1973 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record5–4–2 (2–3–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1
No. 7 Nebraska 4 – 2 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Kansas 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
No. 17 Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma State 2 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
Colorado 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kansas State 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Stanley, the Cowboys compiled a 5–4–2 record (2–3–2 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 303 to 186.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Brent Blackman with 809 rushing yards and 602 passing yards and Reuben Gant with 447 receiving yards.[3][4]

The team played its home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15Texas–Arlington*
W 56–735,500[6]
September 22at Arkansas*No. 17
ABCW 38–645,684
September 29Southern Illinois*No. 12
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 70–7
October 6Texas Tech*No. 11
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 7–2041,000
October 20at No. 7 Missouri
L 9–13
October 27No. 10 Nebraska
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
T 17–1750,500
November 3at Kansas
T 10–1037,226
November 10Kansas Statedagger
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 28–938,000
November 17at Colorado
W 38–2450,169
November 24at Iowa StateNo. 18
L 12–2827,395
December 1No. 2 Oklahoma
L 18–4550,964
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

The 1974 NFL Draft was held on January 29–30, 1974. The following Cowboys were selected.[7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
1 18 Reuben Gant Tight end Buffalo Bills
3 57 Glenn Robinson Defensive end Baltimore Colts
5 130 Cleveland Vann Linebacker Miami Dolphins
8 206 Bon Boatwright Defensive tackle San Diego Chargers

References

  1. ^ "1973 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. ^ "1973 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  5. ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma State sweeps by UTA 56–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 16, 1973. p. B1. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "1974 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.


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