1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Running back Terry Miller had 1714 rushing yards on 291 attempts, averaging 5.9 yards per attempt, and 23 touchdowns. Miller finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting.

1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Big Eight co-champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 49–21 vs. BYU
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
1976 record	9–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Stanley (4th season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field

1976 Big Eight Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Oklahoma +	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
No. 14 Oklahoma State +	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Colorado +	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 9 Nebraska	4	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	1
No. 19 Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 11	Tulsa*		Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma (rivalry)	W 33–21
September 18	at No. 12 Arkansas*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, Arkansas	L 10–16
October 2	North Texas*		Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 16–10
October 9	No. 8 Kansas		Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 21–14
October 16	Colorado		Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	L 10–20
October 23	at No. 5 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma (Bedlam Game)	W 31–24
October 30	Missouri	No. 16	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 20–19
November 6	at No. 9 Nebraska	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska	L 10–14
November 13	at Kansas State	No. 17	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas	W 45–21
November 20	No. 14 Iowa State	No. 16	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 42–21
November 27	at UTEP*	No. 14	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas	W 42–13
December 18	vs. BYU*	No. 14	Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida (Tangerine Bowl)	W 49–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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A football signed by the 1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Roster

• QB Charlie Weatherbie, Sr.

References

1. "1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.