1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Pat Jones, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big 8. Oklahoma State played home game at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 21–14 vs. South Carolina
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 7
Record	10–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Pat Jones (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Coker (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Big Eight Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at No. 12 Arizona State*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 45–3	70,224
September 15	Bowling Green*	No. 13	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 31–14	46,000
September 22	San Diego State*	No. 12	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 19–16	46,500
September 29	at Tulsa*	No. 10	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	W 31–7	40,235
October 6	at No. 8 Nebraska	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 3–17	76,368
October 20	Kansas	No. 12	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 47–10	44,000
October 27	Colorado	No. 10	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 20–14	47,800
November 3	at Kansas State	No. 7	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 34–6	26,300
November 10	Missouri	No. 7	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 31–13	48,200
November 17	Iowa State	No. 4	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 16–10	32,000
November 24	at No. 2 Oklahoma	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	L 14–24	76,198
December 28	vs. No. 7 South Carolina*	No. 9	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	W 21–14	82,138	[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR Lynn Beck OL Paul Blair WR Kenneth Brown OL Derek Burton RB Kelly Cook RB Charles Crawford TE J.R. Dillard TE Barry Hanna WR Jamie Harris QB Rusty Hilger RB Shawn Jones WR Malcolm Lewis RB Joe Miller OL Ralph Partida WR Bobby Riley OL Chuck Shanklin RB 34 Thurman Thomas Fr RB Will Timmons OL David Tucker WR Terry Werner QB Ronnie Williams RB Kenny Zachary	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Ricky Adams DB Rod Brown DL James Ham DL Rodney Harding DB Adam Hinds DB Mike Hudson LB Matt Monger DB 44 Mark Moore So DL Leslie O'Neal DL Harry Roberts DL Warren Thompson DL John Washington DL David Webb	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Larry Roach	Head coach Pat Jones Coordinators/assistant coaches Larry Coker (OC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Rankings

See also: 1984 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	13	12	10	9	13	12	10	7	7	4	3 (3)	9	9	7
Coaches Poll	—	—	14	11	11	8	13	12	11	10	7	4	2 (2)	9	9	5

Game summaries

At Arizona State

See also: 1984 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

San Diego State

See also: 1984 San Diego State Aztecs football team

At Nebraska

Oklahoma State at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total No. 9 Cowboys 3 0 0 0 3 • No. 8 Cornhuskers 0 0 0 17 17 Date: October 6 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,368

See also: 1984 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

At Oklahoma

Oklahoma State at Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 7 7 0 14 • Sooners 0 7 10 7 24 Date: November 24 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 76,198

See also: 1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Bedlam Series

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Vs. South Carolina (Gator Bowl)

Main article: 1984 Gator Bowl

See also: 1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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After the season

The 1985 NFL draft was held on April 30–May 1, 1985. The following Cowboys were selected.^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
6	143	Rusty Hilger	Quarterback	Los Angeles Raiders
7	177	Jamie Harris	Wide receiver	Washington Redskins
8	208	Matt Monger	Linebacker	New York Jets
9	251	Adam Hinds	Defensive back	Miami Dolphins
12	332	Raymond Polk	Defensive back	Los Angeles Raiders

References

1. "Late score lifts Oklahoma State". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 29, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
3. "No. 2 Oklahoma Holds Oklahoma State, 24-14". The Washington Post. November 25, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
4. "OKLAHOMA ST. RALLY WINS GATOR BOWL". The New York Times. December 29, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
5. "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.