1961 Oklahoma State
4–6 (2–5 Big Eight), coached by Cliff Speegle. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 45–0Nov 25
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | at Iowa State | L 7–14 | 30% |
| Sep 30 | at Colorado | L 0–24 | 34% |
| Oct 7 | vs Tulsa | W 26–0 | 53% |
| Oct 14 | vs Missouri | L 0–10 | 31% |
| Oct 21 | vs Nebraska | W 14–6 | 57% |
| Oct 28 | at Kansas | L 8–42 | 22% |
| Nov 4 | atWichita State | L 13–25 | 24% |
| Nov 18 | vs Houston | W 28–24 | 47% |
| Nov 25 | vs Kansas State | W 45–0 | 79% |
| Dec 2 | at Oklahoma | L 13–21 | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 21–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 6th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 154–166
- Coach
- Cliff Speegle
- Elo
- 1461 −5 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.1 No. 54 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Most valuable player
- Jim Elliott and John Maisel
Drafted in 1962
The 1962 draft| Rd 4 | Jim Dillard B | Baltimore Colts |
| Rd 7 | Gary Cutsinger OT | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 4 | Gary Cutsinger DE | Houston Oilers (AFL) |
All-Big Eight
2 second teamSecond team
Jim DillardBAP-2; UPI-2- Frank ParkerOTAP-2; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1961 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1961 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 7–0 | 9–2 | 7 |
| Missouri | 5–2 | 7–2–1 | 11 |
| Kansas | 5–2 | 7–3–1 | |
| Oklahoma | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
| Iowa State | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Nebraska | 2–5 | 3–6–1 | |
| Kansas State | 0–7 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.