1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
MVPJim Elliott, John Maisel
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Colorado $ 7 0 0 9 2 0
No. 11 Missouri 5 2 0 7 2 1
Kansas 5 2 0 7 3 1
Oklahoma 4 3 0 5 5 0
Iowa State 3 4 0 5 5 0
Oklahoma State 2 5 0 4 6 0
Nebraska 2 5 0 3 6 1
Kansas State 0 7 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team was an American football that represented Oklahoma State University (now known as Oklahoma State University–Stillwater) as a member of the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1961 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Cliff Speegle, the Cowboys compiled a 4–6 record (2–5 in conference games), tied for sixth place in the Big 8, and were outscored by a total of 166 to 154.[1][2]

The team played its home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.[3]

  1. ^ "1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboy Football 2016 Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University. p. 173. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  3. ^ 2016 Football Guide, pp. 217, 219.