1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–4 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPAl Hinton
CaptainBill Van Buren, Wilburn Hollis
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
1961 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 6 –0 –08 –0 –1
No. 6 Minnesota 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
No. 8 Michigan State 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
No. 12 Purdue 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Wisconsin 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Michigan 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
Iowa 2 –4 –05 –4 –0
Northwestern 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Indiana 0 –6 –02 –7 –0
Illinois 0 –7 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1961 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Jerry Burns, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 30California*No. 1
W 28–756,000
October 7at USC*No. 1
ABCW 35–3430,263
October 14IndianaNo. 2
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 27–856,000
October 21WisconsindaggerNo. 4
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 47–1560,150
October 28at PurdueNo. 5
L 0–950,127
November 4at No. 5 Ohio StateNo. 9
L 13–2983,795
November 11No. 5 Minnesota
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
ABCL 9–1667,081
November 18at Michigan
L 14–2361,925[1]
November 25Notre Dame*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 42–2158,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 20 Wilburn Hollis Sr
QB 22 Matt Szykowny Jr
RB   Bill Perkins Jr
FB   Joe Williams Jr
WR   Cloyd Webb So
OL 67 Wally Hilgenberg So
OL 69 Sherwyn Thorson Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
RB/DB 16 Paul Krause So
DB 19 Larry Ferguson Jr
LB 61 Mike Reilly So
WR/DL 81 Bill Whisler Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910Final
AP1 (22)1 (19)1 (24)2 (11)4 (2)5 (1)9RV————
Coaches65—

[2]

Game summaries

California

[3]

At USC

[4]

Indiana

[5]

Wisconsin

[6]

Purdue

[7]

At Ohio State

Iowa at Ohio State
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 076 13
• Buckeyes 6 6017 29
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 83,795
  • Game weather: Cloudy; 46 °F (8 °C); wind 5 mph E
Scoring summary
Q111:07OHSTPerdue 55-yard fumble return (kick failed)OHST 6–0
Q26:35OHSTBryant 18-yard pass from Sparma (kick failed)OHST 12–0
Q36:18IOWASzykowny 1-yard run (Szykowny kick)OHST 12–7
Q414:39OHSTBryant 62-yard pass from Sparma (Van Raaphorst kick)OHST 19–7
Q48:04OHSTVan Raaphorst 24-yard field goalOHST 22–7
Q41:55OHSTFerguson 13-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)OHST 29–7
Q4:12IOWATurici 4-yard run (kick failed)OHST 29–13

[8]

Minnesota

[9]

At Michigan

[10]

Notre Dame

[11]

1962 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Larry FergusonBack452Detroit Lions
Sherwyn ThorsonGuard787Los Angeles Rams
Wilburn HollisQuarterback9118St. Louis Cardinals
Bill WhislerEnd13169Washington Redskins

[12]

References

  1. ↑ Joe Falls (November 19, 1961). "Big Finishes Win for M, MSU: Wolverines Overhaul Iowa, 23-14". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Iowa 1961 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Hawks Still No. 1 In 2nd AP Ballot" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 3, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Hollis Included on Injured List" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 10, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Iowa 4th in AP Ballot–Michigan State 1st" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 17, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Szykowny Ups Passing Percentage to .682" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 24, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Iowa Ninth in Poll; Spartans Still No. 1" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 31, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Burns Evaluates Ohio State Game; Eyes Strong Gophers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 7, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Longhorns Remain 1st; Hawks 23rd" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 14, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Burns Says Poor Tackling Hurt Hawkeyes" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 14, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Hawks Praise Jerry Burns Despite Hard-Luck Season" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 28, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com".
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