1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
The 1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Big Eight Conference in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big 8. Oklahoma State played home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (3–4 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | Lewis Field |
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| No. 3 Oklahoma + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Nebraska + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Missouri | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at Wichita State* | L 10–20 | 30,518 | [1] | |
| September 16 | at No. 16 Florida State* | L 20–38 | 40,338 | ||
| September 23 | No. 2 Arkansas* | L 7–19 | 49,500 | ||
| September 30 | vs. North Texas* | L 7–12 | |||
| October 7 | at Kansas State | L 7–18 | 21,900 | ||
| October 14 | No. 13 Colorado |
| W 24–20 | 41,200 | |
| October 21 | Kansas |
| W 21–7 | 35,336 | |
| October 28 | at No. 4 Nebraska | L 14–22 | 75,786 | ||
| November 4 | Missouri |
| W 35–20 | 47,750 | |
| November 11 | Iowa State |
| L 15–28 | 40,300 | |
| November 18 | at No. 4 Oklahoma | L 7–62 | 72,339 | ||
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After the season
The 1979 NFL Draft was held on May 3–4, 1979. The following Cowboys were selected.[3]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
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| 9 | 223 | Scott Burk | Defensive back | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 10 | 254 | Steve Stephens | Tight end | Baltimore Colts |
References
- "Wichita turns back O-State". The Daily Oklahoman. September 10, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- "1979 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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