1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference|Big Eight
1978 record38 (34 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
1978 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Oklahoma + 6 1 011 1 0
No. 8 Nebraska + 6 1 09 3 0
No. 15 Missouri 4 3 08 4 0
Iowa State 4 3 08 4 0
Kansas State 3 4 04 7 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 03 8 0
Colorado 2 5 06 5 0
Kansas 0 7 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 9at Wichita State*L 10–20[1]
September 16at No. 16 Florida State*L 20–38
September 23No. 2 Arkansas*L 7–19
September 30vs. North Texas*L 7–12
October 7at Kansas StateL 7–18
October 14No. 13 Colorado
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 24–20
October 21Kansas
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 21–7
October 28at No. 4 NebraskaL 14–22
November 4Missouri
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 35–20
November 11Iowa State
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
L 15–28
November 18at No. 4 OklahomaL 7–62
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season

The 1979 NFL Draft was held on May 3–4, 1979. The following Cowboys were selected.[3]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
9223Scott BurkDefensive backCincinnati Bengals
10254Steve StephensTight endBaltimore Colts

References

  1. "Wichita turns back O-State". The Daily Oklahoman. September 10, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. "1979 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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