In their seventh year under head coach John Potsklan, the Lions compiled a 7–0–1 record (4–0–1 in MAC games), finished second in the MAC Northern College Division, and outscored opponents by a total of 264 to 68.
Chapman and three other Albright players received first-team honors on the 1961 MAC Southern College Division all-star team.
[1] Chapman and Sheeler were also selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1961 All-Pennsylvania football team.
[2] The Lions played their home games at Albright Stadium in Reading, Pennsylvania.
[13] Olivo broke Albright's all-time scoring record, surpassing the mark set by Dick Riffle from 1935 to 1937.