| 1961 George Washington Colonials football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 3–6 (3–4 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | District of Columbia Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Camp, the team compiled a 3–6 record (3–4 in the SoCon).[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | at Florida State* | L 7–15 | 19,200 | [2] | |
| September 23 | at The Citadel | W 17–13 | 11,200 | [3] | |
| September 30 | at Furman | L 9–13 | 9,500 | [4] | |
| October 7 | VMI | W 30–6 | 20,340 | [5] | |
| October 14 | at Richmond | L 15–16 | 1,800 | [6] | |
| October 20 | William & Mary |
| W 49–12 | 9,280 | [7] |
| October 27 | Boston University* |
| L 6–20 | 7,800 | [8] |
| November 4 | West Virginia |
| L 7–12 | 9,395 | [9] |
| November 17 | at VPI | L 3–14 | 5,000 | [10] | |
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References
- ↑ "1961 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ↑ "FSU gets by GW, 15–7". Tallahassee Democrat. September 17, 1961. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "George Washington stops late Citadel passes for 17–13 win". The Florence Morning News. September 24, 1961. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "'Golden Goblins' drive Furman over Colonials, 13–9". The Greenville News. October 1, 1961. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "GW uses sharp passing, good defense for conference victory over Keydets". The Progress-Index. October 8, 1961. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "UR nips GW by 16–15". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 15, 1961. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Drummond shines, fired-up GW routs William and Mary, 49–12". Daily Press. October 21, 1961. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "BU wins second straight game, 20–6". The Hartford Courant. October 28, 1961. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "W. Virginia wins, 12–7". The Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 5, 1961. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Virginia Tech defeats George Washington 14–3". The Tampa Tribune. November 18, 1961. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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