1983 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1983 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 24–14 vs. Baylor
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1983 record	8–4 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Jimmy Johnson (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Coker (1st year)
Home stadium	Lewis Field (Capacity: 50,440)

1983 Big 8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Missouri	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the 83rd year of football at OSU and the fifth under Jimmy Johnson. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 8–4, and 3–4 in the Big Eight Conference.^[1] The Cowboys were invited to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, where they defeated the Baylor, 24–14.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 10	North Texas State*	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 20–13
September 17	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati	W 27–17
September 24	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field • College Station, Texas	W 34–15
October 1	Tulsa*	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 9–0
October 8	No. 1 Nebraska	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma	L 10–14
October 15	No. 15 Oklahoma	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma (Bedlam Series)	L 20–21
October 22	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas	W 27–10
October 29	at Colorado	Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado	W 40–14
November 5	Kansas State	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma	L 20–21
November 12	at Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri	L 10–16
November 19	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, Iowa	W 30–17
December 31	vs. No. 20 Baylor	Astrodome • Houston, Texas (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	W 24–14
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

After the season

The 1984 NFL Draft took place on May 1–2, 1984 at the Omni Park Central Hotel in New York City. The following Oklahoma State players were selected during the draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Team
Chris Rockins	S	2nd	48	Cleveland Browns
Ernest Anderson	RB	3rd	41	Detroit Lions
James Spencer	LB	10th	268	Minnesota Vikings
John Chesley	TE	10th	277	Miami Dolphins
Rod Fisher	DB	12th	309	Los Angeles Rams

^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "Oklahoma State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
↑ "1984 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
↑ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2016.

Oklahoma State Cowboys football

Venues	Boone Pickens Stadium (1920–present) Sherman E. Smith Training Center

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oklahoma: Bedlam Series Texas Tech Tulsa

Culture & lore	Bullet Pistol Pete "The Waving Song" "Ride 'Em Cowboys" Marching band Johnny Bright incident 2007 Texas game 2015 homecoming parade crash

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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National championship seasons in bold

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