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1961 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–0
Head coach
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 NAIA independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Baldwin–Wallace   –   9 – 0 – 0
Wheaton (IL)   –   8 – 0 – 0
No. 8 Tampa   –   8 – 1 – 0
Earlham   –   7 – 1 – 0
Oklahoma Panhandle State   –   9 – 2 – 0
La Verne   –   7 – 2 – 0
Hillsdale   –   6 – 3 – 0
Eastern New Mexico   –   6 – 4 – 0
McMurry   –   6 – 4 – 0
St. Mary of the Plains   –   4 – 5 – 0
Georgetown (KY)   –   2 – 3 – 1
Austin   –   2 – 7 – 0
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1961 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Baldwin–Wallace University as an independent during the 1961 NAIA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Lee Tressel, the Yellow Jackets compiled a 9–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 204 to 55. [1] They were the only Ohio football team to compile a perfect record in 1961 and were ranked No. 2 in both the UPI and AP small college football rankings. [2] [3]

In a poll of Ohio coaches, Lee Tressel was selected as the 1961 Ohio College Football Coach of the Year. [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Quantico Marines Quantico, VAW 18–7
September 30 Muskingum Berea, OHW 35–6 [5]
October 7 Youngstown StateBerea, OHW 40–0
October 13at Eastern MichiganNo. 7
W 27–14 [6]
October 21at HillsdaleNo. 2 Hillsdale, MIW 16–7
October 28vs. AkronNo. 3 Cuyahoga Falls, OHW 7–06,531
November 4 HeidelbergNo. 2Berea, OHW 33–7
November 11at FindlayNo. 2 Findlay, OHW 14–66,000 [7]
November 18at Kent StateNo. 2
W 14–63,500 [8]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "1935 - Baldwin-Wallace (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Baldwin-Wallace Boasts Ohio's Only Perfect Grid Mark". Urbana Daily Citizen. November 27, 1961. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kansas School Nabs Small College Honor". The Lawton Constitution. Lawton, Oklahoma. November 23, 1961. p. 26. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Lee Tressel Is Named Ohio Grid Coach of Year". The Coshocton Tribune. December 3, 1961. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Muskingum Beaten By Baldwin-Wallace". The Sunday Times Recorder. October 1, 1961. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eastern Runs Into Buzzsaw". Detroit Free Press. October 14, 1961. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Oilers Slip". Mansfield News-Journal. November 12, 1961. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Phil Dietrich (November 19, 1961). "Flashes Complete Worst Campaign". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1B, 6B – via Newspapers.com.
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