1961 Stanford Indians football team

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1961 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings

	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 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.

Schedule

September 23Tulane*

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA

W 9–7 September 30at Oregon State

• Parker Stadium
• Corvallis, OR

W 34–0 October 7at No. 6 Michigan State*

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI

L 3–31 October 14San Jose State*

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA (Rivalry)

W 17–6 October 21at Washington

• Husky Stadium
• Seattle, WA

L 0–13 October 28UCLA

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA

L 0–20 November 4Oregon*

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA

L 7–19 November 11at USC

• Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
• Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry)

L 15–30 November 18Washington State*

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA

L 0–30 November 25California

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA (64th Big Game)

W 20–7