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1961 Delta State Statesmen football team

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1961Delta State Statesmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumDelta Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington and Lee  900
Tampa  810
Mississippi College  810
Mississippi Southern  820
Memphis State  820
Delta State  721
Howard (AL)  720
South Carolina Trade  620
Maryville (TN)  620
Sewanee  521
Miles  520
Navy  730
Arlington State  730
Louisville  630
Miami (FL)  740
McMurry  640
Houston  541
Livingstone  540
Southwestern (TN)  440
Emory & Henry  440
Florida State  451
Norfolk State  340
Abilene Christian  460
Chattanooga  460
Georgetown (KY)  231
Arkansas State  360
Austin  270
Trinity (TX)  270
Millsaps  152
Centre  170

The1961 Delta State Statesmen football team was anAmerican football team that represented Delta State Teachers College (now known as theDelta State University) as an independent during the1961 college football season. In their first year under head coachHorace McCool, the Statesmen compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored opponents 210 to 83.[1]

The team's assistant coaches were Gene (Chad) Chadwik, John Watts, and student assistant Benny Price.[1]

The team played its home games at Delta Field inCleveland, Mississippi.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16atFlorence StateFlorence, ALL 6–96,000[2]
September 21Arkansas A&MW 34–03,500
September 30atJacksonville StateW 32–155,000[3]
October 7Southeast Missouri State
  • Delta Field
  • Cleveland, MS
W 13–64,000
October 14Troy State
  • Delta Field
  • Cleveland, MS
W 48–03,000–4,000[4][5]
October 21atHoward (AL)L 14–205,500[6]
October 28Tennessee–Martindagger
  • Delta Field
  • Cleveland, MS
W 22–84,000[7]
November 4atNortheast Louisiana StateW 9–05,600–5,700[8][9]
November 18Louisiana College
  • Delta Field
  • Cleveland, MS
T 6–61,500[10]
November 23atOuachita Baptist
W 26–19757[11]
  • daggerHomecoming

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Statistics

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The team tallied 3,446 yards of total offense (344.6 yards per game), consisting of 2,755 rushing yards (275.5 yards per game) and 691 passing yards (69.1 yards per game). On defense, the team held opponents to 1,282 yards of total offense (128.2 yards per game) with 911 rushing yards (91.1 yards per game) and 610 passing yards (61.0 yards per game).[12]

Despite missing a game due to injury,[13] left halfback Les Henning ofBrookhaven, Mississippi, led the team in rushing (502 yards on 84 carries), receiving (141 yards on eight catches), total offense (502 yards), and punting (29 punts for an average of 36.0 yards per punt). Right halfback Billy Bowman led the team in scoring with 50 points on eight touchdowns and a two-point conversion.

Quarterback Sonny Hill completed 14th of 20 passes for 222 yards with four touchdowns and one interception.[12] Hill broke his foot in theSoutheast Missouri game and was replaced for the last half of the season by Chester Norris.[1]

References

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  1. ^abcLarry Liddell (December 2, 1961)."Delta State Tops: Final Statistics Are Announced".Clarion-Ledger. p. 11 – viaNewspapers.com.
  2. ^"Florence Nips Delta, 9-6".The Montgomery Advertiser-Journal. September 17, 1961. p. 5C – viaNewspapers.com.
  3. ^"Deltans in 35–15 win at Jax St".The Clarion-Ledger. October 1, 1962. RetrievedDecember 4, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  4. ^Larry Lidell (October 15, 1961)."Delta State Wins 48-0 Over Troy".Clarion-Ledger. p. 1D – viaNewspapers.com.
  5. ^"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Troy State)".National Collegiate Athletic Association. RetrievedJuly 16, 2025.
  6. ^"Delta State beat 20–14 by Howard".The Clarion-Ledger. October 22, 1961. RetrievedMay 16, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  7. ^"Delta State Raps Tough Vols 22-8".Clarion-Ledger. October 29, 1961. p. 1B – viaNewspapers.com.
  8. ^"Indian eleven trims Mexico Polytechnic, 28–0".Monroe Morning World. September 17, 1961. p. 7B. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
  9. ^"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Northeast Louisiana State)".National Collegiate Athletic Association. RetrievedAugust 2, 2024.
  10. ^Lee Baker (November 19, 1961)."Delta St. Ties Louisiana Col".Clarion-Ledger. p. 1C – viaNewspapers.com.
  11. ^Larry Lidell (November 25, 1961)."Delta Wins 26-19 Over Ouachita 11".Clarion-Ledger. p. 25 – viaNewspapers.com.
  12. ^abc"Brief Summary of Cumulative Statistics (1961 Delta State)".National Collegiate Athletic Association. RetrievedAugust 1, 2024.
  13. ^Larry Liddell (November 22, 1961)."Delta And Ouachita In Season's Final".THe Delta Democrat-Times. p. 5 – viaNewspapers.com.
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