1968 Oklahoma State
3–7 (2–5 Big Eight), coached by Phil Cutchin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 11 Houston 21–17Oct 12
Houston was ranked No. 11, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at Arkansas | L 15–32 | 32% |
| Oct 5 | at Texas | L 3–31 | 30% |
| Oct 12 | at 11Houston | W 21–17 | 19% |
| Oct 19 | at 4Kansas | L 14–49 | 25% |
| Oct 26 | vs Nebraska | L 20–21 | 40% |
| Nov 2 | at 10Missouri | L 7–42 | 19% |
| Nov 9 | vs Colorado | W 34–17 | 33% |
| Nov 16 | vs Iowa State | W 26–17 | 69% |
| Nov 23 | at Kansas State | L 14–21 | 54% |
| Nov 30 | vs 11Oklahoma | L 7–41 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 41–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1968.
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 6th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 161–288
- Coach
- Phil Cutchin
- Elo
- 1440 −28 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.7 No. 54 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1969
The 1969 draft| Rd 3 | Jon Kolb C | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rd 3 | Terry Brown DB | St. Louis Cardinals |
All-Big Eight
2 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
Jon KolbCAP-1; UPI-1- John LittleMGAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- Terry BrownEAP-2
- John WardOTAP-2
- Larry GosneyLBAP-2
- Gary GoodwinDBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1968 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1968 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 6–1 | 9–2 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 6–1 | 7–4 | 11 |
| Missouri | 5–2 | 8–3 | 9 |
| Nebraska | 3–4 | 6–4 | |
| Colorado | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Kansas State | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Iowa State | 1–6 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.