1961 Pepperdine Waves football team

The 1961 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season.

1961 Pepperdine Waves football
Conference	Independent
1961 record	1–9
Head coach	Pence Dacus (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sentinel Field

1961 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Baldwin–Wallace			–					9	–	0	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	1	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					8	–	2	–	0
La Verne			–					7	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					6	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					6	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	4	–	0
Northeastern			–					4	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					3	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	5	–	0
Abilene Christian			–					4	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
UC Riverside			–					1	–	7	–	0
Pepperdine			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rose Poly			–					0	–	8	–	0
Washington University			–					0	–	9	–	0

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

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]	College Field 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	at Cal Poly Pomona[note 4]	L.A. State Stadium Los Angeles, CA	L 14–26
October 28	Cal Western[note 5]	Balboa Stadium ? San Diego, CA	W 16–9
November 4	San Diego State[note 6]	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 7]	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	L 15–22

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Team players in the NFL

No Pepperdine players were selected in the 1962 NFL Draft.[5][6]

Notes

1. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
2. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
3. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
4. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957 to 1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
5. 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 (Cal Western) from 1952 to 1967.
6. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
7. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.

References

1. "Pepperdine Drops Football Team". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 21, 1961. p. IV-1. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Howard Hagen (November 5, 1961). "Fast Aztec Start Rips Waves". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
3. "1961 - Pepperdine". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
4. Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
5. "1962 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
6. "Pepperdine Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 15, 2017.