1961 NCAA College Division football season

1961 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – NAIA playoff participant;

1961 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from College Division poll

1961 NCAA College Division football season
Champion(s)	Pittsburg State (AP, UPI); Florida A&M (black)
	College Division football seasons
	College Division football seasons

The 1961 NCAA College Division football season was the sixth season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.

Conference standings

1961 College Conference of Illinois football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Millikin $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
Carroll (WI)	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Carthage	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
North Central (IL)	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Augustana (IL)	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Illinois Wesleyan	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Lake Forest	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1961 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 16 UPI Humboldt State +	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
San Francisco State +	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
UC Davis	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Nevada	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Sacramento State	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Chico State	0	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from College Division poll

1961 Gulf States Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Southeastern Louisiana +	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
McNeese State +	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Northwestern State	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana State	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1961 Hoosier Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Taylor +	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Anderson (IN) +	4	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Hanover	3	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Indiana Central	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Manchester (IN)	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Franklin (IN)	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1961 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Butler $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Valparaiso	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Evansville	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
DePauw	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Ball State	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	5	–	1
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN)	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1961 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Southern Illinois $	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Western Illinois	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Illinois State	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Eastern Illinois	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Northern Illinois	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Central Michigan	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Eastern Michigan	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1961 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Parsons $	8	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Luther	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Central (IA)	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Upper Iowa	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Dubuque	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Buena Vista	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Iowa Wesleyan	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Wartburg	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Simpson	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1961 Lone Star Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Sam Houston State $	7	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Texas A&I	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Lamar Tech	4	–	2	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Howard Payne	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
East Texas State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Southwest Texas State	2	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Sul Ross	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1961 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Western Maryland $	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Gallaudet *	1	–	0	–	0	1	–	6	–	0
Johns Hopkins	1	–	1	–	0	3	–	4	–	1
Hampden–Sydney	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Randolph–Macon	1	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Bridgewater	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion * – Ineligible for title

1961 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Albion $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
Olivet	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Kalamazoo	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Alma	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Adrian	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Hope	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1961 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Bowling Green $	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Western Michigan	4	–	1	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Miami	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Ohio	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Toledo	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Marshall	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
Kent State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1961 Mid-Ohio League football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Findlay $	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Ohio Northern	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Bluffton	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Defiance	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Ashland	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Wilmington (OH)	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1961 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
University
No. 15 Rutgers x	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Bucknell	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Delaware	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
No. 5 Lehigh	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Gettysburg	2	–	2	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Temple	1	–	2	–	2	2	–	5	–	2
Lafayette	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Muhlenberg	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
College–Northern
Susquehanna x	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	1
Albright	4	–	0	–	1	7	–	0	–	1
Moravian	4	–	1	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Wagner	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Lycoming	1	–	3	–	1	1	–	6	–	1
Wilkes	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	6	–	0
Hofstra *	2	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Juniata *	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Upsala *	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	7	–	0
College–Southern
Lebanon Valley x	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	0
Swarthmore	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Western Maryland	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Dickinson	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Pennsylvania Military	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Johns Hopkins	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Ursinus	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	5	–	0
Drexel	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	5	–	1
Haverford	0	–	6	–	1	0	–	6	–	1
West Chester *	0	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Franklin & Marshall *	0	–	3	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP Poll

1961 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Minnesota–Duluth $	7	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Saint John's (MN)	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
St. Thomas (MN)	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Macalester	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Augsburg	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Concordia (MN)	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Gustavus Adolphus	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Hamline	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1961 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
NE Missouri State $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
SE Missouri State	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Missouri–Rolla	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
SW Missouri State	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Central Missouri State	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
NW Missouri State	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1961 North Central Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
South Dakota State +	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
State College of Iowa +	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
North Dakota	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Augustana (SD)	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Morningside	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
North Dakota State	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
South Dakota	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1961 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Tennessee Tech $	6	–	0	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Middle Tennessee	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Western Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Murray State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
East Tennessee State	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Morehead State	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1961 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Allegheny $	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	0
John Carroll	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Western Reserve	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Case Tech	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Bethany (WV)	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	5	–	0
Thiel	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	4	–	0
Wayne State (MI)	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	5	–	0
Washington & Jefferson	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1961 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Adams State $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Colorado College	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Western State (CO)	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Colorado Mines	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Colorado State–Greeley	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1961 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Whittier $^	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Redlands	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Occidental	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Pomona	1	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Claremont-Mudd	0	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant

1961 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Florida A&M $	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
Alabama A&M	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Allen	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Bethune–Cookman	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Morris Brown	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Fisk	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Tuskegee	4	–	1	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Morehouse	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Clark (GA)	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	3	–	2
Lane	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	5	–	1
Benedict	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
South Carolina State	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Alabama State	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Knoxville	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Fort Valley State	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1961 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Jackson State $	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Grambling	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Southern	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Texas Southern	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Prairie View A&M	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
Wiley	2	–	4	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Arkansas AM&N	1	–	5	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Texas College	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll

1961 West Penn Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Westminster (PA) $	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Grove City	2	–	0	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Waynesburg	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Saint Vincent	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	3	–	1
Geneva	1	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1961 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Maine $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	1
UMass	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Connecticut	2	–	2	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Rhode Island	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
Vermont	0	–	2	–	0	3	–	3	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1961 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Baldwin–Wallace		–		9	–	0	–	0
Wheaton (IL)		–		8	–	0	–	0
Tampa		–		8	–	1	–	0
Mississippi Southern		–		8	–	2	–	0
Howard (AL)		–		7	–	2	–	0
La Verne		–		7	–	2	–	0
Arlington State		–		7	–	3	–	0
Northern Michigan		–		6	–	2	–	0
Sewanee		–		5	–	2	–	1
Cal Poly Pomona		–		6	–	3	–	0
Drake		–		5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)		–		5	–	4	–	0
Wabash		–		5	–	4	–	0
Northeastern		–		4	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara		–		3	–	3	–	0
Buffalo		–		4	–	5	–	0
Abilene Christian		–		4	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga		–		4	–	6	–	0
North Park		–		3	–	5	–	0
Union (NY)		–		3	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		1	–	7	–	0
UC Riverside		–		1	–	7	–	0
Pepperdine		–		1	–	9	–	0
Rose Poly		–		0	–	8	–	0
Washington University		–		0	–	9	–	0

Rankings

Small college poll

In 1961, both United Press International (UPI) and the Associated Press (AP) conducted "small college" polls. The number one selection of both wire services was the Pittsburg State Gorillas,[1][2] who compiled a regular season record of 9–0 while outscoring opponents 299–25 and registering seven shutouts.[3] The Gorillas went on to win two NAIA postseason games and finished 11–0 for the season.

United Press International (coaches) final poll
Published on November 22[4]

Rank	School	Record	No. 1 votes	Total points
1	Pittsburg State	9–0	14	250
2	Baldwin–Wallace	8–0	1	179
3	Mississippi Southern	7–2	4	163
4	Southeastern Louisiana	9–1		148
5	Fresno State	9–0	8	147
6	Florida A&M	8–0		82
7	Wheaton (IL)	8–0		68
8	Whittier	9–0		59
9	Butler	9–0		56
10	Northern Michigan	6–2		55

Baldwin–Wallace was 9–0 when the poll was taken.[5]

Associated Press (writers) final poll
Published on November 22[6]

Rank	School	Record	No. 1 votes	Total points
1	Pittsburg State	9–0	5	70
2	Baldwin–Wallace	9–0		60
3	Fresno State	9–0		46
4	Florida A&M	8–0		42
T5	Whittier	9–0		34
T5	Lehigh	7–2		34
7	Linfield	9–0	1	26
8	Southeastern Louisiana	9–1		21
9	Lenoir–Rhyne	7–1–1	1	16
T10	Butler	9–0		13
T10	Mississippi Southern	7–2		13

References

"Kansas Team Ranked First," Holland Evening Sentinel, November 24, 1961, p13
"Pittsburg Best in AP Poll, Too" The Lima News, Nov. 22, 1961, p15
http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/pittsburg_state/1960-1964_yearly_results.php
UPI (November 22, 1961). "Butler 9th Best Small College". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
AP (November 19, 1961). "Go, You Baldwin". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
AP (November 22, 1961). "Pittsburg 1st in Final AP Small College Poll". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. Retrieved February 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.

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[1] "Kansas Team Ranked First," Holland Evening Sentinel, November 24, 1961, p13

[2] "Pittsburg Best in AP Poll, Too" The Lima News, Nov. 22, 1961, p15

[3] ttp://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/pittsburg_state/1960-1964_yearly_results.php

[4] UPI (November 22, 1961). "Butler 9th Best Small College". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.

[5] AP (November 19, 1961). "Go, You Baldwin". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.

[6] AP (November 22, 1961). "Pittsburg 1st in Final AP Small College Poll". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. Retrieved February 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.

NCAA football seasons
Pre-divisional	1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
NCAA University Division	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
NCAA Division I	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
NCAA Division I-A/FBS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
NCAA Division I-AA/FCS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2021
NCAA College Division	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
NCAA Division II	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
NCAA Division III	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021