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1971 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 1971 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their third and final season under head coach Floyd Gass, the Cowboys compiled a 4–6–1 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 322 to 184.^[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Bobby Cole with 631 rushing yards, Tony Pounds with 792 passing yards, and Dick Graham with 631 receiving yards.^[3][4]

The team played its home games at Lewis FieldinStillwater, Oklahoma.^[5] It was the last year the Cowboys played their home games on natural grass; AstroTurf was installed as part of a massive stadium renovation during the offseason, and the facility, now known as Boone-Pickens Stadium, has sported artificial turf since.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Mississippi State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 26–7	31,500	[6]
September 18	at No. 6Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 10–31	54,176
September 25	Virginia Tech*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 24–16	23,500	[7]
October 9	atTCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	T 14–14
October 16	atMissouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 37–16
October 23	No. 1Nebraska	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 13–41	37,000
October 30	atKansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 17–10	38,813
November 6	Kansas State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 23–35	34,758
November 13	at No. 12Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 6–40	40,211
November 20	atIowa State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 0–54	23,596
December 4	No. 3Oklahoma	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)	L 14–58	36,571
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season[edit]

The 1972 NFL Draft was held on February 1–2, 1972. The following Cowboy was selected.^[8]

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