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1961 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team
The 1961 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team was an American football team that represented Pittsburg State University during the 1961 NAIA football season. In their 13th season under head coach Carnie Smith, the team compiled an 11–0 record and shut out seven of eleven opponents. The team won the NAIA football national championship, the AP and UPI small college national championship, and the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) championship.[1]
| 1961 Pittsburg State Gorillas football | |
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Camellia Bowl, W 12–7 vs. Linfield | |
| Conference | Central Intercollegiate Conference |
| Record | 11–0 (5–0 CIC) |
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| Home stadium | Brandenburg Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburg State $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fort Hays State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Benedict's | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emporia State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washburn | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | at Southwest Missouri State* | Springfield, MO | W 21–0 | |||||
| September 23 | Central Missouri State* | Pittsburg, KS | W 47–0 | |||||
| September 30 | at Missouri–Rolla* | Rolla, MO | W 20–0 | |||||
| October 7 | at Northwest Missouri State* | No. 10 | Maryville, MO | W 35–0 | ||||
| October 14 | St. Benedict's | No. 8 | Pittsburg, KS | W 26–0 | ||||
| October 21 | Fort Hays State | No. 7 | Pittsburg, KS | W 41–7 | ||||
| October 28 | at Washburn | No. 3 | Topeka, KS | W 40–0 | ||||
| November 4 | at Emporia State | No. 2 | Emporia, KS | W 35–0 | ||||
| November 11 | Omaha | No. 1 | Pittsburg, KS | W 34–18 | ||||
| November 23 | No. 15 Northern State (SD)* | No. 1 | Pittsburg, KS (NAIA Semifinal) | W 28–14 | [2] | |||
| December 9 | vs. No. 11 Linfield* | No. 1 | Sacramento, CA (Camellia Bowl) | W 12–7 | 10,000 | [3] | ||
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References
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Pittsburg State Rambles Past Northern State to Earn Bowl Bid". Great Bend Daily Tribune. November 24, 1961. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pittsburg Wins NAIA Football Championship". Hays Daily News. December 10, 1961. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.