The 1961 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Ray Nagel, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–3 against conference opponents, tying for third place in the Skyline. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Utah did not face longtime rival Colorado in the previous two years. This season the Redskins upset the No. 8 Buffaloes at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, Utah's first win in the rivalry since 1948.^[1] After 1962, the series went on hiatus until 2011, when both schools joined the Pac-12 Conference.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Colorado State	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 40–0
September 23	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–7	36,325
September 30	Oregon*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 14–6
October 7	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 28–26
October 14	BYU	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 21–20
October 21	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 24–12		[2]
October 28	Wyoming	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 6–13
November 4	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 16–21
November 11	at No. 8 Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	W 21–12	25,000	[1]
November 18	Utah State	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 6–17	32,437	[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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One Utah player was selected in the 1962 NFL Draft.^[6]