American college football season
The 1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jim Stanley in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big 8. Oklahoma State played home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | at Wichita State* | | L 10–20 | 30,518 | [1] |
September 16 | at No. 16 Florida State* | | L 20–38 | 40,338 | |
September 23 | No. 2 Arkansas* | | L 7–19 | 49,500 | |
September 30 | vs. North Texas State* | | L 7–12 | | |
October 7 | at Kansas State | | L 7–18 | 21,900 | |
October 14 | No. 13 Colorado | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| W 24–20 | 41,200 | |
October 21 | Kansas | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| W 21–7 | 35,336 | |
October 28 | at No. 4 Nebraska | | L 14–22 | 75,786 | |
November 4 | Missouri | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| W 35–20 | 47,750 | |
November 11 | Iowa State | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| L 15–28 | 40,300 | |
November 18 | at No. 4 Oklahoma | | L 7–62 | 72,339 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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The 1979 NFL draft was held on May 3–4, 1979. The following Cowboys were selected.[3]
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