1961 LSU Tigers football team

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1961 LSU Tigers football
Old LSU Logo 50s.jpg
SEC co-champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 25–7 vs. Colorado
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
Record10–1 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
Seasons
←  1960
1962  →
1961 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama + 7 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 4 LSU + 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 5 Ole Miss 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 13 Georgia Tech 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Tennessee 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Florida 3 –3 –04 –5 –1
Auburn 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Kentucky 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Georgia 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Mississippi State 1 –5 –05 –5 –0
Tulane 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –6 –02 –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 NCAA University Division 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

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. Kentucky Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 10
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 24–1466,000 [5]
October 28at Florida No. 7
W 23–046,000 [6]
November 48:00 p.m.No. 2 Ole Miss No. 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 State No. 4
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 14–658,000 [9]
November 258:00 p.m. Tulane No. 4
W 62–063,500 [10]
January 1, 196212:30 p.m.vs. No. 7 Colorado *No. 4
 ABC W 25–762,391 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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  2. ↑ "LSU scores late to defeat A&M". The Brownsville Herald. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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  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.
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  11. ↑ "LSU whips Colorado in Orange Bowl 25–7". The Tampa Tribune. January 2, 1962. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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