1961 Merchant Marine Mariners football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2025 1961 Merchant Marine Mariners football Independent 6–4 Harry Wright 4th Tomb Memorial Field Little Army-Navy Game L 14–35 vs. 1961 Pennsylvania Military Cadets Pennsylvania Military The 1961 Merchant Marine Mariners football team, also known as Kings Point, was an American football team that represented the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York, during the 1961 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Harry Wright, the Mariners compiled a 6–4 record.Official Collegiate Football Record Book 1962, p. 115. The team played its home games at Tomb Memorial Field. Schedule 1961 small college UPI y y y September 16 at 1961 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils Central Connecticut State Arute Field New Britain, CT W 26-6 2,000 September 23 at Temple Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 12-0 3,500–5,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Temple) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/690/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 September 30 at 1961 Upsala Vikings Upsala East Orange, NJ W 21-7 3,000 October 7 Wagner Tomb Memorial Field Kings Point, NY W 19-16 4,500 King's Point-Wanger: Just a 'Typical Game' Newsday Dick Clemente October 9, 1961 18C https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-nassau-edition-kings-point-wa/152602691/ Newspapers.com October 14 at No. 19 Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA L 6-20 6,000 Lehigh Laces Kings Point Jim Buss October 15, 1961 D1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68460797/1961-lehigh-marine/ October 21 No. 8 Hofstra Tomb Memorial Field Kings Point, NY L 7-8 4,500–5,000 Hofstra Edges Kings Point, 8-7 Associated Press October 22, 1961 1B Poughkeepsie Journal Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68491307/1961-hofstra-marine/ Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Hofstra) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/283/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 October 28 at New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH L 7-8 4,000–5,000 Wildcats Squeak By Mariners, 8-7 New York Daily News October 29, 1961 145 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97947905/wildcats-squeak-by-mariners-8-7/ Newspapers.com November 4 at 1961 Muhlenberg Mules Muhlenberg Muhlenberg Field Allentown, PA W 43-42 5,000 Mariners Nip 'Berg in 43-42 Thriller Sunday Call-Chronicle Joe McCarron November 5, 1961 D1, D2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-mariners-nip-berg-in-4/152350733/ Newspapers.com November 18 1961 Bridgeport Purple Knights Bridgeport Tomb Memorial Field Kings Point, NY W 21-8 5,500 UB Shot Down in Finale, 21-8 The Bridgeport Post Brian O'Gorman November 19, 1961 D1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bridgeport-post-ub-shot-down-in-fina/152351009/ Newspapers.com December 2 vs 1961 Pennsylvania Military Cadets Pennsylvania Military Convention Hall Atlantic City, NJ (Little Army-Navy Game) L 14-35 9,300–13,000 PMC Wins Over Kings Point 35 to 14: Cadets Rally Before 9,300 Atlantic City Press Ed Nichterlein December 3, 1961 33, 34 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city-pmc-wins-over-kin/152350155/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Merchant Marine) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/724/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association July 30, 2024 References Merchant Marine Category:Merchant Marine Mariners football seasons Merchant Marine Mariners football