1961 Northern State Wolves football team

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1961 Northern State Wolves football
SDIC champion
Conference South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
Record9–1 (6–0 SDIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSimmons Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Northern State $^ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0
Huron 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Southern State (SD) 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
South Dakota Tech 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Black Hills 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Dakota Wesleyan 2 –4 –02 –7 –0
General Beadle 0 –6 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1961 Northern State Wolves football team was an American football team that represented Northern State Teachers College (now known as Northern State University) as a member of the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) during the 1961 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Clark Swisher, the Wolves compiled a 9–0 record in the regular season (6–0 in conference games), won the SDIC championship, outscored opponents by a total of 357 to 82, and were ranked No. 6 in the final NAIA poll. [1] [2] Northern State then lost to the eventual national champion, Pittsburg State, in an NAIA semifinal playoff game. The team played home games at Simmons Field in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Senior fullback Jim Vogt scored 22 points against Dakota Wesleyan, [3] and was one of the nation's leading rushers and scorers, but he was lost to the team after sustaining a chipped vertebrae and near fracture in his neck. [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 9 Moorhead State * Aberdeen, SD W 46–10 [5]
September 16at Southern State (SD) Springfield, SD W 27–20 [6]
September 23 South Dakota Tech Aberdeen, SDW 47–0 [7]
September 30 Dakota Wesleyan Aberdeen, SDW 40–13 [8]
October 7 Nebraska Wesleyan *Dagger-14-plain.png Aberdeen, SD (Gypsy Day)W 32–0 [9]
October 14at Black Hills Spearfish, SD W 52–13 [10]
October 21 Huron
  • Simmons Field
  • Aberdeen, SD
W 33–13 [11]
October 28at General Beadle Madison, SD W 41–13 [12]
November 4 Dickinson State *Aberdeen, SDW 39–0 [13]
November 23at No. 1 Pittsburg State * Pittsburg, KS (NAIA Semifinal)L 14–28 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  2. ↑ "Linfield Third As Whittier Fourth; Pittsburgh Top Team". Humboldt Standard . Eureka, California. November 22, 1961. p. 10. Retrieved June 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ "Haller Fourth In NAIA Point Totals". The Daily Plainsman. October 8, 1961. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Craig Stolze (October 18, 1961). "No Vogt May Mean Vote for Huron But Swisher Syas, 'We'll Show Up'". Sioux Falls Argus Leader. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "State College, Northern, Southern Win Initial Contests; Huron Losses". The Daily Republic. September 11, 1961. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Wolves Edge Southern". Rapid City Journal. September 17, 1961. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Northern Smashes Tech". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. September 24, 1961. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Northern Racks Up 40-13 Win To Hand DWU Third Defeat". The Daily Plainsman. October 1, 1961. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Wolves Smash Nebraska Foe". Rapid City Daily Journal. October 8, 1961. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Vogt Missing But Wolves Roll 52-13". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. October 15, 1961. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Wolves Down Huron 33-13". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. October 22, 1961. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Northern Trims Beadle 42-13; Clinches Crown". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. October 29, 1961. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Northern Rips Dickinson In Snow Storm". The Daily Plainsman. November 5, 1961. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Pittsburg State Rambles Past Northern State to Earn Bowl Bid". Great Bend Daily Tribune. November 24, 1961. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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