1961 Pepperdine Waves football team

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1961
Sentinel Field
Seasons
← 1960
1961 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington and Lee   –   9 – 0 – 0
Tampa   –   8 – 1 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   8 – 2 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   7 – 2 – 0
Southern Connecticut State
   –   7 – 2 – 0
St. Norbert   –   7 – 2 – 0
Arlington State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   6 – 2 – 0
Sewanee   –   5 – 2 – 1
Cal Poly Pomona   –   6 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   6 – 3 – 0
Montana State   –   4 – 3 – 1
Drake   –   5 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   5 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   5 – 4 – 0
Northeastern   –   4 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara   –   3 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   4 – 5 – 0
Norfolk State   –   3 – 4 – 0
Abilene Christian   –   4 – 6 – 0
Chattanooga   –   4 – 6 – 0
North Park
   –   3 – 5 – 0
Union (NY)
   –   3 – 5 – 0
Arkansas State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Trinity (TX)
   –   2 – 7 – 0
Carnegie Tech
   –   1 – 7 – 0
UC Riverside   –   1 – 7 – 0
Pepperdine   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rose Poly
   –   0 – 8 – 0
Washington University   –   0 – 9 – 0

The 1961 Pepperdine Waves football team represented

Sentinel Field on the campus of Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California
. Pepperdine finished the season with a record of 1–9 for the second year in a row.

On December 20, 1961, Pepperdine announced that it was dropping its football team due to financial considerations. In its 16 years of existence, the Waves football team compiled an overall 64–79–2 record, for a .448 winning percentage.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Sacramento State
L 0–21
September 23at Chico State
L 16–27
September 30
New Mexico Highlands
L 16–18
October 7
Sentinel Field
  • Inglewood, CA
    		• L 11–28
    October 14at San Diego
    		L 0–13
    October 21at Cal Poly Pomona
    		L 14–262,500[2]
    October 28
    Cal Western[note 2]
    • Balboa Stadium ?
    • San Diego, CA
    		W 16–9
    November 4San Diego State
    • Sentinel Field
    • Inglewood, CA
    		L 6–219,000[3]
    November 10at UC Santa Barbara
    		L 14–19
    November 18Long Beach State
    • Sentinel Field
    • Inglewood, CA
    		L 15–221,500[4]

    [5][6]

    Notes

    1. ^ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
    2. ^ Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. USIU had been known as California Western University (Cal Western) from 1952 to 1967.

    References

    1. Newspapers.com.Open access icon
    2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
    3. ^ Howard Hagen (November 5, 1961). "Fast Aztec Start Rips Waves". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
    4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
    5. ^ "1961 - Pepperdine". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
    6. ^ Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
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