American college football season
The 1983 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season . This was the 83rd year of football at OSU and the fifth under Jimmy Johnson . The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma . They finished the season 8–4, and 3–4 in the Big Eight Conference .[1] The Cowboys were invited to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl , where they defeated Baylor , 24–14.
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 10 North Texas State * W 20–1344,700 [2] September 17 at Cincinnati * W 27–17 September 24 at Texas A&M * W 34–1553,638 [3] October 1 Tulsa * Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry ) W 9–049,500 October 8 1:30 p.m. No. 1 Nebraska Lewis Field Stillwater, OK KWTV L 10–1449,600 October 15 No. 15 Oklahoma L 20–2150,440 October 22 at Kansas W 27–1031,300 October 29 at Colorado W 40–1436,889 November 5 Kansas State Lewis Field Stillwater, OK L 20–2149,700 November 12 at Missouri L 10–16 November 19 1:00 p.m. at Iowa State W 30–746,517 December 31 vs. No. 20 Baylor * Mizlou W 24–1450,090 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Personnel [ edit ] 1983 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class P John Conway K Larry Roach
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Season summary [ edit ] Oklahoma [ edit ] #15 Oklahoma Sooners (2–2) at Oklahoma State Cowboys
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma 0 3 0 18 21 Oklahoma St 7 7 3 3 20
at Lewis Field , Stillwater, Oklahoma
Date : October 15Game attendance : 50,440[4]
Game information First quarter
OSU – Montgomery 14-yard blocked punt return (Larry Roach kick). Oklahoma St 7–0. Second quarter
OU – Tim Lashar 42-yard field goal. Oklahoma St 7–3. Drive: OSU – Shawn Jones 5-yard run (Larry Roach kick). Oklahoma St 14–3. Drive: Third quarter
OSU – Larry Roach 43-yard field goal. Oklahoma St 17–3. Drive: Fourth quarter
OSU – Larry Roach 31-yard field goal, 13:49. Oklahoma St 20–3. Drive: OU – Derrick Shepard 73-yard pass from Danny Bradley (Tim Lashar kick). Oklahoma St 20–10. Drive: OU – Spencer Tillman 5-yard run (pass good), 2:50. Oklahoma St 20–18. Drive: OU – Tim Lashar 46-yard field goal, 1:14. Oklahoma 21–20. Drive: Top passers OU – Danny Bradley – 8/16, 147 yards, TD, INT OSU – Ike Jackson – 6/10, 39 yards, INT Top rushers OU – Earl Johnson – 25 rushes, 105 yards OSU – Shawn Jones – 19 rushes, 76 yards, TD Top receivers OU – Derrick Shepard – 3 receptions, 94 yards, TD OSU – John Chesley/Shawn Jones – 2 receptions, 13 yards
After the season [ edit ] The 1984 NFL Draft took place on May 1–2, 1984 at the Omni Park Central Hotel in New York City. The following Oklahoma State players were selected during the draft.
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References [ edit ]
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