1961 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets football team

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1961
Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–0
Head coach
(4th season)
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 NAIA independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Baldwin–Wallace   –   9 – 0 – 0
Wheaton (IL)   –   8 – 0 – 0
No. 8 Tampa   –   8 – 1 – 0
Earlham   –   7 – 1 – 0
Oklahoma Panhandle State
   –   9 – 2 – 0
La Verne
   –   7 – 2 – 0
Hillsdale
   –   6 – 3 – 0
Eastern New Mexico
   –   6 – 4 – 0
McMurry
   –   6 – 4 – 0
St. Mary of the Plains
   –   4 – 5 – 0
Georgetown (KY)   –   2 – 3 – 1
Austin   –   2 – 7 – 0
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1961 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Baldwin–Wallace University as an independent during the 1961 NAIA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Lee Tressel, the Yellow Jackets compiled a 9–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 204 to 55.[1] They were the only Ohio football team to compile a perfect record in 1961 and were ranked No. 2 in both the UPI and AP small college football rankings.[2][3]

In a poll of Ohio coaches, Lee Tressel was selected as the 1961 Ohio College Football Coach of the Year.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Quantico MarinesQuantico, VAW 18–7
September 30
Muskingum
Berea, OHW 35–6[5]
October 7Youngstown StateBerea, OHW 40–0
October 13at Eastern MichiganNo. 7
W 27–14[6]
October 21at
Hillsdale
No. 2Hillsdale, MIW 16–7
October 28vs. AkronNo. 3Cuyahoga Falls, OHW 7–06,531
November 4
Heidelberg
No. 2Berea, OHW 33–7
November 11at
Findlay
No. 2Findlay, OHW 14–66,000[7]
November 18at Kent StateNo. 2
W 14–63,500[8]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ a b "1935 - Baldwin-Wallace (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
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