1961 LSU Tigers football team

1961 LSU Tigers football
SEC Co-Champions
Orange Bowl, W 25–7 vs. Colorado
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP #4
1961 record 10–1 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach Paul Dietzel
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
1961 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Alabama § 7 – 0 – 0     11 – 0 – 0
#4 LSU § 6 – 0 – 0     10 – 1 – 0
#5 Ole Miss 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
#13 Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 1
Auburn 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Georgia 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 8 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 8 – 0
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1961 college football season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 23 at Rice* #5 Rice Stadium • Houston, TX L 3–16  
September 30 Texas A&M* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) W 16–7  
October 7 #3 Georgia Tech Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–0  
October 14 at South Carolina* Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC W 42–0  
October 21 Kentucky #10 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 24–14  
October 28 at Florida #7 Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry) W 23–0  
November 4 #2 Ole Miss #6 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) W 10–7  
November 11 at North Carolina* #4 Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 30–0  
November 18 Mississippi St #4 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) W 14–6  
November 25 Tulane #4 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag) W 62–0  
January 1 vs. #7 Colorado* #4 Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) W 25–7  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

  1. ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-19.