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.

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.

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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	Source
September 23	at Frederick*	Portsmouth, VA	L 6–20	5,600	[10]
September 30	Clarion*	Grove City, PA	L 0–20		[11]
October 7	at Westminster (PA)	New Wilmington, PA	W 21–13		[2]
October 14	at Carnegie Tech	Tech Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 26–13		[12]
October 21	Delaware Valley*	Grove City, PA	L 0–6		[13]
October 28	Alfred*	Grove City, PA	W 31–14	1,700	[14]
November 4	Allegheny*	Grove City, PA	L 0–26	5,000	[15]
November 11	Washington & Jefferson	Grove City, PA	W 26–0
November 18	Hiram*	Hiram, OH	W 22–8		[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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	Source
September 23	Saint Vincent	Tech Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–20		[24]
September 30	vs. Waynesburg	Uniontown, PA	L 0–26		[19]
October 7	at Oberlin*	Oberlin, OH	L 7–26		[32]
October 14	Grove City	Tech Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 13–26		[12]
October 21	Franklin & Marshall*	Tech Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 14–20	4,700	[33]
October 28	at Rochester*	Fauver Stadium Rochester, NY	L 6–14	5,000	[34]
November 11	at Westminster (PA)	New Wilmington, PA	L 7–35		[7]
November 18	Washington & Jefferson*	Tech Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 34–2	1,800	[35]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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