1961 Rocky Mountain Conference football season
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The 1961 Rocky Mountain Conference football season was the season of college football played by the five member schools of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) as part of the 1961 college football season. The 1961 Adams State Indians football team defeated all four conference opponents to win the conference championship and compiled an 8–2 overall record.
| 1961 Rocky Mountain Conference football season | |
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| Sport | Football |
| Teams | 5 |
| Champion | Adams State |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adams State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western State (CO) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Mines | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State–Greeley | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
Adams State
| 1961 Adams State Indians football | |
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RMC champion | |
| Conference | Rocky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (4–0 RMC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Rex Field |
The 1961 Adams State Indians football team represented Adams State College (now known as the Adams State University) of Alamosa, Colorado. In their third year under head coach Darrell Mudra, the team compiled an 8–2 record (4–0 against RMC opponents) and won the RMC championship.[1]
Five Adams State players were named to the 1961 all-conference team: halfback Bill Farnsworth; backs Walt Weaver, Bob Hidalgo, and Jim Edwards; and tackle Bob Dando.[2][3]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | New Mexico Western* |
| W 43–12 | [4] | |||
| September 23 | Arizona State–Flagstaff* |
| W 14–6 | 4,700 | [5][6] | ||
| September 30 | at Eastern New Mexico* | Portales, NM | L 13–32 | [7] | |||
| October 7 | at Panhandle A&M* | Goodwell, OK | L 7–30 | [8] | |||
| October 14 | at Western State (CO) | Gunnison CO | W 29–0 | [9] | |||
| October 21 | New Mexico Highlands* |
| W 32–8 | 5,100 | [10] | ||
| October 28 | at Colorado State–Greeley | Greeley, CO | W 7–0 | [11] | |||
| November 4 | at Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | W 25–8 | [12] | |||
| November 11 | at Cal Poly* |
| W 10–6 | 4,500 | [13] | ||
| November 18 | Colorado Mines | Alamosa, CO | W 23–17 | [14] | |||
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Colorado College
| 1961 Colorado College Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Rocky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (2–3 RMC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Washburn Field |
The 1961 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College of Colorado Springs, Colorado. In their fifth year under head coach Jerry Carle, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (2–3 against RMC opponents) and finished in second place in the RMC.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | Washburn* | L 14–18 | 1,000 | ||||
| September 23 | at St. Mary of the Plains* | Dodge City, KS | W 9–6 | ||||
| September 30 | Fort Hays State* |
| W 14–6 | 1,000 | |||
| October 7 | at Westminster (UT)* | Salt Lake City, UT | T 6–6 | [15] | |||
| October 13 | at Colorado State–Greeley |
| W 24–13 | [16] | |||
| October 28 | at Western State (CO) | Gunnison, CO | W 34–7 | [17] | |||
| November 4 | Adams State |
| L 8–25 | [12] | |||
| November 11 | Colorado Mines |
| L 7–10 | [18] | |||
| November 18 | Nebraska Wesleyan* |
| W 34–14 | [19] | |||
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Western State
| 1961 Western State Mountaineers football | |
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| Conference | Rocky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (2–2 RMC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Perkins Stadium |
The 1961 Western State Mountaineers football team represented Western State College (now known as Western Colorado University) of Gunnison, Colorado. In their first year under head coach Kay Dalton, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–2 against RMC opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the RMC.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | Chadron State |
| W 56–12 | [22] | |||
| September 23 | New Mexico Highlands |
| L 3–33 | 3,100 | [23] | ||
| September 30 | at Idaho State | L 10–22 | 3,500 | [24] | |||
| October 7 | Colorado State–Greeley |
| W 10–8 | ||||
| October 14 | Adams State |
| L 0–29 | [9] | |||
| October 21 | Eastern New Mexico |
| W 10–9 | ||||
| October 28 | Colorado College | L 7–34 | [17] | ||||
| November 4 | at Colorado Mines | Golden, CO | W 20–13 | ||||
| November 10 | at Central State (OK)* | Edmond, OK | L 0–30 | 5,000 | [25] | ||
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Colorado Mines
| 1961 Colorado Mines Orediggers football | |
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| Conference | Rocky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 3–6 (2–2 RMC) |
| Head coach |
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The 1961 Colorado Mines Orediggers football team represented Colorado School of Mines of Golden, Colorado. In their 15th year under head coach Fritz S. Brennecke, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–2 against RMC opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the RMC.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | New Mexico Highlands* | Golden, CO | L 0–12 | ||||
| September 23 | at Idaho State* | L 6–50 | 3,000 | [27] | |||
| September 30 | Omaha* | Golden, CO | W 13–12 | [28] | |||
| October 7 | at Washburn* | Topeka, KS | L 6–20 | ||||
| October 14 | Westminster (UT)* | Golden, CO | L 0–6 | [29] | |||
| October 21 | Colorado State-Greeley | Golden, CO | W 13–6 | [30] | |||
| November 4 | Western State (CO) | Golden, CO | L 13–20 | ||||
| November 11 | at Colorado College | W 10–7 | [18] | ||||
| November 18 | at Adams State | Alamosa, CO | L 17–23 | [14] | |||
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Colorado State–Greeley
| 1961 Colorado State–Greeley Bears football | |
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| Conference | Rocky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 1–9 (0–4 RMC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Jackson Field |
The 1961 Colorado State–Greeley Bears football team represented Colorado State College of Greeley, Colorado (now known as Northern Colorado University). In their eighth year under head coach Joe Lindahl, the team compiled a 1–9 record (0–4 against RMC opponents) and finished in last place in the RMC.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | at South Dakota State* | Brookings, SD | L 13–36 | 5,000 | [31] | ||
| September 23 | Omaha* | L 6–27 | [32] | ||||
| September 30 | Drake* |
| L 0–7 | 4,000 | [33] | ||
| October 7 | at Western State (CO) | Gunnison, CO | L 8–10 | ||||
| October 13 | Colorado College |
| L 13–24 | [16] | |||
| October 21 | at Colorado Mines | Golden, CO | L 6–13 | 3,200 | [30] | ||
| October 28 | Adams State | Greeley, CO | L 0–7 | [11] | |||
| November 4 | Idaho State* |
| W 27–22 | [34] | |||
| November 11 | South Dakota* |
| L 14–16 | [35][36] | |||
| November 18 | Nevada* | L 0–17 | 2,250 | [37] | |||
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