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1961 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1961 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University in the 1961 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Phil Dickens, the Hoosiers compiled a 2–7 record (0–6 in conference games), finished in a tie for last place in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by a total of 162 to 96.[1]

1961 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–7 (0–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPByron Broome
CaptainBill Olsavsky
Home stadiumSeventeenth Street Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Minnesota 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Michigan State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Purdue 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Indiana 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Illinois 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers were led on offense by Byron Broome who played fullback in 1959, tailback in 1960, and quarterback in 1961. He tallied 627 passing yards at his new position and was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2][3] Indiana's other leaders included fullback Marv Woodson (425 rushing yards) and end Bill Olsavsky (237 receiving yards).[2] Woodson was selected by the Associated Press as a second-team player on the 1961 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Kansas State*
L 8–147,800
October 7Wisconsin
L 3–623,270[4]
October 14at No. 2 Iowa
L 8–2756,000[5]
October 21Washington State*
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 33–723,307
October 28at No. 1 Michigan State
L 0–3555,361[6]
November 4at Northwestern
L 8–1435,392[7]
November 11No. 3 Ohio State 
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 7–1627,108[8][9]
November 18at West Virginia*
W 17–915,000[10]
November 25Purdue
L 12–3434,798–36,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Players

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  • Jim Bailey (#10), fullback, junior, 6'0", 185 pounds
  • Byron Broome (#20), quarterback, senior, 5'10", 175 pounds
  • Don Cromer (#32), fullback, senior, 6'0", 190 pounds
  • Ken Ellis, guard, junior, 6'3", 208 pounds
  • Jack Holder, center, junior, 5'10", 190 pounds
  • Bill Olsavsky, tackle, senior, 6'1", 190 pounds
  • Gregg Orth, tackle, senior, 6'5", 205 pounds
  • Ralph Poehls, tackle, junior, 6'1", 210 pounds
  • Bill Quinter, end, senior, 6'1", 200 pounds
  • Nate Ramsey, halfback, junior, 6'0", 180 pounds
  • Bob Vecchio, guard, senior, 5'11", 195 pounds
  • Marv Woodson, halfback, sophomore, 6'0", 182 pounds

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References

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  1. ^ "1961 Indiana Hoosiers Stats". S/R College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "1961 Indiana Hoosiers Stats". S/R College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Broome Is Most Valuable". The Terre Haute Tribune. November 29, 1961. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Bill Eggert (October 8, 1961). "I.U. Loses, 2 Field Goals To One: Badgers' Bakken Gets Pair". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 1, 4 (section 4) – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Iowa 4th in AP Ballot–Michigan State 1st" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 17, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  6. ^ George S. Alderton (October 29, 1961). "State's TD Cascade Swamps Hoosiers". Lansing State Journal. pp. 49, 54 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Edward Prell (November 5, 1961). "Wildcats Treat Grads by Clawing Past Indiana, 14-8: O'Grady Stars in First Start". Chicago Tribune. pp. 1, 6 (part 2) – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1961 Nov 12.
  9. ^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  10. ^ "Indiana gains 2nd victory, beats West Virginia, 17–9". The Kokomo Tribune. November 19, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Jep Cadou Jr. (November 26, 1961). "Indiana Soft Touch For Purdue, 34-12; Hoosiers' 14th Straight Big Ten Loss". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 1, 4 (section 4) – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1961 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  13. ^ "1961 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  14. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  15. ^ "1961 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  16. ^ "Indiana Roster". The Indianapolis Star. November 25, 1961. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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