1961 marks the end of junior college football for Weber Weber............18 Mesa ............. 0 Weber............35 Carbon ............6 Weber............14 Northwest Community 0 Weber............ 0 Boise .............15 Weber............28 Dixie ............. 0 Weber............ 7 Ricks ............. 7 Weber............20 Snow ............. 7 Weber............14 Col. of Southern Utah 0 Weber............ 7 Westminster .......51 Brent Brown, no. 87, and Richard Brown loosen up in pregame exercise. Nineteen sixty-one marked the end of football in the junior college ranks for the Weber Wildcats. The Wildcats bowed out in fine fashion, registering a six-win, three-loss, one-tie record. The six wins included victories over Northwest Community College, Snow, Dixie, and C.S.U. The three losses came at the hands of the champion Boise Broncos, a tough bunch from El Camino, California, and four-year Westminster. The lone tie was with Ricks College of Rexburg, Idaho. The 1961 Wildcat team was well-balanced and possessed size, experience, speed and good depth. The fine Weber squad was manned by thirteen returning lettermen along with three B.Y.U. transfers. Leading the lettermen were two all-conference players of the Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference: Blair Taylor, 180-lb. line backer, and Brent Brown, 200-lb. end. B.Y.U. transfers who added strength were Richard Brown, 178-lb. fullback; Perry Ficklin, 175-lb. quarterback; and Jay Clark, 190-lb. guard. Many entering freshmen also contributed to Weber's success. These included Duffy Deaver, Frank Bentley, Dennis Anderson, and Mike Stoddard. A great deal of credit and appreciation goes to the fine coaching staff, headed by Wally Nalder, who is entering his sixth consecutive year as head football coach for Weber College. While in this position, his teams have brought back many honors, including the I.C.A.C. championship. Nalder, Utah native, was rated one of the all-time great linemen while playing for the University of Utah, where he was an all-conference guard selection in the Skyline Conference. He coached grid teams at Star Valley High School, Afton, Wyoming, and Eastern Arizona Junior College, and was backfield coach for Brigham Young University before coming to Weber. Coach Nalder was assisted by a newcomer to the staff, Dick Williams, a widely-admired personality who has been coaching at Central Junior High for a number of years. Coach Williams handled the chores as backfield coach. Ray Rhead, line coach, received credit for the fine line play the Wildcats displayed, (continued) After the game when friends get together for enemies, as the case may be ...