1961 Otterbein Cardinals football team

1961 Otterbein Cardinals football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record8–1 (5–1 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial 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 Otterbein Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Otterbein University of Westerville, Ohio, during the 1961 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) football season. In their seventh season under head coach Bob Agler, the Cardinals compiled a 8–1 record (5–1 against OAC opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the OAC.

Jack Pietila was selected as a first-team player at guard on the 1961 all-OAC offensive team.[1]

  1. ^ "Four Tigers On First All-Conference Team". Springfield News-Sun. November 24, 1961. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.