1979 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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1979 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Colorado 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1979 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Jimmy Johnson, the Cowboys compiled a 7–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 212 to 191.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Worley Taylor with 994 rushing yards, Harold Bailey with 1,301 passing yards, Ron Ingram with 323 receiving yards, and placekicker Colin Ankersen with 55 points scored.[3][4]

The team played its home games at

Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8
Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
    		• W 25–741,800[6]
    September 15Wichita State*
    • Lewis Field
    • Stillwater, OK
    		W 16–642,000[7]
    September 22at No. 15 Arkansas*
    		L 7–2755,812
    October 6at South Carolina*
    		L 16–2356,405[8]
    October 13at No. 15 Missouri
    		W 14–13
    October 20No. 3 Nebraska
    • Lewis Field
    • Stillwater, OK
    		L 0–3651,000
    October 27at Kansas
    		W 30–1729,671
    November 3No. 7 Oklahoma
    		L 7–3851,453
    November 10at Colorado
    		W 21–2041,148
    November 17Kansas Statedagger
    • Lewis Field
    • Stillwater, OK
    		W 42–1549,000
    November 24at Iowa State
    		W 13–1036,000
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

    • QB John Doerner
    • FB Terry Suellentrop (offense)

    1980 NFL Draft

    The following Cowboys were selected in the

    1980 NFL Draft
    :

    Player Position Round Overall pick NFL team
    John Corker LB 5 134
    Houston Oilers
    Harold Bailey QB 8 217
    Houston Oilers

    References

    1. ^ "1979 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. ^ "1979 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
    5. ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219.
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