1961 Ohio Athletic Conference football season

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1961 Ohio Athletic Conference football season
SportFootball
Number of teams14
ChampionWittenberg
Football seasons
←  1960
1962  →
1961 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wittenberg $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0
Akron 6 –1 –06 –2 –0
Otterbein 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Muskingum 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Capital 5 –2 –15 –2 –1
Wooster 5 –3 –06 –3 –0
Ohio Wesleyan 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Kenyon 2 –4 –03 –4 –1
Mount Union 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Denison 2 –6 –03 –6 –0
Heidelberg 1 –4 –11 –7 –1
Oberlin 1 –5 –02 –5 –1
Hiram 1 –5 –01 –7 –0
Marietta 0 –5 –10 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 Ohio Athletic Conference football season was the season of college football played by the 14 member schools of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), commonly referred to as the "Ohio Conference", as part of the 1961 college football season.

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The 1961 Wittenberg Tigers football team, in their seventh season under head coach Bill Edwards, won the OAC championship with an 8–1 record (6–0 against OAC opponents). The team ranked fourth among small college teams with an average of 400.9 yards per game of total offense. The Tigers also ranked fifth nationally in total deffense, allowing an average of only 118.3 yards per game.

The 1961 Akron Zips football team, led by second-year head coach Bob Winterburn, finished in second place with a 6–2 record (6–1 against OAC opponents). Quarterback Joe Mackey led the team with 978 yards of total offfense, and fullback George Deo led the team with 860 rushing yards. [1]

Teams

Wittenberg

1961 Wittenberg Tigers football
OAC champion
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record8–1 (6–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWittenberg Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962  →

The 1961 Wittenberg Tigers football team compiled an 8–1 record (6–0 against OAC opponents) and won the OAC championship.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Akron
W 7–05,100 [2]
September 30at Alma * Alma, MI W 43–0
October 7at Heidelberg Tiffin, OH W 28–63,500 [3]
October 14 Marietta Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Wittenberg Stadium
  • Springfield, OH
W 52–0 [4]
October 21at Capital Columbus, OH W 36–0 [5]
October 28 Lenoir Rhyne *
  • Wittenberg Stadium
  • Springield, OH
L 14–34 [6]
November 4 Denison
  • Wittenberg Stadium
  • Springfield, OH
W 26–0 [7]
November 11at Ohio Wesleyan Delaware, OH W 41–7 [8]
November 18 Wayne State *
  • Wittenberg Stadium
  • Springfield, OH
W 77–0 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Akron

1961 Akron Zips football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record6–2 (6–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Lupori
Home stadium Rubber Bowl
Seasons
←  1960
1962  →

The 1961 Akron Zips football team compiled a 6–2 record (6–1 against OAC opponents) and finished in second place in the OAC.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 at Wittenberg
L 0–7 5,100 [2]
September 30 Denison
W 28–0 35,061 [10]
October 7 vs. Ohio Wesleyan
W 32–21 4,500 [11]
October 14 at Heidelberg Tiffin, OH W 12–0 4,000 [12]
October 21 at Wooster Wooster, OH W 31–8 4,700 [13]
October 28 vs. No. 3 Baldwin–Wallace *
L 0–7 6,531 [14]
November 4 Muskingum
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 35–14 6,511 [15]
November 18 at Mount Union
W 47–0 3,500 [16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[17] [18]

Otterbein

1961 Otterbein Cardinals football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record8–1 (5–1 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 Otterbein Cardinals football team compiled a 8–1 record (5–1 against OAC opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the OAC.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Findlay * Westerville, OH W 20–6 [19]
September 30at Heidelberg Tiffin, OH W 14–73,200 [20]
October 7at Kenyon Gambier, OH W 35–0 [21]
October 14 Oberlin Westerville, OHW 28–74,000 [22]
October 21at Hiram Hiram, OH W 31–7 [23]
October 28 Marietta Westerville, OHW 10–8 [24]
November 4 Ashland *Westerville, OHW 15–13 [25]
November 11 Capital Westerville, OHL 17–23 [26]
November 18at Centre * Danville, KY W 50–14 [27]
  • *Non-conference game

Muskingum

1961 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record7–2 (5–1 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcConagha Stadium
Seasons
←  1960
1962 →

The 1961 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football team compiled a 7–2 record (5–1 against OAC opponents) and finished ina tie for third place in the OAC.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Marietta Marietta, OH W 14–0 [28]
September 30at Baldwin-Wallace * Berea, OH L 6–35 [29]
October 7 Denison New Concord, OH W 13–7 [30]
October 14 Mount Union New Concord, OHW 36–0 [31]
October 21 Heidelberg Dagger-14-plain.png
  • McConagha Stadium
  • New Concord, OH
W 23–03,200 [32]
October 28at West Chester * West Chester, PA W 19–16 [33]
November 4at Akron
L 14–356,511 [15]
November 11at Wooster Wooster, OH W 6–0 [34]
November 18 Findlay *New Concord, OHW 32–0 [35]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Capital

1961 Capital Crusaders football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record5–2–1 (5–2–1 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 Capital Crusaders football team compiled a 5–2–1 record ( 5–2–1 against OAC opponents) and finished in fifth place in the OAC.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Heidelberg Columbus, OH T 0–02,500 [36]
September 30at Ohio Wesleyan Delaware, OH L 21–27 [37]
October 7at Hiram Hiram, OH W 40–0 [38]
October 14 Kenyon Columbus, OHW 28–0 [39]
October 21 Wittenberg Columbus, OHL 0–36 [5]
October 28 Wooster Columbus, OHW 10–8 [37]
November 4at Marietta Marietta, OH W 15–6 [40]
November 11at Otterbein Westerville, OH W 23–17 [26]

Wooster

1961 Wooster Fighting Scots football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (5–3 OAC)
Head coach
  • Philip L. Shipe (13th season)
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 Wooster Fighting Scots football team compiled a 6–3 record (5–3 against OAC opponents) and finished in sixth place in the OAC.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Ashland *
W 28–6
September 30 Kenyon Wooster, OH W 41–0 [41]
October 7at Mount Union Alliance, OH W 16–61,500 [42]
October 14at Denison
W 3–02,368 [43]
October 21 Akron Wooster, OHL 8–31 [13]
October 28at Capital Columbus, OH L 8–10 [37]
November 4 Ohio Wesleyan Wooster, OHW 22–9 [44]
November 11 Muskingum Wooster, OHL 0–6 [34]
November 18at Oberlin Oberlin, OH W 22–7 [45]
  • *Non-conference game

Ohio Wesleyan

1961 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (4–3 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops football team compiled a 6–3 record (4–3 against OAC opponents) and finished in seventh place in the OAC.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Kalamazoo * Delaware, OH W 32–6 [46]
September 30 Capital Delaware, OHW 27–21 [47]
October 7vs. Akron
L 21–324,500 [11]
October 14 Hiram Delaware, OHW 29–0 [48]
October 21at Oberlin Oberlin, OH W 20–10 [49]
October 28 Wabash *Delaware, OHW 13–7 [50]
November 4at Wooster Wooster, OH L 9–22 [44]
November 11 Wittenberg Delaware, OHL 7–41 [8]
November 18at Denison Granville, OH W 8–0 [51]
  • *Non-conference game

Kenyon

1961 Kenyon Lords football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record3–4–1 (2–4–1 OAC)
Head coach
  • Arthur Lave (1st season)
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 Kenyon Lords football team represented Kenyon College of Gambier, Ohio. In their first year under head coach Arthur Lave, the Lords compiled a 3–4–1 record (2–4–1 against OAC opponents), finished in a three-way tie for eighth place in the OAC, and were outscored by a total of 204 to 137. [52]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Wilmington * Gambier, OH W 26–0 [53]
September 30at Wooster Wooster, OH L 0–41 [41]
October 7 Otterbein Gambier, OHL 0–35 [21]
October 14at Capital Columbus, OH W 0–28 [39]
October 21 Marietta Gambier, OHT 41–41 [54]
October 28at Oberlin Oberlin, OH W 28–13 [55]
November 4at Mount Union Alliance, OH L 18–32 [56]
November 11 Hiram Gambier, OHW 24–14 [57]
  • *Non-conference game

Mount Union

1961 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record3–6 (2–5 OAC)
Head coach
  • Duke Barret (6th season)
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team represented the University of Mount Union of Alliance, Ohio. In their sixth and final season under head coach Duke Barret, the Purple Raiders compiled a 3–6 record (2–5 against OAC opponents), finished in ninth place in the OAC, and were outscored by a total of 208 to 121. [58]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 West Virginia Wesleyan * Alliance, OH L 6–29
September 30at Marietta Marietta, OH W 12–7 [59]
October 7 Wooster Alliance, OHL 6–161,500 [42]
October 14at Muskingum New Concord, OH L 0–36 [31]
October 21 Denison Alliance, OHL 20–21 [60]
October 28at Hiram Hiram, OH L 20–21 [61]
November 4 Kenyon Alliance, OHW 32–18 [56]
November 11at Ashland *
W 25–13 [62]
November 18 Akron Alliance, OHL 0–47 [16]
  • *Non-conference game

Denison

1961 Denison Big Red football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record3–6 (2–5 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 Denison Big Red football team represented Denison University of Granville, Ohio. In their eighth year under head coach Keith W. Piper, the Big Red compiled a 3–6 record (2–5 against OAC opponents), finished in tenth place in the OAC, and were outscored by a total of 149 to 105. [63]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23CentreGranville, OHW 35–6
September 30at Akron Akron, OHL 0–28 [10]
October 7at Muskingum
L 7–13 [30]
October 14 Wooster Dagger-14-plain.pngGranville, OHL 0–32,368 [43]
October 21 Mount Union Alliance, OHW 21–20 [60]
October 28 Heidelberg Granville, OHL 7–353,000 [64]
November 4at Wittenberg Springfield, OH L 0–26 [7]
November 11 Oberlin Granville, OHW 35–10 [65]
November 18 Ohio Wesleyan Granville, OHL 0–8 [51]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Heidelberg

1961 Heidelberg Student Princes football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record1–7–1 (1–4–1 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 Heidelberg Student Princes football team represented Heidelberg College of Tiffin, Ohio. In their second and final year under head coach Bob Winterburn, the Student Princes compiled a 1–7–1 record (1–4–1 against OAC opponents), finished in eleventh place in the OAC, and were outscored by a total of 159 to 68.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Capital Columbus, OH T 0–02,500 [36]
September 30 Otterbein Tiffin, OH L 7–143,200 [20]
October 7 Wittenberg Tiffin, OHL 6–282,500–3,500 [3] [66]
October 14 Akron Tiffin, OHL 0–123,900 [12]
October 21at Muskingum New Concord, OH L 0–233,200 [32]
October 28at Denison Granville, OH W 35–73,600 [64]
November 4at No. 2 Baldwin-Wallace * Berea, OH L 7–338,300 [67]
November 11 Wabash *Tiffin, OHL 6–212,500
November 18at Hillsdale * Hillsdale, MI L 7–21 [68]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

[69]

Hiram

1961 Hiram Terriers football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record1–7 (1–5 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 Hiram Terriers football team represented the Hiram College of Hiram, Ohio. In their third and final year under head coach Mike Koval, the Terriers compiled a 1–7 record (1–5 against OAC opponents), tied for twelfth place in the OAC, and were outscored opponents by a total of 229 to 71. [70]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Oberlin Oberlin, OH L 15–352,000 [71]
October 7 Capital Hiram, OH L 0–40 [38]
October 14at Ohio Wesleyan Delaware, OH L 0–29 [48]
October 21 Otterbein Hiram, OHL 7–31 [23]
October 28 Mount Union Hiram, OHW 21–20 [61]
November 4at Kalamazoo * Kalamazoo, MI L 6–28
November 11at Kenyon Gambier, OH L 14–28 [57]
November 18 Grove City *Hiram, OHL 8–22 [72]
  • *Non-conference game

Oberlin

1961 Oberlin Yeomen football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record2–5–1 (1–5 OAC)
Head coach
  • J. William Grice (4th season)
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 Oberlin Yeomen football team represented Oberlin College of Oberlin, Ohio. In their fourth season under head coach J. William Grice, the Yeomen compiled a 2–5–1 record (1–5 against OAC opponents).

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Hiram Oberlin, OH W 35–152,000 [71]
October 7 Carnegie Tech *Oberlin, OHW 26–7 [73]
October 14at Otterbein Westerville, OH L 7–284,000 [22]
October 21 Ohio Wesleyan Oberlin, OHL 10–20 [49]
October 28 Kenyon Oberlin, OHL 13–28 [55]
November 4at Susquehanna *
T 7–73,000 [74]
November 11at Denison Granville, OH L 10–35 [65]
November 18at Wooster Wooster, OH L 7–22 [45]
  • *Non-conference game

Marietta

1961 Marietta Pioneers football
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record0–8–1 (0–5–1 OAC)
Head coach
  • Kenneth A. Mead (5th season)
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 Marietta Pioneers football team represented the Marietta College of Marietta, Ohio. In their fifth year under head coach Kenneth A. Mead, the Pioneers compiled a 0–8–1 record (0–5–1 against OAC opponents), finished in last place in the OAC, and were outscored by a total of 223 to 101. [75]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Muskingum Marietta, OH L 0–14 [28]
September 30 Mount Union Marietta, OHL 7–12 [59]
October 7 West Liberty State *Marietta, OHL 12–21
October 14at Wittenberg Springield, OH L 0–52 [4]
October 21at Kenyon Gambier, OH T 41–41 [54]
October 28at Otterbein Westerville, OH L 8–10 [24]
November 4 Capital Marietta, OHL 6–15 [40]
November 11at Waynesburg * Waynesburg, PA L 7–32 [76]
November 18at Geneva * Beaver Falls, PA L 20–265,000 [77]
  • *Non-conference game

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  31. 1 2 "Muskingum Defense Shines In Victory Over Mt. Union: Sam Miller Scored 2 TD's". Times Recorder. October 18, 1961. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  32. 1 2 "Muskie Gridders Present Ed Sherman With 100th Victory; Princes Beaten By 23-0n". Times Recorder. October 22, 1961. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
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  43. 1 2 "Scots Ruin DU Homecoming". The Newark Advocate. October 16, 1961. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
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  51. 1 2 "Ohio Wesleyan Downs Denison". The Plain Dealer. November 19, 1961. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
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  56. 1 2 "Mount Repels Kenyon, 32-18". The Plain Dealer. November 6, 1961. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  57. 1 2 "Wooden Win". News Journal. November 12, 1961. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
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  60. 1 2 "Denison Takes Squeaker, 21-20". The Plain Dealer. October 22, 1961. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  61. 1 2 "Hiram Wins First in 22, Nips Raiders". THe Plain Dealer. October 29, 1961. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
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  65. 1 2 "Denison Uses Power Plays, Rips Oberlin". The Plain Dealer. November 12, 1961. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
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  68. ↑ "Hillsdale Defeats Heidelberg, 24-7". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 19, 1961. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
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  74. ↑ "S.U., Oberlin Battle To 7-7 Tie On Muddy Terrain". The Daily Item. November 6, 1961. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
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