| 1961 North Carolina College Eagles football | |
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CIAA champion | |
| Conference | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–0–2 (5–0–2 CIAA) |
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| North Carolina College $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johnson C. Smith | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winston-Salem State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Union | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth City State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Augustine's | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fayetteville State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaw | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Paul's (VA) | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 North Carolina College Eagles football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina College (NCC) as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1961 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Herman Riddick, the Eagles compiled a 7–0–2 record (5–0–2 in conference games), won the CIAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 150 to 40. [1] It was NCC's fourth CIAA championship since 1953. [2]
Amos Thornton broke the school's single-season scoring record. He scored nine touchdowns in the first eight games. [3]
The team played its home games at O'Kelly Field in Durham, North Carolina.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | at Allen * | Columbia, SC | W 19–6 | ||||
| September 30 | Morgan State |
| W 21–0 | 4,500 | [4] | ||
| October 7 | St. Augustine's | Raleigh, NC | W 14–0 | [3] | |||
| October 14 | Virginia State |
| T 6–6 | [5] | |||
| October 21 | at Maryland State | Princess Anne, MD | T 0–0 | [6] | |||
| October 28 | Shaw |
| W 26–0 | [7] | |||
| November 3 | at Morris Brown * |
| W 31–21 | [8] [9] | |||
| November 11 | Virginia Union  |
| W 20–7 | [10] | |||
| November 23 | at North Carolina A&T | Greensboro, NC (Carolina Classic) | W 13–0 | [2] | |||
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