1961 college football season

1961 college football season

Regular Season	September 16-December 2, 1961
Postseason	December 9, 1961-January 1, 1962
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Publications

Programs
Week	Date	Teams	Venue
Week 1	September 16, 1961	Utah Utes vs. Colorado State Rams	Ute Stadium
Week 2	September 23, 1961	Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Georgia Bulldogs	Sanford Stadium
	September 23, 1961	Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
	September 23, 1961	Stanford Indians vs. Tulane Green Wave	Stanford Stadium
Week 3	September 30, 1961	Tennessee Volunteers vs. Auburn Tigers	Shields-Watkins Field
	September 30, 1961	LSU Tigers vs. Texas A&M Aggies	Tiger Stadium
	September 30, 1961	Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Arizona Wildcats	Memorial Stadium
	September 30, 1961	Ohio State Buckeyes vs. TCU Horned Frogs	Ohio Stadium
Week 4	October 7, 1961	Ole Miss Rebels vs. Florida State Seminoles	Hemingway Stadium
	October 7, 1961	Michigan State Spartans vs. Stanford Indians	Spartan Stadium
Week 5	October 14, 1961	Alabama Crimson Tide vs. NC State Wolfpack	Denny Stadium
	October 14, 1961	Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Army Cadets	Beaver Stadium
	October 14, 1961	Auburn Tigers vs. Chattanooga Mocs	Cliff Hare Stadium
	October 14, 1961	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Duke Blue Devils	Grant Field
	October 14, 1961	Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Illinois Fighting Illini	Ohio Stadium
	October 14, 1961	Kansas Jayhawks vs. Iowa State Cyclones	Memorial Stadium
	October 14, 1961	Michigan Wolverines vs. Michigan State Spartans	Michigan Stadium
	October 14, 1961	Texas Longhorns vs. Oklahoma Sooners	Cotton Bowl
	October 14, 1961	Stanford Indians vs. San Jose State Spartans	Stanford Stadium
	October 14, 1961	Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. USC Trojans	Notre Dame Stadium
	October 14, 1961	UCLA Bruins vs. Vanderbilt Commodores	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 6	October 21, 1961	Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Houston Cougars	Nippert Stadium
	October 21, 1961	Army Cadets vs. Idaho Vandals	Michie Stadium
	October 21, 1961	Air Force Falcons vs. Maryland Terrapins	Denver University Stadium
	October 21, 1961	Arizona Wildcats vs. New Mexico Lobos	Arizona Stadium
	October 21, 1961	Northwestern Wildcats vs. Ohio State Buckeyes	Dyche Stadium
	October 21, 1961	Rice Owls vs. SMU Mustangs	Rice Stadium
	October 21, 1961	Washington Huskies vs. Stanford Indians	Husky Stadium
	October 21, 1961	Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Tennessee Volunteers	Legion Field
Week 7	October 28, 1961	Cincinnati Bearcats vs. North Texas Mean Green	Nippert Stadium
	October 28, 1961	Iowa State Cyclones vs. Kansas State Wildcats	Clyde Williams Field
	October 28, 1961	Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Northwestern Wildcats	Notre Dame Stadium
	October 28, 1961	Texas Longhorns vs. Rice Owls	Memorial Stadium
	October 28, 1961	Stanford Indians vs. UCLA Bruins	Stanford Stadium
Week 8	November 4, 1961	Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Iowa Hawkeyes	Ohio Stadium
	November 4, 1961	Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Navy Midshipmen	Notre Dame Stadium
	November 4, 1961	Stanford Indians vs. Oregon Ducks	Stanford Stadium
	November 4, 1961	Baylor Bears vs. TCU Horned Frogs	Baylor Stadium
Week 9	November 11, 1961	Texas Longhorns vs. Baylor Bears	Memorial Stadium
	November 11, 1961	Arizona Wildcats vs. Idaho Vandals	Arizona Stadium
	November 11, 1961	Indiana Hoosiers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes	Memorial Stadium
	November 11, 1961	USC Trojans vs. Stanford Indians	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 10	November 18, 1961	Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	Legion Field
	November 18, 1961	Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Oregon Ducks	Ohio Stadium
	November 18, 1961	Arizona Wildcats vs. Texas Western Miners	Arizona Stadium
	November 18, 1961	Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Syracuse Orangemen	Notre Dame Stadium
	November 18, 1961	Stanford Indians vs. Washington State Cougars	Stanford Stadium
Week 11	November 23, 1961	Chattanooga Mocs vs. Memphis State Tigers	Chamberlain Field
	November 25, 1961	Clemson Tigers vs. NC State Wolfpack	Memorial Stadium
	November 25, 1961	Michigan Wolverines vs. Ohio State Buckeyes	Michigan Stadium
	November 25, 1961	Vanderbilt Commodores vs. South Carolina Gamecocks	Dudley Field
	November 25, 1961	Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Wisconsin Badgers	Memorial Stadium
	November 25, 1961	Penn Quakers vs. Cornell Big Red	Franklin Field
	November 25, 1961	Virginia Cavaliers vs. Maryland Terrapins	Scott Stadium
Week 12	December 2, 1961	Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Auburn Tigers	Legion Field
	December 2, 1961	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Georgia Bulldogs	Grant Field
Postseason	December 9, 1961	1961 Aviation Bowl	Welcome Stadium
	December 16, 1961	1961 Bluebonnet Bowl	Rice Stadium
	December 16, 1961	1961 Liberty Bowl	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
	December 30, 1961	1961 Gator Bowl	Gator Bowl
	January 1, 1962	1962 Cotton Bowl	Cotton Bowl
	January 1, 1962	1962 Orange Bowl	Orange Bowl
	January 1, 1962	1962 Rose Bowl	Rose Bowl
	January 1, 1962	1962 Sugar Bowl	Tulane Stadium
Media Guides	Air Force Falcons • [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1961/media-guide-1961_clm.html Clemson Tigers • [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1961/media-guide-1961_kan.html Kansas Jayhawks • [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1961/media-guide-1961_mia.html Miami Hurricanes • [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1961/media-guide-1961_mist.html Michigan State Spartans • [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1961/media-guide-1961_orst.html Oregon State Beavers • [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1961/media-guide-1961_pitt.html Pittsburgh Panthers • [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1961/media-guide-1961_tamp.html Tampa Spartans • [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1961/media-guide-1961_utep.html Texas Western Miners • [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1961/media-guide-1961_va.html Virginia Cavaliers
Yearbooks