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1967 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 0 0 10 1 0
Colorado 5 2 0 9 2 0
Kansas 5 2 0 5 5 0
Missouri 4 3 0 7 3 0
Nebraska 3 4 0 6 4 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 0 4 5 1
Iowa State 1 6 0 2 8 0
Kansas State 0 7 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in the Big Eight Conference during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Phil Cutchin, the Cowboys compiled a 4–5–1 record (3–4 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 140 to 123.[1][2]

On offense, the 1967 team averaged 12.3 points scored, 165.9 rushing yards, and 100.6 passing yards per game.[3] On defense, the team allowed an average of 14.0 points scored, 188.2 rushing yards, and 94.5 passing yards per game.[4] The team's statistical leaders included Jack Reynolds with 643 rushing yards, Ronnie Johnson with 494 passing yards, Terry Brown with 425 receiving yards, and Larry Gosney with 36 points scored.[5][6]

Back Harry Cheatwood was selected by the Central Press Association as a first-team All-American.[7] Cheatwood and lineman Jon Kolb were selected as first-team All-Big Eight Conference players.[8]

The team played its home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.[9]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Air Force*T 0–0
September 23at Arkansas*W 7–653,000
October 7at Texas*L 0–1951,000[10]
October 21Kansasdagger
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 15–2632,619
October 28at No. 3 ColoradoW 10–742,200
November 4Missouri
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 0–7
November 11at NebraskaL 0–965,388
November 18at Iowa StateW 28–1416,912
November 25Kansas State
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 49–1412,500
December 2at No. 5 OklahomaL 14–3862,038
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1967 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboy Football 2016 Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University. p. 173. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  3. ^ 2016 Football Guide, p. 138.
  4. ^ 2016 Football Guide, p. 140.
  5. ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 168, 170.
  6. ^ "1967 Oklahoma State Cowboys Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  7. ^ 2016 Football Guide, p. 149.
  8. ^ 2016 Football Guide, p. 155.
  9. ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219.
  10. ^ "Longhorns blank Oklahoma State". The Odessa American. October 8, 1967. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.