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[edit]

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 Texas Tech*
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 16ColoradoNo. 18
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
ABCL 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 BYU*
NBCW 16–650,878
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

  • QB Charlie Weatherbie, Soph.

After the season[edit]

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[edit]

  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. ^ "Cowboys race by Shocks, 59–0". The Salina Journal. September 15, 1974. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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