1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Big Eight co-champion
Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 49–21 vs. BYU
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
1976 record9–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Big Eight Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Colorado + 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 14 Oklahoma State + 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 5 Oklahoma + 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Iowa State 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 1
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Running back Terry Miller had 1714 rushing yards on 291 attempts, averaging 5.9 yards per attempt, and 23 touchdowns. Miller finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 11Tulsa*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma (rivalry)
W 33–21
September 18at No. 12 Arkansas*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, Arkansas
L 10–16
October 2North Texas*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 16–10
October 9No. 8 Kansas
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 21–14
October 16Colorado
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
L 10–20
October 23at No. 5 Oklahoma
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, Oklahoma (Bedlam Game)
W 31–24
October 30MissouriNo. 16
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 20–19
November 6at No. 9 NebraskaNo. 13
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
L 10–14
November 13at Kansas StateNo. 17
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, Kansas
W 45–21
November 20No. 14 Iowa StateNo. 16
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 42–21
November 27at UTEP*No. 14
  • Sun Bowl
  • El Paso, Texas
W 42–13
December 18vs. BYU*No. 14
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida (Tangerine Bowl)
W 49–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

A football signed by the 1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Roster[]

  • QB Charlie Weatherbie, Sr.
  • RB Terry Miller, Sr.

After the season[]

Main article: 1977 NFL Draft

The 1977 NFL Draft was held on May 3–4, 1977. The following Cowboys were selected.[2]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
1 12 Phil Dokes Defensive tackle Buffalo Bills
6 147 Cliff Parsley Punter New Orleans Saints
7 172 Derrel Gofourth Guard Green Bay Packers
9 237 Robert Turner Running back Miami Dolphins
10 277 Ron Baker Guard Baltimore Colts

References[]

  1. ^ "1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "1977 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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