The 1961 Carroll Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Carroll College (now known as Carroll University) of Waukesha, Wisconsin, as a member of the College Conference of Illinois (CCI) during the 1961 college football season.
In their third season under head coach Vince DiFrancesca, the Pioneers compiled a 6–3 record (5–1 in CCI games), finished in second place in the CCI, and were outscored by a total of 174 to 157.
[2] Four Carroll players were named to the 1961 All-CCI football team: halfback Ken Hill; end John Budde; linebacker Doug Donoho; and defensive halfback Don Natalizio.
[3] Budde received third-team honors on the 1961 Little All-America college football team.
[5] The team played its home games at Haertel Field in Waukesha.