1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Running back Terry Miller had 1,714 rushing yards on 291 attempts, averaging 5.9 yards per attempt, and 23 touchdowns. Miller finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting.

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
Record9–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
1976 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Colorado + 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. 14 Oklahoma State + 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 5 Oklahoma + 5 –2 –09 –2 –1
No. 19 Iowa State 4 –3 –08 –3 –0
No. 9 Nebraska 4 –3 –09 –3 –1
Missouri 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Kansas 2 –5 –06 –5 –0
Kansas State 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 11Tulsa*
W 33–2138,000
September 18at No. 12 Arkansas*
L 10–1655,103
October 2North Texas*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 16–10
October 9No. 8 Kansas
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 21–1433,141
October 16Colorado
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 10–2039,000
October 23at No. 5 Oklahoma
W 31–2472,041
October 30MissouridaggerNo. 16
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 20–19
November 6at No. 9 NebraskaNo. 13
L 10–1476,272
November 13at Kansas StateNo. 17
W 45–2121,000
November 20No. 14 Iowa StateNo. 16
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 42–2143,967
November 27at UTEP*No. 14
W 42–13
December 18vs. BYU*No. 14
W 49–2137,812
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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, Jr.

After the season

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

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
112Phil DokesDefensive tackleBuffalo Bills
6147Cliff ParsleyPunterNew Orleans Saints
7172Derrel GofourthGuardGreen Bay Packers
9237Robert TurnerRunning backMiami Dolphins
10277Ron BakerGuardBaltimore 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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