1961 Wesleyan Cardinals football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2025 1961 Wesleyan Cardinals football Little Three Little Three 1–7 0–2 Norm Daniels 17th Andrus Field The 1961 Wesleyan Cardinals football team, also known as the Wesleyan Methodists, was an American football that represented Wesleyan University as a member of the Little Three during the 1961 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Norm Daniels, the Cardinals compiled a 1–7 record (0–2 in conference games) and were outscored by a total of 209 to 86. The team played its home games at Andrus Field in Middletown, Connecticut. Schedule y y September 30 Middlebury<ncg> Andrus Field Middletown, CT L 14-20 3,877 Middlebury Beats Wesleyan, 20-14 The Burlington Free Press October 2, 1961 18 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press-middlebury-bea/152281389/ Newspapers.com October 7 at 1961 Bowdoin Polar Bears Bowdoin<ncg> Brunswick, ME L 0-27 5,000 October 14 Coast Guard<ncg> Andrus Field Middletown, CT L 9-13 3,000 October 21 at Worcester Tech<ncg> Alumni Stadium Worcester, MA L 20-21 3,000–3,500 Worcester Tech Tops Wesleyan By 21-20 Count The Hartford Courant October 22, 1961 2C https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-worcester-tech-tops-wes/153540000/ Newspapers.com October 28 at Amherst Pratt Field Amherst, MA L 8-48 5,000–6,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Amherst) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/24/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association January 29, 2025 November 4 Hamilton<ncg> Andrus Field Middletown, CT W 21-20 3,000 Jim Dooney's Alert Play Assures Card Win, 21-20 The Hartford Courant Owen Griffith November 5, 1961 3C https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-jim-dooneys-alert-play/152480297/ Newspapers.com November 11 Williams Andrus Field Middletown, CT L 0-14 4,000–5,300 Williams Has Little Trouble in Gaining 14-0 Win Over Wesleyan The Springfield Sunday Republican Jerome H. Radding November 12, 1961 4B https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-union-williams-has-little-tr/152375366/ Newspapers.com November 18 at Trinity (CT)<ncg> Trinity Field Hartford, CT (rivalry) L 14-42 6,500 Trinity Routs Wesleyan Early, 42-14 The Hartford Courant Bill Lee November 19, 1961 1C https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-trinity-routs-wesleyan/152314509/ Newspapers.com Statistics The 1961 Wesleyan Cardinals tallied 1,396 yards of total offense (178.5 per game), consisting of 877 rushing yards (110 per game) and 519 passing yards (65 per game). On defense, the Cardinals gave up 2,051 yards by opponents (257 per game), including 1,025 rushing yards (128 per game) and 1,032 passing yards (129 per game).Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Wesleyan) NCAA September 16, 2024 https://stats.ncaa.org/team/764/stats/12865 The team's rushing leaders were fullback Dave Snyder with 218 rushing yards on 96 carries and halfback Jim Fergeson with 205 yards on 41 carries. Snyder also led the team in scoring with 18 points on three touchdowns. The team's passing leaders were quarterbacks John Driscoll (34-for-81, 318 yards, four touchdowns, six interceptions) and steve Humphrey (8-for-40, 166 yards, one touchdown, two interceptions). End John Buttles was the leading receiver with eight catches for 168 yards and one touchdown. Halfback Jim Matteson led the team in punting with 26 punts for 978 yards, an average of 37.6 yards per punt. References Wesleyan Category:Wesleyan Cardinals football seasons Wesleyan Cardinals football