1961 Iowa State Cyclones football team
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Record | 5–5 (3–4 Big 8) |
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Captain | John Cooper |
Home stadium | Clyde Williams Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Colorado $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Missouri | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1961 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Clay Stapleton, the Cyclones compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 151 to 133.[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.
Iowa State halfback Dave Hoppmann led the country with 1,638 yards off total offense. Hoppman also led the team with 920 rushing yards, 718 passing yards, and 30 points (five touchdowns).[3][4] Two Iowa State players were selected as first-team all-conference players: Hoppmann and right guard Dan Celoni and left halfback Dave Hoppmann.[5]
The regular starting lineup on offense consisted of left end Larry Montre, left tackle Tom Graham, left guard Carl Proto, center Jon Spelman, right guard Dan Celoni, right tackle Dick Walton, right end Steve Sturek, quarterback Paul Sullivan, left halfback Dave Hoppmann, right halfback J.W. Burden, and fullback Dave Clayberg. John Cooper was the team captain.[2]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | 1:30 pm | at Drake* | W 21–0 | 12,465 | [6] | |
September 23 | 1:30 pm | Oklahoma State | W 14–7 | 16,848 | ||
October 7 | 2:00 pm | at Oklahoma | W 21–15 | 45,365 | ||
October 14 | 1:30 pm | at Kansas | L 7–21 | 32,176 | ||
October 21 | 1:30 pm | Missouri![]() |
| L 7–13 | 21,932 | [7] |
October 28 | 1:30 pm | Kansas State |
| W 31–7 | 18,475 | |
November 4 | 12:30 pm | at Boston College* | L 10–14 | 13,015 | ||
November 11 | 1:30 pm | Nebraska |
| L 13–16 | 13,106 | |
November 18 | 1:30 pm | at Tulsa* | W 27–6 | 6,600 | ||
November 25 | 2:30 pm | at No. 7 Colorado | L 0–34 | 30,399 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1961 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 154.
- ^ 2017 Fact Book, pp. 112-113.
- ^ "1961 Iowa State Cyclones Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ 2017 Fact Book, p. 75.
- ^ "Iowa State Escapes Drake, 21-0". The Des Moines Register. September 17, 1961. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Missouri Hits Iowa State, 13-7; Hoppmann Contained In Defeat". Council Bluffs Nonpareil. October 22, 1961. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.