The 1961 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1961 college football season. Led by 31st-year head coach Fred T. Long, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–4–1, with a conference record of 2–4–1, and finished sixth in the SWAC.
| 1961 Wiley Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–4–1 (2–4–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Wildcat Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | Alcorn A&M* |
| W 16–13 | [1] | |
| October 7 | Bishop* |
| W 24–12 | [2] | |
| October 16 | vs. Prairie View A&M | L 13–48 | 15,000 | [3] | |
| October 21 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| T 7–7 | [4] | |
| October 28 | Texas Southern |
| L 0–20 | [5] | |
| November 4 | at Jackson State |
| L 0–20 | 3,500 | [6] |
| November 11 | Southern |
| W 19–14 | 4,000 | [7] |
| November 19 | at Grambling | L 28–71 | [8] | ||
| November 23 | Texas College |
| W 56–0 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Wiley gets by Alcorn 16–13 in thriller". The Call. October 6, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big Wiley rally defeats Bishop". The Marshall News Messenger. October 9, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View rolls over Wiley 48–13". Austin American-Statesman. October 17, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley, Arkansas AM&N in 7–7 tie". The Marshall News Messenger. October 21, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern blanks Wiley". The Marshall News Messenger. October 30, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State victor". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley plasters Southern with 19 to 14 upset". Monroe Morning World. November 12, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling shells Wiley in finale". The Marshall News Messenger. November 20, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley humbles Steers by 56–0". The Marshall News Messenger. November 24, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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