Record: 7 - 6 - 1 (pythagorean: 9 - 5, .665)
Coaching: Red Hickey 7 - 6 - 1
1961 Pro Bowl Players: G - Ted Connolly HB - J.D. Smith DT - Bob St. Clair DT - Leo Nomellini CB - Abe Woodson S - Eddie Dove
| Round - Pick (Overall Pick) 1-6 (6) - Jimmy Johnson, UCLA, DB 1-9 (9) - Bernie Casey, Bowling Green, B 1-11 (11) - Billy Kilmer, UCLA, B 2-10 (24) - Roland Lakes, Wichita State, C 3-9 (37) - Bill Cooper, Muskingum, B 4-5 (47) - Aaron Thomas, Oregon State, E 4-10 (52) - Dale Messer, Fresno State, B 5-2 (58) - Clark Miller, Utah State, T 5-9 (65) - Bob McCreary, Wake Forest, T 6-10 (80) - Mike McClellan, Oklahoma, B 7-9 (93) - Ray Purdin, Northwestern, B 8-10 (108) - Neill Plumley, Oregon, T 9-6 (118) - Leon Donahue, San Jose State, T 9-9 (121) - Everisto Nino, East Texas State, T 10-10 (136) - Paul Hynes, Louisiana Tech, RB 11-9 (149) - Tony Parrilli, Illinois, G 12-10 (164) - Don Coffey, Memphis State, E 13-6 (174) - Tommy Hackler, Tennessee Tech, E 13-9 (177) - Julius Fincke, McNeese State, T 14-10 (192) - Bill Worrell, Georgia, T 15-9 (205) - Bob Sams, Central State (OK), T 16-10 (220) - Charlie Fuller, Cal State-San Francisco, RB 17-9 (233) - Tom Jewell, Idaho State, T 18-10 (248) - Kay McFarland, Colorado State, RB 19-9 (261) - Tom Simpson, Davidson, T 20-10 (276) - Jerry Perry, Central State (OK), G
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