1961 William & Mary Indians football team

1961 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	1–9 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Milt Drewer (5th year)
Home stadium	Cary Field

1961 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
The Citadel $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Richmond	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
West Virginia	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Furman	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
George Washington	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
VPI	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Davidson	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1961 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1961 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 16	vs. Virginia Tech	Roanoke, Virginia	L 6–20
September 23	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Virginia	L 6–21
September 30	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland	L 6–44
October 7	Furman	Cary Field Williamsburg, Virginia	W 19–6
October 14	The Citadel	Cary Field Williamsburg, Virginia	L 8–10
October 21	at George Washington	Washington, D.C.	L 12–49
October 28	VMI	Cary Field Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry)	L 7–14
November 4	Davidson	Cary Field Williamsburg, Virginia	L 30–31
November 11	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, New York	L 13–48
November 23	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 18–36
*Non-conference game