1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1961 Big Ten Conference football season. This was Jerry Burns' first season as head coach.

1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1961 record5–4 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPAl Hinton
Captain
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
1961 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 6 –0 –0  8 –0 –1
No. 6 Minnesota 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
No. 8 Michigan State 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
No. 12 Purdue 4 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Wisconsin 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Michigan 3 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Iowa 2 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Northwestern 2 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Indiana 0 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
Illinois 0 –7 –0  0 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResult
September 30California*No. 1
W 28–7
October 7at USC*No. 1
ABCW 35–34
October 14IndianaNo. 2
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 27–8
October 21WisconsinNo. 4
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 47–15
October 28PurdueNo. 5
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
L 0–9
November 4No. 5 Ohio StateNo. 9
L 13–29
November 11No. 5 Minnesota
ABCL 9–16
November 18at Michigan
L 14–23
November 25Notre Dame*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 42–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster
1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 20 Wilburn Hollis Sr
QB 22 Matt Szykowny Jr
RB   Bill Perkins Jr
FB   Joe Williams Sr
WR   Cloyd Webb So
OL 67 Wally Hilgenberg So
OL   Sherwyn Thorson Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
RB/DB 16 Paul Krause So
DB 19 Larry Ferguson Jr
LB 61 Mike Reilly So
WR/DL 81 Bill Whisler Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Rankings
    Further information: 1961 NCAA University Division football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final 
    AP 1 (22) 1 (19) 1 (24) 2 (11) 4 (2) 5 (1) 9 RV NR NR NR NR 
    Coaches 6 5 NR

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    Game summaries

    California
    See also: 1961 California Golden Bears football team


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    at USC
    See also: 1961 USC Trojans football team


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    Indiana
    See also: 1961 Indiana Hoosiers football team


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    Wisconsin
    See also: 1961 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry


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    Purdue
    See also: 1961 Purdue Boilermakers football team


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    at Ohio State
    Iowa at Ohio State
    1 234Total
    Hawkeyes 0 076 13
    • Buckeyes 6 6017 29
    See also: 1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team


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    Minnesota
    See also: 1961 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Floyd of Rosedale


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    at Michigan
    See also: 1961 Michigan Wolverines football team


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    Notre Dame
    See also: 1961 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team


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    1962 NFL Draft
    Main article: 1962 NFL Draft
    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
    Larry FergusonBack452Detroit Lions
    Sherwyn ThorsonGuard787Los Angeles Rams
    Wilburn HollisQuarterback9118St. Louis Cardinals
    Bill WhislerEnd13169Washington Redskins

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    References
    1. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/iowa/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/2012IAFootballMediaGuide.pdf
    2. "Iowa 1961 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
    3. "Hawks Still No. 1 In 2nd AP Ballot" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 3, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
    4. "Hollis Included on Injured List" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 10, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
    5. "Iowa 4th in AP Ballot–Michigan State 1st" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 17, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
    6. "Szykowny Ups Passing Percentage to .682" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 24, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
    7. "Iowa Ninth in Poll; Spartans Still No. 1" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 31, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
    8. "Burns Evaluates Ohio State Game; Eyes Strong Gophers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 7, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
    9. "Longhorns Remain 1st; Hawks 23rd" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 14, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
    10. "Burns Says Poor Tackling Hurt Hawkeyes" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 14, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
    11. "Hawks Praise Jerry Burns Despite Hard-Luck Season" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 28, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
    12. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1962.htm
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