1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Oklahoma State Athletics logo (1973-1983).svg
Conference Big Eight Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadium Lewis Field
(capacity: 50,440)
Seasons
  1976
1978  
1977 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Oklahoma $ 7 0 010 2 0
Iowa State 5 2 08 4 0
No. 12 Nebraska 5 2 09 3 0
Colorado 3 3 17 3 1
Missouri 3 4 04 7 0
Kansas 2 4 14 6 1
Oklahoma State 2 5 04 7 0
Kansas State 0 7 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. This was the 77th year of football at OSU and the fifth under Jim Stanley. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 4–7, and 2–5 in the Big Eight Conference. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 11 Tulsa *No. 20W 33–2139,168
September 18at Arkansas *No. 15L 6–2854,280
September 24 UTEP *
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 54–039,000
October 1 Florida State *
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 17–2546,500
October 8at No. 6 Colorado L 13–2952,904
October 15 Kansas State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 21–1448,200
October 22at Kansas W 21–038,326
October 29No. 12 Nebraska
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 14–3149,100
November 5No. 3 Oklahoma
L 28–6150,088
November 12 Missouri L 14–41
November 19at Iowa State L 13–2141,060
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 43 Terry Miller Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

After the season

The 1978 NFL Draft took place on May 2–3, 1978 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. The following Oklahoma State players were selected during the draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Team
Terry Miller RB1st5 Buffalo Bills
Milton HardawayT2nd41 San Diego Chargers
Daria ButlerLB12th320 Atlanta Falcons

[2] [3]

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References

  1. "1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. "1977 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  3. "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2016.