The team played its home games at Lenoir Rhyne College Field in Hickory, North Carolina.
[9] Kemp and end Ronnie Frye were unanimous choices on the 1961 All-Carolinas Conference football team.
Tackle Eddie Haupt, center Bill Isaacs, and guards Jim Edmiston and Ron Hardman were also named to the first team.
Tackle Al Fusonie and backs Marcus Midgett and Odell White received honorable mention.
[10] Three Lenoir Rhyne players were chosen for the 1961 NAIA All-District 26 football team: end Ronnie Frye; tackle Eddie Haupt; and fullback Richard Kemp.