1961 Football Team
| Overall Record: 6-3 | Conference Record: 3-3 |
| Conference Finish: 6th place | |
| Coach: Chalmers "Bump" Elliott | |
| Captain: George Mans | |
| All-Conference: Bennie McRae | |
| Most Valuable Player: John Walker | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Dave Raimey | |
| John Maulbetsch Award: Harvey Chapman | |
| Trainer: Jim Hunt | |
| Assistant coaches: Don Dufek, Henry Fonde, Jack Fouts, Robert Holloway, Jack Nelson | |
| Manager: Richard Asel | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | -/9 | 09/30 | H | W | 29-6 | 73,019 |
| Army | 9/- | 10/07 | H | W | 38-8 | 65,012 |
| Michigan State | 6/5 | 10/14 | H | L | 0-28 | 103,198 |
| Purdue (HC) | -/- | 10/21 | H | W | 16-14 | 66,805 |
| Minnesota | -/- | 10/28 | A | L | 20-23 | 63,898 |
| Duke | -/- | 11/04 | H | W | 28-14 | 6,488 |
| Illinois | -/- | 11/11 | A | W | 38-6 | 40,179 |
| Iowa | -/- | 11/18 | H | W | 23-14 | 61,925 |
| Ohio State | -/2 | 11/25 | H | L | 20-50 | 80,444 |
| Totals | 212-163 | 610,968 | ||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end | Scott Maentz (9) | |
| left tackle |
John Houtman (6) Douglas Bickle (3) | |
| left guard |
John Minko (6) Lee Hall (3) | |
| center |
Todd Grant (6) John Walker (3) | |
| right guard |
Lee Hall (5) Joe O'Donnell Dave Kurtz Frank Maloney John Walker | |
| right tackle |
Jon Schopf (5) Douglas Bickle (4) | |
| right end | George Mans (9) | |
| quarterback |
John Stamos (7) Dave Glinka (2) | |
| fullback |
Jim Raeder (4) Ken Tureaud (3) Bill Tunnicliff (2) | |
| left halfback |
Bennie McRae (8) Harvey Chapman | |
| right halfback | Dave Raimey (9) |
View full 1961 roster (from all-time roster database, includes non-lettermen and freshmen)
1961 Team Photo
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[Note: photo includes only varsity letter winners]
- Back Row
- Doug Bickle, Thomas Keating, John Lehr, James Ward, John Houtman, Harvey Chapman, Tom Prichard, Dave Slezak
- 4th Row
- Trainer Jim Hunt, John Minko, Delbert Nolan, David Kurtz, Dave Glinka, Dave Raimey, Bob Chandler, Manager Richard Asel
- 3rd Row
- Richard Szymanski, Jim Zubkus, Jeff Smith, Willard Stawski, Paul Schmidt, Jon Schopf, Scott Maentz, Bill Tunnicliff, Ed Hood
- 2nd Row
- Ronald Spacht, Guy Curtis, William Hornbeck, James Korowin, Bill Dougall, Lee Hall, Ken Tureaud, John Walker
- Front Row
- Todd Grant, Bennie McRae, Frank Maloney, Athletic Director H.O. Crisler, Captain George Mans, Head Coach Chalmers Elliot, Bob Brown, John Stamos, Paul Raeder