1961 Tampa Spartans football team

The 1961 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. It was the Spartans' 25th season. The team was led by head coach Marcelino Huerta, in his tenth year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of eight wins and one loss (8–1). Huerta resigned as the Spartans' head coach on January 8, 1962, to take the same position at Wichita State.

1961 Tampa Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
  • Marcelino Huerta (10th season)
Home stadiumPhillips Field
1961 NAIA independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Baldwin–Wallace    9 0 0
Wheaton (IL)    8 0 0
No. 8 Tampa    8 1 0
Earlham    7 1 0
Oklahoma Panhandle State    9 2 0
La Verne    7 2 0
Hillsdale    6 3 0
Eastern New Mexico    6 4 0
McMurry    6 4 0
St. Mary of the Plains    4 5 0
Georgetown (KY)    2 3 1
Austin    2 7 0
Rankings from NAIA poll
1961 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington and Lee    9 0 0
Tampa    8 1 0
Mississippi Southern    8 2 0
Howard (AL)    7 2 0
Southern Connecticut State    7 2 0
St. Norbert    7 2 0
Arlington State    7 3 0
Northern Michigan    6 2 0
Sewanee    5 2 1
Cal Poly Pomona    6 3 0
Louisville    6 3 0
Montana State    4 3 1
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
Norfolk State    3 4 0
Abilene Christian    4 6 0
Chattanooga    4 6 0
North Park    3 5 0
Union (NY)    3 5 0
Arkansas State    3 6 0
Trinity (TX)    2 7 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
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