1961 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1961 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten
Ranking
Coaches	#11
AP	#12
1961 record	6–3 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jack Mollenkopf
MVP	Jack Elwell
Captain	Jack Elwell
Captain	Stan Sczurek
Home stadium	Ross-Ade 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 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1961 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23	at Washington*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 13–6	55,000
October 7	Notre Dame*		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	L 20–22	51,295
October 14	Miami (OH)*		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 19–6	41,924
October 21	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 14–16	66,805
October 28	#5 Iowa		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 9–0	50,127
November 4	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)	W 23–9	35,077
November 11	#6 Michigan State		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 7–6	45,638
November 18	at #5 Minnesota	#7	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 7–10	67,081
November 25	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 34–12	36,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.