1961 Ivy League football season
LeagueNCAA University Division
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 30, 1961 –
November 25, 1961
Number of teams8
1962 NFL Draft
Top draft pickNone
Regular season
ChampionsColumbia
Harvard
1961 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Columbia + 6 1 06 3 0
Harvard + 6 1 06 3 0
Dartmouth 5 2 06 3 0
Princeton 5 2 05 4 0
Yale 3 4 04 5 0
Cornell 2 5 03 6 0
Penn 1 6 02 7 0
Brown 0 7 00 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1961 Ivy League football season was the sixth season of college football play for the Ivy League and was part of the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The season began on September 30, 1961, and ended on November 25, 1961. Ivy League teams were 4–11 against non-conference opponents and Columbia and Harvard won the conference co-championship.[1]

Season overview

Conf. Rank Team Head coach AP final AP high Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1 (tie)Columbia[2]Aldo DonelliNRNR6–36–126.713.0
1 (tie)Harvard[3]John YovicsinNRNR6–36–117.810.8
3 (tie)Dartmouth[4]Bob BlackmanNRNR6–35–221.911.6
3 (tie)Princeton[5]Dick ColmanNRNR5–45–219.214.2
5Yale[6]Jordan OlivarNRNR4–53–411.011.7
6Cornell[7]Tom HarpNRNR3–62–515.915.2
7Penn[8]John StiegmanNRNR2–71–64.721.6
8Brown[9]John McLaughryNRNR0–90–72.727.2

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
Ivy League member won
Ivy League member lost
Ivy League teams in bold

Week 1

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
September 30ColumbiaBrownBrown StadiumProvidence, RICOL 50–0
September 30LehighHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MAL 17–22
September 30New HampshireDartmouthMemorial FieldHanover, NHW 28–3
September 30RutgersPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJL 13–16
September 30ConnecticutYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTW 18–0
September 30ColgateCornellSchoellkopf FieldIthaca, NYW 34–0
September 30LafayettePennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAW 14–7

Week 2

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
October 7PrincetonColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYPRIN 30–20
October 7CornellHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MAHAR 14–0
October 7DartmouthPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PADART 30–0
October 7BrownYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTYALE 14–3

Week 3

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
October 14ColumbiaYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTCOL 11–0
October 14ColgateHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MAL 0–15
October 14BrownDartmouthMemorial FieldHanover, NHDART 34–0
October 14PennPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJPRIN 9–3
October 14NavyCornellSchoellkopf FieldIthaca, NYL 7–31

Week 4

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
October 21ColumbiaHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MACOL 26–14
October 21DartmouthHoly CrossFitton FieldWorcester, MAL 13–17
October 21ColgatePrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJL 0–15
October 21YaleCornellSchoellkopf FieldIthaca, NYYALE 12–0
October 21BrownPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAPENN 7–0

Week 5

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
October 28LehighColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYL 7–14
October 28DartmouthHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MAHAR 21–15
October 28CornellPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJPRIN 30–25
October 28ColgateYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTL 8–14
October 28RutgersPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAL 6–20
October 28Rhode IslandBrownBrown StadiumProvidence, RIL 9–12

Week 6

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
November 4ColumbiaCornellSchoellkopf FieldIthaca, NYCOL 35–7
November 4HarvardPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAHAR 37–6
November 4DartmouthYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTDART 24–8
November 4PrincetonBrownBrown StadiumProvidence, RIPRIN 52–0

Week 7

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
November 11DartmouthColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYCOL 35–14
November 11PrincetonHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MAHAR 9–7
November 11YalePennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAYALE 23–0
November 11BrownCornellSchoellkopf FieldIthaca, NYCOR 25–0

Week 8

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
November 18PennColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYCOL 37–6
November 18BrownHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MAHAR 21–6
November 18CornellDartmouthMemorial FieldHanover, NHDART 15–14
November 18YalePrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJPRIN 26–16

Week 9

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
November 23ColgateBrownBrown StadiumProvidence, RIL 6–30
November 25ColumbiaRutgersRutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJL 19–32
November 25HarvardYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTHAR 27–0
November 25DartmouthPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJDART 24–6
November 25CornellPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PACOR 31–0

References

  1. "1961 Ivy Group Year Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  2. "1961 Columbia Lions Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  3. "1961 Harvard Crimson Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. "1961 Dartmouth Big Green Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  5. "1961 Princeton Tigers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  6. "1961 Yale Bulldogs Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  7. "1961 Cornell Big Red Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  8. "1961 Penn Quakers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  9. "1961 Brown Bears Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
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