The 1961 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State College (now known as Texas State University) during the 1961 college football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their fourth year under head coach Milton Jowers, the team compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 2–4–1 in conference play.
| 1961 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (2–4–1 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Evans Field |
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| Sam Houston State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&I | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Tech | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sul Ross | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | at Texas Lutheran* |
| L 6–7 | 5,000–5,200 | [1] |
| September 23 | Tarleton State* |
| W 21–20 | 5,000–5,200 | [2] |
| September 30 | at Sul Ross | L 7–15 | [3] | ||
| October 7 | McMurry* |
| W 28–13 | 4,500 | [4] |
| October 14 | at Stephen F. Austin |
| W 29–21 | 3,500–5,000 | [5] |
| October 21 | No. 9 Lamar Tech |
| T 7–7 | 4,500–5,100 | [6][7] |
| October 28 | Sam Houston State |
| L 7–9 | 5,000–6,000 | [8][9] |
| November 4 | at East Texas State | L 7–14 | 8,000 | [10] | |
| November 11 | Howard Payne |
| W 23–0 | 3,700 | [11] |
| November 18 | at Texas A&I | L 15–19 | 7,500–8,000 | [12] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Texas Lutheran nips Southwest Texas, 7–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 17, 1961. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Third team gives SWT 21–20 win". The Austin American. September 24, 1961. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sul Ross cops 3rd". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 1, 1961. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest Texas clubs McMurry". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 8, 1961. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Cat rally points way to victory". The Austin American. October 15, 1961. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Tech plays tie at San Marcos". Victoria Advocate. October 22, 1961. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "Sam Houston holds lead in Lone Star". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 29, 1961. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ "East Texas raps Bobcats by 14–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1961. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest Texas ends drought, 23–0". The Austin American. November 12, 1961. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Javelinas beat Bobcats, 19–15". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 19, 1961. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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