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.
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 [ 4] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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
#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[ 5]
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
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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