American college football season
1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys football |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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Record | 6–5 (4–3 Big 8) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Larry Coker (4th season) |
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Home stadium | Lewis Field |
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Seasons |
1986 Big Eight Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 3 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
Colorado | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
No. 5 Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Missouri | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Kansas State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
Kansas | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Pat Jones, the Cowboys compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 191 to 181.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Thurman Thomas with 741 rushing yards, Mike Gundy with 1,525 passing yards, and Hart Lee Dykes with 814 receiving yards and 42 points scored.[3][4]
The team played its home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.[5]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 6 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | | W 21–20 | |
September 13 | at Tulsa* | | L 23–27 | 41,235 |
September 20 | Houston* | | L 12–28 | 38,600 |
September 27 | Illinois State* | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| W 23–7 | |
October 11 | at No. 3 Nebraska | | L 10–30 | 76,041 |
October 18 | at No. 5 Oklahoma | | L 0–19 | 76,022 |
October 25 | Kansas | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| W 24–6 | 46,400 |
November 1 | Colorado | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| L 14–31 | 36,900 |
November 8 | at Kansas State | | W 23–3 | 21,270 |
November 22 | Iowa State | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| W 21–14 | 34,000 |
December 4 | Missouri | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| W 10–6 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DB | 44 | Mark Moore | Sr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
At Nebraska
Oklahoma State at Nebraska | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | • No. 3 Cornhuskers | 14 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 30 | |
In the second ever night game at Memorial Stadium, Nebraska won for the 25th straight time over the Cowboys.
At Oklahoma
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | • No. 5 Sooners | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | |
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After the season
The 1987 NFL draft was held on April 28–29, 1987. The following Cowboy was selected.[7]
References
- ^ "1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 168, 170.
- ^ "1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219.
- ^ "Oklahoma's defense pulled through". UPI Archives. October 19, 1986. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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