1961 Trinity Bantams football team

The 1961 Trinity Bantams football team was an American football team that represented Trinity College of Hartford, Connecticut, as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their 27th season under head coach Dan Jessee, the Bantams compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 147 to 98. The team played home games at Trinity Field in Hartford.

1961 Trinity Bantams football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–2–1
Head coach	Dan Jessee (27th season)
Captain	K. C. Cromwell
Home stadium	Trinity Field

1961 Eastern college football independents records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Williams	Weston Field Williamstown, MA	W 8–6	4,500
October 7	St. Lawrence	Trinity Field Hartford, CT	T 14–14
October 14	Tufts	Trinity Field Hartford, CT	W 14–6	2,000
October 21	Colby	Trinity Field Hartford, CT	W 23–16	> 4,000
October 28	at Franklin & Marshall	Lancaster, PA	W 26–0
November 4	at Coast Guard	Jones Field New London, CT	L 12–20	3,500
November 11	at Amherst	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	L 8–22	6,300
November 18	Wesleyan	Trinity Field Hartford, CT (rivalry)	W 42–14	6,500