1961 Stanford Indians football team

American college football season

1961 Stanford Indians football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record4–6 (1–4 AAWU)
Head coach
  • Jack Curtice (4th season)
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 UCLA $ 3 1 0 7 4 0
USC 2 1 1 4 5 1
Washington 2 1 1 5 4 1
Stanford 1 3 0 4 6 0
California 1 3 0 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by Jack Curtice in his fourth year. The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Tulane*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 9–719,000[2]
September 30at Oregon StateW 34–028,000
October 7at No. 6 Michigan State*
L 3–3161,367
October 14San Jose State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 17–6
October 21at WashingtonL 0–1352,741
October 28UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 0–2035,000
November 4Oregon*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 7–1927,000
November 11at USCL 15–3036,598
November 18Washington State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 0–3021,000
November 25California
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (Big Game)
W 20–779,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1961–1965". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Tulane is 9–7 loser". The San Francisco Examiner. September 24, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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