1961 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1961 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
Record	6–3 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Milt Bruhn (6th season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1961 Big Ten Conference football standings

	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

Roster

• QB Ron Miller

Game summaries

Minnesota

• Ron Miller 19/37, 297 Yds, 2 TD
• Pat Richter 6 Rec, 142 Yds

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