1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 21–14 vs. South Carolina
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 7
Record10–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (2nd season)
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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

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. 9L 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. 3L 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. # Name Class
RB 34 Thurman Thomas Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP13121091312107743 (3)997
Coaches Poll141111813121110742 (2)995

Game summaries

at Arizona State


San Diego State

at Nebraska

Oklahoma State at Nebraska
1 234Total
No. 9 Cowboys 3 000 3
No. 8 Cornhuskers 0 0017 17

at Oklahoma

Oklahoma State at Oklahoma
1 234Total
Cowboys 0 770 14
Sooners 0 7107 24

[2]

vs. South Carolina (Gator Bowl)


[3]

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.