1961 Capital Crusaders football team

1961 Capital Crusaders football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record5–2–1 (5–2–1 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wittenberg $ 6 0 0 8 1 0
Akron 6 1 0 6 2 0
Otterbein 5 1 0 8 1 0
Muskingum 5 1 0 7 2 0
Capital 5 2 1 5 2 1
Wooster 5 3 0 6 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan 4 3 0 6 3 0
Kenyon 2 4 0 3 4 1
Mount Union 2 5 0 3 6 0
Denison 2 6 0 3 6 0
Heidelberg 1 4 1 1 7 1
Oberlin 1 5 0 2 5 1
Hiram 1 5 0 1 7 0
Marietta 0 5 1 0 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 Capital Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented Capital University of Columbus, Ohio, during the 1961 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) football season. In their first season under head coach Gene Slaughter, the Crusaders compiled a 5–2–1 record (5–2–1 against OAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the OAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 137 to 94.[1]

  1. ^ "1961 - Capital (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved June 23, 2024.