1961 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football team

1961 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record7–2 (5–1 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcConagha Stadium
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 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football team was an American football team that represented Muskingum University of New Concord, Ohio, during the 1961 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) football season. In their 17th season under head coach Ed Sherman, the Fighting Muskies compiled a 7–2 record (5–1 against OAC opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the OAC.

Sherman achieved his 100th career win on October 21 against Heidelberg and was carried off the field.[1]

Muskingum in the fall of 1961 had a total attendance of 1,295 students, including 692 men.[2]

  1. ^ "Muskie Gridders Present Ed Sherman With 100th Victory; Ed Sherman Becomes Man Of Many Smiles After Win". Times Recorder. October 22, 1961. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Enrollment At Muskingum Is Record-Breaking 1,295". The Times Recorder. September 24, 1961. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.