1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Stanley (5th season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field

1977 Big Eight Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Iowa State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 12 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Colorado	3	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. This was the 77th year of football at OSU and the fifth under Jim Stanley. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 4–7, and 2–5 in the Big Eight Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Tulsa*	No. 20	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry)	W 33–21	39,168
September 18	at Arkansas*	No. 15	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 6–28	54,280
September 24	UTEP*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 54–0	39,000
October 1	Florida State*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 17–25	46,500
October 8	at No. 6 Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 13–29	52,904
October 15	Kansas State		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 21–14	48,200
October 22	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 21–0	38,326
October 29	No. 12 Nebraska		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 14–31	49,100
November 5	No. 3 Oklahoma		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)	L 28–61	50,088
November 12	Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 14–41
November 19	at Iowa State		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	L 13–21	41,060
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT Milton Hardaway Sr RB 43 Terry Miller Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jim Stanley Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

After the season

The 1978 NFL draft took place on May 2–3, 1978 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. The following Oklahoma State players were selected during the draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Team
Terry Miller	RB	1st	5	Buffalo Bills
Milton Hardaway	T	2nd	41	San Diego Chargers
Daria Butler	LB	12th	320	Atlanta Falcons