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Fullback Tony
Pontillo, sometimes referred to as Tony "the Tank", ranked second on the team in rushing with 1,149 rushing yards. He also led the OCC in scoring with 90 points on 15 touchdowns in the regular season. Pontillo added another 12 points in the All Sports Bowl to raise his season total to
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Panhandle led the NAIA with 4,688 yards of total offense in ten regular-season games, an average of 468.8 yards per game. The Aggies also set an NAIA single-season record with 3,944 rushing yards in the regular season, an average of 394.4 yards per game. On
October 26, the Aggies tallied a
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in the inaugural All Sports Bowl; (ii) sa season-high 60 points against New Mexico
Western, including 34 points in the second quarter; (iii) a 56–0 victory over otherwise undefeated Peru State, the worste defeat suffered by a Peru State team since 1942.
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Tailback Jerry Linton led the nation with 1,356 rushing yards. Linton added another 173 rushing yards in the All Sports Bowl -- bringing his 11-game total to 1,529 yards. He was also selected as a first-team player on the NAIA's 1961 All-America team.
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1380:"Panhandle Stuns Lions, 28-14: Aggies Rally To Win Bowl Before 8,500"
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team that represented
Panhandle A&M College (now known as
1405:"Panhandle Sets New NAIA Team Rushing Mark in '61 Season"
1313:"Powerful Sooners Spoil Peru's Homecoming; 7-1-1 Season"
1087:"Powerful Sooners Spoil Peru's Homecoming; 7-1-1 Season"
1154:"Panhandle Enters OCC Play, Finds Champ Langston Rough"
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1961 Oklahoma
Collegiate Conference football standings
1341:. November 12, 1961. p. 3 (Sports) – via
1291:"Plainsmen Literally Squash Vaunted Bulldog Defense"
1500:
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Collegiate Conference football season
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1199:"Plainsmen Romp To Easy 60-32 Win Over NW Western"
18:1961 Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies football team
1335:"Panhandle's Big Fourth Unseats Highlands, 31-27"
1433:. December 7, 1961. pp. 1, 5 – via
1040:"Panhandle Had to Earn Second Chance at Lions"
1160:. September 20, 1961. p. 22 – via
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1450:"Panhandle Rambles Past Langston, 28 To 14"
1427:"Bowlward Trek Starts Early, Teams US Tops"
577:1961 Panhandle A&M Aggies football team
1478:. December 8, 1961. p. 1 – via
1411:. December 7, 1961. p. 6 – via
1319:. November 9, 1961. p. 3 – via
1271:. October 22, 1961. p. 9 – via
1249:. October 15, 1961. p. 9 – via
1227:. October 8, 1961. p. 6E – via
1093:. November 9, 1961. p. 3 – via
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1205:. October 3, 1961. p. 2 – via
1062:"Savages Climb To Top Spot In State Loop"
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1505:Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies football
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599:. In their 11th season under head coach
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1006:season-high 532 rushing yards against
1289:Fred Wortham Jr. (October 27, 1961).
1243:"Panhandle Gallops Past Northwestern"
1111:. Oklahoma Panhandle State University
7:
1448:Jack Wilkinson (December 10, 1961).
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589:Oklahoma Panhandle State University
1177:"Morningside Gets First Win, 14-7"
1130:Frank Boggs (September 17, 1961).
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1378:Frank Boggs (December 10, 1961).
1356:Frank Boggs (November 19, 1961).
1138:. p. 3 (Sports) – via
38:Panhandle A&M Aggies football
1358:"Panhandle Edges Central, 27-26"
1175:Russ Ward (September 24, 1961).
27:American college football season
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1472:"Linton Elected All-American"
46:All Sports Bowl, W 28–14 vs.
597:1961 college football season
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1132:"Langston Lashes Panhandle"
1008:Southwestern Oklahoma State
829:Southwestern Oklahoma State
769:Northwestern Oklahoma State
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1456:. p. 14 – via
1221:"Adams Bows To Panhandle"
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1454:The Lawton Constitution
1181:The Sioux City Journal
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1247:The Ada Evening News
1109:"1961 Football Team"
991:*Non-conference game
891:New Mexico Highlands
1476:Guymon Daily Herald
1431:Guymon Daily Herald
1384:The Daily Oklahoman
1362:The Daily Oklahoman
1295:Guymon Daily Herald
1225:The Daily Oklahoman
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1066:The Daily Oklahoman
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714:New Mexico Western
436:Northeastern State
225:Central State (OK)
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1409:Seminole Producer
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967:Oklahoma City, OK
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1018:102 points.
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962:Taft Stadium
952:vs. Langston
898:Goodwell, OK
833:Goodwell, OK
795:East Central
749:Goodwell, OK
722:Goodwell, OK
710:September 30
672:September 23
645:September 16
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1158:Tulsa World
1044:Tulsa World
913:November 17
887:November 11
742:Adams State
677:Morningside
655:Guthrie, OK
1494:Categories
1022:References
1001:Statistics
949:December 9
929:Edmond, OK
854:Peru State
849:November 4
825:October 26
790:October 21
764:October 14
637:Attendance
55:Conference
738:October 7
583:, was an
581:Plainsmen
1115:July 28,
868:Peru, NE
864:Oak Bowl
774:Alva, OK
650:Langston
628:Opponent
618:Schedule
608:Langston
267:Langston
150:Overall
48:Langston
806:Ada, OK
550:–
544:–
531:–
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91:Seasons
640:Source
634:Result
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65:Record
981:8,500
978:28–14
942:8,000
939:27–26
904:31–27
842:4,000
816:33–32
729:60–32
665:5,000
662:14–33
1117:2024
878:56–0
839:40–0
781:17–7
755:30–7
701:7–14
631:Site
625:Date
575:The
156:Team
142:Conf
34:1961
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309:No.
221:No.
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857:*
837:W
814:W
779:W
753:W
745:*
727:W
717:*
699:L
680:*
660:L
534:0
493:0
452:0
411:0
370:0
329:0
284:0
242:0
213:T
203:L
193:W
182:T
172:L
162:W
133:e
126:t
119:v
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