1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 21–14 vs. South Carolina
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 7
1984 record10–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coachPat Jones (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (2nd season)
Home stadiumLewis Field
1984 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Nebraska + 6 1 0  10 2 0
No. 6 Oklahoma + 6 1 0  9 2 1
No. 7 Oklahoma State 5 2 0  10 2 0
Kansas 4 3 0  5 6 0
Missouri 2 4 1  3 7 1
Kansas State 2 4 1  3 7 1
Colorado 1 6 0  1 10 0
Iowa State 0 5 2  2 7 2
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 8at No. 12 Arizona State*W 45–370,224
September 15Bowling Green State*No. 13W 31–1446,000
September 22San Diego State*No. 12
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 19–1646,500
September 29at Tulsa*No. 10W 31–740,235
October 6at No. 8 NebraskaNo. 9
L 3–1776,368
October 20KansasNo. 12
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 47–1044,000
October 27ColoradoNo. 10
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 20–1447,800
November 3at Kansas StateNo. 7W 34–626,300
November 10MissouriNo. 7
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 31–1348,200
November 17Iowa StateNo. 4
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 16–1032,000
November 24at No. 2 OklahomaNo. 3
L 14–2476,198
December 28vs. No. 7 South Carolina*No. 9W 21–1482,138
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

*Schedule Source:[1]

Roster

1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 34 Thurman Thomas Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR NR 13 12 10 9 13 12 10 7 7 4 3 (3) 9 9 7 
Coaches Poll NR NR 14 11 11 8 13 12 11 10 7 4 2 (2) 9 9 5

Game summaries

at Arizona State

Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

San Diego State

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 1982 L, 6–35

at Nebraska

Oklahoma State at Nebraska
1 234Total
No. 9 Cowboys 3 000 3
No. 8 Cornhuskers 0 0017 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–21–1 1983 L, 10–14

at Oklahoma

Oklahoma State at Oklahoma
1 234Total
Cowboys 0 770 14
Sooners 0 7107 24
  • Date: November 24
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 76,198
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–61–6 1983 L, 20–21

[2]

vs. South Carolina (Gator Bowl)

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1979 L, 16–23

[3]

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References

  1. "1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. "No. 2 Oklahoma Holds Oklahoma State, 24-14". The Washington Post. November 25, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  3. "OKLAHOMA ST. RALLY WINS GATOR BOWL". The New York Times. December 29, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
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