1989 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 1989 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Pat Jones, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big 8. Oklahoma State played home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

1989 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Pat Jones (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Coker (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Miller (1st season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field

1989 Big Eight Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Colorado $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Nebraska	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Missouri	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	L 10–20	40,785
September 16	12:30 p.m.	at Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 13–37	88,670
September 23	6:30 p.m.	Texas Tech*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 15–31	40,200
September 30	6:30 p.m.	Wyoming*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 27–7	40,200
October 7	1:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	L 15–37	74,610
October 14	3:00 p.m.	Kansas State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 17–13	40,100
October 21	1:30 p.m.	No. 4 Nebraska	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 23–48	40,000
October 28	1:30 p.m.	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 31–30	42,463
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 37–24	28,500
November 11	1:30 p.m.	No. 2 Colorado	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 17–41	41,500
November 18	1:30 p.m.	Iowa State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 21–31	33,200
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Personnel

1989 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL Josh Arrott RB Vernon Brown TE Scott Copeland OL Brent Davis RB Ronnie Fisher QB Kenny Ford WR Jarrod Green QB Mike Gundy Sr RB Gerald Hudson WR Robert Kirksey WR Curtis Mayfield WR Brent Parker OL Keith Roller QB Chris Smith OL Pete Surette TE Vance Vice TE Mark Walker OL Scott Webb QB Earl Wheeler RB Cecil Wilson	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB George Bright DB Cornell Cannon DB Mike Clark DL Brandon Colbert LB Sim Drain DB Jay Fleischman DB Joe King DL Shawn Mackey DL Ruben Oliver DL Stacey Satterwhite DB Rod Smith LB Mike Woolridge	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K, P Cary Blanchard	Head coach Pat Jones Coordinators/assistant coaches Larry Coker – Offensive coordinator Houston Nutt – Quarterback/Wide receivers Bill Shimek – Running backs Steve Gardner – Tight ends Denver Johnson – Offensive line Bill Miller – Defensive coordinator George Walstad – Defensive line Kenith Pope – Defensive ends Brent Guy – Linebackers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

At Ohio State

Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–1) at Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma St	7	6	0	0	13
Ohio St	6	10	14	7	37

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 1:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Overcast, 66 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 88,670
• Referee: John Nealon
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter OHST – Carlos Snow 20-yard run (pass failed), 9:51. Ohio St 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 0:54. OKST – Curtis Mayfield 21-yard pass from Mike Gundy (Cary Blanchard kick), 4:57. Oklahoma St 7–6. Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 1:02. Second quarter OKST – Cary Blanchard 20-yard field goal, 12:00. Oklahoma St 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 5:16. OHST – Pat O'Morrow 46-yard field goal, 7:32. Oklahoma St 10–9. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:23. OKST – Cary Blanchard 33-yard field goal, 0:32. Oklahoma St 13–9. Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 7:00. OHST – Carlos Snow 2-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 0:07. Ohio St 16–13. Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:20. Third quarter OHST – Bernard Edwards 33-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 9:17. Ohio St 23–13. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:34. OHST – Scottie Graham 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 1:47. Ohio St 30–13. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:55. Fourth quarter OHST – Bobby Olive 27-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 10:21. Ohio St 37–13. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:13. Top passers OKST – Mike Gundy – 6/14, 55 yards, TD, 2 INT OHST – Greg Frey – 16/21, 205 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers OKST – Gerald Hudson – 29 rushes, 146 yards OHST – Carlos Snow – 12 rushes, 67 yards, 2 TD Top receivers OKST – Curtis Mayfield – 4 receptions, 44 yards, TD OHST – Bobby Olive – 5 receptions, 108 yards, TD