1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Conference	Big Eight
1978 record	3–8 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Stanley
Home stadium	Lewis Field
Seasons

1978 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Oklahoma §	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#8 Nebraska §	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#15 Missouri	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Kansas State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kansas	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 9	at Wichita State*	Cessna Stadium Wichita, Kansas	L 10–20
September 16	at No. 16 Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	L 20–38
September 23	No. 2 Arkansas*	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	L 7–19
September 30	vs. North Texas*	Texas Stadium Irving, Texas	L 7–12
October 7	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas	L 7–18
October 14	No. 13 Colorado	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 24–20
October 21	Kansas	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 21–7
October 28	at No. 4 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska	L 14–22
November 4	Missouri	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 35–20
November 11	Iowa State	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	L 15–28
November 18	at No. 4 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma (Bedlam Series)	L 7–62
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game