1961 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1961 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1961 Big Ten Conference football season.

1961 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 12
1961 record63 (42 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJack Elwell
Captains
  • Jack Elwell
  • Stan Sczurek
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1961 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 6 0 0  8 0 1
No. 6 Minnesota 6 1 0  8 2 0
No. 8 Michigan State 5 2 0  7 2 0
No. 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 23at Washington*W 13–655,000
October 7Notre Dame*L 20–2251,295
October 14Miami (OH)*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 19–641,924
October 21at MichiganL 14–1666,805
October 28No. 5 Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 9–050,127
November 4at IllinoisW 23–935,077
November 11No. 6 Michigan State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 7–645,638
November 18at No. 5 MinnesotaNo. 7
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 7–1067,081
November 25at IndianaW 34–1236,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. 2011 Purdue football information guide.
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