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1961 Coast Guard Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumJones Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middlebury   –   5 – 1 – 1
Villanova   –   8 – 2 – 0
Southern Connecticut State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Alfred   –   6 – 2 – 0
Montclair State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Delaware Valley   –   6 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Penn State   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Syracuse   –   8 – 3 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   5 – 2 – 1
Holy Cross   –   7 – 3 – 0
C. W. Post   –   6 – 3 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Merchant Marine   –   6 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 3 – 0
Rochester   –   5 – 3 – 0
Hamilton   –   4 – 3 – 0
Cortland State   –   4 – 3 – 0
American International   –   5 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 4 – 0
Northeastern   –   4 – 4 – 0
Coast Guard   –   4 – 4 – 0
Ithaca   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   4 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   4 – 5 – 0
Bridgeport   –   4 – 5 – 0
Norwich   –   3 – 4 – 1
WPI   –   3 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 6 – 0
Union (NY)   –   3 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0
Nichols   –   2 – 3 – 0
Trenton State   –   1 – 6 – 0
King's (PA)   –   1 – 8 – 0
Springfield   –   0 – 7 – 1
Brockport   –   0 – 7 – 0
RPI   –   0 – 7 – 0
Hobart   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Coast Guard Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Coast Guard Academy at New London, Connecticut, as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their third year under head coach Otto Graham, the Cadets compiled a 4–4 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Vermont
L 8–28[2]
October 7Norwich
L 6–7
October 14at WesleyanMiddletown, CTW 13–9
October 21Amherst
  • Jones Field
  • New London, CT
L 7–402,500[3]
October 28Worcester Tech
  • Jones Field
  • New London, CT
W 21–143,500[4]
November 4Trinity (CT)
  • Jones Field
  • New London, CT
W 20–123,500[5]
November 11at RPITroy, NYW 13–01,000[6]
November 18at Tufts
L 8–224,000-5,000[7]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Official Collegiate Football Record Book 1962, p. 103.
  2. ^ "Sophomore leads Cats over Coast Guard, 28–8". The Hartford Courant. October 1, 1961. Retrieved June 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Jimmy Canavelis (October 22, 1961). "Unbeaten Amherst Whips Coast Guard 40-7". The Hartford Courant. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jack Cruise (October 30, 1961). "C.G. Academy Beats Worcester, 21-14". The Day. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Jack Cruise (November 6, 1961). "Coast Guard Academy Shocks Unbeaten Trinity College by 20-12". The New London Day. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Coast Guard Beats RPI By 13-0". The Hartford Courant. November 12, 1961. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Hy Hurwitz (November 19, 1961). "Tufts Scuttles Coast Guard: Jumbos Grind Out 22-8 Win Over Ground Route". The Boston Globe. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
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