1961 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football team

1961 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football
WVIAC champion WVIAC Western Division champion
West Virginia Bowl, W 12–0 vs. Salem
Conference	West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Division	Western Division
Record	8–1 (4–1 WVIAC)
Head coach	Samuel Ross (4th season)
Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

1961 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
Salem x	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
West Liberty State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Davis & Elkins	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
West Virginia State	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
Western Division
West Virginia Wesleyan x$	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Glenville State	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Fairmont State	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Concord	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Potomac State	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	3	–	0
West Virginia Tech	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Non-qualifiers
Bluefield State	1	–	0	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
Shepherd	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	2
Bethany (WV)	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Conference standings based on power ratings

The 1961 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia Wesleyan College of Buckhannon, West Virginia, as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) during the 1961 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Samuel Ross, the Bobcats compiled an 8–1 record (4–1 in WVIAC games), won the WVIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 243 to 64. ^{[1] [2]}

After suffering its only loss to Salem on October 7, the team closed its season with a victory over Salem in the West Virginia Bowl which pitted the WVIAC Eastern and Western Division champions and served as the WVIAC championship game.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Mount Union *	Alliance, OH	W 29–6
September 30	Fairmont State	Buckhannon, WV	W 27–13
October 7	at Salem	Clarksburg, WV	L 19–20
October 14	Glenville State	Buckhannon, WV	W 20–6
October 21	at West Liberty State	West Liberty, WV	W 19–0
October 28	Bridgewater *	Buckhannon, WV	W 47–12
November 4	Davis & Elkins	Buckhannon, WV	W 40–7
November 18	at Bethany (WV)	Bethany, WV	W 30–0		[3]
November 23	at Salem	Clarksburg, WV (West Virginia Bowl)	W 12–0		[4]
*Non-conference game

^[1]

References

1. "West Virginia Wesleyan Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
2. "2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide". West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. July 15, 2005. p. 36. Retrieved June 24, 2023– via Internet Archive.
3. "Wesleyan 11 WVC Champs: Upends Bethany 30-0". Post-Herald and Register. November 19, 1961. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Wesleyan Captures 2d W. Virginia Bowl Game". Beckley Post-Herald. November 24, 1961. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.