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1984 Oklahoma State

10–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Big Eight), coached by Pat Jones, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1984, game by game: won at No. 12 Arizona State 45–3; won vs. Bowling Green 31–14; won vs. San Diego State 19–16; won at Tulsa 31–7; lost at No. 8 Nebraska 3–17; won vs. Kansas 47–10; won vs. Colorado 20–14; won at Kansas State 34–6; won vs. Missouri 31–13; won vs. Iowa State 16–10; lost at No. 2 Oklahoma 14–24; won vs. No. 7 South Carolina 21–14+42−14Won 45–3 at No. 12 Arizona State+42No. 12 Arizona StateWon 31–14 vs. Bowling Green+17Bowling GreenWon 19–16 vs. San Diego State+3San Diego StateWon 31–7 at Tulsa+24TulsaLost 3–17 at No. 8 Nebraska-14No. 8 NebraskaWon 47–10 vs. Kansas+37KansasWon 20–14 vs. Colorado+6ColoradoWon 34–6 at Kansas State+28Kansas StateWon 31–13 vs. Missouri+18MissouriWon 16–10 vs. Iowa State+6Iowa StateLost 14–24 at No. 2 Oklahoma-10No. 2 OklahomaWon 21–14 vs. No. 7 South Carolina+7No. 7 South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8at12Arizona StateW 45–⁠344%
Sep 15vsBowling GreenW 31–⁠1469%
Sep 22vsSan Diego StateW 19–⁠1683%
Sep 29atTulsaW 31–⁠755%
Oct 6at8NebraskaL 3–⁠1735%
Oct 20vsKansasW 47–⁠1085%
Oct 27vsColoradoW 20–⁠1489%
Nov 3atKansas StateW 34–⁠682%
Nov 10vsMissouriW 31–⁠1376%
Nov 17vsIowa StateW 16–⁠1090%
Nov 24at2OklahomaL 14–⁠2443%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs7South CarolinaGator BowlW 21–⁠1458%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Carolina 21–⁠14 in the Gator Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 13
  2. Wk 4: 12
  3. Wk 5: 10
  4. Wk 6: 9
  5. Wk 7: 13
  6. Wk 8: 12
  7. Wk 9: 10
  8. Wk 10: 7
  9. Wk 11: 7
  10. Wk 12: 4
  11. Wk 13: 3
  12. Wk 14: 9
  13. Wk 15: 9
  14. Final: 7

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 1984.

Consensus All-AmericanRod Brown, DB

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Big Eight
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 3
Points
312–⁠148
Coach
Pat Jones
Elo
1700 +113 this season
SP+ rating
21.2 No. 6 of 106; offense No. 23, defense No. 2
SRS
14.6 No. 8 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Larry Coker

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 6Rusty Hilger QBLos Angeles Raiders
Rd 7James Harris WRWashington Redskins

All-Big Eight

8 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Paul BlairDown linemenAP-1; UPI-2
  • Ralph PartidaDown linemenAP-2; UPI-1
  • Leslie O’NealDTAP-1; UPI-1
  • Rodney HardingDTAP-1; UPI-1
  • Matt MangerLBAP-1; UPI-2
  • Rod BrownDBAP-1; UPI-1
  • Mark MooreDBAP-2; UPI-1
  • Larry RoachPlace-kickerAP-1; UPI-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1984 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska6–⁠110–⁠24
Oklahoma6–⁠19–⁠2–⁠16
Oklahoma State5–⁠210–⁠27
Kansas4–⁠35–⁠6
Missouri2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Kansas State2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Colorado1–⁠61–⁠10
Iowa State0–⁠5–⁠22–⁠7–⁠2

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