1961 Washington State Cougars football team

1961 Washington State Cougars football
Conference Independent
1961 record 3–7
Head coach Jim Sutherland (6th season)
Home stadium Rogers Field,
Memorial Stadium (Spokane, WA)
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 15 Rutgers   –    9 –0 –0
No. 17 Arizona   –    8 –1 –1
Memphis State   –    8 –2 –0
Mississippi Southern   –    8 –2 –0
Villanova   –    8 –2 –0
No. 17 Penn State   –    8 –3 –0
No. 14 Syracuse   –    8 –3 –0
Holy Cross   –    7 –3 –0
Navy   –    7 –3 –0
Miami (FL)   –    7 –4 –0
Army   –    6 –4 –0
San Jose State   –    6 –4 –0
Xavier   –    6 –4 –0
Colgate   –    5 –4 –0
Detroit   –    5 –4 –0
Pacific   –    5 –4 –0
Houston   –    5 –4 –1
Notre Dame   –    5 –5 –0
Oregon State   –    5 –5 –0
Florida State   –    4 –5 –1
Boston University   –    4 –5 –0
Boston College   –    4 –6 –0
Oregon   –    4 –6 –0
Air Force   –    3 –7 –0
Pittsburgh   –    3 –7 –0
Washington State   –    3 –7 –0
Idaho   –    2 –7 –0
Dayton   –    2 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jim Sutherland, the Cougars compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 213 to 163.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Mel Melin with 814 passing yards, George Reed with 489 rushing yards, and Hugh Campbell with 723 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 23at Missouri
L 6–28 37,000
September 30Utah State
L 14–34 13,000
October 7at No. 5 Texas
L 8–41 40,000
October 14Idaho
W 34–0 19,432
October 21at Indiana
L 7–33 23,307
October 28San Jose State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
L 19–21 7,700
November 4at Oregon State
L 6–14 13,716
November 11Oregon
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 22–21 10,200
November 18at Stanford
W 30–0 21,000
November 25at Washington
L 17–21 48,500
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1961 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1961 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
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