1961 Southeastern Conference Standings
| Season | Conference | Coach | |||||||||
| Alabama | 11-0 | 297 | 25 | # | 6-0 | 168 | 15 | Paul W. Bear Bryant | |||
| Louisiana State | 10-1 | 259 | 57 | # | 6-0 | 143 | 27 | Paul Dietzel | |||
| Mississippi | 9-2 | 333 | 52 | 5-1 | 176 | 33 | John H. Vaught | ||||
| Georgia Tech | 7-4 | 177 | 80 | 4-3 | 90 | 43 | Bobby Dodd | ||||
| Tennessee | 6-4 | 221 | 149 | 4-3 | 128 | 114 | Bowden Wyatt | ||||
| Florida | 4-5-1 | 97 | 146 | 3-3 | 57 | 92 | Ray Graves | ||||
| Auburn | 6-4 | 174 | 137 | 3-4 | 94 | 109 | Ralph Shug Jordan | ||||
| Georgia | 3-7 | 84 | 177 | 2-5 | 60 | 128 | Johnny Griffith | ||||
| Kentucky | 5-5 | 138 | 123 | 2-4 | 81 | 101 | Blanton Collier | ||||
| Vanderbilt | 2-8 | 95 | 220 | 1-6 | 51 | 163 | Arthur L Art Guepe | ||||
| Mississippi State | 5-5 | 111 | 135 | 1-5 | 34 | 112 | Wade Walker | ||||
| Tulane | 2-8 | 60 | 225 | 1-5 | 20 | 175 | Anton Andy Pilney | ||||
| Some records may be incomplete. |
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.