1961 Southern Connecticut State Owls football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2025 1961 Southern Connecticut State Owls football Independent 7–2 Jess Dow 14th The 1961 Southern Connecticut State Owls football team was an American football team that represented Southern Connecticut State College (now known as Southern Connecticut State University) as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their 14th year under head coach Jess Dow, the Owls compiled a 7–2 record.Official Collegiate Football Record Book 1962, p. 133. In the UPI New England small college coaches poll, they were ranked fifth behind Amherst, Maine, Williams and Trinity. Southern Connecticut tallied an average of 351.6 yards per game of total offense, including 220.2 yards rushing. On defense, they held opponents to 103.0 rushing yards per game.New England Sports Briefs The North Adams Transcript December 8, 1961 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-north-adams-transcript-southern-conn/152297103/ Newspapers.com Junior fullback Ralph "Horse" Ferrisi led all New England college players with 68 points scored.Southern Connecticut Back Takes Over Scoring Lead Bennington Banner November 14, 1961 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/bennington-banner-ferrisi/152296777/ Newspapers.comFerrisi Seems To Have Nailed Down NE Crown Sun-Journal November 21, 1961 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-journal-ferrisi-seems-to-have-nailed/152296929/ Newspapers.com Ferrisi also led the team with 734 rushing yards and 734 yards of total offense. Raymond Ciarleglio and Joe Landino shared the quarterback position and tallied 366 and 365 passing yards, respectively. Tackle Brian O'Connor was selected as a second-team player on the 1961 Associated Press All New England football team; he was the only Southern Connecticut player named to the team.Maine's Kinney All-N.E. Choice The Bangor Daily News December 6, 1961 23 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-maines-kinney-all/152297410/ Newspapers.com Other key players included quarterback Ray Ciarleglio, center Genaro Germe,Relatively Unknown Boys Touted by State Coaches Hartford Courant November 7, 1961 17 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-germe/152297707/ Newspapers.com and guard Larry McHugh.Titans Sign Nutmegger The Boston Globe December 13, 1961 42 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-mchugh/152297534/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 23 1961 Bridgeport Purple Knights Bridgeport New Haven, CT W 13-8 4,000 September 30 vs 1961 Maryland State Hawks Maryland State Griffith Stadium Washington, DC (Capital Classic) L 6-7 10,000 October 7 Geneva Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 60-0 4,500 South Conn. Rolls, 60-0, Over Geneva The Pittsburgh Press October 8, 1961 7 (section 4) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-south-conn-rolls/152298154/ Newspapers.comSo. Connecticut State Crushes Geneva 60-0 The Hartford Courant October 8, 1961 5C https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-so-connecticut-state-c/152298027/ Newspapers.com October 14 at Youngstown Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH L 8-28 4,000 Youngstown 28, S. Conn. 8 The Lima News October 15, 1961 C2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lima-news-youngstown-28-s-conn-8/152299066/ Newspapers.com October 21 at Ithaca South Hill Field Ithaca, NY W 21-0 2,000 College Blanked By Owl Eleven The Ithaca Journal October 23, 1961 11 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal-college-blanked-by-ow/152298932/ Newspapers.com October 28 at Quonset NAS Quonset, RI W 41-12 500 So. Conn. Winner The Bridgeport Post October 29, 1961 D4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bridgeport-post-so-conn-winner/152298298/ Newspapers.com November 4 1961 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils Central Connecticut State New Haven, CT W 34-3 1,000 So. Conn. Smothers New Britain, 34-3 The Bridgeport Post November 5, 1961 D3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bridgeport-post-so-conn-smothers-n/152298706/ Newspapers.com November 11 Northeastern New Haven, CT W 23-0 1,200–1,800 Northeastern Bows, 23-0, to So. Conn. The Boston Globe Joseph R. Hrubi November 12, 1961 84 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-northeastern-bows-23-0/152474548/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Northeastern) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/500/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 1, 2024 November 18 American International New Haven, CT W 33-6 3,000–3,500 Owls Rout AIC 33-6 in Finale The Hartford Courant November 19, 1961 4C https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-owls-rout-aic-33-6-in-f/152298498/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 American International) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/22/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 1, 2024 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Southern Connecticut State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/658/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association July 30, 2024 References Southern Connecticut Category:Southern Connecticut Owls football seasons Southern Connecticut State Owls football