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1961 LSU Tigers football
SEC co-champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 25–7 vs. Colorado
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
Record10–1 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama + 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 4 LSU + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Ole Miss 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 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 was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1961 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers complied an overall record of 10–1, with a conference record of 6–0, and finished second in the SEC. Following the Tigers' Orange Bowl victory vs. Colorado, Dietzel departed to take the head coaching position at Army.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Rice*No. 5
L 16–373,000[1]
September 308:00 p.m.Texas A&M*
W 16–764,000[2]
October 78:00 p.m.No. 3 Georgia Tech
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 10–068,000[3]
October 14at South Carolina*
W 42–028,000[4]
October 218:00 p.m.KentuckydaggerNo. 10
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 24–1466,000[5]
October 28at FloridaNo. 7
W 23–046,000[6]
November 48:00 p.m.No. 2 Ole MissNo. 6
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 10–768,000[7]
November 11at North Carolina*No. 4
W 30–028,000[8]
November 188:00 p.m.Mississippi StateNo. 4
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 14–658,000[9]
November 258:00 p.m.TulaneNo. 4
W 62–063,500[10]
January 1, 196212:30 p.m.vs. No. 7 Colorado*No. 4
ABCW 25–762,391[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cox' pass shoe stabs LSU, 16–3". The American-Statesman. September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "LSU scores late to defeat A&M". The Brownsville Herald. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "LSU Tigers upset vaunted Georgia Tech, 10–0". Monroe Morning World. October 8, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "LSU tallies in every period, trounces USC". The Times and Democrat. October 15, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "LSU's defense keys 24–14 win". Fort Lauderdale News. October 22, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "High ranked Tigers convince Gators with 23–0 win". The Tampa Tribune. October 29, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "LSU does it again! Ole Miss goes down". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 5, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "LSU Tigers wallop UNC". The State. November 12, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "LSU tames Mississippi State in thriller, 14–6". Lake Charles American-Press. November 19, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Thundering Tigers maul Green Wave 62–0, accept Orange Bowl bid". Lake Charles American-Press. November 26, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "LSU whips Colorado in Orange Bowl 25–7". The Tampa Tribune. January 2, 1962. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1961 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
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