1961 Yale Bulldogs football team

1961 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Bursiek
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Columbia + 6 1 0 6 3 0
Harvard + 6 1 0 6 3 0
Dartmouth 5 2 0 6 3 0
Princeton 5 2 0 5 4 0
Yale 3 4 0 4 5 0
Cornell 2 5 0 3 6 0
Penn 1 6 0 2 7 0
Brown 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1961 Yale Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Yale University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1961 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Jordan Olivar, the Bulldogs compiled a 4–5 record (3–4 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the Ivy League, and were outscored by at total of 105 to 99.[1]

The team included only one returning starter, guard Paul Bursiek, from the undefeated 1960 team that won the Ivy League championship.[2] Yale's statistical leaders for 1961 included fullback Dick Niglio with 330 rushing yards, quarterback Bill Leckonby with 411 passing yards, and halfback Randy Egloff with 133 receiving yards.[3]

Center Matt Black was selected as the first-team center on the 1961 All-Ivy League football team. Guard Paul Bursiek was named to the second team.[4]

The team played its home games at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut.

  1. ^ "1961 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Jack Clary (September 7, 1961). "Yale Bulldogs, Despite Heavy Losses, No. 1 Ivy League Team". The Register (Danville, VA). Associated Press. p. 2D.
  3. ^ "1961 Yale Bulldogs Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "Columbia Lands 4 On Ivy Team". The Record. November 27, 1961. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.