1961 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team

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1961 Pittsburg State Gorillas football
NAIA national champion
Small college champion (UPI and AP)
CIC champion
Camellia Bowl, W 12–7 vs. Linfield
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Conference
1961 record11–0 (5–0 CIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBrandenburg Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pittsburg State $^ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Omaha 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Fort Hays State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
St. Benedict's 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Emporia State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Washburn 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant

The 1961 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team was an American football team that represented Pittsburg State University during the 1961 NAIA football season. In their 13th season under head coach Carnie Smith, the team compiled an 11–0 record and shut out seven of eleven opponents. The team won the NAIA football national championship, the AP and UPI small college national championship, and the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) championship.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Southwest Missouri State*Springfield, MOW 21–0
September 23Central Missouri State*Pittsburg, KSW 47–0
September 30at Missouri–Rolla*Rolla, MOW 20–0
October 7at Northwest Missouri State*No. 10Maryville, MOW 35–0
October 14St. Benedict'sNo. 8Pittsburg, KSW 26–0
October 21Fort Hays StateNo. 7Pittsburg, KSW 41–7
October 28at WashburnNo. 3Topeka, KSW 40–0
November 4at Emporia StateNo. 2Emporia, KSW 35–0
November 11OmahaNo. 1Pittsburg, KSW 34–18
November 23 No. 15 Northern State (SD)*No. 1Pittsburg, KS (NAIA Semifinal)W 28–14[2]
December 9vs. No. 11 Linfield*No. 1Sacramento, CA (Camellia Bowl)W 12–710,000[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Pittsburg State Rambles Past Northern State to Earn Bowl Bid". Great Bend Daily Tribune. November 24, 1961. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pittsburg Wins NAIA Football Championship". Hays Daily News. December 10, 1961. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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