1961 Montclair State Indians football team

1961 Montclair State Indians football
Team portrait from La Camapana (1962)
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
Home stadiumSprague 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
Worcester Tech   –   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 Montclair State Indians football team was an American football team that represented Monclair State College (now known as Montclair State University) as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jerry Edwards, the Indians compiled a 6–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 181 to 95. After going 8–0 in 1960, the Indians extended the winning streak to 14 games by winning the first six games of the 1961 season. They then lost the final two games of the season.

George Jeck

Players included quarterback George Jeck, George Jenkins, Roger Rubinetti, Bob Cannon, Dom Dee, Pete Carmichael, Ken Trimmer, and Jim Francini.[1][2][3][4]

The team played two home games at Sprague Field in Montclair, New Jersey, and two others at Clifton Stadium in Clifton, New Jersey.

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