1961 American International Yellow Jackets football team

1961 American International Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Gayton Salvucci (6th season)

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

The 1961 American International Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented American International College as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Gayton Salvucci, the Yellow Jackets compiled a 5–4 record and were outscored by a total of 140 to 94.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 6–0	4,000–4,500
September 30	at UMass	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 12–21	5,500
October 7	at Amherst	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	L 14–28	1,200
October 14	Northeastern	AIC Park Springfield, MA	L 15–33	1,000–1,200
October 21	Central Connecticut State	Springfield, MA	W 27–0	1,200
October 28	at Springfield	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 7–6	6,000
November 4	Maine Maritime	AIC Park Springfield, MA	W 36–6	1,800
November 11	at Bridgeport	Hedges Stadium Bridgeport, CT	W 14–8	3,000–4,000
November 18	at Southern Connecticut State	New Haven, CT	L 6–33	3,000–3,500
Homecoming