The 1961 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys football team was an American football team that represented Arkansas Tech University of Russellville, Arkansas, as a member of the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1961 college football season. In their third season under head coach Marvin Salmon, the Wonder Boys compiled an 8–0–1 record (6–0–1 in AIC games), won the AIC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 256 to 49. It was the program's second consecutive AIC championship.[1][2][3]
| 1961 Arkansas Tech Wonderboys football | |
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AIC champion | |
| Conference | Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference |
| Record | 8–0–1 (6–0–1 AIC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Arkansas Tech $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State Teachers | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern State (AR) | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harding | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henderson State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ouachita Baptist | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas A&M | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ozarks | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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End Powell McClellan received first-team honors on the 1961 Little All-America college football team.[4] Halfback Bill Curtis led the AIC in rushing.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | at Northeastern State | Tahlequah, OK | W 12–0 | [5] | |||
| September 23 | Harding | Russellville, AR | W 31–0 | ||||
| September 30 | Arkansas A&M | Russellville, AR | W 39–7 | ||||
| October 7 | at Southern State (AR) | Magnolia, AR | W 6–2 | ||||
| October 21 | Central Arkansas* | Russellville, AR | W 16–7 | ||||
| October 28 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | Russellville, AR | W 49–20 | [6] | |||
| November 3 | at Henderson State | Arkadelphia, AR | W 30–0 | ||||
| November 11 | Ouachita Baptist | Russellville, AR | T 6–6 | [7] | |||
| November 18 | at Ozarks | Clarksville, AR | W 67–7 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ a b "Arkansas Tech Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "AIC Standings". Hope Star. Hope, Arkansas. Associated Press. November 14, 1961. p. 6. Retrieved December 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Linfield Third As Whittier Fourth; Pittsburgh Top Team". Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. November 22, 1961. p. 10. Retrieved June 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Harold Claassen (December 6, 1961). "Annual Little All-Americans -- Small College Stars Selected". The Shreveport Journal. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas Tech Edges Redmen". The Daily Oklahoman. September 17, 1961. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stan Cason (October 29, 1961). "Savages Marvel As Arkansas Tech's Wonder Boys Roar TO 49-20 Triumph: Ground Attack Falters As SSC Takes Beating". Durant Daily Democrat. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ouachita Ties Arkansas Tech". Northwest Arkansas Times. November 13, 1961. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
