# 1961 West Penn Conference football season

The 1961 West Penn Conference football season was the season of college football played by the six member schools of the West Penn Conference (WPC) as part of the 1961 college football season. The 1961 Westminster Titans football team compiled a 6–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents) and won the conference championship.

## Teams
### Westminster

The 1961 Westminster Titans football team represented Westminster College of New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. In their tenth year under head coach Harold Burry, the team compiled a 6–2 record (4–1 against WPC opponents) and won the WPC championship.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 30 | Indiana (PA)* | New Wilmington, PA | W 19–7 | |
| October 7 | Grove City | New Wilmington, PA | L 13–21 | |
| October 14 | at Geneva | Beaver Falls, PA | W 7–0 | 6,000 |
| October 21 | Saint Vincent | New Wilmington, PA | W 28–7 | 4,400 |
| October 28 | at Waynesburg | Waynesburg, PA | W 7–6 | |
| November 4 | Slippery Rock* | New Wilmington, PA | L 14–21 | |
| November 11 | Carnegie Tech | New Wilmington, PA | W 35–7 | |
| November 18 | at Juanita* | Huntingdon, PA | W 14–7 | |
| *Non-conference game ||||||

### Grove City

The 1961 Grove City Wolverines football team represented Grove City College of Grove City, Pennsylvania. In their sixth year under head coach Jack Behringer, the team compiled a 5–4 record (2–0 against WPC opponents) and finished in second place in the WPC.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 23 | at Frederick* | Portsmouth, VA | L 6–20 | 5,600 |
| September 30 | Clarion* | Grove City, PA | L 0–20 | |
| October 7 | at Westminster (PA) | New Wilmington, PA | W 21–13 | |
| October 14 | at Carnegie Tech | Tech FieldPittsburgh, PA | W 26–13 | |
| October 21 | Delaware Valley* | Grove City, PA | L 0–6 | |
| October 28 | Alfred* | Grove City, PA | W 31–14 | 1,700 |
| November 4 | Allegheny* | Grove City, PA | L 0–26 | 5,000 |
| November 11 | Washington & Jefferson | Grove City, PA | W 26–0 | |
| November 18 | Hiram* | Hiram, OH | W 22–8 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecoming ||||||

### Waynesburg

The 1961 Waynesburg Yellow Jackets football team represented Waynesburg University of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. In their third year under head coach Peter Mazzaferro, the team compiled a 6–2 record (2–2 against WPC opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the WPC.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 23 | at Geneva | Reeves StadiumBeaver Falls, PA | L 0–14 | 4,000 |
| September 30 | vs. Carnegie Tech | Uniontown, PA | W 26–0 | |
| October 7 | Slippery Rock* | Waynesburg, PA | W 18–7 | 2,500 |
| October 14 | at Saint Vincent | Latrobe, PA | W 7–0 | |
| October 21 | at Frostburg State* | Frostburg, MD | W 24–7 | |
| October 28 | Westminster (PA) | Waynesburg, PA | L 6–7 | |
| November 4 | at California (PA)* | California, PA | W 12–7 | |
| November 11 | Marietta* | Waynesburg, PA | W 32–7 | |
| *Non-conference game ||||||

### Saint Vincent

The 1961 Saint Vincent Bearcats football team represented Saint Vincent College of Latrobe, Pennsylvania. In their 14th year under head coach Al DeLuca, the team compiled a 3–3–1 record (2–2 against WPC opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the WPC.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 23 | at Carnegie Tech | Tech FieldPittsburgh, PA | W 20–7 | |
| September 29 | Geneva | Latrobe, PA | W 13–7 | 5,200 |
| October 7 | vs. California (PA)* | Charleroi, PA | L 0–7 | 3,500 |
| October 14 | Waynesburg | Latrobe, PA | L 0–7 | |
| October 21 | at Westminster (PA) | New Wilmington, PA | L 7–28 | |
| October 28 | King's (PA)* | Latrobe, PA | W 40–12 | |
| November 4 | at Lock Haven* | Lock Haven, PA | T 7–7 | |
| *Non-conference game ||||||

### Geneva

The 1961 Geneva Golden Tornadoes football team represented Geneva College of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. In their ninth year under head coach Byron E. Morgan, the team compiled a 4–4 record (2–2 against WPC opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the WPC.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 23 | Waynesburg | Reeves StadiumBeaver Falls, PA | W 14–0 | 4,000 |
| September 29 | at Saint Vincent | Latrobe, PA | L 7–13 | 5,200 |
| October 7 | at Southern Connecticut State* | New Haven, CT | L 0–60 | 4,500 |
| October 14 | Westminster (PA) | Beaver Falls, PA | L 0–7 | 6,000 |
| October 21 | at Juniata* | Huntingdon, PA | L 16–19 | |
| November 4 | at Indiana (PA)* | Indiana, PA | W 6–0 | |
| November 11 | Lycoming* | Beaver Falls, PA | W 26–7 | |
| November 18 | Marietta | Beaver Falls, PA | W 26–20 | 5,000 |
| *Non-conference game ||||||

### Carnegie Tech

The 1961 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team represented Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In their second year under head coach Edward Hirshberg, the team compiled a 1–7 record (0–4 against WPC opponents) and finished in last place in the WPC.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 23 | Saint Vincent | Tech FieldPittsburgh, PA | L 7–20 | |
| September 30 | vs. Waynesburg | Uniontown, PA | L 0–26 | |
| October 7 | at Oberlin* | Oberlin, OH | L 7–26 | |
| October 14 | Grove City | Tech FieldPittsburgh, PA | L 13–26 | |
| October 21 | Franklin & Marshall* | Tech FieldPittsburgh, PA | L 14–20 | 4,700 |
| October 28 | at Rochester* | Fauver StadiumRochester, NY | L 6–14 | 5,000 |
| November 11 | at Westminster (PA) | New Wilmington, PA | L 7–35 | |
| November 18 | Washington & Jefferson* | Tech FieldPittsburgh, PA | W 34–2 | 1,800 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecoming ||||||