1961 Davidson Wildcats football team

1961 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–4 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
The Citadel $ 5 1 0 7 3 0
Richmond 5 2 0 5 5 0
VMI 4 2 0 6 4 0
West Virginia 2 1 0 4 6 0
Furman 2 2 0 7 3 0
George Washington 3 4 0 3 6 0
Virginia Tech 2 3 0 4 5 0
Davidson 1 4 0 4 4 0
William & Mary 1 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1961 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Bill Dole, the Wildcats compiled a 4–4 record (1–4 in conference game), finished in eighth place in the SoCon, and were outscored by a total of 163 to 138.[1]

Quarterback Earl Cole led the team with 759 passing yards and nine touchdown passes.[2]

The team played its home games at Richardson Stadium in Davidson, North Carolina.

  1. ^ "1961 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "1961 Davidson Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2024.