1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jim Stanley in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big 8. Oklahoma State played home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma

1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	3–8 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Stanley (6th season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Oklahoma +	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Nebraska +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Missouri	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Kansas State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kansas	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Wichita State*	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 10–20	30,518	[1]
September 16	at No. 16 Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 20–38	40,338	[2]
September 23	No. 2 Arkansas*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 7–19	49,500	[3]
September 30	vs. North Texas State*	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	L 7–12	21,800	[4]
October 7	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 7–18	21,900	[5]
October 14	No. 13 Colorado	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 24–20	41,200	[6]
October 21	Kansas	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 21–7	35,336	[7]
October 28	at No. 4 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 14–22	75,786	[8]
November 4	Missouri	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 35–20	47,750	[9]
November 11	Iowa State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 15–28	40,300	[10]
November 18	at No. 4 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	L 7–62	72,339	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season

The 1979 NFL draft was held on May 3–4, 1979. The following Cowboys were selected.^[13]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
9	223	Scott Burk	Defensive back	Cincinnati Bengals
10	254	Steve Stephens	Tight end	Baltimore Colts