1961 Washington Huskies football team

1961 Washington Huskies football
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Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
1961 record	5-4-1 (2-1-1 AAWU)
Head coach	Jim Owens (5th year)
Captain	Kermit Jorgensen
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

1961 AAWU football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#16 UCLA $	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
USC	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Washington	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Stanford	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
California	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1961 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled a 5-4-1 record, finished in a tie for second place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 119 to 98. Kermit Jorgensen was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23	Purdue*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 6–13	54,752
September 30	at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 20–7	41,319
October 7	Pittsburgh*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 22–17	54,411
October 14	at California		Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	L 14–21	43,000
October 21	Stanford		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 13–0	52,741
October 28	at Oregon*		Hayward Field • Eugene, OR	L 6–7	32,681
November 4	USC		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	T 0–0	54,916
November 11	Oregon State*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–3	49,652
November 18	at UCLA		Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 17–13	33,969
November 25	Washington State*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	W 21–17	49,676
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.