1973 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
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]
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
1973 record | 5–4–2 (2–3–2 Big 8) |
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Home stadium | Lewis Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result |
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September 15 | Texas–Arlington* | W 56–7 | |||
September 22 | at Arkansas* | No. 17 | ABC | W 38–6 | |
September 29 | Southern Illinois* | No. 12 |
| W 70–7 | |
October 6 | Texas Tech* | No. 11 |
| L 7–20 | |
October 20 | at No. 7 Missouri | L 9–13 | |||
October 27 | No. 10 Nebraska |
| T 17–17 | ||
November 3 | at Kansas | T 10–10 | |||
November 10 | Kansas State |
| W 28–9 | ||
November 17 | at Colorado | W 38–24 | |||
November 24 | at Iowa State | No. 18 | L 12–28 | ||
December 1 | No. 2 Oklahoma |
| L 18–45 | ||
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References
- "1973 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. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- 2016 Football Guide, pp. 168, 170.
- "1973 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219.
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