1961 Youngstown Penguins football team

1961 Youngstown Penguins football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Dike Beede (23rd season)
Home stadium	Rayen Stadium

1961 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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 Youngstown Penguins football team was an American football team that represented Youngstown College (now known as Youngstown State University) as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In its 23rd season under head coach Dike Beede, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record and was outscored by a total of 157 to 151.

The team played its home games at Rayen Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Central Michigan	Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 36–7	7,500
September 30	Toledo	Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 14–12
October 7	at Baldwin-Wallace	Ray Watts Stadium Berea, OH	L 0–40
October 14	Southern Connecticut State	Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 28–8	4,000
October 21	at Albright	Albright Stadium Reading, PA	L 6–20	2,500
October 28	at Hillsdale	Hillsdale, MI	L 0–30
November 4	North Dakota	Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 13–20
November 9	Gustavus Adolphus	Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 40–6
November 16	Texas Lutheran	Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH	T 14–14