1961 Wabash Little Giants football team

American college football season

1961 Wabash Little Giants football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–4
Head coach|

* Kenneth W. Keuffel (1st season)

Home stadium| Ingalls Field

Seasons

<- 1960

1962 ->

1961 Midwestern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Baldwin–Wallace |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
Wheaton (IL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Earlham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
St. Norbert |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Northern Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Hillsdale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Ferris Institute |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Bradley |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Xavier |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Eureka |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1
Detroit |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Drake |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wabash |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Youngstown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Concordia (IL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
St. Mary of the Plains |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
North Park |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
William Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
St. Procopius |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0
Dayton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Elmhurst |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 1
Rose Poly |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0
Washington University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 9  | - | 0

The 1961 Wabash Little Giants football team was an American football team that represented Wabash College of Crawfordsville, Indiana, as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their first year under head coach Kenneth W. Keuffel, the Little Giants compiled a 5–4 record.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 23| Evansville|

* Ingalls Field
* Crawfordsville, IN

| W 12–7| | [2]
September 30| at Washington University| St. Louis, MO| W 19–14| |
October 7| Butler|

* Ingalls Field
* Crawfordsville, IN (Iron Key)

| L 7–34| 2,150| [3]
October 14| Hanover|

* Ingalls Field
* Crawfordsville, IN

| W 35–13| 3,000|
October 21| at Bradley|

* Bradley Stadium
* Peoria, IL

| L 10–21| | [4]
October 28| at Ohio Wesleyan| Delaware, OH| L 7–13| | [5]
November 4| John Carroll|

* Ingalls Field
* Crawfordsville, IN

| W 7–6| | [6]
November 11| at Heidelberg| Tiffin, OH| W 21–6| 2,500|
November 18| at DePauw| Greencastle, IN (Monon Bell)| L 7–20| | [7]

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## References

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1. ^ a b "1961 Wabash College Football Schedule". Wabash College Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
2. ^ John Bansch (September 24, 1961). "Wabash Jolts Evansville With 12-7 Loss: Score Clincher After Trailing". The Indianapolis Star. p. IV-4 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ John Bansch (October 8, 1941). "Butler Drubs Wabash; Blackburn Hospitalized". The Indianapolis Star. pp. IV-1, IV-4 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Bradley Tips Wabash In 21-10 Game". The Pantagraph. October 22, 1961. p. 15 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "O. Wesleyan 13, Wabash 7". The Indianapolis Star. October 29, 1961. p. 4B - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Carroll Suffers First Loss, 7-6". The Plain Dealer. November 5, 1961. p. 7C - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Wayne Fuson (November 20, 1961). "Little Guys Make Bell Series a Big Rivalry". The Indianapolis News. p. 37 - via Newspapers.com.

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Wabash Little Giants football

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Hollett Little Giant Stadium (1966–present)

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