1961 Penn Quakers football team

The 1961 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. Penn finished seventh in the Ivy League.

1961 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–7 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainMike Natale
Home stadiumFranklin Field
1961 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Columbia + 6 1 06 3 0
Harvard + 6 1 06 3 0
Dartmouth 5 2 06 3 0
Princeton 5 2 05 4 0
Yale 3 4 04 5 0
Cornell 2 5 03 6 0
Penn 1 6 02 7 0
Brown 0 7 00 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions

In their second year under head coach John Stiegman, the Quakers compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored 194 to 42. Mike Natale was the team captain.

Penn's 1–6 conference record was the second-worst in the Ivy League standings. The Quakers were outscored 167 to 22 by Ivy opponents.

Penn played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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