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1961 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team

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The 1961 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team was an American football team that represented Hofstra College during the 1961 college football season. Hofstra had one of the better records in the Northern College Division of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC), but was ineligible for the championship.

DivisionNorthern College Division
Record7–2 (2–0 MAC)
Headcoach
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1961 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionNorthern College Division
Record7–2 (2–0 MAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Bob DeNeef
  • Lou DiBlasi
Home stadiumHofstra College Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
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1961 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
University Division
No. 15 Rutgers x4–0–09–0–0
Bucknell5–2–06–3–0
Delaware3–2–04–4–0
No. 6 Lehigh3–2–07–2–0
Gettysburg2–2–13–5–1
Temple1–2–22–5–2
Lafayette1–5–12–6–1
Muhlenberg0–4–02–7–0
Northern College Division
Susquehanna x6–0–08–0–1
Albright4–0–17–0–1
Moravian4–1–14–3–1
Wagner4–2–06–3–0
Lycoming1–3–11–6–1
Wilkes1–6–01–6–0
Hofstra *2–0–07–2–0
Juniata *1–2–03–4–0
Upsala *0–4–00–7–0
Southern College Division
Lebanon Valley x5–1–06–1–0
Swarthmore4–2–05–2–0
Western Maryland4–2–07–2–0
Dickinson5–3–05–3–0
Pennsylvania Military5–3–06–3–0
Johns Hopkins2–3–13–4–1
Ursinus2–5–02–5–0
Drexel1–5–12–5–1
Haverford0–6–10–6–1
West Chester *0–0–07–2–0
Franklin & Marshall *0–3–01–7–0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from major college AP poll for Rutgers and small college AP poll for Lehigh
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In their 12th year under head coach Howard "Howdy" Myers Jr., the Flying Dutchmen compiled a 7–2 record, and outscored opponents 168 to 41. Pete Carew, Dick Cooney and Tim Gannon were the team captains.[1]

Hofstra was one of three teams in the MAC Northern Division that finished the year undefeated in conference play. The other two, Susquehanna and Albright, finished in first and second place, but Hofstra was excluded from title contention. Conference rules required teams to play at least five games against opponents from the MAC's two "college" divisions, and Hofstra only played two. Three of its games were against MAC University Division members (Delaware, Gettysburg and Temple), but these did not count as conference games.

The Flying Dutchmen played their home games at Hofstra College Stadium in Hempstead on Long Island, New York.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 at Lycoming W 20–7 800 [2]
October 7 at Upsala
W 44–0 3,000 [3]
October 14 No. 5 Delaware*
W 14–0 4,200–6,000 [4][5]
October 21 at Merchant Marine* No. 8
W 8–7 4,500–5,000 [6][7]
October 28 at Temple* No. 7 L 12–14 6,500 [8]
November 4 Gettysburg* No. 20
  • Hofstra College Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
L 6–7 2,900 [9]
November 11 Rhode Island*
  • Hofstra College Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
W 12–0 4,233–5,000 [10][11]
November 18 Springfield* W 28–0 3,000 [12]
November 23 C.W. Post*
  • Hofstra College Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
W 24–6 7,700 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game
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