1961 LSU Tigers football team

1961 LSU Tigers football
SEC co-champion
Orange Bowl, W 25–7 vs. Colorado
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 4
1961 record	10–1 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach	Paul Dietzel (7th year)
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. It was head coach Paul Dietzel's final season with the team.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 23		at Rice*	No. 5	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		L 3–16
September 30	8 pm	Texas A&M*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		W 16–7
October 7	8 pm	No. 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	8 pm	Kentucky	No. 10	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 24–14
October 28		at Florida	No. 7	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)		W 23–0
November 4	8 pm	No. 2 Ole Miss	No. 6	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		W 10–7
November 11		at North Carolina*	No. 4	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC		W 30–0
November 18	8 pm	Mississippi St	No. 4	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		W 14–6
November 25	2 pm	Tulane	No. 4	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)		W 62–0
January 1	12:30 pm	vs. No. 7 Colorado*	No. 4	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	W 25–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

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