1961 Northern State Wolves football team explained

Year:1961
Team:Northern State Wolves
Sport:football
Conference:South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
Short Conf:SDIC
Record:9–1
Conf Record:6–0
Head Coach:Clark Swisher
Hc Year:16th
Stadium:Simmons Field
Champion:SDIC champion
Bowl:NAIA Semifinal
Bowl Result:L 14–28 at Pittsburg State

The 1961 Northern State Wolves football team was an American football team that represented Northern State Teachers College (now known as Northern State University) as a member of the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) during the 1961 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Clark Swisher, the Wolves compiled a 9–0 record in the regular season (6–0 in conference games), won the SDIC championship, outscored opponents by a total of 357 to 82, and were ranked No. 6 in the final NAIA poll.[1] [2] Northern State then lost to the eventual national champion, Pittsburg State, in an NAIA semifinal playoff game. The team played home games at Simmons Field in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Senior fullback Jim Vogt scored 22 points against Dakota Wesleyan,[3] and was one of the nation's leading rushers and scorers, but he was lost to the team after sustaining a chipped vertebrae and near fracture in his neck.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: . Black Hills Defeats Tech in Final Game . The Daily Republic . . . November 13, 1961 . 12 . November 26, 2019 . .
  2. News: . Linfield Third As Whittier Fourth; Pittsburgh Top Team . . . November 22, 1961 . 10 . June 5, 2023 . .
  3. News: Haller Fourth In NAIA Point Totals. The Daily Plainsman. October 8, 1961. 8. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: No Vogt May Mean Vote for Huron But Swisher Syas, 'We'll Show Up'. Sioux Falls Argus Leader. Craig Stolze. October 18, 1961. 28. Newspapers.com.