1983 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1983 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 24–14 vs. Baylor
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
Record	8–4 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Jimmy Johnson (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Coker (1st season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field
Seasons ←  1982 1984  →

1983 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
Missouri	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the 83rd year of football at OSU and the fifth under Jimmy Johnson. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 8–4, and 3–4 in the Big Eight Conference. ^[1] The Cowboys were invited to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, where they defeated Baylor, 24–14.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10		North Texas State *	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 20–13	44,700	[2]
September 17		at Cincinnati *	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 27–17	25,934	[3]
September 24		at Texas A&M *	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 34–15	53,638	[4]
October 1		Tulsa *	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry)		W 9–0	49,500	[5]
October 8	1:30 p.m.	No. 1 Nebraska	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	KWTV	L 10–14	49,600	[6]
October 15		No. 15 Oklahoma	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)		L 20–21	50,440	[7]
October 22		at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 27–10	31,300	[8]
October 29		at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 40–14	36,889	[9]
November 5		Kansas State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 20–21	49,700	[10]
November 12		at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 10–16	41,459	[11]
November 19	1:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 30–7	46,517	[12]
December 31		vs. No. 20 Baylor *	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	Mizlou	W 24–14	50,090	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Oklahoma

See also: 1983 Oklahoma Sooners football team

#15 Oklahoma Sooners (2–2) at Oklahoma State Cowboys

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	0	3	0	18	21
Oklahoma St	7	7	3	3	20

at Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma

• Date: October 15
• Game attendance: 50,440
• ^[14]

Game information

First quarter OSU – Montgomery 14-yard blocked punt return (Larry Roach kick). Oklahoma St 7–0. Second quarter OU – Tim Lashar 42-yard field goal. Oklahoma St 7–3. Drive: OSU – Shawn Jones 5-yard run (Larry Roach kick). Oklahoma St 14–3. Drive: Third quarter OSU – Larry Roach 43-yard field goal. Oklahoma St 17–3. Drive: Fourth quarter OSU – Larry Roach 31-yard field goal, 13:49. Oklahoma St 20–3. Drive: OU – Derrick Shepard 73-yard pass from Danny Bradley (Tim Lashar kick). Oklahoma St 20–10. Drive: OU – Spencer Tillman 5-yard run (pass good), 2:50. Oklahoma St 20–18. Drive: OU – Tim Lashar 46-yard field goal, 1:14. Oklahoma 21–20. Drive: Top passers OU – Danny Bradley – 8/16, 147 yards, TD, INT OSU – Ike Jackson – 6/10, 39 yards, INT Top rushers OU – Earl Johnson – 25 rushes, 105 yards OSU – Shawn Jones – 19 rushes, 76 yards, TD Top receivers OU – Derrick Shepard – 3 receptions, 94 yards, TD OSU – John Chesley/Shawn Jones – 2 receptions, 13 yards

Roster

1983 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Ernest Anderson OL Paul Blair OL John Cegielski TE John Chesley RB Kelly Cook RB Charles Crawford TE Barry Hanna WR Jamie Harris RB Rodney Hayes QB Rusty Hilger OL Kevin Igo QB Ike Jackson RB Shawn Jones WR Mike Kilmer WR Malcolm Lewis OL Ralph Partida RB Arthur Price WR Bob Riley RB Will Timmons OL David Tucker WR Terry Werner RB Kenny Zachary	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Rod Brown DB Rod Fisher DL James Ham DL Rodney Harding DB Adam Hinds LB Matt Monger DB 44 Mark Moore Fr DL Leslie O'Neal DB Chris Rockins LB James Spencer DL Warren Thompson DL John Washington DL David Webb	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P John Conway K Larry Roach	Head coach Jimmy Johnson Coordinators/assistant coaches Larry Coker –Offensive coordinator Pat Jones –Running backs Butch Davis –Wide receivers/tight ends Tony Wise –Offensive line George Walstad –Defensive line Reggie Herring –Linebackers Paul Jette –Defensive backs Bill Shimek –Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

After the season

The 1984 NFL draft took place on May 1–2, 1984 at the Omni Park Central Hotel in New York City. The following Oklahoma State players were selected during the draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
Chris Rockins	S	2nd	48	Cleveland Browns
Ernest Anderson	RB	3rd	41	Detroit Lions
James Spencer	LB	10th	268	Minnesota Vikings
John Chesley	TE	10th	277	Miami Dolphins
Rod Fisher	DB	12th	309	Los Angeles Rams

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