| 1961 Eastern Michigan Hurons football | |
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| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 0–8–1 (0–6 IIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Norm Jacobs |
| Captain | Norm Jacobs, Don Drinkham |
| Home stadium | Briggs Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Michigan University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1961 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach Fred Trosko, the Hurons compiled a 0–8–1 record (0–6 in conference games), finished last in the IIAC, and were outscored by a total of 171 to 49.[1] The team's only game that was not a loss was a scoreless tie with Ball State. The 1961 season was part of a 30-game winless streak that spanned from 1959 to 1962.[2]
Norm Jacobs and Don Drinkham were the team captains.[3] Jacobs received the team's most valuable player award.[4] Jacobs was also selected as a first-team all-IIAC player on both offense (at center) and on defense (at guard).[5]
The team's statistical leaders included George Beaudette with 696 passing yards and 703 yards of total offense, Don Oboza with 207 rushing yards, and Pat Dignan with 195 receiving yards.[6]
The team played its home games at Briggs Field in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
NCAA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).