1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 21–14 vs. South Carolina
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 7
1984 record	10–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Pat Jones (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Coker (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Nebraska +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Oklahoma +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
No. 7 Oklahoma State	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Kansas	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Missouri	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Kansas State	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Colorado	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Iowa State	0	–	5	–	2			2	–	7	–	2
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	at No. 12 Arizona State*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona	W 45–3	70,224
September 15	Bowling Green State*	No. 13	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 31–14	46,000
September 22	San Diego State*	No. 12	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 19–16	46,500
September 29	at Tulsa*	No. 10	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, Oklahoma (rivalry)	W 31–7	40,235
October 6	at No. 8 Nebraska	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska	L 3–17	76,368
October 20	Kansas	No. 12	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 47–10	44,000
October 27	Colorado	No. 10	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 20–14	47,800
November 3	at Kansas State	No. 7	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas	W 34–6	26,300
November 10	Missouri	No. 7	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 31–13	48,200
November 17	Iowa State	No. 4	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 16–10	32,000
November 24	at No. 2 Oklahoma	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma (Bedlam Series)	L 14–24	76,198
December 28	vs. No. 7 South Carolina*	No. 9	Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl)	W 21–14	82,138
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

*Schedule Source:^[1]

Personnel[]

1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR Lynn Beck OL Paul Blair WR Kenneth Brown OL Derek Burton RB Kelly Cook RB Charles Crawford TE J.R. Dillard TE Barry Hanna WR Jamie Harris QB Rusty Hilger RB Shawn Jones WR Malcolm Lewis RB Joe Miller OL Ralph Partida WR Bobby Riley OL Chuck Shanklin RB 34 Thurman Thomas Fr RB Will Timmons OL David Tucker WR Terry Werner QB Ronnie Williams RB Kenny Zachary	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Ricky Adams DB Rod Brown DL James Ham DL Rodney Harding DB Adam Hinds DB Mike Hudson LB Matt Monger DB Mark Moore DL Leslie O'Neal DL Harry Roberts DL Warren Thompson DL John Washington DL David Webb	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Larry Roach	Head coach Pat Jones Coordinators/assistant coaches Larry Coker (OC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	NR	NR	13	12	10	9	13	12	10	7	7	4	3 (3)	9	9	7
Coaches Poll	NR	NR	14	11	11	8	13	12	11	10	7	4	2 (2)	9	9	5

Game summaries[]

at Arizona State[]

San Diego State[]

at Nebraska[]

Oklahoma State at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total No. 9 Cowboys 3 0 0 0 3 • No. 8 Cornhuskers 0 0 0 17 17 Date: October 6 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,368

at Oklahoma[]

Oklahoma State at Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 7 7 0 14 • Sooners 0 7 10 7 24 Date: November 24 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 76,198

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vs. South Carolina (Gator Bowl)[]

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After the season[]

The 1985 NFL Draft was held on April 30–May 1, 1985. The following Cowboys were selected.^[4]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
6	143	Rusty Hilger	Quarterback	Los Angeles Raiders
7	177	Jamie Harris	Wide receiver	Washington Redskins
8	208	Matt Monger	Linebacker	New York Jets
9	251	Adam Hinds	Defensive back	Miami Dolphins
12	332	Raymond Polk	Defensive back	Los Angeles Raiders

References[]