Louisiana State Football Team History
Louisiana State Tigers
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Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Founded: 1860 Stadium: Tiger Stadium Capacity: 92,400 Colors: Purple & Gole Coach: Paul Dietzel Conference: Southeastern-
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1961 Season Highlights |
Paul Dietzel enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Louisiana State. |
The Tigers won the Southeastern Conference Championship. |
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1961 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 23 | @
Rice
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3 |
16 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 30 | vs.
Texas A&M
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16 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 7 | vs.
Georgia Tech
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10 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 14 | @
South Carolina
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42 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 21 | vs.
Kentucky
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24 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 28 | @
Florida
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23 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 4 | vs.
Mississippi
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10 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 11 | @
North Carolina
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30 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 18 | vs.
Mississippi State
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14 |
6 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 25 | vs.
Tulane
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62 |
0 |
W |
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| Mon., Jan. 1 |
Colorado
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25 |
7 |
W |
@ Miami, FL |
Orange Bowl |
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1961 Season Totals |
Record | 10-1
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Points Scored | 259 |
Scoring Average | 23.5 |
Points Allowed | 57 |
Defense Average | 5.2 |
Opponents Record | 61-51
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Conference Record | 6-0 |
Home Record | 6-0
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Away Record | 3-1
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1961 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
4 | 9-1-0 |
AP |
3 | 9-1-0 |
Coaches |
3 | 9-1-0 |
UPI |
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1961 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1961 All Southeastern Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
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