| League: | 1961–62 National Football League |
| Dates: | October 1961 – 13 May 1962 |
| Team1: | Down |
| Captain1: | Paddy Doherty |
| Titles: | 2nd |
| Team2: | Dublin |
| Captain2: | Kevin Heffernan |
| Previous: | 1960–61 |
| Next: | 1962–63 |
The 1961–62 National Football League was the 31st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
The final featured on the Amharc Éireann newsreel. Seán O'Neill scored a late penalty to win the game.[1] [2] [3]