Iowa State at Oklahoma

Saturday, November 17, 1951

No. 12 Oklahoma beat Iowa State 35–⁠6. It was their 24th meeting; after it, Oklahoma led the series 21–⁠2–⁠1.

AwayIowa State4–⁠4–⁠1 in 1951
6
Home12Oklahoma8–⁠2 in 1951
35

FinalHigh 41°F, low 26°FAttendance 34,761

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Iowa State Tramp|ed BY Oklahoma, 35-6

    Evening star, November 18, 1951, page 60

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    Iowa State Tramp|ed BY Oklahoma, 35–⁠6 NORMAN, Okla, Nov. II. - Oklahoma smashed Iowa State, 1915, today, employing a good ground attack and adequate aerial defense to defeat club that travels principally through the skies. While 10000 fans shivered in a cold north wind. the Nations S No. II team rolled methodically to its 25th straight Big Seven triumph and clinched a tie for the conference title it has owned exclusively the past three years. FuHback Buck McPhail spurted right through the middle for 81 yards and a touchdown the second time Oklahoma held the ball in the opening period and the issue was never in doubt thereafter. The Sooners churned 323 yards on the ground and tossed in just enough passes to open up the Iowa State defenses. Halfback Dick Heatley scored two touchdowns and lateralled to Quarterback Ed die Crowder for another. Buddy Leake passed 8 yards to John Reddell for the final Oklahoma score. After building UP a $50 lead, the Sooners fell apart in the final period, however and Dick Mann cashed in one of five Oklahoma fumbles by passing 13 yards to Dick Cox for the lone Iowa State touchdown wit five minutes of the game remaining.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Oklahoma 86% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Oklahoma leads 80–⁠7–⁠2 in 89 meetings, counting the 65 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Oklahoma 50, Iowa State 20
2022Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 13
2021Oklahoma 28, Iowa State 21
2020Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21Big 12 Championship Game
2020Iowa State 37, Oklahoma 30
2019Oklahoma 42, Iowa State 41

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