1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Running back Terry Miller had 1,714 rushing yards on 291 attempts, averaging 5.9 yards per attempt, and 23 touchdowns. Miller finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting.

1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Big Eight co-champion Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 49–21 vs. BYU
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
Record	9–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Stanley (4th season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 Colorado +	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 14 Oklahoma State +	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 5 Oklahoma +	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Nebraska	4	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	1
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Tulsa*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry)	W 33–21	38,000
September 18	at No. 12 Arkansas*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 10–16	55,103
October 2	North Texas*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 16–10
October 9	No. 8 Kansas		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 21–14	33,141
October 16	Colorado		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 10–20	39,000
October 23	at No. 5 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	W 31–24	72,041
October 30	Missouri	No. 16	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 20–19
November 6	at No. 9 Nebraska	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 10–14	76,272
November 13	at Kansas State	No. 17	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 45–21	21,000
November 20	No. 14 Iowa State	No. 16	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 42–21	43,967
November 27	at UTEP*	No. 14	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 42–13	5,700	[1]
December 18	vs. BYU*	No. 14	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	W 49–21	37,812	[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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A football signed by the 1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Roster

• QB Charlie Weatherbie, Sr.
• RB Terry Miller, Jr.
• OT Milton Hardaway, Jr.

After the season

The 1977 NFL draft was held on May 3–4, 1977. The following Cowboys were selected.^[4]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
1	12	Phil Dokes	Defensive tackle	Buffalo Bills
6	147	Cliff Parsley	Punter	New Orleans Saints
7	172	Derrel Gofourth	Guard	Green Bay Packers
9	237	Robert Turner	Running back	Miami Dolphins
10	277	Ron Baker	Guard	Baltimore Colts

References

1. "Oklahoma State defeats UTEP". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 28, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Cowboys blast BYU 49–21". St. Petersburg Times. December 19, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
4. "1977 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.