University of Minnesota Athletics
1961 Football Schedule
Overall8-20.800
Conference6-10.857
StreakW1
Home4-2
Away4-0
Neutral0-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Missouri | Minneapolis, Minn. | L 0-6 | |
| Oct 7 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Oregon | Minneapolis, Minn. | W 14-7 | |
| Oct 14 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | W 10-3 | |
| Oct 21 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | W 33-0 | |
| Oct 28 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Michigan | Minneapolis, Minn. | W 23-20 | |
| Nov 4 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Michigan State | Minneapolis, Minn. | W 13-0 | |
| Nov 11 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Iowa | Iowa City, IA | W 16-9 | |
| Nov 18 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Purdue | Minneapolis, Minn. | W 10-7 | |
| Nov 25 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Wisconsin | Minneapolis, Minn. | L 21-23 | |
| Jan 1 (Mon) | TBA | Away | UCLA | Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl) | W 21-3 |