1961 NAIA football season

The 1961 NAIA football season, as part of the 1961 college football season in the United States, was the sixth season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The season was played from August to December 1961, culminating in the sixth annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. During its three years in Sacramento, the game was called the Camellia Bowl (separate from the present day bowl game with the same name in Montgomery, Alabama).

Pittsburg State defeated Linfield in the championship game, 12–7, to win their second NAIA national title and first since 1957.[1]

Postseason

Semifinals
December 2, 1961
Championship
December 9, 1961
Camellia Bowl[2]
      
Whittier 7
Linfield* 18
Linfield 7
Pittsburg State 12
Northern State (SD) 14
Pittsburg State* 28

See also

References

  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  2. "1961 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
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