1961 Western Maryland Green Terror football team

1961 Western Maryland Green Terror football
Mason–Dixon champion
ConferenceMason–Dixon Conference, Middle Atlantic Conference
DivisionSouthern College Division
Record7–2 (4–0 Mason–Dixon, 4–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHoffa Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Maryland $ 4 0 0 7 2 0
Gallaudet * 1 0 0 1 6 0
Johns Hopkins 1 1 0 3 4 1
Hampden–Sydney 2 2 0 3 6 0
Randolph–Macon 1 2 0 4 5 0
Bridgewater 0 4 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Ineligible for title
1961 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
No. 15 Rutgers x 4 0 0 9 0 0
Bucknell 5 2 0 6 3 0
Delaware 3 2 0 4 4 0
No. 6 Lehigh 3 2 0 7 2 0
Gettysburg 2 2 1 3 5 1
Temple 1 2 2 2 5 2
Lafayette 1 5 1 2 6 1
Muhlenberg 0 4 0 2 7 0
Northern College Division
Susquehanna x 6 0 0 8 0 1
Albright 4 0 1 7 0 1
Moravian 4 1 1 4 3 1
Wagner 4 2 0 6 3 0
Lycoming 1 3 1 1 6 1
Wilkes 1 6 0 1 6 0
Hofstra * 2 0 0 7 2 0
Juniata * 1 2 0 3 4 0
Upsala * 0 4 0 0 7 0
Southern College Division
Lebanon Valley x 5 1 0 6 1 0
Swarthmore 4 2 0 5 2 0
Western Maryland 4 2 0 7 2 0
Dickinson 5 3 0 5 3 0
Pennsylvania Military 5 3 0 6 3 0
Johns Hopkins 2 3 1 3 4 1
Ursinus 2 5 0 2 5 0
Drexel 1 5 1 2 5 1
Haverford 0 6 1 0 6 1
West Chester * 0 0 0 7 2 0
Franklin & Marshall * 0 3 0 1 7 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from major college AP poll for Rutgers and small college AP poll for Lehigh

The 1951 Western Maryland Green Terror football team was an American football team that represented Western Maryland College (now known as McDaniel College) as a member of the Mason–Dixon Conference and the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1961 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bob Waldorf, the Green Terror compiled a 7–2 record (4–0 in Mason-Dixon games, 4–2 in MAC games), won the Mason-Dixon championship, and tied for second place in the MAC Southern College Division. They outscored opponents by a total of 171 to 90.[1][2]

The team tallied 2,164 yards of total offense (240.44 yards per game), consisting of 1,694 rushing yards and 470 passing yards. On defense, the Green Terror gave up 1,971 yards (219.0 yards per game).[3]

Tackle Jim Pusey, 6 feet and 215 pounds, was selected as the most valuable player in the MAC's Southern College Division. He was credited as the "nucleus" of the team's forward wall.[4]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Roy Terry with 268 passing yards, 524 yards of total offense, and 912 punting yards (34.0 yards per punt). Fullback Don Hobart led the team with 291 rushing yards, and fullback Charles Brown led the team with 106 receiving yards and 26 points scored (four touchdowns and a two-point conversion).[3]

The team played its home games at Hoffa Field on Westminster, Maryland.

  1. ^ "Mason-Dixon (Final)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 21, 1961. p. 25. Retrieved February 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "2005 McDaniel College Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NCAA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Southern College Division Selects Jim Pusey MVP". The Evening Sun. December 14, 1961. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.