1961 Washington State Cougars football team

1961 Washington State Cougars football
Fullback George Reed, end Hugh Campbell, quarterback Mel Melin
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumRogers Field, Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Arizona     8 1 1
Westminster (UT)     7 1 1
La Verne     7 2 0
Idaho State     5 2 1
San Francisco     4 2 0
Cal Poly Pomona     6 3 0
San Jose State     6 4 0
Eastern New Mexico     6 4 0
Los Angeles Pacific     5 3 0
Montana State     4 3 1
Pacific (CA)     5 4 0
Azusa     4 3 0
Oregon State     5 5 0
Santa Clara     3 3 0
Oregon     4 6 0
Claremont     3 6 0
Air Force     3 7 0
Washington State     3 7 0
Cal Western     3 7 0
Idaho     2 7 0
San Diego     2 8 0
Southern California College     1 5 0
UC Riverside     1 7 0
Pepperdine     1 9 0

The 1961 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jim Sutherland, the Cougars compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 213 to 163.[1][2]

End Hugh Campbell led the country with 53 receptions and won the W. J. Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding college football player on the Pacific Coast. Fullback George Reed led the team in rushing (489 yards) and scoring (48 points), and quarterback Mel Melin led the team in total offense (842 yards).

  1. ^ "1961 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved October 25, 2016.