1961 Earlham Quakers football team

The 1961 Earlham Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Earlham College of Richmond, Indiana, as an independent team during the 1961 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jerry Huntsman, the Quakers compiled a 7–1 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 271 to 81.

The Taylor game ended on the field as a 21–7 loss. The College Football Data Warehouse web site reported that Earlham was awarded the game due to a forfeiture by Tayor, though no contemporaneous sourcing has been found to verify the forfeiture.

Stanley Hall and Ray Mitrione were assistant coaches for the team. The team played home games at Reid Field in Richmond, Indiana.