1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
MVPs
  • Jim Elliott
  • John Maisel
Home stadiumLewis Field
1961 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Colorado $ 7 0 09 2 0
No. 11 Missouri 5 2 07 2 1
Kansas 5 2 07 3 1
Oklahoma 4 3 05 5 0
Iowa State 3 4 05 5 0
Oklahoma State 2 5 04 6 0
Nebraska 2 5 03 6 1
Kansas State 0 7 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team was an American football that represented Oklahoma State University (now known as Oklahoma State University–Stillwater) as a member of the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1961 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Cliff Speegle, the Cowboys compiled a 4–6 record (2–5 in conference games), tied for sixth place in the Big 8, and were outscored by a total of 166 to 154.

The team played its home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.