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]

1973 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1973 record5–4–2 (2–3–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
1973 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResult
September 15Texas–Arlington*W 56–7
September 22at Arkansas*No. 17ABCW 38–6
September 29Southern Illinois*No. 12
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 70–7
October 6Texas Tech*No. 11
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 7–20
October 20at No. 7 MissouriL 9–13
October 27No. 10 Nebraska
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
T 17–17
November 3at KansasT 10–10
November 10Kansas State
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 28–9
November 17at ColoradoW 38–24
November 24at Iowa StateNo. 18L 12–28
December 1No. 2 Oklahoma
L 18–45
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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. 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.
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