Wittenberg The
1961 Wittenberg Tigers football team compiled an 8–1 record (6–0 against OAC opponents) and won the OAC championship.
Akron The
1961 Akron Zips football team compiled a 6–2 record (6–1 against OAC opponents) and finished in second place in the OAC.
Otterbein The
1961 Otterbein Cardinals football team compiled an 8–1 record (5–1 against OAC opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the OAC.
Muskingum The
1961 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football team compiled a 7–2 record (5–1 against OAC opponents) and finished ina tie for third place in the OAC.
Capital The
1961 Capital Crusaders football team compiled a 5–2–1 record ( 5–2–1 against OAC opponents) and finished in fifth place in the OAC.
Wooster The
1961 Wooster Fighting Scots football team compiled a 6–3 record (5–3 against OAC opponents) and finished in sixth place in the OAC.
Ohio Wesleyan The
1961 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops football team compiled a 6–3 record (4–3 against OAC opponents) and finished in seventh place in the OAC.
Kenyon The
1961 Kenyon Lords football team represented
Kenyon College of
Gambier, Ohio. In their first year under head coach Arthur Lave, the Lords compiled a 3–4–1 record (2–4–1 against OAC opponents), finished in a three-way tie for eighth place in the OAC, and were outscored by a total of 204 to 137.
Mount Union The
1961 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team represented the
University of Mount Union of
Alliance, Ohio. In their sixth and final season under head coach Duke Barret, the Purple Raiders compiled a 3–6 record (2–5 against OAC opponents), finished in ninth place in the OAC, and were outscored by a total of 208 to 121.
Denison The
1961 Denison Big Red football team represented
Denison University of
Granville, Ohio. In their eighth year under head coach
Keith W. Piper, the Big Red compiled a 3–6 record (2–5 against OAC opponents), finished in tenth place in the OAC, and were outscored by a total of 149 to 105.
Heidelberg The
1961 Heidelberg Student Princes football team represented
Heidelberg College of
Tiffin, Ohio. In their second and final year under head coach
Bob Winterburn, the Student Princes compiled a 1–7–1 record (1–4–1 against OAC opponents), finished in eleventh place in the OAC, and were outscored by a total of 159 to 68.
Hiram The
1961 Hiram Terriers football team represented the
Hiram College of
Hiram, Ohio. In their third and final year under head coach
Mike Koval, the Terriers compiled a 1–7 record (1–5 against OAC opponents), tied for twelfth place in the OAC, and were outscored opponents by a total of 229 to 71.
Oberlin The
1961 Oberlin Yeomen football team represented
Oberlin College of
Oberlin, Ohio. In their fourth season under head coach J. William Grice, the Yeomen compiled a 2–5–1 record (1–5 against OAC opponents).
Marietta The
1961 Marietta Pioneers football team represented the
Marietta College of
Marietta, Ohio. In their fifth year under head coach Kenneth A. Mead, the Pioneers compiled a 0–8–1 record (0–5–1 against OAC opponents), finished in last place in the OAC, and were outscored by a total of 223 to 101. ==References==