The 1961 Lenoir Rhyne Bears football team was an American football team represented Lenoir Rhyne College (now known as Lenoir–Rhyne University) as a member of the Carolinas Conference during the 1961 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach Clarence Stasavich, the team compiled an 8–1–1 record (6–1 in conference games) and won the Carolinas Conference championship. The Bears were ranked No. 9 in the final Associated Press small college poll.
| 1961 Lenoir Rhyne Bears football | |
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Carolinas Conference champion | |
| Conference | Carolinas Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 9 (AP small college) |
| Record | 8–1–1 (6–1 Carolinas) |
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| Home stadium | Lenoir Rhyne College Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Lenoir Rhyne $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newberry | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catawba | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team played its home games at Lenoir Rhyne College Field in Hickory, North Carolina.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | Wofford* | Hickory, NC | T 14–14 | ||||
| September 23 | Presbyterian* | Hickory, NC | W 28–8 | ||||
| September 30 | Newberry | Hickory, NC | L 14–18 | ||||
| October 9 | at Appalachian State | W 19–6 | 10,025 | [1] | |||
| October 14 | Guilford | Hickory, NC | W 35–6 | ||||
| October 21 | at Western Carolina | Cullowhee, NC | W 24–14 | ||||
| October 28 | at Wittenberg* |
| W 34–14 | 4,900 | [2][3] | ||
| November 4 | at East Carolina | W 24–19 | [4] | ||||
| November 11 | Elon | Hickory, NC | W 50–16 | ||||
| November 23 | Catawba | Hickory, NC | W 9–7 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "Midgett paces LR 19–6 win". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1961. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick Hibbett (October 29, 1961). "Lenoir Rhyne Stops Wittenberg, 34-14". Springfield News-Sun. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Wittenberg)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "Last minute L–R TD nips ECC, 24–19". The News and Observer. November 5, 1961. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1961 Football Schedule". Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "Lenoir–Rhyne Football Record Book" (PDF). Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics. p. 18. Retrieved August 3, 2024.