1961 Rochester Yellowjackets football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2025 1961 Rochester Yellowjackets football Independent 5–3 Paul Bitgood 1st Tony Stranges Vince Russo Fauver Stadium The 1961 Rochester Yellowjackets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rochester as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their first year under head coach Paul Bitgood, the Yellowjackets compiled a 5–3 record.Official Collegiate Football Record Book 1962, p. 130. Tony Stranges and Vince Russo were the team's co-captains. The team played its home games at Fauver Stadium in Rochester, New York. Schedule y y September 23 vs 1961 St. Lawrence Larries St. Lawrence Weeks Field Canton, NY L 0-7 3,700 UR Loses Opener, 7-0, as Offense Falters Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Dave Warner September 24, 1961 1C, 5C https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-ur-loses-opener/152361312/ Newspapers.com September 30 at Hamilton Hamilton, NY W 24-14 UR Rebounds for 24-14 Victory over Hamilton: Way Leads Varsity Attack Rochester Democrat and Chronicle John Fisk October 1, 1961 1C, 16C https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-ur-rebounds-for-2/152362058/ Newspapers.com October 7 1961 Hobart Statesmen Hobart Fauver Stadium Rochester, NY W 27-6 5,000 Varsity Rocks Hobart With 27-to-6 Win Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Dave Warner October 8, 1961 1C, 4C https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-varsity-rocks-hob/152360848/ Newspapers.com October 14 at 1961 Union Garnet Chargers Union (NY) Schenectady, NY L 0-15 October 21 at Vermont Centennial Field Burlington, VT L 0-18 6,500–8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79152555/vermont-rocks-varsity-180/ Democrat and Chronicle Vermont rocks varsity, 18–0 October 22, 1961 June 7, 2021 Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Vermont) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/738/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 1, 2024 October 28 Carnegie Tech Fauver Stadium Rochester, NY W 15-7 5,000 UR Outburst in Final Beats Carnegie Tech, 15 to 7 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Dave Warner October 29, 1961 1C, 2C https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-ur-outburst-in-fi/152360623/ Newspapers.com November 11 1961 Washington University Bears Washington University Fauver Stadium Rochester, NY W 20-6 UR Whips 'Toughest Foe,' 20-6 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Bill Vanderschmidt November 12, 1961 1C, 9C https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-ur-whips-toughes/152360430/ Newspapers.com November 18 RPI Fauver Stadium Rochester, NY W 37-0 2,600 UR Wins 16th Straight at Home Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Dave Warner November 19, 1961 1C, 3C https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-ur-wins-16th-stra/152359217/ Newspapers.com References Rochester Category:Rochester Yellowjackets football seasons Rochester Yellowjackets football