1961 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1961 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
1961 record	6–3 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Milt Bruhn (6th season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons

1961 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2/2 Ohio State †	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
#6/6 Minnesota	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#8/9 Michigan State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
#12/11 Purdue	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
#NR/18 Wisconsin	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Michigan	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Illinois	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1961 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1961 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23*	Utah		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 7–0	36,325
September 30	#10 Michigan State		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 0–20	50,584
October 7	at Indiana		Seventeenth Street Football Stadium • Bloomington, IN	W 6–3	23,270
October 14*	Oregon State		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 23–20	45,274
October 21	at #4 Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 15–47	60,150
October 28†	#6 Ohio State		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 21–30	58,144
November 11	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	L 29–10	46,203
November 18	Illinois		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 55–7	45,122
November 25	at #3 Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	W 23–21	66,232
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players in the 1962 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Jim Bakken	Kicker	7	88	Los Angeles Rams
Ron Staley	End	17	226	Minnesota Vikings

Team players in the 1962 AFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	AFL Club
None