1961 Ferris Institute Bulldogs football team

1961 Ferris Institute Bulldogs football
Ferris stars Bill Skidmore and Ivan Ranger
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
  • Sam Ketchman (9th season)
1961 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Baldwin–Wallace    9 0 0
Wheaton (IL)    8 0 0
Earlham    7 1 0
St. Norbert    7 2 0
Northern Michigan    6 2 0
Hillsdale    6 3 0
Ferris Institute    5 3 0
Bradley    6 4 0
Xavier    6 4 0
Eureka    3 2 1
Detroit    5 4 0
Drake    5 4 0
Wabash    5 4 0
Youngstown    4 4 1
Notre Dame    5 5 0
Concordia (IL)    4 4 0
St. Mary of the Plains    4 5 0
North Park    3 5 0
William Penn    3 5 1
St. Procopius    2 4 0
Dayton    2 8 0
Elmhurst    1 6 1
Rose Poly    0 8 0
Washington University    0 9 0

The 1961 Ferris Institute Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Ferris Institute (now known as Ferris State University) as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Sam Ketchman, the Bulldogs compiled a 5–3 record.

Key players included sophomore end Ivan Ranger and senior fullback Bill Skidmore.