1961 Wabash Little Giants football team

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1961 Wabash Little Giants football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumIngalls Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Baldwin–Wallace  – 9 –0 –0
Wheaton (IL)  – 8 –0 –0
Earlham  – 7 –1 –0
St. Norbert  – 7 –2 –0
Northern Michigan  – 6 –2 –0
Hillsdale  – 6 –3 –0
Ferris Institute  – 5 –3 –0
Bradley  – 6 –4 –0
Xavier  – 6 –4 –0
Eureka  – 3 –2 –1
Detroit  – 5 –4 –0
Drake  – 5 –4 –0
Wabash  – 5 –4 –0
Youngstown  – 4 –4 –1
Notre Dame  – 5 –5 –0
Concordia (IL)  – 4 –4 –0
St. Mary of the Plains  – 4 –5 –0
North Park  – 3 –5 –0
William Penn  – 3 –5 –1
St. Procopius  – 2 –4 –0
Dayton  – 2 –8 –0
Elmhurst  – 1 –6 –1
Rose Poly  – 0 –8 –0
Washington University  – 0 –9 –0

The 1961 Wabash Little Giants football team was an American football team that represented Wabash College of Crawfordsville, Indiana, as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their first year under head coach Kenneth W. Keuffel, the Little Giants compiled a 5–4 record. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Evansville
W 12–7 [2]
September 30at Washington University St. Louis, MO W 19–14
October 7 Butler
  • Ingalls Field
  • Crawfordsville, IN (Iron Key)
L 7–342,150 [3]
October 14 Hanover
  • Ingalls Field
  • Crawfordsville, IN
W 35–133,000
October 21at Bradley
L 10–21 [4]
October 28at Ohio Wesleyan Delaware, OH L 7–13 [5]
November 4 John Carroll
  • Ingalls Field
  • Crawfordsville, IN
W 7–6 [6]
November 11at Heidelberg Tiffin, OH W 21–62,500
November 18at DePauw Greencastle, IN (Monon Bell)L 7–20 [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "1961 Wabash College Football Schedule". Wabash College Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  2. ↑ John Bansch (September 24, 1961). "Wabash Jolts Evansville With 12-7 Loss: Score Clincher After Trailing". The Indianapolis Star. p. IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ John Bansch (October 8, 1941). "Butler Drubs Wabash; Blackburn Hospitalized". The Indianapolis Star. pp. IV-1, IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bradley Tips Wabash In 21-10 Game". The Pantagraph. October 22, 1961. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "O. Wesleyan 13, Wabash 7". The Indianapolis Star. October 29, 1961. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Carroll Suffers First Loss, 7-6". The Plain Dealer. November 5, 1961. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Wayne Fuson (November 20, 1961). "Little Guys Make Bell Series a Big Rivalry". The Indianapolis News. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
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