1961 Pepperdine Waves football team
| 1961 Pepperdine Waves football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| 1961 record | 1–9 |
| Head coach | Pence Dacus (2nd year) |
| Home stadium | Sentinel Field |
The 1961 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] during the 1961 College Division football season.
Pepperdine competed as an Independent in 1961. The team was led by second-year head coach Pence Dacus. The Waves played home games at Sentinel Field on the campus of Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. Pepperdine finished the season with a record of one win and nine losses (1–9) for the second year in a row.
On December 20, 1961, Pepperdine announced that it was dropping its football team due to financial considerations. In its short 16 years of existence, the Waves football team compiled an overall 64–79–2 record, for a .448 winning percentage.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 16 | at Sacramento State[note 2] | Charles C. Hughes Stadium • Sacramento, CA | L 0–21 | ||||||
| September 23 | at Chico State[note 3] | University Stadium • Chico, CA | L 16–27 | ||||||
| September 30 | New Mexico Highlands | Lynwood High School • Lynwood, CA | L 16–18 | ||||||
| October 7 | Whittier | Sentinel Field • Inglewood, CA | L 11–28 | ||||||
| October 14 | at San Diego | Balboa Stadium • San Diego, CA | L 0–13 | ||||||
| October 21 | Cal Poly Pomona[note 4] | Pomona, CA | L 14–26 | ||||||
| October 28 | Cal Western[note 5] | Balboa Stadium ? • San Diego, CA | W 16–9 | ||||||
| November 4 | San Diego State | Sentinel Field • Inglewood, CA | L 6–21 | 9,000[2] | |||||
| November 10 | at UC Santa Barbara | La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA | L 14–19 | ||||||
| November 18 | Long Beach State[note 6] | Sentinel Field • Inglewood, CA | L 15–22 | ||||||
 Homecoming. |
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Team players in the NFL[edit]
No Pepperdine players were selected in the 1962 NFL Draft.[5][6]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937–1970. More commonly it was simply called Pepperdine College. See: Pepperdine
- ^ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947–1971. See: Sacramento State
- ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935–1971. See: Chico State
- ^ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957–1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona). See: Cal Poly Pomona
- ^ Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. USIU had been known as California Western University from 1952–1967. See: Cal Western
- ^ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950–1963. See: Cal State Long Beach
References[edit]
- ^ "Pepperdine Drops Football Team". The Los Angeles Times. December 21, 1961. p. IV-1. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Howard Hagen (November 5, 1961). "Fast Aztec Start Rips Waves". The San Diego Union. p. G-1.
- ^ "1961 - Pepperdine". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "1962 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Pepperdine Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
