1973 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1973 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record5–4–2 (2–3–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 0 0 10 0 1
No. 7 Nebraska 4 2 1 9 2 1
No. 18 Kansas 4 2 1 7 4 1
No. 17 Missouri 3 4 0 8 4 0
Oklahoma State 2 3 2 5 4 2
Colorado 2 5 0 5 6 0
Kansas State 2 5 0 5 6 0
Iowa State 2 5 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Stanley, the Cowboys compiled a 5–4–2 record (2–3–2 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 303 to 186.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Brent Blackman with 809 rushing yards and 602 passing yards and Reuben Gant with 447 receiving yards.[3][4]

The team played its home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.[5]

  1. ^ "1973 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboy Football 2016 Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University. p. 173. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 168, 170.
  4. ^ "1973 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  5. ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219.