1961 LSU Tigers football team
Appearance
1961 LSU Tigers football | |
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SEC co-champion Orange Bowl champion | |
Orange Bowl, W 25–7 vs. Colorado | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 4 |
Record | 10–1 (6–0 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | at Rice* | No. 5 | L 16–3 | 73,000 | [1] | |||
September 30 | 8:00 p.m. | Texas A&M* | W 16–7 | 64,000 | [2] | |||
October 7 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 Georgia Tech |
| W 10–0 | 68,000 | [3] | ||
October 14 | at South Carolina* | W 42–0 | 28,000 | [4] | ||||
October 21 | 8:00 p.m. | Kentucky | No. 10 |
| W 24–14 | 66,000 | [5] | |
October 28 | at Florida | No. 7 | W 23–0 | 46,000 | [6] | |||
November 4 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 2 Ole Miss | No. 6 |
| W 10–7 | 68,000 | [7] | |
November 11 | at North Carolina* | No. 4 | W 30–0 | 28,000 | [8] | |||
November 18 | 8:00 p.m. | Mississippi State | No. 4 |
| W 14–6 | 58,000 | [9] | |
November 25 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulane | No. 4 |
| W 62–0 | 63,500 | [10] | |
January 1, 1962 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. No. 7 Colorado* | No. 4 | ABC | W 25–7 | 62,391 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Cox' pass shoe stabs LSU, 16–3". The American-Statesman. September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU scores late to defeat A&M". The Brownsville Herald. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU Tigers upset vaunted Georgia Tech, 10–0". Monroe Morning World. October 8, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU tallies in every period, trounces USC". The Times and Democrat. October 15, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU's defense keys 24–14 win". Fort Lauderdale News. October 22, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "High ranked Tigers convince Gators with 23–0 win". The Tampa Tribune. October 29, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU does it again! Ole Miss goes down". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 5, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU Tigers wallop UNC". The State. November 12, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU tames Mississippi State in thriller, 14–6". Lake Charles American-Press. November 19, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "LSU whips Colorado in Orange Bowl 25–7". The Tampa Tribune. January 2, 1962. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1961 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 10, 2023.