1961 Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen football team

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1961
Middle Atlantic Conference
DivisionSouthern College Division
Record6–1 (5–1 MAC)
Head coach (1st season)
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
No. 15 Rutgers x 4 0 0 9 0 0
Bucknell 5 2 0 6 3 0
Delaware 3 2 0 4 4 0
No. 6 Lehigh 3 2 0 7 2 0
Gettysburg
2 2 1 3 5 1
Temple 1 2 2 2 5 2
Lafayette 1 5 1 2 6 1
Muhlenberg 0 4 0 2 7 0
Northern College Division
Susquehanna x 6 0 0 8 0 1
Albright 4 0 1 7 0 1
Moravian
4 1 1 4 3 1
Wagner 4 2 0 6 3 0
Lycoming
1 3 1 1 6 1
Wilkes
1 6 0 1 6 0
Hofstra * 2 0 0 7 2 0
Juniata
*
1 2 0 3 4 0
Upsala
*
0 4 0 0 7 0
Southern College Division
Lebanon Valley x 5 1 0 6 1 0
Swarthmore 4 2 0 5 2 0
Western Maryland 4 2 0 7 2 0
Dickinson 5 3 0 5 3 0
Pennsylvania Military
5 3 0 6 3 0
Johns Hopkins 2 3 1 3 4 1
Ursinus
2 5 0 2 5 0
Drexel 1 5 1 2 5 1
Haverford 0 6 1 0 6 1
West Chester
*
0 0 0 7 2 0
Franklin & Marshall * 0 3 0 1 7 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from major college AP poll for Rutgers and small college AP poll for Lehigh

The 1961 Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen football team was an

Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1961 college football season. In their first year under head coach William D. McHenry
, the Dutchmen compiled a 6–1 record (5–1 in MAC games), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC Southern College Division, and outscored opponents by a total of 134 to 86.

The team tallied 1,623 yards of total offense (231.8 yards per game), consisting of 1,284 rushing yards and 339 passing yards. On defense, Lebanon Valley held opponents to 1,405 yards of total offense (200.7 yards per game).[1] Quarterback Wes MacMillen led the team in multiple categories, including rushing yards (303 yards), passing yards (199 yards), total offense (502 yards), and scoring (44 points).[1]

The team played its home games at Lebanon High School Stadium in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Drexel
W 17–62,500–3,000[2]
October 14at Muhlenberg*Allentown, PAW 15–61,500[3]
October 21
Moravian
W 37–141,500[4]
October 28Dickinson
  • Lebanon High School Stadium
  • Lebanon, PA
W 16–74,500[5]
November 4Albright
  • Lebanon High School Stadium
  • Lebanon, PA
L 7–335,500[6]
November 11at
Ursinus
Collegeville, PAW 27–61,500–2,000[7]
November 18at
Pennsylvania Military
Chester, PAW 15–142,500[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Drexel)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
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