| 1961 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 9–0 |
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| No. 2 Baldwin–Wallace | – | 9 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | at Quantico Marines | Quantico, VA | W 18–7 | |||||
| September 30 | Muskingum | Berea, OH | W 35–6 | [5] | ||||
| October 7 | Youngstown State | Berea, OH | W 40–0 | |||||
| October 13 | at Eastern Michigan | No. 7 |
| W 27–14 | [6] | |||
| October 21 | at Hillsdale | No. 2 | Hillsdale, MI | W 16–7 | ||||
| October 28 | vs. Akron | No. 3 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | W 7–0 | 6,531 | |||
| November 4 | Heidelberg | No. 2 | Berea, OH | W 33–7 | ||||
| November 11 | at Findlay | No. 2 | Findlay, OH | W 14–6 | 6,000 | [7] | ||
| November 18 | at Kent State | No. 2 | W 14–6 | 3,500 | [8] | |||
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References
- 1 2 "1935 - Baldwin-Wallace (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Baldwin-Wallace Boasts Ohio's Only Perfect Grid Mark". Urbana Daily Citizen. November 27, 1961. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Kansas School Nabs Small College Honor". The Lawton Constitution. Lawton, Oklahoma. November 23, 1961. p. 26. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Lee Tressel Is Named Ohio Grid Coach of Year". The Coshocton Tribune. December 3, 1961. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Muskingum Beaten By Baldwin-Wallace". The Sunday Times Recorder. October 1, 1961. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Eastern Runs Into Buzzsaw". Detroit Free Press. October 14, 1961. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Oilers Slip". Mansfield News-Journal. November 12, 1961. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Phil Dietrich (November 19, 1961). "Flashes Complete Worst Campaign". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1B, 6B – via Newspapers.com.
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