American college football season
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.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | at No. 12 Arizona State* | | | W 45–3 | 70,224 | |
September 15 | Bowling Green State* | No. 13 | | 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 | | W 31–7 | 40,235 | |
October 6 | at No. 8 Nebraska | No. 9 | | 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 | | 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 | | L 14–24 | 76,198 | |
December 28 | vs. No. 7 South Carolina* | No. 9 | | W 21–14 | 82,138 | [1] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel[edit]
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
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Rankings[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 (3) | 9 | 9 | 7 |
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Coaches Poll | — | — | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 (2) | 9 | 9 | 5 |
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Game summaries[edit]
At Arizona State[edit]
San Diego State[edit]
At Nebraska[edit]
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 | |
At Oklahoma[edit]
Oklahoma State at Oklahoma | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | • Sooners | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 | |
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Vs. South Carolina (Gator Bowl)[edit]
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After the season[edit]
The 1985 NFL Draft was held on April 30–May 1, 1985. The following Cowboys were selected.[5]
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