1961 American International Yellow Jackets football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1961
| team = American International Yellow Jackets
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 5–4
| head_coach = Gayton Salvucci
| hc_year = 6th
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}}
{{1961 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1961 American International Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented American International College as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Gayton Salvucci, the Yellow Jackets compiled a 5–4 record and were outscored by a total of 140 to 94.
Schedule
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|September 23|at|New Hampshire|Cowell Stadium|Durham, NH|W 6-0|4,000–4,500|{{cite news|title=Aces Dull Claws Of Cats; Indians Next UNH Goal|newspaper=The Portsmouth Herald|date=September 25, 1961|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97949288/aces-dull-claws-of-cats-indians-next/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (New Hampshire) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/469/stats/12865 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 26, 2022 }}
|September 30|at|UMass|Alumni Field|Amherst, MA|L 12-21|5,500|
|October 7|at|Amherst|Pratt Field|Amherst, MA|L 14-28|1,200–2,000|{{cite news|title=Amherst Tops AIC, 28-14: Lord Jeffs Tally All Points in First Half|newspaper=Springfield Sunday Republican|author=Jerome H. Radding|date=October 8, 1961|page=B1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-union-amherst-tops-aic-28-1/152465617/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Amherst) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/24/stats/12865 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=January 29, 2025 }}
|October 14||Northeastern|AIC Park|Springfield, MA|L 15-33|1,000–1,200|{{cite news|title=Northeastern Comes From Behind To Hand AIC Grid Team 33-15 Loss|newspaper=The Springfield Sunday Republican|author=Gerald E. Finn|date=October 15, 1962|page=4B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-union-nu-tips-springfield-2/152473687/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Northeastern) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/500/stats/12865 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 1, 2024 }}
|October 21||{{cfb link|year=1961|team=Central Connecticut Blue Devils|title=Central Connecticut State}}||Springfield, MA|W 27-0|1,200|
|October 28|at|Springfield
|November 4||{{cfb link|year=1961|team=Maine Maritime Mariners|title=Maine Maritime}}|AIC Park|Springfield, MA|W 36-6|1,800|{{cite news|title=AIC Triumphs, 36-6, With Last Half Surge|newspaper=The Springfield Sunday Republican|author=Richard M. Osgood|date=November 5, 1961|page=5B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-union-aic-triumphs-36-6-wi/152466631/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 11|at|{{cfb link|year=1961|team=Bridgeport Purple Knights|title=Bridgeport}}|Hedges Stadium|Bridgeport, CT|W 14-8|3,000–4,000|{{cite news|title=AIC Topples Bridgeport, 14 to 8|newspaper=Bridgeport Sunday Post|author=Bob Graze|date=November 12, 1961|page=D1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bridgeport-post-aic-topples-bridgepo/152466211/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 18|at|Southern Connecticut State||New Haven, CT|L 6-33|3,000–3,500|{{cite news|title=Owls Rout AIC 33-6 in Finale|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|date=November 19, 1961|page=4C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-owls-rout-aic-33-6-in-f/152298498/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Southern Connecticut State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/658/stats/12865 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=July 30, 2024 }}
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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (American International) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/22/stats/12865 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 1, 2024 }}