1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1961 record	5–4 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jerry Burns
MVP	Al Hinton
Captain	2 Bill Van Buren Wilburn Hollis
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium

1961 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Ohio State $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
#6 Minnesota	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#8 Michigan State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
#12 Purdue	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Michigan	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Illinois	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1961 college football season. This season marks Jerry Burns' first season as head coach.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 30	California*	#1	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 28–7
October 7	at USC*	#1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 35–34
October 14	Indiana	#2	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 27–8
October 21	Wisconsin	#4	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 47–15
October 28	Purdue	#5	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 0–9
November 4	#5 Ohio State	#9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 13–29
November 11	#5 Minnesota		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)	ABC	L 9–16
November 18	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		L 14–23
November 25	Notre Dame*		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 41–21
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.