1961 Maryland Terrapins football team

Schedule

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Statistics

The 1961 Terrapins gained an average of 146.4 passing yards and 123.1 rushing yards per game. On defense, they gave up an average of 97.2 passing yards and 161.5 rushing yards per game.

Quarterback Dick Shiner led the team on offense, completing 58 of 111 passes (52.3%) for 921 yards with seven touchdowns, eleven interceptions, and a 122.9 quarterback rating. Shiner also had 101 rushing yards and ranked third in the ACC with 1,022 yards of total offense. Quarterback Dick Novak added 487 passing yards (55-for-99). Novak also rushed for 187 yards and ranked eighth in the ACC with 674 yards of total offense.

The team's rushing leaders were Ernie Arizzi (369 yards on 78 carries, 4.7-yard average), Dennis Condie (236 yards on 68 carries, 3.5-yard average), and Dick Novak (187 yards on 50 carries, 3.7-yard average).

Maryland's All-American end Gary Collins led the team in receiving with 30 catches for 428 yards, a 14.3-yard average.

Awards

Maryland end Gary Collins was a consensus pick on the 1962 All-America football team, receiving first-team honors from the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press (AP), United Press International (UPI), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Newspaper Enterprise Association, Sporting News, and Time magazine, among others. Collins was drafted by the Cleveland Browns with the fourth overall pick in the first round of the 1962 NFL draft and played 10 years with the Browns, earning All-Pro honors three times and being selected as the most valuable player of the 1964 NFL Championship Game.

Four Maryland players received honors from the AP, UPI, or Atlantic Coast Sports Writers Association (ACSWA) on the 1961 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team: Gary Collins at end (AP-1, UPI-1, ACSWA-1); center Bob Hacker (AP-1, ACSWA-1); tackle Roger Shoals (AP-2, UPI-2); and guard Bill Kirchiro (AP-2, UPI-2).

Personnel

Players

• Ernie Arizzi - back, sophomore
• Murnis Banner - halfback
• Dick Barlund - end
• Tommy Brown - halfback, sophomore
• Gary Collins - end
• Rex Collins - fullback
• Dennis Condie - halfback, 160 pounds
• Dave Crossan - tackle, 230 pounds
• Jim Davidson - halfback and co-captain
• Pat Drass - fullback, senior
• Gene Feher - center
• Bob Hacker - center and co-captain, senior, 6'0", 200 pounds
• Bill Kirchiro - guard, senior, 215 pounds
• Dick Novak - quarterback, senior, 170 pounds
• Henry Poinatowski (or Poniatowski) - end
• Walt Rock - guard
• Tom Sankovich, guard, senior, 200 pounds
• Dick Shiner - quarterback
• Roger Shoals - tackle, junior, 240 pounds Pat Drass, the first-string fullback, and Don Van Reenam, a reserve eft halfback, were removed from the team on November 7, 1961, for disciplinary reasons related to an "improper attitude with the coaching staff."

Coaches and administrators

• Head coach: Tom Nugent
• Assistant coaches: Lee Corso, Bernie Reid, Frank Toomey, Roland Arrigoni, Alf Satterfield, Bill Dovell, Carroll Huntress
• Athletic director: William W. Cobey
• Head trainer: Alfred J. Wyre

References

References

1. "1961 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
2. "Maryland Yearly Results (1960-1964)". David DeLassus.
3. (September 24, 1961). "Terps stymie late SMU drives, post 14–6 victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
4. (October 1, 1961). "Terps' late FG shades Clemson 24–21". St. Petersburg Times.
5. (October 8, 1961). "Maryland nips Orange". Sunday Call-Chronicle.
6. (October 15, 1961). "Terps take first loss". Kingsport Times-News.
7. (October 22, 1961). "Terps whip Aircad, bowl hopes raised". Spokesman-Review.
8. (October 29, 1961). "South Carolina surprises Maryland with 20–10 win". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel.
9. W. Lawrence Null. (November 5, 1961). "Maryland Triumphs, 21-17: Terps Whip Penn State After Building Up 21-6 Halftime Lead". The Baltimore Sun.
10. (November 5, 1961). "Terps score fast, hang on to upset Penn State, 21–17". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
11. (November 12, 1961). "Maryland edges Wolfpack, 10–7". Asheville Citizen-Times.
12. (November 19, 1961). "Wake Forest 'fritters' away tilt, loses to Terrapins by 10–7 score". Daily Press.
13. (November 26, 1961). "Virginia apparently knocks Maryland out of a bowl, 28–16". Florence Morning News.
14. (December 7, 1961). "Gabriel Edges North Carolina's Farris In A.C.C. Total Offense". The Baltimore Sun.
15. Ken Alyta. (November 30, 1961). "Terps' Gary Collins Is All-ACC Lineman; Gabriel of NC State Chosen". The Morning Herald (MD).
16. (December 1, 1961). "Gabriel Leads All-ACC Club". Statesville Record & Landmark.
17. (December 1, 1961). "Collins Paces Writers' Vote For All-ACC". Daily Press.
18. (November 8, 1961). "Drass and VanReenan Dropped From Terp Squad". The Baltimore Sun.
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