1961 North Carolina College Eagles football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1961
| team = North Carolina College Eagles
| sport = football
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| conference = Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = CIAA
| record = 7–0–2
| conf_record = 5–0–2
| head_coach = Herman Riddick
| hc_year = 17th
| stadium =
| champion = CIAA champion
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}}
{{1961 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1961 North Carolina College Eagles football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina College (NCC) as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1961 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Herman Riddick, the Eagles compiled a 7–0–2 record (5–0–2 in conference games), won the CIAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 150 to 40.{{cite news |author= |title=North Carolina College Eagles Win CIAA Football Championship |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81732400/alabama-tribune/ |newspaper=Alabama Tribune |location=Montgomery, Alabama |date=December 8, 1961 |page=7 |access-date=July 18, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} It was NCC's fourth CIAA championship since 1953.
Amos Thornton broke the school's single-season scoring record. He scored nine touchdowns in the first eight games.
The team played its home games at O'Kelly Field in Durham, North Carolina.
Schedule
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|September 23|at|{{cfb link|year=1961|team=Allen Yellow Jackets|title=Allen}}
|September 30||{{cfb link|year=1961|team=Morgan State Bears|title=Morgan State}}|O'Kelly Field|Durham, NC|W 21-0|4,500|{{cite news|title=NCC Posts 21-0 Win|newspaper=The Durham Sun|date=October 2, 1961|page=2B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-durham-sun-ncc-posts-21-0-win/152939426/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 7||{{cfb link|year=1961|team=St. Augustine's Falcons|title=St. Augustine's}}||Raleigh, NC|W 14-0||{{cite news|title=NCC Eagles Score 3rd Win|newspaper=The Durham Sun|author=Perry R. Leazer|date=October 9, 1961|page=3B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-durham-sun-ncc-eagles-score-3rd-win/152933904/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 14||{{cfb link|year=1961|team=Virginia State Trojans|title=Virginia State}}|O'Kelly Field|Durham, NC|T 6-6||{{cite news|title=Eagles, Trojans In 6-6 Tie|newspaper=The Durham Sun|author=Perry Leazer|date=October 16, 1961|page=3B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-durham-sun-eagles-trojans-in-6-6-ti/152939258/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 21|at|{{cfb link|year=1961|team=Maryland State Hawks|title=Maryland State}}||Princess Anne, MD|T 0-0||{{cite news|title=Quick Whistle By Referee Costs Md. State Grid Victory|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=October 22, 1961|pages=1, 5 (Sports)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-quick-whistle-by-refer/152939073/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 28||{{cfb link|year=1961|team=Shaw Bears|title=Shaw}}|O'Kelly Field|Durham, NC|W 26-0||{{cite news|title=North Carolina Routs Shaw University, 26-0|newspaper=Durham Morning Herald|author=John B. Henderson|date=October 29, 1961|page=6C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-north-carolina-routs-shaw/152938924/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 3|at|{{cfb link|year=1961|team=Morris Brown Wolverines|title=Morris Brown}}
|November 11||{{cfb link|year=1961|team=Virginia Union Panthers|title=Virginia Union}}
|November 23|at|{{cfb link|year=1961|team=North Carolina A&T Aggies|title=North Carolina A&T}}||Greensboro, NC (Carolina Classic)|W 13-0||{{cite news|title=NCC Beats Aggies, Sweeps CIAA Crown|newspaper=The Durham Sun|author=Perry Leazer|date=November 24, 1961|page=3B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-durham-sun-ncc-beats-aggies-sweeps/152934118/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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{{cite web|title=North Carolina Central Yearly Results|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=August 8, 2024|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906010209/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/north_carolina_central/1960-1964_yearly_results.php}}
References
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