1961 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1961 Indiana Hoosiers football 1961 Indiana Hoosiers football team.png 285 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 2–7 0–6 Phil Dickens 4th Byron Broome Bill Olsavsky Seventeenth Street Stadium The 1961 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University in the 1961 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Phil Dickens, the Hoosiers compiled a 2–7 record (0–6 in conference games), finished in a tie for last place in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by a total of 162 to 96.1961 Indiana Hoosiers Stats Sports Reference LLC S/R College Football August 21, 2024 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/indiana/1961.html The Hoosiers were led on offense by Byron Broome who played fullback in 1959, tailback in 1960, and quarterback in 1961. He tallied 627 passing yards at his new position and was selected as the team's most valuable player.Broome Is Most Valuable The Terre Haute Tribune November 29, 1961 15 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-terre-haute-tribune-broome-is-most-v/153746777/ Newspapers.com Indiana's other leaders included fullback Marv Woodson (425 rushing yards) and end Bill Olsavsky (237 receiving yards).1961 Indiana Hoosiers Stats Sports Reference LLC S/R College Football August 21, 2024 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/indiana/1961.html Woodson was selected by the Associated Press as a second-team player on the 1961 All-Big Ten Conference football team. The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. Schedule 1961 AP Eastern September 23 l y y Kansas State Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS 8–14 7,800 October 7 l Wisconsin Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN 3–6 23,270 I.U. Loses, 2 Field Goals To One: Badgers' Bakken Gets Pair The Indianapolis Star Bill Eggert October 8, 1961 1, 4 (section 4) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-iu-loses-2-fiel/153713771/ Newspapers.com October 14 l y Iowa 2 Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA 8–27 56,000 October 17, 1961 Iowa 4th in AP Ballot–Michigan State 1st http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1961/di1961-10-17.pdf The Daily Iowan 4 August 12, 2018 October 21 w y Washington State Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN 33–7 23,307 October 28 l y Michigan State 1 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI rivalry 0–35 55,361 State's TD Cascade Swamps Hoosiers Lansing State Journal George S. Alderton October 29, 1961 49, 54 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-states-td-cascade/153015971/ Newspapers.com November 4 l y Northwestern Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 8–14 35,392 Wildcats Treat Grads by Clawing Past Indiana, 14-8: O'Grady Stars in First Start Chicago Tribune Edward Prell November 5, 1961 1, 6 (part 2) https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-wildcats-treat-grads-by/153717646/ Newspapers.com November 11 l y Ohio State 3 Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN 7–16 27,108 Eugene Register-Guard. 1961 Nov 12.Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124837/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1961/1961-7-Indiana.pdf 2015-04-02 . Retrieved March 30, 2015. November 18 w y y West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV 17–9 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kokomo-tribune-indiana-gains-2nd-vic/139128199/ The Kokomo Tribune Indiana gains 2nd victory, beats West Virginia, 17–9 November 19, 1961 January 19, 2024 Newspapers.com November 25 l Purdue Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN Old Oaken Bucket 12–34 34,798–36,000 Indiana Soft Touch For Purdue, 34-12; Hoosiers' 14th Straight Big Ten Loss The Indianapolis Star Jep Cadou Jr. November 26, 1961 1, 4 (section 4) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-indiana-soft-touch/153684407/ Newspapers.com 1961 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/indiana/1961-schedule.html College Football @ Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 28, 2023 1961 Football Schedule https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/schedule/1961 Indiana University December 28, 2023 Indiana Football 2023 Record Book https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/pdf/fb/2023/23-FB-Record_Book_Full.pdf Indiana University 14 December 28, 2023 1961 Homecoming Indiana Arbutus (yearbook) October 21, 2015 http://www.static.getsnworks.com/ids/arbutus/1962/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160421185308/http://static.getsnworks.com/ids/arbutus/1962/ 2016-04-21 Players 30em Jim Bailey (#10), fullback, junior, 6'0", 185 pounds Byron Broome (#20), quarterback, senior, 5'10", 175 pounds Don Cromer (#32), fullback, senior, 6'0", 190 pounds Ken Ellis, guard, junior, 6'3", 208 pounds Jack Holder, center, junior, 5'10", 190 pounds Bill Olsavsky, tackle, senior, 6'1", 190 pounds Gregg Orth, tackle, senior, 6'5", 205 pounds Ralph Poehls, tackle, junior, 6'1", 210 pounds Bill Quinter, end, senior, 6'1", 200 pounds Nate Ramsey, halfback, junior, 6'0", 180 pounds Bob Vecchio, guard, senior, 5'11", 195 pounds Marv Woodson, halfback, sophomore, 6'0", 182 pounds Indiana Roster The Indianapolis Star November 25, 1961 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-purdue-roster/153748080/ Newspapers.com References Indiana Category:Indiana Hoosiers football seasons Indiana Hoosiers football