| Year: | 1961 |
| Team: | Appalachian State Mountaineers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Carolinas Conference |
| Short Conf: | Carolinas |
| Record: | 7–3 |
| Conf Record: | 5–1 |
| Head Coach: | Jim Duncan |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | College Field |
The 1961 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented Appalachian State Teachers College (now known as Appalachian State University) as a member of the Carolinas Conference during the 1961 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jim Duncan, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the Carolinas Conference.