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1961 Indiana Collegiate Conference football season

The 1961 Indiana Collegiate Conference football season was the season of college football played by the seven member schools of the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) as part of the 1961 college football season.

1961 Indiana Collegiate Conference football season
SportFootball
Number of teams7
ChampionButler
Football seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Butler $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Valparaiso 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Evansville 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
DePauw 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ball State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Indiana State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 Butler Bulldogs football team, in their 21st year under head coach Tony Hinkle, defeated all six conference opponents to win the conference championship and compiled a perfect 9–0 overall record.[1]

The 1961 Valparaiso Crusaders football team, in their 16th year under head coach Emory Bauer, compiled a 7–2 record (5–1 in conference games) and finished in second place in the ICC.

Teams

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Butler

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Main article: 1961 Butler Bulldogs football team
1961 Butler Bulldogs football
ICC champion
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
Record9–0 (6–0 ICC)
Head coach
Home stadiumButler Bowl
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University of Indianapolis as a member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1961 college football season. In their 21st year under head coach Tony Hinkle, the Bulldogs compiled a perfect 9–0 record (6–0 against ICC opponents), won the ICC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 251 to 65.[2]

Quarterback Phil Long, halfback Larry Shook, and tackle Don Benbow won first-team spots on the 1961 All-ICC football team. Long and Benbow were honored for the second consecutive year.[3] Long also received Butler's most valuable player award at the end of the 1961 season. During Long's three years on Butler's football team, the team compiled a 26–1 record and won three consecutive ICC championships. Don Benbow won the team's Hilton Brown award for mental attitude and leadership.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Bradley*
W 34–236,950[5]
September 30Ball State
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 48–67,450[6]
October 7at Wabash*Crawfordsville, IN (Iron Key)W 34–72,150[7]
October 14at DePauwGreencastle, IN (Old Gold Day)W 12–65,000[8]
October 21Saint Joseph's (IN) 
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 27–79,000[9]
October 28at Indiana StateTerre Haute, INW 26–01,000–1,100[10]
November 4Valparaiso
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN (rivalry)
W 14–211,200[11]
November 11at EvansvilleEvansville, INW 30–71,000[12]
November 18Washington University*
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 26–7[13][14]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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Valparaiso

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Main article: 1961 Valparaiso Crusaders football team
1961 Valparaiso Crusaders football
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
Record7–2 (5–1 ICC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBrown Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented Valparaiso University of Valparaiso, Indiana, as a member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1961 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Emory Bauer, the Crusaders compiled a 7–2 record (5–1 in conference games) and finished in second place in the ICC.

Valparaiso’s senior halfback John Knight.was voted as the most valuable back in the ICC.[16] He set a new ICC record with 686 rushing yards on 118 carries. He also led the ICC in scoring with 44 points (five touchdowns, 14 conversions).[17]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Wheaton
L 13–35[18]
September 23HopeValparaiso, INW 14–6[19]
September 30at Saint Joseph's (IN)Rensselaer, INW 16–6[20]
October 7Indiana State
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
W 20–64,500[21]
October 14Washington University 
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
W 29–04,594[22]
October 21at EvansvilleEvansville, INW 29–18[23]
October 28Ball State
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
W 28–20[24]
November 4at Butler
L 2–1411,200[25]
November 11DePauw
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
W 35–143,447[26]
  •  Homecoming

Evansville

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1961 Evansville Purple Aces football
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
Record4–5 (3–3 ICC)
Head coach
Home stadiumReitz Bowl
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 Evansville Purple Aces football team represented Evansville College (now known as the University of Evansville) as a member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1961 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Paul Beck, the Purple Aces compiled a 4–5 record (3–3 in conference games) and finished in third place in the ICC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Hanover*Hanover, INW 26–02,000[27]
September 23at Wabash*Crawfordsville, INL 7–12[28]
September 30at DePauwGreencastle, INW 9–7[29]
October 7Saint Joseph's (IN)
W 15–132,500[30]
October 14at Indiana StateTerre Haute, INW 15–14[31]
October 21ValparaisoEvansville, INL 18–29[23]
November 4at Ball State
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 3–6[32]
November 11ButlerEvansville, INL 7–301,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

DePauw

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1961 DePauw Tigers football
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
Record5–4 (2–4 ICC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 DePauw Tigers football team represented DePauw University of Greencastle, Indiana, as a member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1961 college football season. In their third year under head coach Tommy Mont, the Tigers compiled a 5–4 record (2–4 in conference games) and tied for fourth place in the ICC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Illinois Wesleyan*Bloomington, ILW 8–0[33]
September 30EvansvilleGreencastle, INL 7–9[29]
October 7at Ball State
W 48–67,450[34]
October 14ButlerGreencastle, IN (Old Gold Day)L 6–125,000[8]
October 21at Washington University*
W 27–6[35]
October 28at Saint Joseph'sRensselaer, INL 7–8[36]
November 4Indiana StateGreencastle, INW 28–14[37]
November 11at ValparaisoValparaiso, INL 14–35[26]
November 18Wabash*Greencastle, IN (Monon Bell)W 20–7[38]
  • *Non-conference game

Ball State

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Main article: 1961 Ball State Cardinals football team
1961 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
Record2–5–1 (2–4 ICC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBall State Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State College (later renamed Ball State University) in the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1961 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Jim Freeman, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record and finished in a three-way tie for fourth place out of seven teams in the ICC.[39]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Eastern Michigan*
T 0–0> 7,500[40]
September 30at Butler
L 6–487,450[41]
October 7DePauw
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 8–10[34]
October 14at Saint Joseph's (IN)Collegeville, INW 8–0[42]
October 21Indiana State*
L 0–41> 9,000[43]
October 28at ValparaisoValparaiso, INL 20–28[24]
November 4Evansville
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 6–3[32]
November 11at Ohio Northern*Ada, OHL 20–49[44]
  • *Non-conference game

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Indiana State

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1961 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
Record2–6 (2–4 ICC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State College (now known as Indiana State University) of Terre Haute, Indiana, as a member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1961 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bill Jones, the Sycamores compiled a 2–6 record (2–4 in conference games) and finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the ICC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Eastern Illinois
L 20–23[46]
September 30Indiana CentralIndianapolis, INL 20–26[47]
October 7at ValparaisoValparaiso, INL 7–20[21]
October 14Evansville
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 14–15[31]
October 21at Ball State
W 41–0[43]
October 28Butler
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 0–261,000-1,100[10]
November 4at DePauwGreencastle, INL 14–28[37]
November 11Saint Joseph's (IN)
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 13–9[48]

Saint Joseph's

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1961 Saint Joseph's Pumas football
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
Record1–7 (1–5 ICC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 Saint Joseph's Pumas football team represented Saint Joseph’s College of Collegeville, Indiana, as a member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1961 college football season. In their first year under head coach Ed Dwyer, the Pumas compiled a 1–7 record (1–5 in conference games) and finished in last place in the ICC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Hillsdale*Rensselaer, INL 7–28[49]
September 30ValparaisoRensselaer, INL 6–16[20]
October 7at EvansvilleEvansville, INL 13–15[30]
October 14Ball StateRensselaer, INL 0–8[42]
October 21at Butler
L 7–279,000[9]
October 28DePauwRensselaer, INW 8–7[36]
November 4at Central State (OH)*Wilberforce, OHL 16–34[50]
November 11at Indiana State
L 9–13[48]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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