1970 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1970 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Conference Big Eight Conference
1970 record 4–7 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach Floyd Gass (2nd season)
Home stadium Lewis Field
1970 Big 8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 –0 –0  11 –0 –1
No. 20 Oklahoma 5 –2 –0  7 –4 –1
Kansas State 5 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
Colorado 3 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Missouri 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Kansas 2 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Oklahoma State 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Iowa State 1 –6 –0  5 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1970 college football season. In their second season under head coach Floyd Gass, the Cowboys compiled a 4–7 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for sixth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 337 to 215.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Bobby Cole with 685 rushing yards, Tony Pounds with 1,871 passing yards, and Hermann Eben with 937 receiving yards and 42 points scored.[3][4]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12at Mississippi State*
L 13–14 
September 19at No. 11 Arkansas*
L 7–23 
September 26No. 11 Houston*
W 26–17 
October 3No. 20 Missouri
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 20–40 
October 10TCU*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 34–20 
October 24at No. 4 Nebraska
L 31–65 
October 31Kansas
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 19–7 
November 7at Kansas State
L 15–28 
November 14Colorado
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 6–30 
November 21Iowa State
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 36–27 
November 28at Oklahoma
L 6–66 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1970 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. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 168, 170.
  4. ↑ "1970 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  5. ↑ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219.
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