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1961 LSU Tigers football team

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1961 LSU Tigers football
SEC co-champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 25–7 vs. Colorado
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
Record10–1 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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 compiled a 10–1 record (6–0 in conference games), tied with Alabama for the SEC championship, and were ranked No. 3 in the final UPI coaches poll and No. 4 in the final AP writers poll. The Tigers concluded their season with a victory over Colorado in the 1962 Orange Bowl. The Tigers shut out six of their opponents and outscored opponents by a total of 234 to 50.

LSU guard Roy Winston was a consensus first-team pick on the 1961 All-America football team. Other key players for LSU included halfback and College Football Hall of Fame inductee Jerry Stovall, fullback Wendell Harris, end Gene Sykes, tackle Billy Joe Booth, and guard Monk Guillot.

From 1958 to 1961, Paul Dietzel led LSU to three bowl games, a national championship in 1958, and a 35–7–1 record. Four days after the 1962 Orange Bowl, Dietzel left LSU (with four of his assistant coaches) to become the head coach at Army.[1]

LSU played its home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Rice*No. 5
L 16–373,000[2]
September 308:00 p.m.Texas A&M*
W 16–764,000[3]
October 78:00 p.m.No. 3 Georgia Tech
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 10–068,000[4]
October 14at South Carolina*
W 42–028,000[5]
October 218:00 p.m.KentuckydaggerNo. 10
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 24–1466,000[6]
October 28at FloridaNo. 7
W 23–046,000[7]
November 48:00 p.m.No. 2 Ole MissNo. 6
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 10–768,000[8]
November 11at North Carolina*No. 4
W 30–028,000[9]
November 188:00 p.m.Mississippi StateNo. 4
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 14–658,000[10]
November 258:00 p.m.TulaneNo. 4
W 62–063,500[11]
January 1, 196212:30 p.m.vs. No. 7 Colorado*No. 4
ABCW 25–762,391[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Statistics

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LSU's passing leaders were Lynn Amedee (40-for-94, 465 yards, 2 touchdowns, 5 interceptions, 80.5 quarterback rating) and Jimmy Field (12-for 25, 239 yards, 2 touchdowns 1 interception, 146.7 quarterback rating).[14]

The team's leading rushers were Earl Gross (406 yards, 90 carries, 4.5-yard average); Jerry Stovall (405 yards, 65 carries, 6.2-yard average); Bo Campbell (319 yards, 48 carries, 6.6-yard average); Ray Wilkins (264 yards, 66 carries, 4.0-yard average); Wendell Harris (241 yards, 65 carries, 3.7-yard average); and Jimmy Field (199 yards, 53 carries, 3.8-yard average).[14]

The leading receivers were Wendell Harris (10 receptions, 177 yards, two touchdowns) and Jerry Stovall (9 receptions, 135 yards, 0 touchdowns). Harris was also the team's leading scorer with 48 points on eight touchdowns.[14]

Awards and honors

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LSU guard Roy Winston was a consensus first-team pick on the 1961 All-America college football team.[15] He received first-team honors from the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press (AP), United Press International (UPI),a and Football Writers Association of America, among others.

Seven LSU players received recognition from the AP or UPI on the 1961 All-SEC football team: guard Ray Winston (AP-1, UPI-1); halfback Jerry Stovall (AP-2, UPI-1); fullback Wendell Harris (AP-1, UPI-2); tackle Billy Joe Booth (AP-2, UPI-3); guard Monk Guillot (AP-2); fullback Earl Gros (AP-3); and end Gene Sykes (AP-3).[16][17]

Jerry Stovall was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010.[18]

Personnel

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Players

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  • Lynn Amedee
  • Billy Joe Booth, tackle
  • Edward Campbell
  • Charles Cranford
  • Don Estes
  • Jimmy Field
  • Bob Flurry
  • Dexter Gary
  • Jack Gates
  • Dennis Gaubatz
  • Earl Gros, fullback
  • Rodney "Monk" Guillot, guard
  • Edward Habert
  • Buddy Hamic
  • Dan Hargett
  • Wendell Harris, fullback
  • Robbie Hucklebridge
  • Gary Kinchen
  • John Mercer
  • Fred Miller
  • Mike Morgan
  • Tommy Neck
  • Danny Neumann
  • Sammy Odom
  • Ralph Pere
  • Dwight Robinson
  • Bob Richards
  • Buddy Soefker
  • Jerry Stovall, halfback
  • Gene Sykes, end
  • Billy Truax
  • Steve Ward
  • Ray Wilkins
  • Ray Winston, guard and captain
  • Jerry Young

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Coaches and administrators

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Paul Dietzel, Four Assistants to Take Army Coaching Job". The Shreveport Times. January 6, 1962. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cox' pass shoe stabs LSU, 16–3". The American-Statesman. September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "LSU scores late to defeat A&M". The Brownsville Herald. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "LSU Tigers upset vaunted Georgia Tech, 10–0". Monroe Morning World. October 8, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "LSU tallies in every period, trounces USC". The Times and Democrat. October 15, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "LSU's defense keys 24–14 win". Fort Lauderdale News. October 22, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "High ranked Tigers convince Gators with 23–0 win". The Tampa Tribune. October 29, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "LSU does it again! Ole Miss goes down". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 5, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "LSU Tigers wallop UNC". The State. November 12, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "LSU tames Mississippi State in thriller, 14–6". Lake Charles American-Press. November 19, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "LSU whips Colorado in Orange Bowl 25–7". The Tampa Tribune. January 2, 1962. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1961 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  14. ^ a b c "1961 LSU Fighting Tigers Stats". S/R College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  15. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  16. ^ Vernon Butler (December 5, 1961). "LSU's Winston Unanimous All-SEC Choice". The Shreveport Journal. p. 12A – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ David M. Moffit (November 29, 1961). "LSU's Stovall, Winston Make All-SEC First Team". Monroe News-Star. p. 14A – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Jerry Stovall". National Football Foundation. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  19. ^ Gumbo yearbook, 1962, pp. 210-211.
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