1961 Utah State Aggies football team

1961 Utah State Aggies football
Skyline co-champion
Gotham Bowl, L 9–24 vs. Baylor
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
Record9–1–1 (5–0–1 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Utah State + 5 0 1 9 1 1
Wyoming + 5 0 1 6 1 2
New Mexico 3 3 0 7 4 0
Utah 3 3 0 6 4 0
Montana 2 4 0 2 6 0
BYU 2 4 0 2 8 0
Colorado State 0 6 0 0 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State University as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1961 college football season. In their third year head coach John Ralston, the Aggies compiled a 9–1–1 record (5–0–1 in conference games), tied with Wyoming for the Skyline championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 387 to 78.[1] They were ranked No. 10 in the final AP and UPI polls.[2] The Aggies were undefeated in the regular season, having scored an average of 37.8 points per game while holding opponents to 5.0 points per game. They then lost to Baylor, 24–9, in the 1961 Gotham Bowl in New York City.[1] Utah State did not play in another bowl game until 1993.

Tom Larscheid led the team in both rushing (773 yards) and scoring (78 points). Tackle Merlin Olsen won the Outland Trophy and was a consensus All-American.

The team played its home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah.

  1. ^ a b "1961 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Aggies Climb Up To Number 10 Rating In Nation". The Herald Journal. December 5, 1951. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.