The 1961 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1961 college football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.
| 1961 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (5–2 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Jeppesen Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 23 | at Southern | W 14–6 | [1] | |
| October 7 | Prairie View A&M | W 29–14 | [2] | |
| October 14 | Texas College |
| W 52–12 | [3] |
| October 21 | vs. Corpus Christi* |
| W 47–6 | [4] |
| October 28 | at Wiley |
| W 20–0 | [5] |
| November 4 | at Grambling | L 19–23 | [6] | |
| November 11 | Jackson State |
| L 7–12 | [7] |
| November 18 | Arkansas AM&N |
| W 43–12 | |
| November 25 | at No. 4 Florida A&M* | L 7–48 | [8] | |
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References
edit- ^ "TSU upsets Southern, 14–6". The Louisiana Weekly. September 30, 1961. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern top Prairie View in 29–14 win". Jackson Advocate. October 14, 1961. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "T.S.U. leads in ANP weekly pigskin poll". The Louisiana Weekly. October 21, 1961. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tarpons lose, 47–6, to Texas Southern". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 22, 1961. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern blanks Wiley". The Marshall News Messenger. October 30, 1961. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling smears 'clean' TSU, 23–19". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 11, 1961. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State leads the Pack". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1961. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers bounce TSU, 48–7". Tallahassee Democrat. November 26, 1961. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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