| Year: | 1961 |
| Team: | Parsons Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Iowa Conference |
| Short Conf: | Iowa |
| Record: | 9–1 |
| Conf Record: | 8–0 |
| Head Coach: | Gary Nady |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Champion: | Iowa Conference champion |
| Bowl: | Mineral Water Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 8–22 vs. Northeast Missouri State |
The 1961 Parsons Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Parsons College of Fairfield, Iowa, as a member of the Iowa Conference during the 1961 college football season. In their third and final year under head coach Gary Nady, the Wildcats compiled a 9–1 record (8–0 against conference opponents), won the Iowa Conference championship, lost to Northeast Missouri State in the Mineral Water Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 259 to 50.[1] Parson was ranked 12th in the final National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) poll.[2]