1961 Chico State Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1961 Chico State Wildcats football Far Western Conference FWC 4–6 0–5 George Maderos 4th College Field The 1961 Chico State Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Chico State College (now known as California State University, Chico) as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1961 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach George Maderos, the Wildcats compiled a 4–6 record (0–5 in conference games), finished last out of six teams in the FWC, and were outscored by a total of 226 to 162. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Al Allison (803 passing yards), halfback/fullback Bill Morris (389 yards), and end Ed Burton (566 receiving yards, 44 points scored). Mario Serafin received first-team all-conference honors as a linebacker and second-team honors as an offensive guard. The team played its home games at College Field in Chico, California. Schedule no September 16 w y Southern Oregon College Field Chico, CA 27–7 3,800 Wildcats Throttle Red Raiders, 27-0 Enterprise-Record Eddie Booth September 18, 1961 4B, 5B https://www.newspapers.com/article/enterprise-record-wildcats-throttle-red/151124053/ Newspapers.com September 23 w y Pepperdine College Field Chico, CA 27–16 3,850 September 30 w y Pacific (OR) College Field Chico, CA 20–17 3,700 October 7 l y Nevada Mackay StadiumThis stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.Mackay Stadium https://www.unr.edu/around-campus/mackay-stadium University of Nevada, Reno January 4, 2017 note Reno, NV 6–27 2,500 October 14 l y y Linfield Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR 7–34 1,200 Linfield Smacks Chico State '11' The Oregon Statesman October 15, 1961 12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-linfield-smacks-chico/150819612/ Newspapers.com October 21 l Sacramento State College Field Chico, CA 10–14 6,600 October 28 w y y 1961 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Mission Field Santa Clara, CA 21–19 3,000 November 4 l Humboldt State College Field Chico, CA 12–29 5,000 HSC Drubs Chico State; Homecoming Tilt Saturday Eureka Humboldt Standard Eureka, California Don Terbush November 6, 1961 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18924444/hsc_drubs_chico_state_homecoming_tilt/ Newspapers.com April 4, 2018 November 10 l y UC Davis Aggie Field Davis, CA 7–28 4,000 November 18 l San Francisco State College Field Chico, CA 25–42 5,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Chico State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/95/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 20, 2022 Statistics The Wildcats tallied 2,672 yards of total offense (267.2 per game), consisting of 1,608 rushing yards (160.8 per game) and 1,064 passing yards (106.4 per game). On defense, they gave up 3,269 yards (326.9 per game) including 2,393 rushing yards (239.3 per game) and 876 passing yards (87.6 per game). Quarterback Al Allison completed 54 of 139 passes for 803 yards with six touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He also led the team with 777 yards of total offense (including negative 26 rushing yards). The team's leading rushers were halfback/fullback Bill Morris (389 yards, 93 carries, 4.18 yards per carry) and halfback Jess Castillo (365 yards, 69 carries, 5.29 yards per carry). End Ed Burton led the team in both receiving (40 receptions, 566 yards) nand scoring (44 points on five touchdowns, 11 extra point kicks, and a field goal). Awards and honors Mario Serafin was selected as a first-team linebacker on the 1961 All-Far Western Conference football team. He was also selected as a second-team guard on the offensive team. Two others received second team honors: end Ed Burton (offense); and tackle Tom McKerras (defense).Name Six Humboldt Staters To All-FWC First Team Humboldt Standard December 2, 1961 9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/eureka-humboldt-standard-name-six-humbol/156860029/ Newspapers.com Notes note References Chico State Category:Chico State Wildcats football seasons Chico State Wildcats football