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1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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]

1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Big Eight Conference football standings
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Tulsa*No. 20
W 33–2139,168
September 18at Arkansas*No. 15
L 6–2854,280
September 24UTEP*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 54–039,000[2]
October 1Florida State*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 17–2546,500
October 8at No. 6 Colorado
L 13–2952,904
October 15Kansas State 
  • 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 12Missouri
L 14–41
November 19at Iowa State
L 13–2141,060
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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

After the season

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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

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  1. ^ "1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma State bombs UTEP". Corsicana Daily Sun. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1977 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
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