1980 Oklahoma State
3–7–1 (2–4–1 Big Eight), coached by Jimmy Johnson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado 42–7Nov 8
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vsWest Texas | L 19–20 | 65% |
| Sep 20 | at 17Arkansas | L 20–33 | 26% |
| Oct 4 | vs Washington | L 18–24 | 47% |
| Oct 11 | vs 19Missouri | L 7–30 | 39% |
| Oct 18 | at 10Nebraska | L 7–48 | 15% |
| Oct 25 | vs Kansas | T 14–14 | 59% |
| Nov 1 | vs San Diego State | W 15–6 | 66% |
| Nov 8 | vs Colorado | W 42–7 | 71% |
| Nov 15 | at Kansas State | W 10–0 | 57% |
| Nov 22 | vs Iowa State | L 21–23 | 66% |
| Nov 29 | at 6Oklahoma | L 14–63 | 13% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 63–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The tied 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
- Record
- 3–7–1
- Conference
- 2–4–1 5th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 187–268
- Coach
- Jimmy Johnson
- Elo
- 1475 −44 this season
- SP+ rating
- -2.9 No. 82 of 133; offense No. 79, defense No. 76
- SRS
- 1.1 No. 66 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Bob Leahy
- Defensive coordinator
- Jim Helms
Drafted in 1981
The 1981 draft| Rd 3 | Roger Taylor OT | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rd 5 | Dexter Manley DE | Washington Redskins |
All-Big Eight
2 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
Dean PraterDTUPI-1- Ricky YoungLBAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- Mel CampbellWRAP-2; UPI-2
- Mike GreenLBAP-2; UPI-2
- Jay JimersonDBAP-2
- Gregg JohnsonDBAP-2; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1980 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1980 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 7–0 | 10–2 | 3 |
| Nebraska | 6–1 | 10–2 | 7 |
| Missouri | 5–2 | 8–4 | |
| Kansas | 3–3–1 | 4–5–2 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Iowa State | 2–5 | 6–5 | |
| Kansas State | 1–6 | 3–8 | |
| Colorado | 1–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.