1961 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1961 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#18
1961 record	6–3 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Milt Bruhn (6th year)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1961 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Ohio State $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
#6 Minnesota	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#8 Michigan State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
#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–Madison in the 1961 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23	Utah*		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 7–0	36,325
September 30	#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 #4 Iowa		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 15–47	60,150
October 28	#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 #3 Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	W 23–21	66,232
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players in the 1962 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Jim Bakken	Kicker	7	88	Los Angeles Rams
Ron Staley	End	17	226	Minnesota Vikings

Team players in the 1962 AFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	AFL Club
None