1961 Mid-Ohio League football season - Wikipedia

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1961 Mid-Ohio League football season
Sport	Football
Number of teams	6
Champion	Findlay
Football seasons
← 1960 1962 →

1961 Mid-Ohio League football standings

v t e	Conf.			Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Findlay $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Ohio Northern	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Bluffton	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Defiance	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Ashland	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Wilmington (OH)	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1961 Mid-Ohio League football season was the season of college football played by the six member schools of the Mid-Ohio League (MOL) as part of the 1961 college football season. The 1961 Findlay Oilers football team compiled a 7–3 record (5–0 in conference games) and won the MOL championship.

1961 Findlay Oilers football
MOL champion
Conference	Mid-Ohio League
Record	7–3 (5–0 MOL)
Head coach	Louis B. Juillerat (1st season)
Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

The 1961 Findlay Oilers football team represented Findlay College (now known as the University of Findlay) of Findlay, Ohio. In their first year under head coach Louis B. Juillerat, the team compiled a 7–3 record (5–0 against MOL opponents) and won the MOL championship.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Adrian*	Findlay, OH	W 20–8		[1]
September 23	at Otterbein*	Westerville, OH	L 6–20		[2]
September 30	at Wilmington (OH)	Wilmington, OH	W 36–8		[3]
October 7	Ohio Northern	Findlay, OH	W 22–0		[4]
October 14	Ashland	Findlay, OH	W 28–6		[5]
October 21	at Bluffton	Bluffton, OH	W 28–6		[6]
October 28	at Defiance	Defiance, OH	W 16–8		[7]
November 4	at Anderson*	Anderson, IN	W 25–7		[8]
November 11	Baldwin-Wallace*	Findlay, OH	L 8–14	6,000	[9]
November 18	at Muskingum*	New Concord, OH	L 0–32		[10]
*Non-conference game

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1961 Ohio Northern Polar Bears football
Conference	Mid-Ohio League
Record	6–3 (4–1 MOL)
Head coach	Arden Roberson (2nd season)
Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

The 1961 Ohio Northern Polar Bears football team represented Ohio Northern University of Ada, Ohio. In their second year under head coach Arden Roberson, the team compiled a 6–3 record (4–1 against MOL opponents) and finished second in the MOL.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Alma	Alma, MI	W 8–7		[12]
September 23	at Ferris Institute	Big Rapids, MI	L 7–12		[13]
September 30	Defiance	Ada, OH	W 40–20		[14]
October 7	at Findlay	Findlay, OH	L 0–22		[4]
October 14	Wilmington	Ada, OH	W 63–8		[15]
October 21	at Ashland	Redwood Stadium Ashland, OH	W 28–13	3,500	[16]
October 28	Bluffton	Ada, OH	W 18–0		[17]
November 4	Olivet	Ada, OH	L 3–6		[18]
November 11	Ball State	Ada, OH	W 49–20		[19]
Homecoming

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1961 Bluffton Beavers football
Conference	Mid-Ohio League
Record	5–3 (2–3 MOL)
Head coach	Kenneth Mast (11th season)
Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

The 1961 Bluffton Beavers football team represented Bluffton University of Bluffton, Ohio. In their eleventh year under head coach Kenneth Mast, the team compiled a 5–3 record (2–3 against MOL opponents) and tied for third place in the MOL.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Grand Rapids	Grand Rapids, MI	W 28–0
September 23	Alma*	Bluffton, OH	W 14–0
September 30	Ashland	Bluffton, OH	L 20–40
October 7	at Wilmington	Wilmington, OH	W 8–6
October 14	at Defiance	Defiance, OH	W 32–6
October 21	Findlay	Bluffton, OH	L 6–28		[6]
October 28	at Ohio Northern	Ada, OH	L 0–18
November 4	Manchester*	Bluffton, OH	W 28–14
*Non-conference game

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1961 Defiance Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Mid-Ohio League
Record	3–5 (2–3 MOL)
Head coach	Dick Small (8th season)
Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

The 1961 Defiance Yellow Jackets football team represented Defiance College of Defiance, Ohio. In their eighth year under head coach Dick Small, the team compiled a 3–5 record (2–3 against MOL opponents) and tied for third place in the MOL.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Adrian	Adrian, MI	L 0–7
September 30	at Ohio Northern	Ada, OH	L 20–40		[14]
October 7	at Ashland	Redwood Stadium Ashland, OH	W 25–8
October 14	Bluffton	Defiance, OH	L 6–32
October 21	Wilmington	Defiance, OH	W 48–26
October 28	Findlay	Defiance, OH	L 8–15		[7]
November 4	vs. Taylor	Fort Wayne, IN	L 22–26
November 11	Anderson	Defiance, OH	W 28–20

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1961 Ashland Eagles football
Conference	Mid-Ohio League
Record	3–6 (2–3 MOL)
Head coach	Fred Martinelli (3rd season)
Home stadium	Redwood Stadium
Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

The 1961 Ashland Eagles football team represented Ashland University of Ashland, Ohio. In their third year under head coach Fred Martinelli, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–3 against MOL opponents) and tied for third place in the MOL.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Manchester*	Redwood Stadium Ashland, OH	W 21–0
September 23	Wooster*	Redwood Stadium Ashland, OH	L 6–28
September 30	at Bluffton	Bluffton, OH	W 40–20
October 7	Defiance*	Redwood Stadium Ashland, OH	L 8–25
October 14	at Findlay	Findlay, OH	L 6–28		[5]
October 21	Ohio Northern	Redwood Stadium Ashland, OH	L 13–28
October 28	at Wilmington (OH)	Wilmington, OH	W 21–6		[23]
November 4	at Otterbein*	Westerville, OH	L 13–15		[24]
November 11	Mount Union*	Redwood Stadium Ashland, OH	L 13–25		[25]
*Non-conference game

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1961 Wilmington Quakers football
Conference	Mid-Ohio League
Record	0–8 (0–5 MOL)
Head coach	C. W. Van Schoyck (2nd season)
Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

The 1961 Wilmington Quakers football team represented Wilmington College of Wilmington, Ohio. In their second year under head coach C. W. Van Schoyck, the team compiled a 0–8 record (0–5 against MOL opponents) and finished in last place in the MOL.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Kenyon*	Gambier, OH	L 0–26		[27]
September 30	Findlay	Wilmington, OH	L 8–36		[3]
October 7	Bluffton	Wilmington, OH	L 6–8
October 14	Ohio Northern	Ada, OH	L 8–63		[15]
October 21	Defiance	Defiance, OH	L 26–48
October 28	Ashland	Wilmington, OH	L 6–21		[23]
November 4	Earlham*	Wilmington, OH	L 0–26
November 11	Taylor*	Upland, IN	L 13–34		[28]
*Non-conference game

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