American college football season
The 1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their third season under head coach Pat Jones , the Cowboys compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 191 to 181.[1] [2]
The team's statistical leaders included Thurman Thomas with 741 rushing yards, Mike Gundy with 1,525 passing yards, and Hart Lee Dykes with 814 receiving yards and 42 points scored.[3] [4]
The team played its home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma .[5]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 6 at Southwestern Louisiana * W 21–20 September 13 at Tulsa * L 23–2741,235 September 20 Houston * L 12–2838,600 September 27 Illinois State * Lewis Field Stillwater, OK W 23–7 October 11 at No. 3 Nebraska L 10–3076,041 October 18 at No. 5 Oklahoma L 0–1976,022 October 25 Kansas Lewis Field Stillwater, OK W 24–646,400 November 1 Colorado Lewis Field Stillwater, OK L 14–3136,900 November 8 at Kansas State W 23–321,270 November 22 Iowa State Lewis Field Stillwater, OK W 21–1434,000 Missouri Lewis Field Stillwater, OK W 10–6 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Personnel [ edit ] 1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Game summaries [ edit ] At Nebraska [ edit ] Oklahoma State at Nebraska 1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 10 0 0 10 • No. 3 Cornhuskers 14 7 9 0 30
In the second ever night game at Memorial Stadium, Nebraska won for the 25th straight time over the Cowboys.
At Oklahoma [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0 • No. 5 Sooners 3 3 3 10 19
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After the season [ edit ] The 1987 NFL Draft was held on April 28–29, 1987. The following Cowboy was selected.[7]
References [ edit ] ^ "1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017 . ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboy Football 2016 Guide" (PDF) . Oklahoma State University. p. 173. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017 . ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 168, 170. ^ "1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017 . ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219. ^ "Oklahoma's defense pulled through" . UPI Archives . October 19, 1986. Retrieved September 12, 2021 . ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved November 29, 2020 .
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