1961 Miami (OH)
3–2, coached by John Pont. The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–4, over 10 games to the five on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Dayton 48–6Nov 11
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs Villanova | L 0–33 | 73% |
| Sep 23 | vsXavier | W 3–0 | 57% |
| Oct 14 | at Purdue | L 6–19 | 24% |
| Nov 11 | at Dayton | W 48–6 | 66% |
| Nov 18 | at Cincinnati | W 7–3 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 7–3; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list five games of Miami (OH)‘s 1961 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | atWestern Michigan | L 3–6 | Miami (OH)‘s article |
| Oct 7 | atKent State | W 21–0 | Kent State’s article, Miami (OH)‘s article |
| Oct 21 | vsOhio | L 18–28 | Miami (OH)‘s article, Ohio’s article |
| Oct 28 | atBowling Green | W 7–6 | Miami (OH)‘s article |
| Nov 4 | vsToledo | W 40–14 | Miami (OH)‘s article |
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1961.
- Record
- 3–2
- Conference
- 3–2 3rd in the Mid-American Conference (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 64–61
- Coach
- John Pont
- Elo
- 1464 −16 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Joe Galat and Bill Triplett
- Most valuable player
- Bill Triplett
Drafted in 1962
The 1962 draft| Rd 6 | Bill Triplett B | New York Giants |