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1975 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 1975 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Stanley, the Cowboys compiled a 7–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 285 to 178.[1][2]

1975 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record7–4 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Oklahoma + 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Colorado 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Kansas 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Terry Miller with 1,026 rushing yards and 66 points scored, Charlie Weatherbie with 563 passing yards, and Sam Lisle with 384 receiving yards.[3][4]

The team played its home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.[5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Wichita State*
W 34–028,800[6]
September 20No. 16 Arkansas*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 20–1347,500
September 27North Texas State*No. 17
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 61–730,000[7]
October 4Texas Tech*No. 15
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 17–1643,500
October 11at No. 12 MissouriNo. 14
L 14–41
October 18No. 4 Nebraska
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 20–2848,500
October 25at Kansas
W 35–1935,727
November 1No. 2 OklahomaNo. 19
L 7–2749,358
November 8at No. 14 Colorado
L 7–1747,759
November 15Kansas State 
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 56–340,100
November 22at Iowa State
W 14–732,159
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1975 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 66 Ron Baker Jr
G 72 Derrel Gofourth Jr
RB 43 Terry Miller So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 91 Phil Dokes Jr
LB 92 James White Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 2 Cliff Parsley Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

After the season

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The 1976 NFL draft was held on April 8–9, 1976. The following Cowboys were selected.[8]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
1 25 James White Defensive tackle Minnesota Vikings
7 197 Larry Harris Defensive tackle Houston Oilers

References

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  1. ^ "1975 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboy Football 2016 Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University. p. 173. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 168, 170.
  4. ^ "1975 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  5. ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219.
  6. ^ "OSU Cowboys ride over Wichita State 34–0". Northwest Arkansas Times. September 14, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Oklahoma State rambles". The Lincoln Star. September 28, 1975. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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