1961 Coast Guard Cadets football team

1961 Coast Guard Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumJones Field
1961 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Middlebury    5 1 1
Villanova    8 2 0
Southern Connecticut State    7 2 0
Alfred    6 2 0
Montclair State    6 2 0
Delaware Valley    6 2 0
No. 17 Penn State    8 3 0
No. 14 Syracuse    8 3 0
Trinity (CT)    5 2 1
Holy Cross    7 3 0
C. W. Post    6 3 0
Army    6 4 0
Merchant Marine    6 4 0
Tufts    5 3 0
Rochester    5 3 0
Hamilton    4 3 0
Cortland State    4 3 0
American International    5 4 0
Colgate    5 4 0
Northeastern    4 4 0
Coast Guard    4 4 0
Ithaca    4 4 0
Boston University    4 5 0
Buffalo    4 5 0
Bridgeport    4 5 0
Norwich    3 4 1
Worcester Tech    3 4 0
Boston College    4 6 0
Union (NY)    3 5 0
Pittsburgh    3 7 0
Nichols    2 3 0
Trenton State    1 6 0
King's (PA)    1 8 0
Springfield    0 7 1
Brockport    0 7 0
RPI    0 7 0
Hobart    0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Coast Guard Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Coast Guard Academy at New London, Connecticut, as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their third year under head coach Otto Graham, the Cadets compiled a 4–4 record.

Guard James Lightner received third-team honors on the 1961 Little All-America college football team.