1961 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1961 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record5–5 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Scott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial 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 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1961 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Wade Walker, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished 10th in the SEC.

After the season, Wade Walker was fired as head coach, but continued to be the athletic director. [1] This was the first season that Mississippi State athletic teams were known as the Bulldogs. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Texas Tech *
W 6–033,000 [3] [4]
September 30at Houston *
W 10–727,000 [5]
October 7at Tennessee
L 3–1731,600 [6]
October 14 Arkansas State *
W 38–020,000 [7]
October 21vs. Georgia
L 7–1018,000 [8]
October 28at Memphis State *
W 23–1630,092 [9]
November 4at No. 4 Alabama
L 0–2439,000 [10]
November 11at Auburn
W 11–1035,000 [11]
November 18at No. 4 LSU
L 6–1458,000 [12]
December 2No. 5 Ole Miss
L 7–3734,500 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ Michael B. Ballard, Maroon and White: Mississippi State University, 1878–2003, p. 144, University Press of Mississippi, 2008, ISBN   1-57806-999-8.
  2. ↑ "Mississippi State Traditions". HailState.com.
  3. ↑ Joe Kelly (September 24, 1961). "Bulldogs Shut Out Tech, 6 To 0: Weaver Raps Tech Defense". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. pp. 1, 6 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bulldogs turn back Raiders by 6–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Mississippi State trips Houston, 10–7". The Kilgore News Herald. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Vols turn back Maroons, 17–3". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 8, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Miss. State tops Arkansas St. in big 38–0 clash". The Selma Times-Journal. October 15, 1961. Retrieved October 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Georgia over Maroons 10–7". The Decatur Daily. October 22, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bulldogs too tough for Memphis State". The Birmingham News. October 29, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Alabama breaks Bulldogs, 24–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 5, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Gambling State nips Tigers, 11–10". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "LSU tames Mississippi State in thriller, 14–6". Lake Charles American-Press. November 19, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Rebs close out in power show". The Birmingham News. December 3, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "1961 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2023.


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