1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1986 record6–5 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (4th season)
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Big Eight Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Colorado 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
No. 5 Nebraska 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Missouri 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Kansas 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Pat Jones, the Cowboys compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 191 to 181.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Thurman Thomas with 741 rushing yards, Mike Gundy with 1,525 passing yards, and Hart Lee Dykes with 814 receiving yards and 42 points scored.[3][4]

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

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 6at Southwestern Louisiana*
W 21–20
September 13at Tulsa*
L 23–27
September 20Houston*
L 12–28
September 27Illinois State*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 23–7
October 11at No. 3 Nebraska
L 10–30
October 18at No. 5 Oklahoma
L 0–19
October 25Kansas
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 24–6
November 1Colorado
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 14–31
November 8at Kansas State
W 23–3
November 22Iowa State
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 21–14
December 4Missouri
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 10–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel[]

1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 11 Hart Lee Dykes So
QB 12 Mike Gundy Fr
RB 21 Barry Sanders Fr
RB 34 Thurman Thomas Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 44 Mark Moore Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[]

at Nebraska[]

Oklahoma State at Nebraska
1 234Total
Cowboys 0 1000 10
• No. 3 Cornhuskers 14 790 30
  • Date: October 11, 1986
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 76,041

In the second ever night game at Memorial Stadium, Nebraska won for the 25th straight time over the Cowboys.

at Oklahoma[]

1 234Total
Cowboys 0 000 0
• No. 5 Sooners 3 3310 19
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
    Norman, OK
  • Game attendance: 76,022

[6]

After the season[]

Main article: 1987 NFL Draft

The 1987 NFL Draft was held on April 28–29, 1987. The following Cowboy was selected.[7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
4 104 Mark Moore Defensive back Seattle Seahawks

References[]

  1. ^ "1986 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. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 168, 170.
  4. ^ "1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  5. ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma's defense pulled through". UPI Archives. October 19, 1986. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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