1961 Ivy League football season

August 2023 1961 Ivy League football season #115740 #FFFFFF NCAA University Division Football 150px September 30, 1961 – November 25, 1961 8 1962 NFL Draft 1962 NFL Draft None Regular season Champions ColumbiaHarvard Football 1960 1962 The 1961 Ivy League football season was the sixth season of college football play for the Ivy League and was part of the 1961 college football season. The season began on September 30, 1961, and ended on November 25, 1961. Ivy League teams were 4–11 against non-conference opponents and Columbia and Harvard won the conference co-championship.1961 Ivy Group Year Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/ivy/1961.html Sports Reference 26 March 2017 Season overview Conf. RankTeamHead coachAP finalAP highOverall recordConf. recordPPG Average points scored per gamePAG Average points allowed per game1 (tie)Columbia1961 Columbia Lions Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/columbia/1961.html Sports Reference 26 March 2017Aldo DonelliNRNR6–36–126.713.01 (tie)Harvard1961 Harvard Crimson Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/harvard/1961.html Sports Reference 26 March 2017John YovicsinNRNR6–36–117.810.83 (tie)Dartmouth1961 Dartmouth Big Green Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/dartmouth/1961.html Sports Reference 26 March 2017Bob BlackmanNRNR6–35–221.911.63 (tie)Princeton1961 Princeton Tigers Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1961.html Sports Reference 26 March 2017Dick ColmanNRNR5–45–219.214.25Yale1961 Yale Bulldogs Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/yale/1961.html Sports Reference 26 March 2017Jordan OlivarNRNR4–53–411.011.76Cornell1961 Cornell Big Red Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/cornell/1961.html Sports Reference 26 March 2017Tom HarpNRNR3–62–515.915.27Penn1961 Penn Quakers Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1961.html Sports Reference 26 March 2017John StiegmanNRNR2–71–64.721.68Brown1961 Brown Bears Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brown/1961.html Sports Reference 26 March 2017John McLaughryNRNR0–90–72.727.2 Schedule Index to colors and formattingIvy League member wonIvy League member lostIvy League teams in bold Week 1 Date Visiting team Home team Site Result September 30 Columbia Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI COL 50–0 September 30 Lehigh Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA L 17–22 September 30 New Hampshire Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH W 28–3 September 30 Rutgers Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ L 13–16 September 30 Connecticut Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT W 18–0 September 30 Colgate Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY W 34–0 September 30 Lafayette Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA W 14–7 Week 2 Date Visiting team Home team Site Result October 7 Princeton Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY PRIN 30–20 October 7 Cornell Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA HAR 14–0 October 7 Dartmouth Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA DART 30–0 October 7 Brown Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT YALE 14–3 Week 3 Date Visiting team Home team Site Result October 14 Columbia Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT COL 11–0 October 14 Colgate Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA L 0–15 October 14 Brown Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH DART 34–0 October 14 Penn Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ PRIN 9–3 October 14 Navy Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY L 7–31 Week 4 Date Visiting team Home team Site Result October 21 Columbia Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA COL 26–14 October 21 Dartmouth Holy Cross Fitton Field • Worcester, MA L 13–17 October 21 Colgate Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ L 0–15 October 21 Yale Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY YALE 12–0 October 21 Brown Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA PENN 7–0 Week 5 Date Visiting team Home team Site Result October 28 Lehigh Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY L 7–14 October 28 Dartmouth Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA HAR 21–15 October 28 Cornell Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ PRIN 30–25 October 28 Colgate Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT L 8–14 October 28 Rutgers Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA L 6–20 October 28 Rhode Island Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI L 9–12 Week 6 Date Visiting team Home team Site Result November 4 Columbia Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY COL 35–7 November 4 Harvard Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA HAR 37–6 November 4 Dartmouth Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT DART 24–8 November 4 Princeton Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI PRIN 52–0 Week 7 Date Visiting team Home team Site Result November 11 Dartmouth Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY COL 35–14 November 11 Princeton Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA HAR 9–7 November 11 Yale Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA YALE 23–0 November 11 Brown Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY COR 25–0 Week 8 Date Visiting team Home team Site Result November 18 Penn Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY COL 37–6 November 18 Brown Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA HAR 21–6 November 18 Cornell Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH DART 15–14 November 18 Yale Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ PRIN 26–16 Week 9 Date Visiting team Home team Site Result November 23 Colgate Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI L 6–30 November 25 Columbia Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ L 19–32 November 25 Harvard Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT HAR 27–0 November 25 Dartmouth Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ DART 24–6 November 25 Cornell Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA COR 31–0 References 2