Oklahoma State at Iowa State
Saturday, September 23, 1961 Share
Iowa State beat Oklahoma State 14–7. It was their third meeting; after it, Iowa State led the series 2–1.
FinalHigh 52°F, low 43°F, 0.14 in. of rainAttendance 16,848
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, September 24, 1961, page 87
Read the text
Hoppmun Scores Two Touchdowns For Iowa Stute AMES, Iowa. Sept. % CAPl .-Tailback Dave Hoppmann exploded for two touchdowns, one on a 40-yard run, and Iowa State stalled a 98-yard Okla homa State drive for a 14–7 Big Eight Conference football victory today. The cowboys long drive, which occupied all except a couple of minutes of the fourth quarter, ended in an apparant touchdown that was called back because of an ineligible receiver down field. Oklahoma States scoring opportunities did not end there. pass interference called on Iowa State on a fourth-down play gave the Cowboys new life on the Cyclone Is. However, after earning a first down on the 5. Oklahoma State could not penetrate Iowa States smashing defense.
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)
Iowa State 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Oklahoma State–Iowa State gameOklahoma State leads 34–22–3 in 59 meetings, counting the 56 since this game.
Around this game
Oklahoma State
- Next gameat ColoradoSept. 30, 1961
- SeasonOklahoma State in 1961
- ProgramOklahoma State history and records
Iowa State
- Next gameat OklahomaOct. 7, 1961
- SeasonIowa State in 1961
- ProgramIowa State history and records

