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]
1974 Oklahoma State Cowboys football | |
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Fiesta Bowl champion | |
Fiesta Bowl, W 16–6, vs. BYU | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Record | 7–5 (4–3 Big 8) |
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Home stadium | Lewis Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Zeitplan
editDate | Opponent | Rank | Website | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | Wichita State* | W 59–0 | 34,000 | [6] | |||
September 21 | at No. 10 Arkansas* | W 26–7 | 54,535 | ||||
September 28 | at Baylor* | No. 12 | L 14–31 | 30,000 | |||
October 5 | at No. 10 Texas Tech* | L 13–14 | 42,158 | ||||
October 19 | Missouri |
| W 31–7 | ||||
October 26 | at No. 9 Nebraska | L 3–7 | 76,426 | ||||
November 2 | Kansas |
| W 24–13 | 42,490 | |||
November 9 | at Kansas State | No. 17 | W 29–5 | 18,000 | |||
November 16 | Colorado | No. 18 |
| ABC | L 20–37 | 38,500 | |
November 23 | Iowa State |
| W 14–12 | 29,248 | |||
November 30 | at No. 1 Oklahoma | L 13–44 | 62,619 | ||||
December 28 | vs. No. 17 BYU* | NBC | W 16–6 | 50,878 | |||
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Roster
edit- QB Charlie Weatherbie, Soph.
After the season
editThe 1975 NFL draft was held on January 28–29, 1975. The following Cowboy was selected.[7]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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8 | 194 | Leonard Thompson | Wide receiver | Detroit Lions |
References
edit- ^ "1974 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 168, 170.
- ^ "1974 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219.
- ^ "Cowboys race by Shocks, 59–0". The Salina Journal. September 15, 1974. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.