1974 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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1974 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 16–6, vs. BYU
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record7–5 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Missouri 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Colorado 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1974 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Stanley, the Cowboys compiled a 7–5 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 262 to 183.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included George Palmer with 516 rushing yards, Charlie Weatherbie with 622 passing yards, and Gerald Bain with 336 receiving yards.[3][4]

The team played its home games at

Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14Wichita State*
W 59–034,000[6]
September 21at No. 10 Arkansas*
W 26–754,535
September 28at Baylor*No. 12
L 14–3130,000
October 5at No. 10
Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
    		• L 13–1442,158
    October 19Missouri
    • Lewis Field
    • Stillwater, OK
    		W 31–7
    October 26at No. 9 Nebraska
    		L 3–776,426
    November 2Kansasdagger
    • Lewis Field
    • Stillwater, OK
    		W 24–1342,490
    November 9at Kansas StateNo. 17
    		W 29–518,000
    November 16
    ABC
    		L 20–3738,500
    November 23Iowa State
    • Lewis Field
    • Stillwater, OK
    		W 14–1229,248
    November 30at No. 1 Oklahoma
    		L 13–4462,619
    December 28vs. No. 17
    NBC
    		W 16–650,878
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

    • QB Charlie Weatherbie, Soph.

    After the season

    The

    1975 NFL Draft was held on January 28–29, 1975. The following Cowboy was selected.[7]

    Round Pick Player Position NFL club
    8 194 Leonard Thompson Wide receiver Detroit Lions

    References

    1. ^ "1974 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
    3. ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 168, 170.
    4. ^ "1974 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
    5. ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219.
    6. Newspapers.com
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    7. ^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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