Bowling Green State University Athletics
1961 Football Schedule
Overall8-20.800
Conference5-10.833
StreakL1
Home4-1
Away4-0
Neutral0-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 (Sat) | Away | Marshall | Huntington, WV | W 40-0 | ||
| Sep 30 (Sat) | Home | Dayton | Bowling Green, Ohio | W 28-11 | ||
| Oct 7 (Sat) | Home | Western Michigan | Bowling Green, Ohio | W 21-0 | ||
| Oct 14 (Sat) | Home | Toledo | Bowling Green, Ohio | W 17-6 | ||
| Oct 21 (Sat) | Away | Kent State | Kent, OH | W 21-6 | ||
| Oct 28 (Sat) | Home | Miami | Bowling Green, Ohio | L 6-7 | ||
| Nov 4 (Sat) | Home | West Texas State | Bowling Green, Ohio | W 28-6 | ||
| Nov 11 (Sat) | Away | Ohio | Athens, OH | W 7-6 | ||
| Nov 18 (Sat) | Away | Southern Illinois | Carbondale, IL | W 20-0 | ||
| Nov 23 (Thu) | Neutral | Fresno State (Mercy Bowl) | Los Angeles, CA | L 6-36 |