1961 Tampa Spartans football team

The 1961 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. It was the Spartans' 25th season. The team was led by head coach Marcelino Huerta, in his tenth year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of eight wins and one loss (8–1). Huerta resigned as the Spartans' head coach on January 8, 1962, to take the same position at Wichita State.[1]

1961 Tampa Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPhillips Field
1961 NAIA independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Baldwin–Wallace   –  9 –0 –0
No. 8 Tampa   –  8 –1 –0
Earlham   –  7 –1 –0
Oklahoma Panhandle State   –  9 –2 –0
La Verne   –  7 –2 –0
Hillsdale   –  6 –3 –0
Eastern New Mexico   –  6 –4 –0
McMurry   –  6 –4 –0
St. Mary of the Plains   –  4 –5 –0
Georgetown (KY)   –  2 –3 –1
Austin   –  2 –7 –0
Rankings from NAIA poll
1961 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wheaton (IL)   –  8 –0 –0
Tampa   –  8 –1 –0
Mississippi Southern   –  8 –2 –0
Howard (AL)   –  7 –2 –0
Southern Connecticut State   –  7 –2 –0
Arlington State   –  7 –3 –0
Northern Michigan   –  6 –2 –0
Sewanee   –  5 –2 –1
Cal Poly Pomona   –  6 –3 –0
Louisville   –  6 –3 –0
Montana State   –  4 –3 –1
Drake   –  5 –4 –0
Pacific (CA)   –  5 –4 –0
Wabash   –  5 –4 –0
Northeastern   –  4 –4 –0
Santa Clara   –  3 –3 –0
Buffalo   –  4 –5 –0
Norfolk State   –  3 –4 –0
Abilene Christian   –  4 –6 –0
Chattanooga   –  4 –6 –0
North Park   –  3 –5 –0
Union (NY)   –  3 –5 –0
Arkansas State   –  3 –6 –0
Trinity (TX)   –  2 –7 –0
Carnegie Tech   –  1 –7 –0
UC Riverside   –  1 –7 –0
Pepperdine   –  1 –9 –0
Rose Poly   –  0 –8 –0
Washington University   –  0 –9 –0
Rankings from AP poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Livingston State
W 41–88,000
September 30Western Carolina
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 24–147,000
October 14Elon
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 13–05,000
October 21at Presbyterian
W 17–163,500
October 28at Southeastern Louisiana
L 3–276,500
November 4at Troy State
W 27–63,000[2]
November 11Northern Michigan
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 27–69,000
November 18Appalachian State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 14–08,500–10,000[3][4]
November 25Wofford
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 22–216,500

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References
  1. "Tampa coach to Wichita". The Gadsden Times. Google News Archives. UPI. January 10, 1962. p. 10. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  2. "Bessent passes Tampa to 27–6 win over Troy". The Tampa Tribune. November 5, 1961. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tampa continues 'best' season". The Tampa Tribune. November 19, 1961. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1961 Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Appalachian State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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