1970 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1970 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 1
No. 20 Oklahoma 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Kansas State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Colorado 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Floyd Gass, the Cowboys compiled a 4–7 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for sixth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 337 to 215.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Bobby Cole with 685 rushing yards, Tony Pounds with 1,871 passing yards, and Hermann Eben with 937 receiving yards and 42 points scored.[3][4]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Mississippi State*
L 13–1434,000[6]
September 19at No. 11 Arkansas*
L 7–2353,000
September 26No. 11 Houston*
W 26–1726,000
October 3No. 20 Missouri
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 20–40
October 10TCU*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 34–20
October 24at No. 4 Nebraska
L 31–6567,822
October 31Kansasdagger
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 19–733,488–35,000
November 7at Kansas State
L 15–2838,300
November 14Colorado
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 6–3018,000
November 21Iowa State
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 34,893
November 28at Oklahoma
L 6–6660,300
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

The 1971 NFL draft was held on January 28–29, 1971. The following Cowboy was selected.[7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
17 428 Hermann Eben Wide receiver New Orleans Saints

References

  1. ^ "1970 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. ^ "1970 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  5. ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219.
  6. ^ "2 Cowboy penalties prove costly, 14–13". The Sunday Oklahoman. September 13, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1971 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.