1961 Stanford Indians football team

1961 Stanford Indians football
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Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
1961 record	4–6 (1–4 AAWU)
Head coach	Jack Curtice (4th year)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

1961 AAWU football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#16 UCLA $	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
USC	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Washington	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Stanford	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
California	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1961 NCAA football season. The team was led by Jack Curtice in his fourth year. The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 23	Tulane*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 9–7
September 30	at Oregon State		Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR	W 34–0
October 7	at #6 Michigan State*		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 3–31
October 14	San Jose State*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 17–6
October 21	at Washington		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–13
October 28	UCLA		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 0–20
November 4	Oregon*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 7–19
November 11	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 15–30
November 18	Washington State*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 0–30
November 25	California		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (64th Big Game)	W 20–7
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.