1961 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
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The 1961 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1961 college football season.
Schedule
Template:1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
September 30Oklahoma*
W 19-6 55,198 October 7at Purdue*
W 22-20 51,295 October 14Southern California*No. 8
W 30-0 50,427 October 21at No. 1 Michigan State*No. 6
L 7-17 76,132 October 28Northwestern*No. 8
L 10-12 59,075 November 4Navy*
L 10-13 59,075 November 11at Pittsburgh*
W 26-20 50,527 November 18No. 10 Syracuse*
W 17-15 49,246 November 25at Iowa*
L 21-42 58,000 December 2at Duke*
L 13-37 35,000
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | NFL Club |
| Joe Carollo | Tackle | 2 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Bob Bill | Tackle | 2 | New York Giants |
| Mike Lind | Fullback | 5 | San Francisco 49ers |
| John Powers | Tight End | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Joe Perkowski | Back | 13 | Chicago Bears |