1961 Pepperdine Waves football team

The 1961 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College^{[note 1]} as an independent during the 1961 college football season. 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 1–9 for the second year in a row.

1961 Pepperdine Waves football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–9
Head coach	Pence Dacus (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sentinel Field
Seasons ← 1960

1961 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Arizona			–					8	–	1	–	1
Westminster (UT)			–					7	–	1	–	1
La Verne			–					7	–	2	–	0
Idaho State			–					5	–	2	–	1
San Francisco			–					4	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					6	–	3	–	0
San Jose State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Eastern New Mexico			–					6	–	4	–	0
Los Angeles Pacific			–					5	–	3	–	0
Montana State			–					4	–	3	–	1
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Azusa			–					4	–	3	–	0
Oregon State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					3	–	3	–	0
Oregon			–					4	–	6	–	0
Claremont			–					3	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					3	–	7	–	0
Washington State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Cal Western			–					3	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					2	–	7	–	0
San Diego			–					2	–	8	–	0
Southern California College			–					1	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside			–					1	–	7	–	0
Pepperdine			–					1	–	9	–	0

On December 20, 1961, Pepperdine announced that it was dropping its football team due to financial considerations. In its 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	Source
September 16	at Sacramento State	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 0–21
September 23	at Chico State	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		[2]
October 14	at San Diego	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	L 0–13
October 21	at Cal Poly Pomona	L.A. State Stadium Los Angeles, CA	L 14–26	2,500	[3]
October 28	Cal Western[note 2]	Balboa Stadium ? San Diego, CA	W 16–9
November 4	San Diego State	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	L 6–21	9,000	[4]
November 10	at UC Santa Barbara	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 14–19
November 18	Long Beach State	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	L 15–22	1,500	[5]

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Notes

1. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
2. 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.

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. "Poets Engulf Waves For 4th Win; Western Next". The Daily News. October 9, 1961. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
4. Howard Hagen (November 5, 1961). "Fast Aztec Start Rips Waves". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
6. "1961 - Pepperdine". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
7. Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.