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
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
1961 record10–1 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach
  • Paul Dietzel (7th season)
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
(capacity 67,500)
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 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 represented Louisiana State University during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. It was head coach Paul Dietzel's seventh and final season with the team. Following the Tigers' Orange Bowl victory vs. Colorado, Dietzel departed to take the head coaching position at Army.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultSource
September 23at Rice*No. 5
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 16-3
September 308 pmTexas A&M*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 16–7
October 78 pmNo. 3 Georgia Tech
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 10–0
October 14at South Carolina*
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 42–0
October 218 pmKentuckyNo. 10
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 24–14
October 28at FloridaNo. 7
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 23–0
November 48 pmNo. 2 Ole MissNo. 6
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 10–7
November 11at North Carolina*No. 4
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 30–0
November 188 pmMississippi StNo. 4
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 14–6
November 252 pmTulaneNo. 4
W 62–0[1]
January 1, 196212:30 pmvs. No. 7 Colorado*No. 4
  • Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)
ABCW 25–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-19.
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