1975 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record7–4 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Oklahoma + 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Colorado 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Kansas 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Stanley, the Cowboys compiled a 7–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 285 to 178.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Terry Miller with 1,026 rushing yards and 66 points scored, Charlie Weatherbie with 563 passing yards, and Sam Lisle with 384 receiving yards.[3][4]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Wichita State*
W 34–028,800[6]
September 20No. 16 Arkansas*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 20–1347,500
September 27North Texas State*No. 17
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 61–730,000[7]
October 4Texas Tech*No. 15
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 17–1643,500
October 11at No. 12 MissouriNo. 14
L 14–41
October 18No. 4 Nebraska
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 20–2848,500
October 25at Kansas
W 35–1935,727
November 1No. 2 OklahomaNo. 19
L 7–2749,358
November 8at No. 14 Colorado
L 7–1747,759
November 15Kansas Statedagger
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 56–340,100
November 22at Iowa State
W 14–732,159
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 66 Ron Baker Jr
G 72 Derrel Gofourth Jr
RB 43 Terry Miller So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 91 Phil Dokes Jr
LB 92 James White Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 2 Cliff Parsley Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

After the season

The 1976 NFL Draft was held on April 8–9, 1976. The following Cowboys were selected.[8]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
1 25 James White Defensive tackle Minnesota Vikings
7 197 Larry Harris Defensive tackle Houston Oilers

References

  1. ^ "1975 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. ^ "1975 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  5. ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219.
  6. ^ "OSU Cowboys ride over Wichita State 34–0". Northwest Arkansas Times. September 14, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Oklahoma State rambles". The Lincoln Star. September 28, 1975. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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