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1961 Boston University Terriers Football Team
The 1961 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Steve Sinko, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 142 to 100. Schedule References {{Boston University Terriers football navbox Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ... Boston University Terriers football seasons Boston University Terriers football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Sinko
Stephen Patrick Sinko (September 14, 1909 – March 1, 1999) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a guard and tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Boston Redskins from 1934 to 1936 and the Los Angeles Bulldogs from 1937 to 1938. Sinko served as the head football coach at Boston University from 1957 to 1963, compiling a record of 23–36–3. Background Sinko was born and raised in Chisholm, Minnesota, where he graduated from the local high school. He attended Duquesne University, where he played college football for the Duquesne Dukes. Professional career Following college, Sinko played professionally for the Boston Redskins for three season, from 1934 to 1936, before moving to the Los Angeles Bulldogs for two seasons, 1937 to 1938. In 1939, he took an assistant coaching position under Aldo Donelli at Duquesne University. In 1941, the two served as head coach and line coach of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers. During Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 West Virginia Mountaineers Football Team
The 1961 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Gene Corum Gene Corum (May 29, 1921 – January 2, 2010) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at West Virginia University from 1960 to 1965, compiling a record of 29–30–2. Corum played college football as a G ..., the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the SoCon. Schedule References {{West Virginia Mountaineers football navbox West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons West Virginia Mountaineers football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 NCAA University Division Independents Football Season
Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the captain and first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti marches into the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terracotta warriors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ** After the 1960 military coup, General Cemal Gürsel forms the new government of Turkey (25th government). * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Line Rivalry
The Green Line Rivalry, also known as the B-Line Rivalry, the Battle of Boston and Battle of Commonwealth Avenue, is the name for the sports rivalry between Boston College and Boston University. The rivalry is named after the Green Line, a light rail line that runs along Commonwealth Avenue and links the two schools as part of the MBTA, Boston's public transit system. The two campuses lie less than five miles apart. The Green Line Rivalry is considered one of the top rivalries in college sports and first among college hockey rivalries. The Green Line Rivalry is the third most played college hockey rivalry series after the Michigan–Michigan State rivalry and the Battle for the Gold Pan. Ice hockey History The series dates to February 6, 1918, when BU first began playing hockey, and played its lone game that year against BC, a 3–1 loss at the Boston Arena. Since then, no other opponent has appeared on either teams' schedule more often. The rivalry has been renewed annuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Boston College Eagles Football Team
The 1961 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Ernie Hefferle in his second and final season as head caoch, the Eagles compiled a record of 4–6. Boston College played home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. After posting a losing record for the second consecutive year, Hefferle resigned become an assistant at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsylva .... Schedule References Boston College Boston College Eagles football seasons Boston College Eagles football 1960s in Boston {{Collegefootball-1960s-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Connecticut Huskies Football Team
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The 1961 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies were led by tenth-year head coach Bob Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 2–7. Schedule References Connecticut UConn Huskies football seasons Connecticut Huskies football The UConn Huskies football team is a college football team that represents the University of Connecticut in the sport of American football. The team competes in NCAA Division I FBS as an Independent. Connecticut first fielded a team in 1896, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst () is a New England town, town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,263, making it the highest populated municipality in Hampshire County (although the county seat is Northampton, Massachusetts, Northampton). The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, three of the Five College Consortium, Five Colleges. The name of the town is pronounced without the ''h'' ("AM-erst") by natives and long-time residents, giving rise to the local saying, "only the 'h' is silent", in reference both to the pronunciation and to the town's politically active populace. Amherst has three census-designated places: Amherst Center, Massachusetts, Amherst Center, North Amherst, Massachusetts, North Amherst, and South Amherst, Massachusetts, South Amherst. Amherst is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield metropolitan area, Massachusetts, Metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alumni Field (Amherst, Massachusetts)
Alumni Field was a multi-purpose stadium in Amherst, Massachusetts on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It was home to the UMass Redmen football team from around 1879 to 1964, when it was replaced by Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts, on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It has been the Massachusetts Minutemen football team's home stadium since 1965, with the e ... in nearby Hadley. Today, the former location of the field is the location of the Philip F. Whitmore Administration Building. References External links Football timeline Sports venues completed in 1879 American football venues in Massachusetts UMass Minutemen football Defunct multi-purpose stadiums in the United States University of Massachusetts Amherst buildings Defunct college football venues 1879 establishments in Massachusetts 1965 disestablishments in Massachusetts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 UMass Redmen Football Team
The 1961 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1961 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Vic Fusia and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 1961 season was Fusia's first as coach of the Redmen. UMass finished the season with a record of 5–4 overall and 3–1 in conference play. Schedule References UMass The University of Massachusetts is the five-campus public university system and the only public research system in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The university system includes five campuses (Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell, and a medical ... UMass Minutemen football seasons UMass Redmen football {{collegefootball-1960s-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington, D
Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States Washington may also refer to: Places England * Washington, Tyne and Wear, a town in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough ** Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of the family of George Washington * Washington, West Sussex, a village and civil parish Greenland * Cape Washington, Greenland * Washington Land Philippines *New Washington, Aklan, a municipality *Washington, a barangay in Catarman, Northern Samar *Washington, a barangay in Escalante, Negros Occidental *Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate *Washington, a barangay in Surigao City United States * Washington, Wisconsin (other) * Fort Washington (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert F
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 George Washington Colonials Football Team
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The 1961 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Camp, the team compiled a 3–6 record (3–4 in the SoCon). Schedule References George Washington George Washington Colonials football seasons George Washington Colonials football The George Washington Colonials football team represented George Washington University of Washington, D.C. in college football competition from 1881 to 1966. The team's home field in the final six seasons was District of Columbia Stadium, shared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
