American college football season
The 1972 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season . In their first and only season under head coach Dave Smith , the Cowboys compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 259 to 203.[3] [4]
The team's statistical leaders included George Palmer with 937 rushing yards, Brent Blackman with 572 passing yards, Steve Pettes with 154 receiving yards, and Alton Gerard with 42 points scored.[5] [6]
The team played its home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma .[7]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 16 Texas–Arlington W 21–331,500 [8] September 23 at Arkansas * L 23–2454,431 September 30 No. 3 Colorado Lewis Field Stillwater, OK W 31–638,500 October 7 Missouri Lewis Field Stillwater, OK W 17–16 October 14 at Virginia Tech * No. 19 L 32–3436,000 [9] October 21 Baylor * Lewis Field Stillwater, OK W 20–739,000 October 28 at No. 3 Nebraska L 0–3476,432 November 4 Kansas Lewis Field Stillwater, OK L 10–1331,164 November 11 at Kansas State W 45–1425,000 November 25 No. 17 Iowa State Lewis Field Stillwater, OK W 45–1426,495 December 2 at No. 3 Oklahoma No. 20 L 15–3862,363 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1972 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 82 Charlie Beall Sr QB 10 Brent Blackman Jr G 75 Bon Boatwright Jr OT 61 Mike Clendennen Jr TE 85 Reuben Gant Jr C 52 Bert Jacobson Sr RB 35 George Palmer So WR 81 Steve Pettes Jr WR 18 David Rosenthal Jr OT 77 Tom Wolf So G 64 Pat Yates Sr
Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 54 Bobby Bacon Jr LB 62 Bubba Bain Sr DT 68 Gill Barnes Sr FS 36 Alvin Brown Jr DT 65 Barry Price Jr DE 93 Glenn Robinson Jr CB 28 Darryl Stewart Jr CB 34 Mike Terry So DE 94 Doug Tarrant Jr LB 60 Cleveland Vann Jr DT 72 Jimmy Williams Jr
Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
References [ edit ] ^ "2018 Media Guide" (PDF) . soonersports.com . Oklahoma Athletics. p. 6. Retrieved November 1, 2018 . ^ "2018 Media Guide" (PDF) . huskers.com . Nebraska Athletics. p. 206. Retrieved November 1, 2018 . ^ "1972 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. ^ "1972 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017 . ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219. ^ "Poke wishbone shines" . The Daily Oklahoman . September 17, 1972. p. C8. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Virginia Tech upsets Oklahoma St. on FG" . The Journal News . October 15, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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