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1969 Oklahoma State

5–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Big Eight), coached by Floyd Gass.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1969, game by game: lost at No. 2 Arkansas 0–39; won vs. Houston 24–18; won vs. Texas Tech 17–10; lost at No. 6 Missouri 21–31; lost at Nebraska 3–13; won at Kansas 28–25; won vs. No. 15 Kansas State 28–19; lost at Colorado 14–17; won at Iowa State 35–0; lost vs. Oklahoma 27–28+35−39Lost 0–39 at No. 2 Arkansas-39No. 2 ArkansasWon 24–18 vs. Houston+6HoustonWon 17–10 vs. Texas Tech+7Texas TechLost 21–31 at No. 6 Missouri-10No. 6 MissouriLost 3–13 at Nebraska-10NebraskaWon 28–25 at Kansas+3KansasWon 28–19 vs. No. 15 Kansas State+9No. 15 Kansas StateLost 14–17 at Colorado-3ColoradoWon 35–0 at Iowa State+35Iowa StateLost 27–28 vs. Oklahoma-1Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20at2ArkansasL 0–⁠3921%
Sep 27vsHoustonW 24–⁠1840%
Oct 4vsTexas TechW 17–⁠1052%
Oct 18at6MissouriL 21–⁠3120%
Oct 25atNebraskaL 3–⁠1330%
Nov 1atKansasW 28–⁠2541%
Nov 8vs15Kansas StateW 28–⁠1944%
Nov 15atColoradoL 14–⁠1736%
Nov 22atIowa StateW 35–⁠054%
Nov 29vsOklahomaL 27–⁠2853%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 28–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 46th-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 1969.

Consensus All-AmericanJohn Ward, OT

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked
Points
197–⁠200
Coach
Floyd Gass
Elo
1527 +67 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.5 No. 25 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 1John Ward OGMinnesota Vikings
Rd 2Jerry Sherk DTCleveland Browns
Rd 6Bob Cutburth QBChicago Bears

All-Big Eight

3 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1969 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1969 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Missouri6–⁠19–⁠26
Nebraska6–⁠19–⁠211
Colorado5–⁠28–⁠316
Oklahoma4–⁠36–⁠4
Kansas State3–⁠45–⁠5
Oklahoma State3–⁠45–⁠5
Iowa State1–⁠63–⁠7
Kansas0–⁠71–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.