University of the Ozarks - Aerie Yearbook (Clarksville, AR)

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Coaching Staff: Head Coach- Don Jones, Assistant Coach- Marvin La Student Assist- Y, ant Coach-Ernest Whorton. 1961 OZARKS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct, Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. 30 7 14 21 28 4 ll 18 Ozarks Ozarks Ozarks Ozarks Ozarks Ozarks Ozarks Ozarks Henderson State State Teachers Livingston State Southern State Ouachita College Harding College Arkansas A8cM Arkansas Tech THE MOUNTAINEERS-1961 Front Row: Randall Taylor, Mack Landthrip, Charles McKinney, Charles Puiyear, Larry Langley. Second Row: Robert Hart, Leon Pendergrass, james Hatchett, Buddy Gilliland, David Evans, Wayne Benbow, Steve Cavender, Charles Short, James Tittle. Third Row: Phil Collins, Horner Askins, Wayne Cook, Kenneth McFerran, Gary Stillings, Dan Carey, Charles Smith. Back Row: Rodney Carter, jim Tolbert, Vernon Adair, Terry Smith. fnot shown-jim Youngj . X862 9F 0249,- tmu. new 4? STAFF 'P RQ snare 533158 344, UF 86,2 0249 W 0 STAFF w WAIIYH- Dfinzg st WEE f.-.1 -.-- .U -5 A-1...-Lau ----.ta--W--1LJ---gJe..,..if,.-aaa,Manu f -,

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9 . Collins is Bright Spot in Glo omy Season The Mountaineers started the season with a pre- dominantly Freshman squad and eleven returning lettermen for a total of thirty-nine. As the season progressed .this was trimmed to twenty-seven and of these there were fourteen Fresh- men, three Sophomores, five juniors, and three Seniors. It was a season where a fumble, an incompleted pass, or that all important third down. that failed to get the necessary yardage changed the whole game. Even though this was a losing season, there are just two graduating Seniors to hurt the team and loads of experience to build around. The bright spot this year was the naming of Phillip Collins to the Little All-American honor- able mention list. Collins gained this honor on the basis of over three yards per carry although the team didn't win a game. With Collins and twenty-two other returning lettermen to build around, the future of the Moun- taineers appears to be brighter than in the past few seasons.

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