1979 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1979 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Colorado 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Jimmy Johnson, the Cowboys compiled a 7–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 212 to 191.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Worley Taylor with 994 rushing yards, Harold Bailey with 1,301 passing yards, Ron Ingram with 323 receiving yards, and placekicker Colin Ankersen with 55 points scored.[3][4]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8North Texas State*
W 25–741,800[6]
September 15Wichita State*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 16–642,000[7]
September 22at No. 15 Arkansas*
L 7–2755,812[8]
October 6at South Carolina*
L 16–2356,405[9]
October 13at No. 15 Missouri
W 14–1366,003[10]
October 20No. 3 Nebraska
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 0–3651,000[11]
October 27at Kansas
W 30–1729,671[12]
November 3No. 7 Oklahoma
L 7–3851,453[13]
November 10at Colorado
W 21–2041,148[14]
November 17Kansas Statedagger
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 42–1549,000[15]
November 24at Iowa State
W 13–1036,000[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

  • QB John Doerner
  • FB Terry Suellentrop (offense)

1980 NFL Draft

The following Cowboys were selected in the 1980 NFL draft:

Player Position Round Overall pick NFL team
John Corker LB 5 134 Houston Oilers
Harold Bailey QB 8 217 Houston Oilers

References

  1. ^ "1979 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. ^ "1979 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  5. ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219.
  6. ^ "Cowboys get off on right foot". The Daily Oklahoman. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pokes were 'sloppy'". The Daily Oklahoman. September 16, 1979. Retrieved February 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "15th-ranked Razorbacks clip Cowboys". The Des Moines Register. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gamecock ball control stalls Pokes". The Sunday Oklahoman. October 7, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Missouri falls, 14–13". Wisconsin State Journal. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "They're the same old Huskers". The Daily Oklahoman. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Third-quarter burst powers Oklahoma State". The Des Moines Register. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Sooners triumph, 38–7". Wisconsin State Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Oklahoma State rallies to edge Colorado, 21–20". The Sioux City Journal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Kansas State no match for Cowpokes, 42–15". Olathe News. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Late kick wipes out ISU, 13–10". The Des Moines Register. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.