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1961 Wooster Fighting Scots football team

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1961 Wooster Fighting Scots football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (5–3 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wittenberg $ 6 0 0 8 1 0
Akron 6 1 0 6 2 0
Otterbein 5 1 0 8 1 0
Muskingum 5 1 0 7 2 0
Capital 5 2 1 5 2 1
Wooster 5 3 0 6 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan 4 3 0 6 3 0
Kenyon 2 4 0 3 4 1
Mount Union 2 5 0 3 6 0
Denison 2 6 0 3 6 0
Heidelberg 1 4 1 1 7 1
Oberlin 1 5 0 2 5 1
Hiram 1 5 0 1 7 0
Marietta 0 5 1 0 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 Wooster Fighting Scots football team was an American football team that represented the College of Wooster of Wooster, Ohio, during the 1961 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) football season. In their 13th year under head coach Philip L. Shipe, the Fighting Scots compiled a 6–3 record (5–3 against OAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the OAC, and were outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 75.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Ashland*
W 28–6
September 30KenyonWooster, OHW 41–0[2]
October 7at Mount UnionAlliance, OHW 16–61,500[3]
October 14at Denison
W 3–02,368[4]
October 21AkronWooster, OHL 8–314,700[5][6]
October 28at CapitalColumbus, OHL 8–10[7]
November 4Ohio WesleyanWooster, OHW 22–9[8]
November 11MuskingumWooster, OHL 0–6[9]
November 18at OberlinOberlin, OHW 22–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1961 - Wooster (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Wooster Jars Kenyon, 41-0". The Lima Citizen. October 1, 1961. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wooster Tops Mount Union". The Lima News. October 8, 1961. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Scots Ruin DU Homecoming". The Newark Advocate. October 16, 1961. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Tom Melody (October 22, 1961). "Zips Rip Wooster, 31-8; Mackey, Deo, Adolph Pace Akron". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1B, 7B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Akron)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "Capital Survives". The Lima Citizen. October 29, 1961. p. E3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Scots Score Two in 4th, Top Bishops". The Plain Dealer. November 5, 1961. p. 9C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Last Quarter Touchdown Gives Muskingum 6-0 Win". The Times Recorder. November 12, 1961. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wooster Downs Oberlin, 22-7". The Ironton Tribune. November 19, 1961. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.