With a staggering fifty-one national titles and numerous other championships under their belt, the Oklahoma State Cowboys are in a league of their own. They have been there and have done it all over the years to solidify their status as true NCAA Division I powerhouse. The latest season gives them another chance to go all the way and add another chapter or two to their incredible legacy. They have raised the bar for others to follow and the trend looks well set to continue for a long time to come yet.
The Oklahoma State Cowboys have been a dominant presence among all NCAA institutions. Their achievements on the field have made them a program others look up to. To lead the line for well over a century takes a lot of skill and a lot of hard work. These two facets describe the Cowboys absolutely perfectly. They have been epitome of excellence which has contributed a lot towards people from all around the country buying Oklahoma State Cowboys tickets to watch them in action live. That looks to be the case for this season as well.
Football
The Oklahoma State Cowboys football program has produced seventeen Consensus All-Americans. They have also made it to the postseason bowl games on twenty-three occasions winning fifteen of those. They have won nine conference titles and have two of their former players inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame.
Baseball
The Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball program has an impressive legacy as well. The program has gone on to clinch the conference title an astonishing thirty times. They have also got their hands on the Conference Tournament on nineteen occasions. The Cowboys have taken part in thirty eight NCAA Tournament on their way to headlining the College World Series nineteen times. They have also been crowned the best in the country one time.
Wrestling
Wrestling success for the program was initiated in the year 1916 by Edward C. Gallagher. The Oklahoma State Cowboys have had incredible amount of success in the sport. They have won a whopping thirty-four national titles. On top of that they have also gone on to get 134 individual titles as an NCAA program. 213 former wrestlers have gone on to get All-American status. The wrestling program has also brought their way 47 Conference team crowns and another unbelievable 234 individual Conference titles. This is a legacy that has not been matched by too many teams in recent years.
Basketball
The Oklahoma State Cowboys made their way to the basketball court for the first time in the year 1908. Since then they have been able to win seventeen regular season conference championships and three Conference Tournaments. They have made it to the NCAA Tournament an impressive 25 times and won it twice.
Golf
Golf doesn’t lack too far behind in terms of the number of titles won by the Cowboys. The program is among the most successful in history. The Cowboys have gone on to make their way to the NCAA Championship 66 times. They have managed to get their hands on the national championship 10 times as well, most recent of which came in the year 2006. Men’s golf has also brought their way a very impressive 54 conference titles.
Legacy
The Oklahoma State Cowboys have a legacy that is very close to being unbelievable. Apart from the national and conference titles accumulated over the years, they have also produced sixty-eight athletes who have at some point in time gone on to compete in the Olympics. That has resulted in twenty one gold, four silver and five bronze medals. These are more than impressive stats for an athletics program. We can expect these numbers to increase even further in future.