LSU Football HistoryYear: 1961Overall: 10-1 SEC: 6-0 Coach: Paul Dietzel Bowl: Orange Bowl | ||||
| Sept 23 | Rice | L | 3-16 | Houston |
| Sept 30 | Texas A & M | W | 16-7 | Baton Rouge |
| Oct 7 | Georgia Tech | W | 10-0 | Baton Rouge |
| Oct 14 | South Carolina | W | 42-0 | Columbia |
| Oct 21 | Kentucky | W | 24-14 | Baton Rouge |
| Oct 28 | Florida | W | 23-0 | Gainesville |
| Nov 4 | Ole Miss | W | 10-7 | Baton Rouge |
| Nov 11 | North Carolina | W | 30-0 | Chapel Hill |
| Nov 18 | Mississippi State | W | 14-6 | Baton Rouge |
| Nov 25 | Tulane | W | 62-0 | Baton Rouge |
| Orange Bowl | ||||
| Jan 1 | Colorado | W | 25-7 | Miami |
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