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Indiana Football Team History

Indiana Hoosiers

Indiania University
Bloomington, IN
Founded: 1820
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 52,180
Colors: Cream & Crimson
Coach: Phil Dickens
Conference: Big 10-

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1887 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

Phil Dickens enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Indiana.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Kansas State	8	14	L
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Wisconsin	3	6	L
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Iowa	8	27	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Washington State	33	7	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Michigan State	0	35	L
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Northwestern	8	14	L
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Ohio State	7	16	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ West Virginia	17	9	W
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Purdue	12	34	L

1961 Season Totals
Record	2-7
Points Scored	96
Scoring Average	10.7
Points Allowed	162
Defense Average	18.0
Opponents Record	45-38
Conference Record	0-6
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	1-4

1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1961 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	8-2	161	78	Won 21-3	6-1	126	62	Murray Warmath
Indiana	2-7	96	162		0-6	38	132	Phil Dickens
Illinois	0-9	53	289		0-7	36	255	Peter R. Elliot
Ohio State	8-0-1	221	83		6-0	179	61	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State	7-2	192	50		5-2	144	40	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Purdue	6-3	146	87		4-2	94	53	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin	6-3	179	158		4-3	149	138	Milton Milt Bruhn
Michigan	6-3	212	163		3-3	117	135	Chalmers Bump Elliott
Iowa	5-4	215	162		2-4	110	100	Jerry Burns
Northwestern	4-5	131	105		2-4	68	85	Ara R. Parseghian

1961 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1961 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.