1961 Colorado State Rams football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1961 Colorado State Rams football Skyline Conference Skyline 0–10 0–6 Don Mullison 6th Colorado Field The 1961 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Skyline Conference during the 1961 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Don "Tuffy" Mullison, the Rams compiled a 0–10 record (0–6 against Skyline opponents), finished last in the Skyline Conference, and were outscored by a total of 249 to 74.1961 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 3, 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colorado-state/1961-schedule.html2017 Colorado State Football Media Guide Colorado State University 2017 164, 170 November 3, 2018 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/csurams.com/documents/2017/8/21/G145_174_2017FBmg.pdfJuly 2026 InternetArchiveBot Three days after the last game of the season, Mullison was fired as the school's head coach. Mullison had been asked to resign, but refused. The Rams had lost 18 straight games dating back to October 15, 1960.CSU Fires Tuffy Mullison As Football Caoch After 16th Loss The Herald Journal (Logan, UT) November 21, 1961 4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-journal-csu-fires-tuffy-mulli/153521616/ Newspapers.com The Skyline Conference disbanded after the 1961 season, and Colorado State became an independent for the 1962 season. Schedule y y September 16 at Utah Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT L 0-40 16,274 Utah Buries Rams in 40-0 Game Salt Lake Tribune John Mooney September 17, 1961 B10, B12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-utah-buries-rams-i/153528739/ Newspapers.com September 23 at Arizona<ncg> Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ L 6-28 24,300 Arizona Topples Rams, 28-6, For 7th In Row (part 2) Arizona Daily Star September 24, 1961 1A, 1D https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-arizona-topples-rams/153528520/ Newspapers.com September 30 Arizona State<ncg> Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO L 6-14 8,800 Sun Devils Stop Stubborn Rams, 14 to 6 Fort Collins Coloradoan Les Kjos October 1, 1961 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-sun-devils-stop/153530326/ Newspapers.com October 7 at San Jose State<ncg> Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA L 0-14 15,000 San Jose State Drops Colorado State 14 to 0 The Sacramento Bee Jack Stevenson October 8, 1961 D4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-san-jose-state-drops/153530674/ Newspapers.com October 14 at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry) L 7-18 11,808 Wyoming Cowboys Subdue Stubborn CSU Fort Collins Coloradoan October 15, 1961 13, 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-wyoming-cowboys/153531181/ Newspapers.com October 21 Utah State<hc> Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO L 3-49 10,700 Mighty Utah State Humbles CSU, 49 to 3 Fort Collins Coloradoan Dudley Cress October 22, 1961 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-mighty-utah-stat/153529968/ Newspapers.com October 28 at Montana Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT L 19-22 4,500 Montana Ends Skyline Play With 22-19 Win The Missoulian Max D. Burner October 29, 1961 1, 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-missoulian-montana-ends-skyline-play/153531630/ Newspapers.com November 4 at Air Force<ncg> DU Stadium Denver, CO (rivalry) L 9-14 14,000–14,100 CSU Bid for Win Fails Against Falcons, 14-9 Fort Collins Coloradoan November 5, 1961 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-csu-bid-for-win/153532256/ Newspapers.com November 11 at BYU Cougar Stadium Provo, UT L 16-30 8,144 BYU Whips Rams 30-16 The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT) Ray Schwartz November 12, 1961 1 (sports) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-herald-byu-whips-rams-30-16/153529115/ Newspapers.com November 18 New Mexico Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO L 8-20 4,500 Aggies End Football Season Without Win: New Mexico Tips CSU, 20 to 8 Fort Collins Coloradoan Dudley Cress November 19, 1961 12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-aggies-end-footb/153529626/ Newspapers.com Statistics The team gained an average of 160.0 rushing yards and 77.3 passing yards per game. On defense, they gave up an average of 207.3 rushing yards and 109.0 passing yards per game.1961 Colorado State Rams Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 3, 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colorado-state/1961.html The team's passing leaders were LeeRoy Gutierrez (37 of 82 for 387 yards with two touchdowns and five interceptions) and Bill Berringer (27 of 64 for 307 yards, 0 touchdowns and 10 interceptions). The team's rushing leaders were Dennis Wohlhueter (308 yards, 69 carries, 4.5 yard average), Ken Hines (202 yards, 50 carries, 4.0 yard average), Alex Humackich (189 yards, 40 carries, 4.7 yard average), Ron Kaanehe (187 yards, 57 carries, 3.3 yard average), Rich Brown (185 yards, 39 carries, 4.7 yard average). The team's receiving leaders were Kay McFarland (18 receptions, 196 yards) and Dennis Wohlhueter (12 receptions, 131 yards). Three players tied for the scoring lead with 12 points each: Dennis Wohlhueter, Kay McFarland, and Ken Hines. 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