1961 La Verne Leopards football team

The 1961 La Verne Leopards football team was an American football team that represented the University of La Verne of La Verne, California as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach Roland Ortmayer, the Leopards compiled a 7–2 record.

1961 La Verne Leopards football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2
Head coach	Roland Ortmayer (14th season)

1961 Western college football independents records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Arizona			–					8	–	1	–	1
Westminster (UT)			–					7	–	1	–	1
La Verne			–					7	–	2	–	0
Idaho State			–					5	–	2	–	1
San Francisco			–					4	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					6	–	3	–	0
San Jose State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Eastern New Mexico			–					6	–	4	–	0
Los Angeles Pacific			–					5	–	3	–	0
Montana State			–					4	–	3	–	1
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Azusa			–					4	–	3	–	0
Oregon State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					3	–	3	–	0
Oregon			–					4	–	6	–	0
Claremont			–					3	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					3	–	7	–	0
Washington State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Cal Western			–					3	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					2	–	7	–	0
San Diego			–					2	–	8	–	0
Southern California College			–					1	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside			–					1	–	7	–	0
Pepperdine			–					1	–	9	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Pomona	Alumni Field Pomona, CA	W 37–28
September 30	at Claremont-Mudd	Claremont, CA	W 28–12
October 7	Cal Western	La Verne, CA	W 35–0
October 14	UC Riverside	La Verne, CA	W 8–6
October 21	at Caltech	Caltech Field Pasadena, CA	W 29–0
October 28	Westminster (UT)	Dane Hansen Field Salt Lake City, UT	L 13–25
November 4	at Azusa	Azusa High field Azusa, CA	W 46–20
November 11	Redlands	U.R. stadium Claremont, CA	L 28–40	4,000
November 18	vs. Los Angeles Pacific	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 35–8
Homecoming