1961 Colorado State Rams football team
| 1961 Colorado State Rams football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 0–10 (0–6 Skyline) |
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| Home stadium | Colorado Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Utah State + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Skyline Conference during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Don Mullison, the Rams compiled a 0–10 record (0–6 against Skyline opponents), finished last in the Skyline Conference, and were outscored by a total of 249 to 74.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included LeeRoy Gutierrez with 387 passing yards, Dennis Wohlhueter with 308 rushing yards, and Kay McFarland with 196 receiving yards.[3]
The Skyline Conference disbanded after the 1961 season, and Colorado State became an independent for the 1962 season.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | at Utah | L 0–40 | |||||
| September 23 | at Arizona* | L 6–28 | |||||
| September 30 | Arizona State* | L 6–14 | |||||
| October 7 | at San Jose State* | L 0–14 | |||||
| October 14 | at Wyoming | L 7–18 | |||||
| October 21 | Utah State |
| L 3–49 | 10,700 | |||
| October 28 | at Montana | L 19–22 | |||||
| November 4 | at Air Force* | L 9–14 | [4] | ||||
| November 11 | at BYU |
| L 16–30 | ||||
| November 18 | New Mexico |
| L 8–20 | ||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1961 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ "2017 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2017. pp. 164, 170. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ "1961 Colorado State Rams Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ "Falcons edge Colorado State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 5, 1961. p. 4, sports.