1961 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

1961 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	6–3 (4–2 NCC)
Head coach	Marvin C. Helling (5th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1961 North Central Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
South Dakota State +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
State College of Iowa +	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
North Dakota	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Augustana (SD)	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Morningside	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
North Dakota State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
South Dakota	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1961 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, also known as the Nodaks, was an American football team that represented the University of North Dakota in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth year under head coach Marvin C. Helling, the team compiled a 6–3 record (4–2 against NCC opponents), tied for third place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 189 to 134. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 16	Montana State		W 46–0
September 23	at Nebraska		L 0–33
September 30	Morningside		W 49–15
October 7	at South Dakota		W 21–7
October 14	South Dakota State		W 14–13
October 21	at North Dakota State		W 26–6
October 28	at State College of Iowa		L 0–25
November 4	at Youngstown		W 20–13
November 11	Augustana		L 13–22