The 1961 Coast Guard Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Coast Guard Academy at New London, Connecticut, as an independent during the 1961 college football season.
In their third year under head coach Otto Graham, the Cadets compiled a 4–4 record.
[1] Guard James Lightner received third-team honors on the 1961 Little All-America college football team.
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