1961 Wesleyan Cardinals football team

1961 Wesleyan Cardinals football
1961 Wesleyan Cardinals football
Conference	Little Three
Record	1–7 (0–2 Little Three)
Head coach	Norm Daniels (17th season);
Home stadium	Andrus Field
	Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

ConferenceLittle Three

Record1–7 (0–2 Little Three)

Headcoach

Norm Daniels (17th season)

HomestadiumAndrus Field

The 1961 Wesleyan Cardinals football team, also known as the Wesleyan Methodists, was an American football that represented Wesleyan University as a member of the Little Three during the 1961 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Norm Daniels, the Cardinals compiled a 1–7 record (0–2 in conference games) and were outscored by a total of 209 to 86.

The team played its home games at Andrus Field in Middletown, Connecticut.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Middlebury*	Andrus Field Middletown, CT	L 14–20	3,877	^[1]
October 7	at Bowdoin*	Brunswick, ME	L 0–27	5,000
October 14	Coast Guard*	Andrus Field Middletown, CT	L 9–13	3,000
October 21	at Worcester Tech*	Alumni Stadium Worcester, MA	L 20–21	3,000–3,500	^[2]
October 28	at Amherst	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	L 8–48	5,000–6,000	^[3]
November 4	Hamilton*	Andrus Field Middletown, CT	W 21–20	3,000	^[4]
November 11	Williams	Andrus Field Middletown, CT	L 0–14	4,000–5,300	^[5]
November 18	at Trinity (CT)*	Trinity Field Hartford, CT (rivalry)	L 14–42	6,500	^[6]
*Non-conference game

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Venues	Andrus Field
Bowls & rivalries	Trinity
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

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