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Oklahoma State Football Team History


Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoma State University
 Stillwater, OK
Founded: 1890
Stadium: Boone Pickens Stadium
Capacity: 50,614
Colors: Orange & Black
Coach: Clifton Cliff Speegle
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1901  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024
1961 Season Highlights
 Clifton Cliff Speegle enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Oklahoma State.
 
1961 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Iowa State  7   14   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Colorado  0   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Tulsa  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Missouri  0   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Nebraska  14   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Kansas  8   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Wichita State  13   25   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Houston  28   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Kansas State  45   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 2  @ Oklahoma  13   21   L       
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Points Scored154
  Scoring Average15.4
  Points Allowed166
  Defense Average16.6
  Opponents Record45-43
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record0-5
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1961 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 7-3-126988Won  33-75-216151  Jack Mitchell
Iowa State 5-5151133 3-493113  Clay Stapleton
Colorado 9-2184104Lost  7-257-012739  Everett Sonny Grandelius
Missouri 7-2-112457 5-27637  Dan Devine
Oklahoma 5-5122141 4-39586  Charles B. Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma State 4-6154166 2-587117  Clifton Cliff Speegle
Nebraska 3-6-1119135 2-56693  Bill Jennings
Kansas State 2-858232 0-722191  Doug Weaver

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.