1961 Arlington State Rebels football team

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1961 Arlington State Rebels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1960
1962  
1961 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington and Lee   9 0 0
Tampa   8 1 0
Mississippi College   8 1 0
Mississippi Southern   8 2 0
Memphis State   8 2 0
Delta State   7 2 1
Howard (AL)   7 2 0
South Carolina Trade   6 2 0
Maryville (TN)   6 2 0
Sewanee   5 2 1
Miles   5 2 0
Navy   7 3 0
Arlington State   7 3 0
Louisville   6 3 0
Miami (FL)   7 4 0
McMurry   6 4 0
Houston   5 4 1
Livingstone   5 4 0
Southwestern (TN)   4 4 0
Emory & Henry   4 4 0
Florida State   4 5 1
Norfolk State   3 4 0
Abilene Christian   4 6 0
Chattanooga   4 6 0
Georgetown (KY)   2 3 1
Arkansas State   3 6 0
Austin   2 7 0
Trinity (TX)   2 7 0
Millsaps   1 5 2
Centre   1 7 0

The 1961 Arlington State Rebels football team was an American football team that represented Arlington State College (now known as the University of Texas at Arlington) as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Chena Gilstrap, the team compiled a 7–3 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Mississippi Southern L 7–306,000–8,500 [1]
September 23 Southwestern Louisiana W 26–05,000–8,000 [2] [3]
September 30 Stephen F. Austin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
W 26–04,800–5,500 [4]
October 7at McNeese State
W 22–195,500 [5]
October 14 Louisiana Tech
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
W 8–75,000–7,000 [6]
October 21at McMurry L 22–233,000–6,000 [7]
October 28at Trinity (TX) W 19–142,300–3,000 [8]
November 4 Abilene Christian
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
L 15–175,600 [9]
November 11at Northeast Louisiana State W 35–62,500 [10]
November 18 Southwestern Oklahoma State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
W 27–05,000 [11]

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