1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Stanley (5th season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field
Seasons ←  1976 1978  →

1977 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Iowa State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 12 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Colorado	3	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Tulsa *	No. 20	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry)	W 33–21	39,168	[2]
September 18	at Arkansas *	No. 15	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 6–28	54,280	[3]
September 24	UTEP *		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 54–0	39,000	[4]
October 1	Florida State *		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 17–25	46,500	[5]
October 8	at No. 6 Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 13–29	52,904	[6]
October 15	Kansas State		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 21–14	48,200	[7]
October 22	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 21–0	38,720	[8]
October 29	No. 12 Nebraska		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 14–31	49,100	[9]
November 5	No. 3 Oklahoma		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)	L 28–61	50,088	[10]
November 12	Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 14–41	56,219	[11]
November 19	at Iowa State		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	L 13–21	38,500	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE Donnie Echols So OT Milton Hardaway Sr RB 43 Terry Miller Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jim Stanley Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Team
Terry Miller	RB	1st	5	Buffalo Bills
Milton Hardaway	T	2nd	41	San Diego Chargers
Daria Butler	LB	12th	320	Atlanta Falcons

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References

1. "1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
2. "Miller shines as Cowboys romp, 34–17". The Des Moines Register. September 11, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Razorbacks shut down Oklahoma State, 28–6". The Marshall News Messenger. September 18, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Oklahoma State bombs UTEP". Corsicana Daily Sun. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "FSU scalps Oklahoma State 25–17". St. Petersburg Times. October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Colorado holds off Oklahoma State 29–13". The Times and Democrat. October 9, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Late Oklahoma State TD sparks Cowboys past KS". Lincoln Journal Star. October 16, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Miller leads Cowboys past KU". St. Joseph News-Press. October 23, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Nebraska eases by Cowboys". The Daily Nonpareil. October 30, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Sooners cruise, 61–28". The Victoria Advocate. November 6, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Mizzou ropes Cowboys". Quad-City Times. November 13, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Dexter Green takes charge". Argus-Leader. November 20, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "1977 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
14. "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2016.