| 1979 Oklahoma State Cowboys football | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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| 1979 record | 7–4 (5–2 Big 8) |
| Head coach | Jimmy Johnson (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Lewis Field |
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| #3 Oklahoma † | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 7–5 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[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 8 | North Texas State* | W 25–7 | |
| September 15 | Wichita State* |
| W 16–6 |
| September 22 | at No. 15 Arkansas* | L 7–27 | |
| October 6 | at South Carolina* | L 16–23 | |
| October 13 | at No. 15 Missouri | W 14–13 | |
| October 20 | No. 3 Nebraska |
| L 0–36 |
| October 27 | at Kansas | W 30–17 | |
| November 3 | No. 7 Oklahoma |
| L 7–38 |
| November 10 | at Colorado | W 21–20 | |
| November 17 | Kansas State |
| W 42–15 |
| November 24 | at Iowa State | W 13–10 | |
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Roster[]
- QB John Doerner
- Terry Suellentrop (offense)
References[]
- ↑ "1979 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oklahoma-state/1979-schedule.html. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Oklahoma State Cowboy Football 2016 Guide". Oklahoma State University. p. 173. https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/okstate.com/documents/2016/8/1/2016_Oklahoma_State_Football_Guide.pdf. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ↑ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 168, 170.
- ↑ "1979 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oklahoma-state/1979.html. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ↑ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219.
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