1961 Northwest Conference football season
1961 Northwest Conference football season | |
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Sport | Football |
Number of teams | 6 |
Champion | Linfield |
Football seasons | |
← 1960 1962 → |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Linfield $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lewis & Clark | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College of Idaho | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Willamette | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Whitman | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific (OR) | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Northwest Conference football season was the season of college football played by the six member schools of the Northwest Conference (NWC) as part of the 1961 college football season. The 1961 Linfield Wildcats football team won the conference championship with an undefeated 9–0 record in the regular season. They advanced to the NAIA playoffs where they defeated Whittier in the semifinals and lost to Pittsburg State in the Camellia Bowl, the NAIA national championship game.
Teams
Linfield
1961 Linfield Wildcats football | |
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NWC champion | |
Camellia Bowl, L 7–12 vs. Pittsburg State | |
Conference | Northwest Conference |
Record | 10–1 (5–0 NWC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Maxwell Field |
Seasons ← 1960 1962 → |
The 1961 Linfield Wildcats football team represented the Linfield University of McMinnville, Oregon. In their 14th year under head coach Paul Durham, the team compiled a 10–1 record (5–0 against NWC opponents) and won the Northwest Conference championship. The Wildcats advanced to the NAIA playoffs, defeated Whittier in the semifinals and lost to Pittsburg State in the Camellia Bowl, the NAIA national championship game.[1][2]
Back Steve Beguin received third-team honors on the 1961 Little All-America college football team.[3]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 23 | at Southern Oregon* | Ashland, OR | W 34–25 | [4] | ||||
September 30 | Oregon College of Education* |
| W 13–7 | [5] | ||||
October 7 | at Lewis & Clark | Portland, OR | W 33–9 | [6] | ||||
October 14 | Chico State* |
| W 34–7 | 1,200 | [7] | |||
October 21 | Whitman![]() |
| W 52–0 | [8] | ||||
October 28 | at College of Idaho | Caldwell, ID | W 44–7 | |||||
November 4 | at Pacific (OR) | Forest Grove, OR | W 46–0 | [9] | ||||
November 11 | Portland State* |
| W 55–19 | [10] | ||||
November 18 | Willamette |
| W 34–12 | [11] | ||||
November 25 | Whittier* |
| W 18–7 | [12] | ||||
December 9 | vs. No. 1 Pittsburg State* | No. 7 | Sacramento, CA (NAIA Championship Game—Camellia Bowl) | L 7–12 | 10,000 | [13] | ||
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Lewis & Clark
1961 Lewis & Clark Pioneers football | |
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Conference | Northwest Conference |
Record | 8–3 (3–2 NWC) |
Head coach |
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Seasons ← 1960 1962 → |
The 1961 Lewis & Clark Pioneers football team represented Lewis & Clark College of Portland, Oregon. In their 15th year under head coach Joe Huston, the Pioneers compiled a 6–3 record (3–2 in conference games) and finished in a tie for second place in the conference.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | Portland State |
| W 39–6 | [15] | |
September 30 | at Southern Oregon |
| W 28–26 | [16] | |
October 7 | Linfield | Portland, OR | L 9–33 | ||
October 14 | at Whitman | Walla Walla, WA | W 27–13 | ||
October 21 | College of Idaho | Portland, OR | W 46–0 | ||
October 28 | Willamette | McCulloch Stadium | L 7–14 | ||
November 4 | at San Diego Marine Recruit Depot | San Diego, CA | L 20–22 | ||
November 11 | at Oregon College of Education | Monmouth, OR | W 28–13 | ||
November 18 | Pacific (OR) | Portland, OR | W 36–7 |
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College of Idaho
1961 College of Idaho Coyotes football | |
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Conference | Northwest Conference |
Record | 5–4 (3–2 NWC) |
Head coach |
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Seasons ← 1960 1962 → |
The 1961 College of Idaho Coyotes football team represented the College of Idaho of Caldwell, Idaho. In their fourth year under head coach James A. Brown, the team compiled a 5–4 record (3–2 against NWC opponents) and tied for second place in the Northwest Conference.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 23 | at Eastern Oregon* | La Grande, OR | W 14–0 | [18] | |||
September 30 | Westminster (UT)* | Caldwell, ID | L 7–13 | 250 | [19] | ||
October 7 | at Pacific (OR) | Forest Grove, OR | W 32–0 | ||||
October 14 | Willamette | Caldwell, ID | W 34–24 | ||||
October 21 | at Lewis & Clark | Portland, OR | L 0–46 | ||||
October 28 | Linfield | Caldwell, ID | L 7–44 | ||||
November 4 | Whitman | Caldwell, ID | W 67–0 | ||||
November 11 | at Oregon Tech* |
| L 6–12 | [20] | |||
November 18 | Eastern Washington* | W 23–6 | |||||
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Willamette
1961 Willamette Bearcats football | |
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Conference | Northwest Conference |
Record | 4–4 (3–2 NWC) |
Head coach |
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Seasons ← 1960 1962 → |
The 1961 Willamette Bearcats football team epresented the Willamette University of Salem, Oregon. In their tenth season under head coach Ted Ogdahl, the team compiled a 4–4 record (3–2 against NWC opponents) and finished in fourth place in the conference.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | Puget Sound | L 19–20 | |||
September 30 | Humboldt State |
| L 13–27 | 4,500 | [22] |
October 14 | at College of Idaho | Caldwell, ID | L 24–34 | ||
October 21 | Pacific (OR) | W 31–14 | |||
October 28 | Lewis & Clark |
| W 14–7 | ||
November 4 | at British Columbia | Vancouver, BC | W 47–20 | ||
November 11 | Whitman |
| W 53–7 | ||
November 18 | at Linfield |
| L 12–34 | [11] |
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Whitman
1961 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football | |
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Conference | Northwest Conference |
Record | 1–7 (1–4 NWC) |
Head coach |
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Seasons ← 1960 1962 → |
The 1961 Whitman Fighting Missionaries football team represented Whitman College of Walla Walla, Washington. In their seventh season under head coach Robert Thomsen, the team compiled a 1–7 record (1–4 against NWC opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Northwest Conference.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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Central Washington | L 0–19 | ||||
September 30 | Eastern Oregon | Walla Walla, WA | L 13–19 | [24] | |
October 7 | at British Columbia | Vancouver, BC | L 0–16 | ||
October 14 | Lewis & Clark | Walla Walla, WA | L 13–27 | ||
October 21 | at Linfield |
| L 0–52 | [8] | |
October 28 | Pacific (OR) | Walla Walla, WA | W 19–13 | ||
November 4 | at College of Idaho | Caldwell, ID | L 0–67 | ||
November 11 | at Willamette |
| L 7–53 |
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Pacific (OR)
1961 Pacific Badgers football | |
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Conference | Northwest Conference |
Record | 0–9 (0–5 NWC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | McCready Stadium |
Seasons ← 1960 1962 → |
The 1961 Pacific Badgers football team represented Pacific University of Forest Grove, Oregon. In their first season under head coach Noah G. Allen, the team compiled a 0–9 record (0–5 against NWC opponents) and finished in last place in the Northwest Conference.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 23 | Pacific Lutheran* | Forest Grove, OR | L 9–12 | ||||
September 30 | at Chico State* |
| L 17–20 | 3,700 | |||
October 7 | College of Idaho | Forest Grove, ID | L 0–32 | ||||
October 14 | Oregon College of Education![]() |
| L 14–27 | [26] | |||
October 21 | Willamette | L 14–31 | |||||
October 28 | at Whitman | Walla Walla, WA | L 13–19 | ||||
November 4 | Linfield | Forest Grove, OR | L 0–46 | ||||
November 11 | vs. Southern Oregon* |
| L 0–33 | [27][28] | |||
November 18 | at Lewis & Clark | Portland, OR | L 7–36 | ||||
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- ^ "Eastern Oregon Drops Football Opener To College Of Idaho". La Grande Observer. September 25, 1961. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sophomore Back Leads Westminster To Surprise Win Over Coyotes, 13-7". The Idaho Statesman. October 1, 1961. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1962. p. 112.
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- ^ "SOC Blanks Pacific In Gridiron Finale". Medford Mail Tribune. November 13, 1961. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1962. p. 127.