1961 Colorado State Rams football team
American college football season
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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.[1][2]
- Don Mullison (6th season)
| 1961 Colorado State Rams football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 0–10 (0–6 Skyline) |
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| Home stadium | Colorado Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Utah State + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[3]
The Skyline Conference disbanded after the 1961 season, and Colorado State became an independent for the 1962 season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | at Utah | L 0–40 | 16,274 | [4] | |||
| September 23 | at Arizona* | L 6–28 | 24,300 | [5] | |||
| September 30 | Arizona State* | L 6–14 | 8,800 | [6] | |||
| October 7 | at San Jose State* | L 0–14 | 15,000 | [7] | |||
| October 14 | at Wyoming | L 7–18 | 11,808 | [8] | |||
| October 21 | Utah State |
| L 3–49 | 10,700 | [9] | ||
| October 28 | at Montana | L 19–22 | 4,500 | [10] | |||
| November 4 | at Air Force* | L 9–14 | 14,000–14,100 | [11] | |||
| November 11 | at BYU |
| L 16–30 | 8,144 | [12] | ||
| November 18 | New Mexico |
| L 8–20 | 4,500 | [13] | ||
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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.[14]
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).[14]
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).[14]
The team's receiving leaders were Kay McFarland (18 receptions, 196 yards) and Dennis Wohlhueter (12 receptions, 131 yards).[14]
Three players tied for the scoring lead with 12 points each: Dennis Wohlhueter, Kay McFarland, and Ken Hines.[14]