Iowa State Football Team History
Iowa State Cyclones
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Founded: 1858 Stadium: Cyclone-Jack Trice Stadium Capacity: 43,000 Colors: Red, Gold, Black & White Coach: Clay Stapleton Conference: Big Eight-
1961 Season Highlights
Clay Stapleton enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Iowa State.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 @ Drake
21
0
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Oklahoma State
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Oklahoma
21
15
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Kansas
7
21
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Missouri
7
13
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Kansas State
31
7
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Boston College
10
14
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Nebraska
13
16
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Tulsa
27
6
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Colorado
0
34
L
1961 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 151
Scoring Average 15.1
Points Allowed 133
Defense Average 13.3
Opponents Record 43-46
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 3-3
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1961 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1961 All Big Eight Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.