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 16
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 20–1948,500 [7]
November 6at No. 9 Nebraska No. 13L 10–1476,272 [8]
November 13at Kansas State No. 17W 45–2121,000 [9]
November 20No. 14 Iowa State No. 16
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 42–2148,500 [10]
November 27at UTEP *No. 14W 42–135,700 [11]
December 18vs. BYU *No. 14W 49–2137,812 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • 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

After the season

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

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
112 Phil Dokes Defensive tackle Buffalo Bills
6147 Cliff Parsley Punter New Orleans Saints
7172 Derrel Gofourth Guard Green Bay Packers
9237Robert Turner Running back Miami Dolphins
10277 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.