1961 Utah State Aggies football team

The 1961 Utah State Aggies football team represented the Utah State University in the 1961 NCAA University Division football season.[1]

1961 Utah State Aggies football
Skyline co-champion
Gotham Bowl, L 9–24 vs. Baylor
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
Record9–1–1 (5–0–1 Skyline)
Head coach
1961 Skyline Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Utah State + 5 0 19 1 1
Wyoming + 5 0 16 1 2
New Mexico 3 3 07 4 0
Utah 3 3 06 4 0
Montana 2 4 02 6 0
BYU 2 4 02 8 0
Colorado State 0 6 00 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Texas Western*W 21–69,231
September 23Montana
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 54–68,122–8,123[2]
September 30vs. Washington State*W 34–1413,000
October 7at WyomingT 6–618,090
October 14New Mexico
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 41–78,051
October 21at Colorado StateW 49–310,700
October 28Idaho*
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 69–06,934[3][4][5]
November 4at BYU
W 31–813,133
November 11at Western Michigan*W 65–2211,750–14,000[6][7]
November 18at UtahW 17–632,437
December 9vs. Baylor*No. 10L 9–2415,123
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "1961 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results".
  2. Ferguson, George (September 25, 1961). "Aggies' rocket start dooms Montana, 54-6". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B5.
  3. "Utags crush Vandals 69-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 29, 1961. p. 10.
  4. "Utags crush Vandals, 69-0, in midst of raging blizzard". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 29, 1961. p. 1, sports.
  5. Ferguson, George (October 30, 1961). "Ag avalanche hits Idaho". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B-5.
  6. "Ags Slay Broncos 65-22 In Michigan". The Herald Journal. Logan, Utah. United Press International. November 12, 1961. p. 6. Retrieved December 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  8. "Utah State 2022 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University Department Of Athletics. p. 197. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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