1961 Bradley Braves football team

The 1961 Bradley Braves football team was an American football team that represented Bradley University of Peoria, Illinois, as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Billy Stone, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

1961 Bradley Braves football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Billy Stone (7th season)
Home stadium	Bradley 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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	State College of Iowa	Bradley Stadium Peoria, IL	L 26–37	3,500
September 23	at Butler	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	L 23–34	6,950
September 30	Northern Michigan	Bradley Stadium Peoria, IL	W 14–8
October 7	at Washington University	Francis, Field St. Louis, MO	W 33–21
October 14	at Wheaton (IL)	McCully Field Wheaton, IL	L 8–29
October 21	Wabash	Bradley Stadium Peoria, IL	W 21–10
October 28	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 13–24	5,500–7,000
November 4	at Milwaukee	Milwaukee, WI	W 33–0
November 11	Toledo	Bradley Stadium Peoria, IL	W 28–22
November 18	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 23–18	4,500
Homecoming