1961 Tufts Jumbos football team

1961 Tufts Jumbos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumTufts Oval
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 Tufts Jumbos football team was an American football team that represented Tufts University as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Harry Arlanson, the Jumbos compiled a 5–3 record.[1]

Junior fullback Ron Deveaux and tackle Dave Thompson were selected as first-team players on the 1961 UPI All-New England small college football team.[2]

  1. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book 1962, p. 136.
  2. ^ "Sophs, Jrs. Gain 6 All-N.E. Posts". The Boston Globe. December 1, 1961. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.