1961 Wisconsin Badgers Football Team

1961 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Ohio State $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Minnesota	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Michigan State	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Purdue	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Michigan	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Illinois	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1961 Big Ten Conference football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23	Utah*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 7–0	36,325
September 30	No. 10 Michigan State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–20	50,584
October 7	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 6–3	23,270
October 14	Oregon State*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 23–20	45,274
October 21	at No. 4 Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA ( rivalry)	L 15–47	60,150
October 28	No. 6 Ohio State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 21–30	58,144
November 11	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 29–10	46,203
November 18	Illinois	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 55–7	45,122
November 25	at No. 3 Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN ( Paul Bunyan's Axe)	W 23–21	66,232
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Player	Position	Round	AFL Club
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