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American college football season

1961 Parsons Wildcats football
Iowa Conference champion
Mineral Water Bowl, L 8–22 vs. Northeast Missouri State
ConferenceIowa Conference
Record9–1 (8–0 Iowa)
Head coach
Seasons← 19601962 →
1961 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Parsons $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Luther 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Central (IA) 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Upper Iowa 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Dubuque 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Buena Vista 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Iowa Wesleyan 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wartburg 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Simpson (IA) 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1961 Parsons Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Parsons College of Fairfield, Iowa, as a member of the Iowa Conference during the 1961 college football season. In their third and final year under head coach Gary Nady, the Wildcats compiled a 9–1 record (8–0 against conference opponents), won the Iowa Conference championship, lost to Northeast Missouri State in the Mineral Water Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 259 to 50. Parson was ranked 12th in the final National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) poll.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Upper IowaFairfield, IAW 30–0
September 23at Buena VistaStorm Lake, IAW 33–0
September 30at WartburgWaverly, IAW 16–7
October 7Iowa WesleyanFairfield, IAW 27–0
October 14at DubuqueDubuque, IAW 6–2
October 21Central (IA)Fairfied, IAW 12–0
October 28SimpsonFairfield, IAW 55–0
November 4at LutherDecorah, IAW 39–19
November 11at Hastings*Hastings, NEW 33–0
November 25vs. Northeast Missouri State*L 8–22 (Mineral Water Bowl)5,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Grid Records; Iowa Colleges". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. November 13, 1961. p. 18. Retrieved January 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  2. "Linfield Third As Whittier Fourth; Pittsburgh Top Team". Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. November 22, 1961. p. 10. Retrieved June 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  3. "Wartburg Suffers First Loop Loss: Bows to Parsons 16-7". Waterloo Sunday Courier. October 1, 1961. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Parsons Wins Title, 39-19: 8-0 Record As Rushing Rips Luther". The Des Moines Register. November 5, 1961. p. 10S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Dick Mackey (November 26, 1961). "Kirksville Reigns at Spa". The Kansas City Star. p. 7B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Buck Turnbull (November 26, 1961). "22-8 Defeat To Parsons In Bowl Tilt". The Des Moines Register. p. 3S – via Newspapers.com.
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