1961 Pepperdine Waves football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1961 Pepperdine Waves football Independent 1–9 Pence Dacus 2nd Sentinel Field none The 1961 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine CollegePepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970. as an independent during the 1961 college football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Pence Dacus. The Waves played home games at Sentinel Field on the campus of Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. Pepperdine finished the season with a record of 1–9 for the second year in a row. On December 20, 1961, Pepperdine announced that it was dropping its football team due to financial considerations. In its 16 years of existence, the Waves football team compiled an overall 64–79–2 record, for a .448 winning percentage.Pepperdine Drops Football Team The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California December 21, 1961 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8996870/pepperdine_drops_football_team/ Newspapers.com January 16, 2017 Schedule September 16 l y Sacramento State Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA 0–21 September 23 l y Chico State College Field Chico, CA 16–27 3,850 September 30 l 1961 New Mexico Highlands Cowboys New Mexico Highlands Lynwood High School Lynwood, CA 16–18 October 7 l Whittier Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA 11–28 Poets Engulf Waves For 4th Win; Western Next The Daily News October 9, 1961 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-poets-engulf-waves/150728482/ Newspapers.com October 14 l y 1961 San Diego Toreros San Diego Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA 0–13 October 21 l y Cal Poly Pomona L.A. State Stadium Los Angeles, CA 14–26 2,500 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Cal Poly Pomona) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/91/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 25, 2022 October 28 w 1961 Cal Western Westerners Cal WesternAlliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. USIU had been known as California Western University (Cal Western) from 1952 to 1967. Balboa Stadium ? San Diego, CA 16–9 November 4 l San Diego State Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA 6–21 9,000 Fast Aztec Start Rips Waves The San Diego Union San Diego, California Howard Hagen November 5, 1961 G-1 November 10 l y UC Santa Barbara La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 14–19 2,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 UC Santa Barbara) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/104/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 27, 2025 November 18 l Long Beach State Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA 15–22 1,500 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Long Beach State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/99/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 20, 2022 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2532&year=1961 1961 - Pepperdine February 2, 2017 September 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910232257/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2532&year=1961 deadhttp://www.pepperdinesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060310aaa.html The History of Pepperdine Football Pepperdine Waves June 3, 2010 February 15, 2017 Grenley, Dave https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231609/http://www.pepperdinesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060310aaa.html March 3, 2016 dead Notes note References Pepperdine Category:Pepperdine Waves football seasons Pepperdine Waves football