1961 Oklahoma
5–5 (4–3 Big Eight), coached by Bud Wilkinson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 17–6Nov 4
By 11 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | at Notre Dame | L 6–19 | 49% |
| Oct 7 | vs Iowa State | L 15–21 | 47% |
| Oct 14 | vs Texas | L 7–28 | 26% |
| Oct 21 | vs Kansas | L 0–10 | 35% |
| Oct 28 | vs Colorado | L 14–22 | 40% |
| Nov 4 | at Kansas State | W 17–6 | 58% |
| Nov 11 | at Missouri | W 7–0 | 15% |
| Nov 18 | at Army | W 14–8 | 29% |
| Nov 25 | at Nebraska | W 21–14 | 56% |
| Dec 2 | vs Oklahoma State | W 21–13 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Oklahoma State 21–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1961.
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 4–3 4th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 122–141
- Coach
- Bud Wilkinson
- Elo
- 1550 +31 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.8 No. 36 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bill White
All-Big Eight
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Billy WhiteOTAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- Jimmy CarpenterBAP-2
- Mike McClellanBUPI-2
- Ronny PayneEUPI-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.