# 1961 Ivy League football season

The 1961 Ivy League football season was the sixth season of college football play for the Ivy League and was part of the 1961 college 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.

## Season overview

| Conf. Rank | Team | Head coach | AP final | AP high | Overall record | Conf. record | PPG | PAG |
| 1 (tie) | Columbia | Aldo Donelli | NR | NR | 6–3 | 6–1 | 26.7 | 13.0 |
| 1 (tie) | Harvard | John Yovicsin | NR | NR | 6–3 | 6–1 | 17.8 | 10.8 |
| 3 (tie) | Dartmouth | Bob Blackman | NR | NR | 6–3 | 5–2 | 21.9 | 11.6 |
| 3 (tie) | Princeton | Dick Colman | NR | NR | 5–4 | 5–2 | 19.2 | 14.2 |
| 5 | Yale | Jordan Olivar | NR | NR | 4–5 | 3–4 | 11.0 | 11.7 |
| 6 | Cornell | Tom Harp | NR | NR | 3–6 | 2–5 | 15.9 | 15.2 |
| 7 | Penn | John Stiegman | NR | NR | 2–7 | 1–6 | 4.7 | 21.6 |
| 8 | Brown | John McLaughry | NR | NR | 0–9 | 0–7 | 2.7 | 27.2 |

## Schedule

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

### Week 1

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| September 30 | Columbia | Brown | Brown Stadium • Providence, RI | COL 50–0 |
| September 30 | Lehigh | Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA | L 17–22 |
| September 30 | New Hampshire | Dartmouth | Memorial Field • Hanover, NH | W 28–3 |
| September 30 | Rutgers | Princeton | Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ | L 13–16 |
| September 30 | Connecticut | Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT | W 18–0 |
| September 30 | Colgate | Cornell | Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY | W 34–0 |
| September 30 | Lafayette | Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 14–7 |

### Week 2

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 7 | Princeton | Columbia | Baker Field • New York City, NY | PRIN 30–20 |
| October 7 | Cornell | Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA | HAR 14–0 |
| October 7 | Dartmouth | Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | DART 30–0 |
| October 7 | Brown | Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT | YALE 14–3 |

### Week 3

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 14 | Columbia | Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT | COL 11–0 |
| October 14 | Colgate | Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA | L 0–15 |
| October 14 | Brown | Dartmouth | Memorial Field • Hanover, NH | DART 34–0 |
| October 14 | Penn | Princeton | Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ | PRIN 9–3 |
| October 14 | Navy | Cornell | Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY | L 7–31 |

### Week 4

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 21 | Columbia | Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA | COL 26–14 |
| October 21 | Dartmouth | Holy Cross | Fitton Field • Worcester, MA | L 13–17 |
| October 21 | Colgate | Princeton | Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ | L 0–15 |
| October 21 | Yale | Cornell | Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY | YALE 12–0 |
| October 21 | Brown | Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | PENN 7–0 |

### Week 5

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 28 | Lehigh | Columbia | Baker Field • New York City, NY | L 7–14 |
| October 28 | Dartmouth | Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA | HAR 21–15 |
| October 28 | Cornell | Princeton | Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ | PRIN 30–25 |
| October 28 | Colgate | Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT | L 8–14 |
| October 28 | Rutgers | Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | L 6–20 |
| October 28 | Rhode Island | Brown | Brown Stadium • Providence, RI | L 9–12 |

### Week 6

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 4 | Columbia | Cornell | Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY | COL 35–7 |
| November 4 | Harvard | Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | HAR 37–6 |
| November 4 | Dartmouth | Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT | DART 24–8 |
| November 4 | Princeton | Brown | Brown Stadium • Providence, RI | PRIN 52–0 |

### Week 7

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 11 | Dartmouth | Columbia | Baker Field • New York City, NY | COL 35–14 |
| November 11 | Princeton | Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA | HAR 9–7 |
| November 11 | Yale | Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | YALE 23–0 |
| November 11 | Brown | Cornell | Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY | COR 25–0 |

### Week 8

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 18 | Penn | Columbia | Baker Field • New York City, NY | COL 37–6 |
| November 18 | Brown | Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA | HAR 21–6 |
| November 18 | Cornell | Dartmouth | Memorial Field • Hanover, NH | DART 15–14 |
| November 18 | Yale | Princeton | Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ | PRIN 26–16 |

### Week 9

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 23 | Colgate | Brown | Brown Stadium • Providence, RI | L 6–30 |
| November 25 | Columbia | Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | L 19–32 |
| November 25 | Harvard | Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT | HAR 27–0 |
| November 25 | Dartmouth | Princeton | Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ | DART 24–6 |
| November 25 | Cornell | Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | COR 31–0 |