Oklahoma State at Iowa State

Saturday, September 23, 1961

Iowa State beat Oklahoma State 14–⁠7. It was their third meeting; after it, Iowa State led the series 2–⁠1.

AwayOklahoma State4–⁠6 in 1961
7
HomeIowa State5–⁠5 in 1961
14

FinalHigh 52°F, low 43°F, 0.14 in. of rainAttendance 16,848

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Hoppmun Scores Two Touchdowns For Iowa Stute

    Evening star, District of Columbia, September 24, 1961, page 87

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    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.

Oklahoma State leads 34–⁠22–⁠3 in 59 meetings, counting the 56 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Iowa State 20, Oklahoma State 13
2023Iowa State 34, Oklahoma State 27
2022Oklahoma State 20, Iowa State 14
2021Iowa State 24, Oklahoma State 21
2020Oklahoma State 24, Iowa State 21
2019Oklahoma State 34, Iowa State 27

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