1961 Hillsdale Dales football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2025 1961 Hillsdale Dales football Independent 6–3 Muddy Waters 8th The 1961 Hillsdale Dales football team was an American football team that represented Hillsdale College as an independent member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics during the 1961 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Muddy Waters, the Dales compiled a 6–3 record. Hillsdale appeared in the Mineral Water Bowl after the 1960 season and was suspended by the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) for breaking the conference prohibition on post-season competition. Hillsdale refused to accept the suspension and withdrew from the conference, competing as an independent in 1961.Little Giant of Football: Hillsdale Is Sitting On Top of World Detroit Free Press September 12, 1961 27 https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-little-giant-of-footb/151640621/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1961 small college AP y y y September 16 at Saint Joseph's (IN) Rensselaer, IN W 28-7 St. Joe Team Beaten, 28-7: Hillsdale College Wins Football Opener The South Bend Tribune September 17, 1961 42 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-st-joe-team-beat/151630163/ Newspapers.com September 23 St. Benedict's Atwood Stadium Flint, MI W 20-0 Hillsdale Streak At 11, Olivet, Ferris Win Too The Times Herald September 25, 1961 12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-herald-hillsdale/151630520/ Newspapers.com October 7 at No. 8 Northern Michigan 2 Memorial Stadium Marquette, MI L 3-24 5,500 Northern Rips 'Dales: Wildcats Grind Out 24-3 Win The Lansing State Journal October 8, 1961 55 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-northern-rips-dal/151549640/ Newspapers.com October 14 at Ferris Institute Big Rapids, MI W 13-0 4,200 Hillsdale Wins on Breaks: Ferris Proves Stubborn, 13-0 Detroit Free Press October 15, 1961 D3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-hillsdale-wins-on-bre/151612573/ Newspapers.com October 21 No. 2 Baldwin–Wallace Hillsdale, MI L 7-16 4,500 B-W Wins 5th in Row, 16 to 7 The Plain Dealer October 22, 1961 10C https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-b-w-wins-5th-in-row-16/151640318/ Newspapers.com October 28 Youngstown Hillsdale, MI W 30-0 Dales Go to Town Detroit Free Press October 29, 1961 D7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-dales-go-to-town/151640091/ Newspapers.com November 4 at Central Michigan Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI L 10-13 5,000 Chips Silence Critics Detroit Free Press November 5, 1961 D7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16712882/chips_silence_critics/ Newspapers.com November 11 1961 Fairmont State Fighting Falcons Fairmount State Hillsdale, MI W 56-6 Hillsdale Trounces Fairmont State Beckley Post-Herald November 12, 1961 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-the-raleigh-register/151639120/ Newspapers.com November 18 Heidelberg Hillsdale, MI W 21-7 Hillsdale Defeats Heidelberg, 24-7 Battle Creek Enquirer November 19, 1961 33 https://www.newspapers.com/article/battle-creek-enquirer-hillsdale-defeats/151631098/ Newspapers.com References Hillsdale Category:Hillsdale Chargers football seasons Hillsdale Dales football