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1961 Capital Crusaders football team

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The 1961 Capital Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented Capital University of Columbus, Ohio, during the 1961 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) football season. In their first season under head coach Gene Slaughter, the Crusaders compiled a 5–2–1 record (5–2–1 against OAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the OAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 137 to 94.[1]

Record5–2–1 (5–2–1 OAC)
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1961 Capital Crusaders football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record5–2–1 (5–2–1 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
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1961 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wittenberg $6–0–08–1–0
Akron6–1–06–2–0
Otterbein5–1–08–1–0
Muskingum5–1–07–2–0
Capital5–2–15–2–1
Wooster5–3–06–3–0
Ohio Wesleyan4–3–06–3–0
Kenyon2–4–03–4–1
Mount Union2–5–03–6–0
Denison2–6–03–6–0
Heidelberg1–4–11–7–1
Oberlin1–5–02–5–1
Hiram1–5–01–7–0
Marietta0–5–10–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23HeidelbergColumbus, OHT 0–02,500[2]
September 30at Ohio WesleyanDelaware, OHL 21–27[3]
October 7at HiramHiram, OHW 40–0[4]
October 14KenyonColumbus, OHW 28–0[5]
October 21WittenbergColumbus, OHL 0–364,500[6][7]
October 28WoosterColumbus, OHW 10–8[8]
November 4at MariettaMarietta, OHW 15–6[9]
November 11at OtterbeinWesterville, OHW 23–176,500[10][11]
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