1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1961 record	5–4 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jerry Burns
MVP	Al Hinton
Captain	2 Bill Van Buren Wilburn Hollis
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium

1961 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Ohio State $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	1
#6 Minnesota	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
#8 Michigan State	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
#12 Purdue	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
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

The 1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1961 college football season. This season marks Jerry Burns' first season as head coach.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 30	California*	No. 1	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 28–7
October 7	at USC*	No. 1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 35–34
October 14	Indiana	No. 2	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 27–8
October 21	Wisconsin	No. 4	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 47–15
October 28	Purdue	No. 5	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 0–9
November 4	No. 5 Ohio State	No. 9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 13–29
November 11	No. 5 Minnesota		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)	ABC	L 9–16
November 18	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		L 14–23
November 25	Notre Dame*		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 41–21
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Iowa Hawkeyes football

Venues	Iowa Field (1890–1928) Kinnick Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa State (Cy-Hawk Trophy) Minnesota (Floyd of Rosedale) Nebraska: The Heroes Game (Heroes Trophy) Wisconsin (Heartland Trophy)

Culture & lore	History Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" Marching band

People	Head coaches Honorees NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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