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The 1961 Evergreen Conference football season was the season of college football played by the six member schools of the Evergreen Conference (EC) as part of the 1961 college football season. The 1961 Central Washington Wildcats football team compiled a 7–2 record (6–1 in conference games) and won the Evergreen Conference championship.
| 1961 Evergreen Conference football season | |
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| Sport | Football |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Champion | Central Washington |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Washington $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitworth * | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Washington | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Puget Sound | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific Lutheran | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conference overview
edit| Conf. rank | Team | Head coach | Conf. record | Overall record | Points scored | Points against |
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| 1 | Central Washington | Adrian L. Beamer | 7-2 | 6-1 | 223 | 106 |
| 2 | Whitworth | Sam Adams | 9-1 | 6-1 | 392 | 59 |
| 3 | Western Washington | Jim Lounsberry | 5-4 | 4-3 | 93 | 126 |
| 4 | Puget Sound | John P. Heinrick | 5-3-1 | 3-3-1 | 115 | 127 |
| 5 | Pacific Lutheran | Jim Gabrielson | 2-5-1 | 1-5-1 | 73 | 244 |
| 6 | Eastern Washington | Ed Chissus | 0-9 | 0-7 | 13 | 228 |
Teams
editCentral Washington
edit| 1961 Central Washington Wildcats football | |
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Evergreen champion | |
| Conference | Evergreen Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (6–1 Evergreen) |
| Head coach |
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The 1961 Central Washington Wildcats football team represented Central Washington College of Education (now known as Central Washington University) of Ellensburg, Washington. In their first year under head coach Adrian L. Beamer, the team compiled a 7–2 record (6–1 against EC opponents) and won the conference championship.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | Whitman | W 19–0 | |||||
| September 30 | Whitworth | Ellensburg, WA | W 33–14 | [2] | |||
| October 7 | Eastern Washington | Ellensburg, WA | W 35–0 | [3] | |||
| October 14 | at Pacific Lutheran | Tacoma, WA | W 25–7 | ||||
| October 21 | Western Washington | W 19–13 | |||||
| October 28 | Puget Sound | Ellensburg, WA | W 33–21 | ||||
| November 4 | Whitworth | L 19–21 | 5,000 | [4] | |||
| November 11 | at Eastern Washington | Cheney, WA | W 26–6 | [5] | |||
| November 16 | at Humboldt State* | L 14–24 | [6] | ||||
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Whitworth
editWestern Washington
editPuget Sound
editPacific Lutheran
editEastern Washington
editReferences
edit- ^ Official Collegiate Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1962. p. 65.
- ^ "Pirates Fall to Central in Upset". The Spokesman-Review. October 1, 1961. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Central Romps Over Eastern". The Spokesman-Review. October 8, 1961. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Danny May (November 5, 1961). "Central Rally Short, Late as Whitworth Wins 21-19". The Spokesman-Review. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Danny May (November 12, 1961). "Central Washington Downs Eastern, Takes Title Home". The Spokesman-Review. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Terbush, Don (November 17, 1962). "Humboldt State Blasts Western Washington, 32-0". Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1962. p. 158.
