1961 Indiana Hoosiers football team
American college football season
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The 1961 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University in the 1961 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Phil Dickens, the Hoosiers compiled a 2–7 record (0–6 in conference games), finished in a tie for last place in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by a total of 162 to 96.[1]
- Phil Dickens (4th season)
| 1961 Indiana Hoosiers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 2–7 (0–6 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Byron Broome |
| Captain | Bill Olsavsky |
| Home stadium | Seventeenth Street Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Ohio State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Minnesota | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Michigan State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Purdue | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Hoosiers were led on offense by Byron Broome who played fullback in 1959, tailback in 1960, and quarterback in 1961. He tallied 627 passing yards at his new position and was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2][3] Indiana's other leaders included fullback Marv Woodson (425 rushing yards) and end Bill Olsavsky (237 receiving yards).[2] Woodson was selected by the Associated Press as a second-team player on the 1961 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | at Kansas State* | L 8–14 | 7,800 | ||
| October 7 | Wisconsin | L 3–6 | 23,270 | [4] | |
| October 14 | at No. 2 Iowa | L 8–27 | 56,000 | [5] | |
| October 21 | Washington State* |
| W 33–7 | 23,307 | |
| October 28 | at No. 1 Michigan State | L 0–35 | 55,361 | [6] | |
| November 4 | at Northwestern | L 8–14 | 35,392 | [7] | |
| November 11 | No. 3 Ohio State |
| L 7–16 | 27,108 | [8][9] |
| November 18 | at West Virginia* | W 17–9 | 15,000 | [10] | |
| November 25 | Purdue |
| L 12–34 | 34,798–36,000 | [11] |
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Players
- Jim Bailey (#10), fullback, junior, 6'0", 185 pounds
- Byron Broome (#20), quarterback, senior, 5'10", 175 pounds
- Don Cromer (#32), fullback, senior, 6'0", 190 pounds
- Ken Ellis, guard, junior, 6'3", 208 pounds
- Jack Holder, center, junior, 5'10", 190 pounds
- Bill Olsavsky, tackle, senior, 6'1", 190 pounds
- Gregg Orth, tackle, senior, 6'5", 205 pounds
- Ralph Poehls, tackle, junior, 6'1", 210 pounds
- Bill Quinter, end, senior, 6'1", 200 pounds
- Nate Ramsey, halfback, junior, 6'0", 180 pounds
- Bob Vecchio, guard, senior, 5'11", 195 pounds
- Marv Woodson, halfback, sophomore, 6'0", 182 pounds
