1961 Wooster Fighting Scots football team

American college football season

1961 Wooster Fighting Scots football

Conference| Ohio Athletic Conference
Record| 6–3 (5–3 OAC)
Head coach|

* Philip L. Shipe (13th season)

Seasons

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1962 ->

1961 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Wittenberg $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Akron | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Otterbein | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Muskingum | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Capital | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Wooster | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Ohio Wesleyan | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Kenyon | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Mount Union | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Denison | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Heidelberg | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
Oberlin | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Hiram | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0
Marietta | 0  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

The 1961 Wooster Fighting Scots football team was an American football team that represented the College of Wooster of Wooster, Ohio, during the 1961 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) football season. In their 13th year under head coach Philip L. Shipe, the Fighting Scots compiled a 6–3 record (5–3 against OAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the OAC, and were outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 75.[1]

## Schedule

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September 23| at Ashland*|

* Redwood Stadium
* Ashland, OH

| W 28–6| |
September 30| Kenyon| Wooster, OH| W 41–0| | [2]
October 7| at Mount Union| Alliance, OH| W 16–6| 1,500| [3]
October 14| at Denison|

* Deeds Field
* Granville, OH

| W 3–0| 2,368| [4]
October 21| Akron| Wooster, OH| L 8–31| 4,700| [5][6]
October 28| at Capital| Columbus, OH| L 8–10| | [7]
November 4| Ohio Wesleyan| Wooster, OH| W 22–9| | [8]
November 11| Muskingum| Wooster, OH| L 0–6| | [9]
November 18| at Oberlin| Oberlin, OH| W 22–7| | [10]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "1961 - Wooster (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
2. ^ "Wooster Jars Kenyon, 41-0". The Lima Citizen. October 1, 1961. p. E6 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Wooster Tops Mount Union". The Lima News. October 8, 1961. p. B2 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Scots Ruin DU Homecoming". The Newark Advocate. October 16, 1961. p. 15 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Tom Melody (October 22, 1961). "Zips Rip Wooster, 31-8; Mackey, Deo, Adolph Pace Akron". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1B, 7B - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Akron)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
7. ^ "Capital Survives". The Lima Citizen. October 29, 1961. p. E3 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Scots Score Two in 4th, Top Bishops". The Plain Dealer. November 5, 1961. p. 9C - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Last Quarter Touchdown Gives Muskingum 6-0 Win". The Times Recorder. November 12, 1961. p. 1D - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Wooster Downs Oberlin, 22-7". The Ironton Tribune. November 19, 1961. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.

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