1961 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2025 1961 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Western Division WVIAC 8–1 4–1 Samuel Ross 4th WVIAC championWVIAC Western Division champion West Virginia Bowl W 12–0 vs. 1961 Salem Tigers Salem The 1961 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia Wesleyan College of Buckhannon, West Virginia, as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) during the 1961 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Samuel Ross, the Bobcats compiled an 8–1 record (4–1 in WVIAC games), won the WVIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 243 to 64. 2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide https://archive.org/details/2005-wviac-football-media-guide/page/36/mode/1up West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference July 15, 2005 36 June 24, 2023 Internet Archive After suffering its only loss to 1961 Salem Tigers Salem on October 7, the team closed its season with a victory over Salem in the West Virginia Bowl which pitted the WVIAC Eastern and Western Division champions and served as the WVIAC championship game. Schedule y y September 23 at Mount Union<ncg> Alliance, OH W 29-6 September 30 1961 Fairmont State Falcons Fairmont State Buckhannon, WV W 27-13 October 7 at 1961 Salem Tigers Salem Clarksburg, WV L 19-20 October 14 1961 Glenville State Pioneers Glenville State Buckhannon, WV W 20-6 October 21 at 1961 West Liberty State Hilltoppers West Liberty State West Liberty, WV W 19-0 October 28 1961 Bridgewater Eagles Bridgewater<ncg> Buckhannon, WV W 47-12 November 4 1961 Davis & Elkins Senators Davis & Elkins Buckhannon, WV W 40-7 November 18 at Bethany (WV) Bethany, WV W 30-0 Wesleyan 11 WVC Champs: Upends Bethany 30-0 Post-Herald and Register November 19, 1961 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-the-raleigh-register/151286252/ Newspapers.com November 23 at 1961 Salem Tigers Salem Clarksburg, WV (West Virginia Bowl) W 12-0 Wesleyan Captures 2d W. Virginia Bowl Game Beckley Post-Herald November 24, 1961 3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-wesleyan-captures-2d/152654424/ Newspapers.com West Virginia Wesleyan Yearly Results College Football Data Warehouse August 4, 2024 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/west_virginia_wesleyan/1960-1964_yearly_results.php https://web.archive.org/web/20150907111643/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/west_virginia_wesleyan/1960-1964_yearly_results.php 2015-09-07 References West Virginia Wesleyan Category:West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football seasons Category:West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football champion seasons West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football