1961 Indiana Hoosiers football team explained

Year:	1961
Team:	Indiana Hoosiers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	2–7
Conf Record:	0–6
Head Coach:	Phil Dickens
Hc Year:	4th
Mvp:	Byron Broome
Captain:	Bill Olsavsky
Stadium:	Seventeenth Street Stadium

The 1961 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University in the 1961 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Phil Dickens, the Hoosiers compiled a 2–7 record (0–6 in conference games), finished in a tie for last place in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by a total of 162 to 96.^[1]

The Hoosiers were led on offense by Byron Broome who played fullback in 1959, tailback in 1960, and quarterback in 1961. He tallied 627 passing yards at his new position and was selected as the team's most valuable player.^[2] Indiana's other leaders included fullback Marv Woodson (425 rushing yards) and end Bill Olsavsky (237 receiving yards).^[3] Woodson was selected by the Associated Press as a second-team player on the 1961 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

Schedule

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Players

• Jim Bailey (#10), fullback, junior, 6'0", 185 pounds
• Byron Broome (#20), quarterback, senior, 5'10", 175 pounds
• Don Cromer (#32), fullback, senior, 6'0", 190 pounds
• Ken Ellis, guard, junior, 6'3", 208 pounds
• Jack Holder, center, junior, 5'10", 190 pounds
• Bill Olsavsky, tackle, senior, 6'1", 190 pounds
• Gregg Orth, tackle, senior, 6'5", 205 pounds
• Ralph Poehls, tackle, junior, 6'1", 210 pounds
• Bill Quinter, end, senior, 6'1", 200 pounds
• Nate Ramsey, halfback, junior, 6'0", 180 pounds
• Bob Vecchio, guard, senior, 5'11", 195 pounds
• Marv Woodson, halfback, sophomore, 6'0", 182 pounds

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 1961 Indiana Hoosiers Stats. Sports Reference LLC. S/R College Football. August 21, 2024.
2. News: Broome Is Most Valuable. The Terre Haute Tribune. November 29, 1961. 15. Newspapers.com.
3. News: 1961 Indiana Hoosiers Stats. Sports Reference LLC. S/R College Football. August 21, 2024.
4. Web site: . 1961 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results . College Football @ Sports-Reference.com . . December 28, 2023 .
5. Web site: . 1961 Football Schedule . . December 28, 2023 .
6. Web site: . Indiana Football 2023 Record Book . . 14 . December 28, 2023 .
7. Web site: 1961 Homecoming. Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). October 21, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160421185308/http://static.getsnworks.com/ids/arbutus/1962/. 2016-04-21.
8. News: Indiana Roster. The Indianapolis Star. November 25, 1961. 1. Newspapers.com.