1961 Ithaca Bombers football team

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ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Headcoach
HomestadiumSouth Hill Field
1961 Ithaca Bombers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumSouth Hill Field
Seasons
 1960
1962 
1961 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Middlebury  511
Villanova  820
Southern Connecticut State  720
Alfred  620
Montclair State  620
Delaware Valley  620
No. 17 Penn State  830
No. 14 Syracuse  830
Trinity (CT)  521
Holy Cross  730
C. W. Post  630
Army  640
Merchant Marine  640
Tufts  530
Rochester  530
Hamilton  430
Cortland State  430
American International  540
Colgate  540
Northeastern  440
Coast Guard  440
Ithaca  440
Boston University  450
Buffalo  450
Bridgeport  450
Norwich  341
Worcester Tech  340
Boston College  460
Union (NY)  350
Pittsburgh  370
Nichols  230
Trenton State  160
King's (PA)  180
Springfield  071
Brockport  070
RPI  070
Hobart  080
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Ithaca Bombers football team was an American football team that represented Ithaca College as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Richard S. Lyon, the Bombers compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 176 to 101.[1][2]

The 1961 Bombers gained 2,263 yards of total offense (282.8 yards per game), consisting of 1,317 rushing yards (164 yards per game) and 1,107 passing yards (138.3 yards per game). On defense, they gave up 2,064 yards to their opponents (258 yards per game), including 1,114 rushing yards (148 yards per game) and 950 passing yards (118.7 yards per game).[3] The team's individual statistical leaders included:

  • Junior quarterback Larry Karas led the team in both passing (40-for-76 for 785 yards, five touchdowns and five interceptions) and total offense (784 yards).[3] Karas's tally of 785 passing yards broke Ithaca's prior single-season record of 600 yards set one year earlier by Charles Brady[4]
  • Junior right halfback Billy Odell led the team in rushing (521 yards, 84 carries, 6.2 yards per carry), receiving (17 receptions, 382 yards), and scoring (10 touchdowns, 60 points).[2] His 10 touchdowns broke Ithaca's single-season record of nine touchdowns set in 1958 by Dick Carmean.[4]
  • End Jack Yengo handled punting, tallying 24 punts for 977 yards, an average of 40.7 yards per punt.[2]

The team played its home games at South Hill Field in Ithaca, New York.

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