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<td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1980_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team" title="1980 Iowa State Cyclones football team">Iowa State</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Oklahoma State</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1980_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="1980 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1980_Kansas_Jayhawks_football_team" title="1980 Kansas Jayhawks football team">Kansas</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1980_Colorado_Buffaloes_football_team" title="1980 Colorado Buffaloes football team">Colorado</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>$ – Conference champion</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1980 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team</b> represented <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_State_University%E2%80%93Stillwater" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma State University–Stillwater">Oklahoma State University</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Big_Eight_Conference" title="Big Eight Conference">Big Eight Conference</a> during the <a href="/wiki/1980_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1980 NCAA Division I-A football season">1980 NCAA Division I-A football season</a>. In their second season under head coach <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(American_football_coach)" title="Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)">Jimmy Johnson</a>, the Cowboys compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–4–1 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 268 to 187.<sup id="cite_ref-SR_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The team's statistical leaders included Ed Smith with 613 rushing yards, Jim Traber with 619 passing yards, Mel Campbell with 536 receiving yards, and placekicker Colin Ankersen with 39 points scored.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The team played its home games at <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Lewis Field">Lewis Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/Stillwater,_Oklahoma" title="Stillwater, Oklahoma">Stillwater, Oklahoma</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Site</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Source</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 13</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_West_Texas_State_Buffaloes_football_team" title="1980 West Texas State Buffaloes football team">West Texas State</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boone_Pickens_Stadium" title="Boone Pickens Stadium">Lewis Field</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Stillwater,_Oklahoma" title="Stillwater, Oklahoma">Stillwater, OK</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 19–20</td><td style="text-align:center">48,400</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 20</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 17 <a href="/wiki/1980_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="1980 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Arkansas</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/War_Memorial_Stadium_(Arkansas)" title="War Memorial Stadium (Arkansas)">War Memorial Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Little_Rock,_Arkansas" title="Little Rock, Arkansas">Little Rock, AR</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 20–33</td><td style="text-align:center">55,822</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 4</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1980 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Lewis Field</li><li>Stillwater, OK</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 18–24</td><td style="text-align:center">48,200</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 11</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 19 <a href="/wiki/1980_Missouri_Tigers_football_team" title="1980 Missouri Tigers football team">Missouri</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Lewis Field</li><li>Stillwater, OK</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 7–30</td><td style="text-align:center">48,000</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 18</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 10 <a href="/wiki/1980_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1980 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Lincoln)" title="Memorial Stadium (Lincoln)">Memorial Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_Nebraska" title="Lincoln, Nebraska">Lincoln, NE</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 7–48</td><td style="text-align:center">76,021</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 25</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_Kansas_Jayhawks_football_team" title="1980 Kansas Jayhawks football team">Kansas</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Lewis Field</li><li>Stillwater, OK</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">T</span> 14–14</td><td style="text-align:center">41,000</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team" title="1980 San Diego State Aztecs football team">San Diego State</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Lewis Field</li><li>Stillwater, OK</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 15–6</td><td style="text-align:center">24,716</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 8</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_Colorado_Buffaloes_football_team" title="1980 Colorado Buffaloes football team">Colorado</a><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Lewis Field</li><li>Stillwater, OK</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 42–7</td><td style="text-align:center">50,000</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 15</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1980_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="1980 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Snyder_Family_Football_Stadium" title="Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium">KSU Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Manhattan,_Kansas" title="Manhattan, Kansas">Manhattan, KS</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 10–0</td><td style="text-align:center">22,370</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 22</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team" title="1980 Iowa State Cyclones football team">Iowa State</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Lewis Field</li><li>Stillwater, OK</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 21–23</td><td style="text-align:center">37,500</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 29</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 6 <a href="/wiki/1980_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gaylord_Family_Oklahoma_Memorial_Stadium" title="Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium">Oklahoma Memorial Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Norman,_Oklahoma" title="Norman, Oklahoma">Norman, OK</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bedlam_Series" title="Bedlam Series">Bedlam Series</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 14–63</td><td style="text-align:center">75,681</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="6" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>*Non-conference game</li><li><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup>Homecoming</li><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1980_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="1980 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">AP Poll</a> released prior to the game</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roster">Roster</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background-color:#FE5C00;color:#000000;">1980 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;"> <th colspan="3">Players </th> <th>Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Offense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>—-</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Doerner, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">John Doerner</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>12</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hilger, Rusty"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rusty_Hilger" title="Rusty Hilger">Rusty Hilger</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">OT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>74</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Taylor, Roger"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Roger Taylor (American football)">Roger Taylor</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Defense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-right:1px solid #666; border-left:1px solid #666; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>11</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hill, Greg"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Hill_(cornerback)" title="Greg Hill (cornerback)">Greg Hill</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>94</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Lewis, Gary"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Lewis_(defensive_lineman)" title="Gary Lewis (defensive lineman)">Gary Lewis</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>58</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Manley, Dexter"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dexter_Manley" title="Dexter Manley">Dexter Manley</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>95</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Prater, Dean"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dean_Prater" title="Dean Prater">Dean Prater</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Special teams</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(American_football_coach)" title="Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)">Jimmy Johnson</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Coordinators/assistant coaches</dt></dl> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <ul><li><b>(C)</b> Team captain</li> <li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li> <li><b>(I)</b> Ineligible</li></ul> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> Injured</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/23px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/30px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Redshirt</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="After_the_season">After the season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: After the season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1981_NFL_draft" title="1981 NFL draft">1981 NFL draft</a> was held on April 28–29, 1981. The following Cowboys were selected.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#FE5C00;color:#000000;">Round </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#FE5C00;color:#000000;">Pick </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#FE5C00;color:#000000;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#FE5C00;color:#000000;">Position </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#FE5C00;color:#000000;">NFL team </th></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>75</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Roger Taylor (American football)">Roger Taylor</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">Tackle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>119</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dexter_Manley" title="Dexter Manley">Dexter Manley</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">Defensive end</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>271</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dean_Prater" title="Dean Prater">Dean Prater</a></td> <td>Defensive end</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/1938_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1938 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1939 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1940 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1941 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1942 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1943 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1944 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1944</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1945_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1945 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1945</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1946 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1947 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1948 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1949 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1950 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1951 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1952 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1953 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1954 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1955 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Oklahoma_A%26M_Cowboys_football_team" title="1956 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1957 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1958 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1959 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1960 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1962 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1963 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1964 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1965 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1966 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1967 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1968 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1969 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1970 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1971 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1972 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1973 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1974 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1975 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1979 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1979</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1981 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1982 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1983 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1985 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1987 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1989 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1990 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1991 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1992 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="1993 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">1993</a></li> 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team">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2003 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2004 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2005 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2006 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2007 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2009 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2010 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2013 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2017 Oklahoma State 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