1961 College Conference of Illinois football season

August 2024 1961 College Conference of Illinois football season Football 7 Millikin Champion Football 1960 1962 The 1961 College Conference of Illinois football season was the season of college football played by the seven member schools of the College Conference of Illinois (CCI) as part of the 1961 college football season. The 1961 Millikin Big Blue football team, in its sixth and final year under head coach Don Shroyer, compiled a perfect 8–0 record (6–0 in conference games), won the CCI championship, and was ranked 14th in the final National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) poll. Teams Millikin 1961 Millikin Big Blue football team 1961 Millikin Big Blue football College Conference of Illinois CCI 8–0 7–0 Don Shroyer 6th Jerry Domescik Ryan Jorstad Millikin Field CCI champion The 1961 Millikin Big Blue football team was an American football team that represented Millikin University as a member of the College Conference of Illinois during the 1961 college football season. In their sixth and final year under head coach Don Shroyer, the Big Blue compiled a perfect 8–0 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the CCI championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 305 to 79. CCIW Football History https://static.cciw.org/custompages/CCIW_Links/Football/History/FB_Records.pdf College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin 6 January 24, 2021 Millikin was ranked 14th in the final National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) poll. Linfield Third As Whittier Fourth; Pittsburgh Top Team https://www.newspapers.com/article/eureka-humboldt-standard/125894360/ Humboldt Standard Eureka, California November 22, 1961 10 June 5, 2023 Newspapers.com The 1961 campaign was one of only four undefeated seasons in Millikin football history.Millikin Announces 2023 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Millikin University September 19, 2023 https://athletics.millikin.edu/news/2023/9/19/football-millikin-announces-2023-athletic-hall-of-fame-inductees.aspx y y September 23 at Illinois State Normal<ncg> McCormick Field Normal, IL W 22-0 1,000 ISNU's Rally in 2nd Half Too Late -- Millikin Wins, 22-16: Redbirds Scare Big Blue After Trailing, 22 to 0 The Pantagraph Ron Janecke September 24, 1961 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph-isnus-rally-in-2nd-half/142180994/ Newspapers.com September 30 Carthage Millikin Field Decatur, IL W 32-30 Millikin Football Team Opens CCI Play Against Carthage Here Today Decatur Herald September 30, 1961 9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/herald-and-review-millikin-football-team/142195146/ Newspapers.com October 7 1961 North Park Vikings North Park<ncg> Millikin Field Decatur, IL W 72-0 October 14 at 1961 Augustana (Illinois) Vikings Augustana (IL) Rock Island, IL W 39-7 Powerful Millikin Dampens Augie Homecoming; Coasts to 39-7 Win The Rock Island Argus Dave Krone October 16, 1961 15 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-rock-island-argus-powerful-millikin/142188523/ Newspapers.com October 21 1961 Lake Forest Foresters Lake Forest<hc> Millikin Field Decatur, IL W 47-7 3,000 Lake Forest Routed, 47-7, at Millikin Chicago Tribune October 22, 1961 Part 2, page 4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-lake-forest-routed-47-7/142188844/ Newspapers.com October 28 at 1961 Illinois Wesleyan Titans Illinois Wesleyan IWU Stadium Bloomington, IL W 27-16 Millikin Rips Titans, 27-16: Big Blue Powers Way to Fourth CCI Win The Pantagraph Fred Young October 29, 1961 15 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph-millikin-rips-titans-27/142197922/ Newspapers.com November 4 1961 North Central Cardinals North Central (IL) Millikin Field Decatur, IL W 19-0 Domescik Paces Millikin to 5th CCI Win, 19-0 The Pantagraph November 5, 1961 16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph-millikin/142197648/ Newspapers.com November 11 at Carroll (WI) Haertel Field Waukesha, WI W 47-13 Millikin Captures CCI Crown, 47-13: Jerry Domescik Leads Big Blue To Easy Triumph Over Carroll The Pantagraph November 12, 1961 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph-millikin-captures-cci-cro/142178999/ Newspapers.com Carroll 1961 Carroll Pioneers football team 1961 Carroll Pioneers football College Conference of Illinois CCI 6–3 5–1 Vince DiFrancesca 3rd Haertel Field The 1961 Carroll Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Carroll College (now known as Carroll University) of Waukesha, Wisconsin, as a member of the College Conference of Illinois (CCI) during the 1961 college football season. In their third season under head coach Vince DiFrancesca, the Pioneers compiled a 6–3 record (5–1 in CCI games), finished in second place in the CCI, and were outscored by a total of 174 to 157. y y September 16 at Whitewater State<ncg> Whitewater, WI L 6-28 Whitewater State Cops Opener, 28-6 Wisconsin State Journal September 17, 1961 4 (section 3) https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-whitewater-state/153272667/ Newspapers.com September 23 Carthage Haertel Field Waukesha, WI W 19-6 Budde, Hill Lead Carroll To Victory Over Carthage The Waukesha County Freeman September 25, 1961 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waukesha-county-freeman-budde-hill/152629194/ Newspapers.com September 30 at 1961 North Park Vikings North Park<ncg> Chicago, IL W 19-13 October 7 1961 Augustana (Illinois) Vikings Augustana (IL) Haertel Field Waukesha, WI W 21-14 Carroll Tips Augustana For 3rd Straight Triumph The Waukesha County Freeman October 9, 1961 12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waukesha-county-freeman-carroll-tips/153273746/ Newspapers.com October 14 at 1961 Lake Forest Foresters Lake Forest Lake Forest IL W 26-7 October 21 1961 Illinois Wesleyan Titans Illinois Wesleyan Haertel Field Waukesha, WI W 27-19 Carroll Wins Homecoming Game From Wesleyan 27-19; Lead CCI The Waukesha County Freeman October 23, 1961 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waukesha-county-freeman-carroll-wins/153274081/ Newspapers.com October 28 at 1961 North Central Cardinals North Central (IL) Naperville, IL W 19-13 November 4 at Wheaton (IL)<ncg> McCully Field Wheaton, IL L 7-27 Wheaton Tops Pioneers 27-7; Defeat Is Second The Waukesha County Freeman November 6, 1961 12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waukesha-county-freeman-wheaton-tops/153273228/ Newspapers.com November 11 Millikin Haertel Field Waukesha, WI L 13-47 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/team/120/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 4, 2024 Carthage 1961 Carthage Redmen football team 1961 Carthage Redmen football College Conference of Illinois CCI 7–2 4–2 Art Keller 7th The 1961 Carthage Redmen football team was an American football team that represented Carthage College of Carthage, Illinois, as a member of the College Conference of Illinois (CCI) during the 1961 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Art Keller, the Redmen compiled a 7–2 record (4–3 in CCI games), finished in third place in the CCI, and outscored opponents by a total of 267 to 127. y y September 16 at 1961 Augustana (Illinois) Vikings football Augustana (IL) Ericson Field Rock Island, IL W 33-13 Vet Carthage Crew Teaches Green Augie 33-13 Lesson Moline Dispatch September 18, 1961 19 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dispatch-vet-carthage-crew-teaches-g/152627931/ Newspapers.comExperience Decisive Factor as Carthage Wallops Augie, 33-13 The Rock Island Argus Dave Krone September 18, 1961 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-rock-island-argus-experience-decisiv/152628100/ Newspapers.com September 23 at Carroll (WI) Haertel Field Waukesha, WI L 6-19 September 30 at Millikin Millikin Field Decatur, IL L 20-32 October 7 1961 Illinois Wesleyan Titans Illinois Wesleyan Carthage, IL W 33-12 Carthage Rips Titans, 33-12, in CCI Contest The Pantagraph October 8, 1961 21 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph-carthage-rips-titans-33/152629418/ Newspapers.com October 14 Kalamazoo<ncg> Carthage, IL W 33-6 2,300 October 21 1961 North Park Vikings North Park<ncg> Carthage, IL W 38-19 October 28 at 1961 Lake Forest Foresters Lake Forest Lake Forest, IL W 42-13 Lake Forest Loses Chicago Tribune October 29, 1961 3 (part 2) https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-lake-forest-loses/152639813/ Newspapers.com November 4 1961 Culver–Stockton Wildcats Culver–Stockton<ncg> Carthage, IL W 21-0 Halsey Sparks Carthage Win The Pantagraph November 5, 1961 16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph-halsey-sparks-carthage-wi/152639522/ Newspapers.com November 18 1961 North Central Cardinals North Central (IL) Carthage, IL W 41-13 No. Central Routed, 41-13, By Carthage Chicago Tribune November 19, 1961 5 (Part 2) https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-no-central-routed-41-1/152628860/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/team/121/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 4, 2024 North Central 1961 North Central Cardinals football College Conference of Illinois CCI 5–4 3–3 Jesse Vail 6th The 1961 North Central Cardinals football team represented North Central College of Naperville, Illinois, during the 1961 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jesse Vail, the Cardinals compiled a 5–4 record (3–3 against CCI opponents), placing in fourth place in the CCI. y y September 23 at Fisk<ncg> W 15-14 850 September 30 at Augustana W 33-16 700 October 7 Lake Forest Naperville, IL W 27-3 1,200 October 14 at Illinois Wesleyan IWU Stadium Bloomington, IL W 13-7 3,000 October 21 Wheaton<ncg> Naperville, IL (Little Brass Bell) L 7-20 7,500 October 28 Carroll Naperville, IL L 13-19 2,900 November 4 at Millikin L 0-19 3,300 November 11 North Park<ncg> Naperville, IL W 26-7 3,000 November 18 at Carthage L 14-41 2,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/team/492/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 14, 2024 https://northcentralcardinals.com/sports/football/schedule/1961 1961 Football Schedule northcentralcardinals.com August 14, 2024 Augustana 1961 Augustana (Illinois) Vikings football College Conference of Illinois CCI 5–4 2–4 Ray B. Leoschner 3rd The 1961 Augustana Vikings football team represented Augustana College of Rock Island, Illinois, during the 1961 college football season. In their third season under head coach Ray B. Leoschner, the Vikings compiled a 5–4 record (2–4 against CCI opponents), placing in fifth place in the CCI. y y September 16 Carthage Rock Island, IL L 13-33 September 23 at Manchester<ncg> North Manchester, IN W 14-6 September 30 North Central Rock Island, IL L 16-33 October 7 at Carroll Waukesha, WI L 14-21 October 14 Millikin Rock Island, IL L 7-39 October 21 at Wartburg<ncg> Waverly, IA W 20-8 October 28 at William Penn<ncg> Oskaloosa, IA W 14-7 November 4 Lake Forest Rock Island, IL W 21-10 November 11 at Illinois Wesleyan Bloomington, IL W 21-13 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/team/40/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 14, 2024 https://augustana_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/Football%20Stats/Archived%20FB%20Stats/1961.htm Statistics Summary for 1961 augustana_ftp.sidearmsports.com September 18, 2024 Illinois Wesleyan 1961 Illinois Wesleyan Titans football College Conference of Illinois CCI 2–7 1–5 Don Larson 8th The 1961 Illinois Wesleyan football team represented Illinois Wesleyan University of Bloomington, Illinois, during the 1961 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Don Larson, the Foresters compiled a 2–7 record (1–5 against CCI opponents), placing in sixth place in the CCI. y y September 23 DePauw<ncg> IWU Stadium Bloomington, IL L 0-8 DePauw 8, Ill. Wesleyan 0 The Indianapolis Star September 24, 1961 IV-2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-depauw-8-ill-wes/151812832/ Newspapers.com September 30 at Lake Forest Lake Forest, IL W 13-6 1,500 October 7 at Carthage Carthage, IL L 12-33 October 14 North Central IWU Stadium Bloomington, IL L 7-13 3,000 October 21 at Carroll Haertel Field Waukesha, WI L 19-27 October 28 Millikin IWU Stadium Bloomington, IL L 16-27 North Park<ncg> W 20-7 November 11 Augustana IWU Stadium Bloomington, IL L 13-21 November 18 at Illinois State Normal<ncg> Normal, IL L 6-16 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/team/300/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 14, 2024 Lake Forest 1961 Lake Forest Foresters football College Conference of Illinois CCI 0–8 0–6 Nick Wasylik 4th The 1961 Lake Forest Foresters football team represented Lake Forest College of Lake Forest, Illinois, during the 1961 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Nick Wasylik, the Foresters compiled a 0–8 record (0–6 against CCI opponents), placing in last place in the CCI. y y September 23 North Park<ncg> Lake Forest, IL L 0-6 1,000 September 30 Illinois Wesleyan Lake Forest, IL L 6-13 1,500 October 7 at North Central Naperville, IL L 3-27 1,200 October 14 Carroll Lake Forest, IL L 7-26 2,500 October 21 at Millikin Millikin Field Decatur, IL L 4-47 3,000 October 28 Carthage Lake Forest, IL L 13-42 November 4 at Augustana Rock Island, IL L 10-21 November 11 Hamline<ncg> Lake Forest, IL L 7-32 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/team/344/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 14, 2024 https://goforesters.com/sports/fball/archives/seasons/1961 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709155617/https://goforesters.com/sports/fball/archives/seasons/1961 1961 Schedule/Results goforesters.com July 9, 2022 September 18, 2024 References 1961 College Conference of Illinois football season