1961 Mayville State Comets football team

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1961 Mayville State Comets football
NDIC champion
Conference North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
Record8–0 (6–0 NDIC)
Head coach
Seasons
 1960
1962 
1961 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mayville State $ 6 0 08 0 0
Wahpeton Science 4 2 06 2 0
Dickinson State 4 2 05 3 0
Jamestown 3 3 04 4 0
Minot State 3 3 04 5 0
Valley City State 1 5 01 7 0
Ellendale 0 6 00 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1961 Mayville State Comets football team was an American football team that represented Mayville State Teachers College (now known as Mayville State University) as a member of the North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (NDIC) during the 1961 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Jerome Berg, the Comets compiled a perfect 8–0 record (6–0 in conference games), won the NDCAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 203 to 47.

Seven Mayville players were selected as first-team players on the 1961 All-NDIC football team: back Art Oliver; end Darryl Glbran; tackles Vern Spitzer and Wendell Corbett; guards Ken Nessa, Dick Roragen, and Mike Strand. [1]

The team played its home games in Mayville, North Dakota.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 15Minot StateW 32–13 [2]
September 22at EllendaleEllendale, NDW 40–0 [3]
September 29Bethel (MN)W 21–7
October 7Valley CityW 37–0 [4]
October 13Dickinson StateMayville, NDW 7–0 [5]
October 21JamestownW 19–14 [6]
October 27at Wahpeton ScienceWahpeton, NDW 14–13 [7] [8]
November 4NorthlandW 33–0 [9]

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References

  1. "Mayville Dominates All-NDIC Grid Team". The Bismarck Tribune. November 18, 1961. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Mayville Drops Minot 32-13". Morning Pioneer. September 16, 1961. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mayville Clinches 3rd Straight NDIC Crown". The Bismarck Tribune. October 23, 1961. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Savages Whip Dusties, Mayville Rolls Again". The Bismarck Tribune. October 9, 1961. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mayville Nips Dickinson 7-0, Heads for Title". The Bismarck Tribune. October 14, 1961. p. 8 via newspapers.com.
  6. "Mayville Clinches 3rd Straight NDIC Crown". The Bismarck Tribune. October 23, 1961. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Mayville Cops NDIC Grid Title". Morning Pioneer. October 28, 1961. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Mayville Holds Off Wahpeton Bid 14-13". The Bismarck Tribune. October 28, 1961. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Dickinson, Minot Lose To S. Dak. Football Teams". Morning Pioneer. November 6, 1961. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.