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1987 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1987
team	Oklahoma State Cowboys
sport	football
image	Oklahoma State Athletics logo (1984-2000).svg
image_size	150
conference	Big Eight Conference
short_conf	Big 8
CoachRank	12
APRank	11
record	10–2
conf_record	5–2
head_coach	Pat Jones
hc_year	4th
off_coach	Larry Coker
oc_year	5th
def_coach	Louis Campbell
dc_year	3rd
stadium	Lewis Field
champion	Sun Bowl champion
bowl	[Sun Bowl](1987-sun-bowl)
bowl_result	W 35–33 vs. [West Virginia](1987-west-virginia-mountaineers-football-team)

The 1987 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Cowboys finished the regular season with a 9–2 record. Thurman Thomas was in his senior year for the Cowboys. In his career at Oklahoma State, Thomas had 897 rushes for 4,595 yards, 43 touchdowns, and 21 100-yard rushing games. He was also a Heisman Trophy candidate and a first team selection on the College Football All-America Team in 1987. In the 1987 Sun Bowl, Thomas ran for 157 yards and four touchdowns in the 35–33 victory over West Virginia, keeping Barry Sanders on the sidelines for the majority of the game. Thomas left OSU as the school's all-time leading rusher and his number 34 is one of only three jerseys retired at Oklahoma State. Sanders replaced Thomas as starter the next year in 1988.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Colorado

OSU - Sanders 4 Run (Blanchard kick)
OSU - Dykes 18 Gundy (Blanchard kick)
COL - Simmons 7 Run (Hannah kick)
COL - Hannah 32 FG
OSU - Williams 16 Gundy (Blanchard kick)
OSU - Thomas 5 Run (Blanchard kick)
COL - Bieniemy 6 Run (Hannah kick)
OSU - Limbrick 3 Run (Blanchard kick)
OSU - Sanders 73 punt return (Blanchard kick)
Passing: COL Aunese 5/11, 90 Yds, INT, OSU Gundy 21/28, 257 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Rushing: COL Flannagan 9/52, OSU Thomas 23/110
Receiving: COL Carl 3/61, OSU Dykes 8/114, TD

Roster

Pat Jones
Larry Coker – Offensive coordinator
Houston Nutt – Quarterback/Wide receivers
Bill Shimek – Running backs
Steve Gardner – Tight ends
Brad Seely – Offensive line
Louis Campbell – Defensive coordinator/defensive backs
George Walstad – Defensive line
Kenith Pope – Defensive ends
Jonny Barr – Linebackers

Awards and honors

Thurman Thomas: Heisman Trophy finalist, All-America

After the season

The 1988 NFL draft was held on April 24–25, 1988. The following Cowboys were selected.

4	92	Ricky Shaw	Linebacker	New York Giants

References

(September 6, 1987). "O-State outguns Tulsa, 39–28". Tulsa World.
(September 13, 1987). "Sanders' runs begin romp; Oklahoma State zaps UH". Times Record News.
(September 20, 1987). "OSU tops Wyoming". The Salina Journal.
(September 27, 1987). "Psst! There's another football team in Oklahoma". The Wichita Eagle Beacon.
(October 11, 1987). "Cowboys' triplets send message to Nebraska with rout of Buffs". Omaha World-Herald.
(October 18, 1987). "Nebraska finally puts it all together". Star Tribune.
(October 25, 1987). "Oklahoma State cuts off Missouri with the pass". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
(November 1, 1987). "Trick on K-State; Oklahoma State routs Wildcats, 56–7". The Olathe Daily News.
(November 8, 1987). "Sooners win...and pay for it". Tulsa World.
(November 15, 1987). "Cowboys burn Jayhawks, 49–17". The Montana Standard.
(November 22, 1987). "Thomas sets school record as Cowboys top Cyclones". The Sioux City Journal.
(December 26, 1987). "Cowboys win Sun in the snow". The El Paso Times.
Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 11. Retrieved 2019-Jan-07.
"1988 NFL Draft Listing".

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