1961 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1961 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial 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 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1961 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Wade Walker, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished 10th in the SEC.

After the season, Wade Walker was fired as head coach, but continued to be the athletic director.[1] This was the first season that Mississippi State athletic teams were known as the Bulldogs.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Texas Tech*
W 6–033,000[3][4]
September 30at Houston*
W 10–727,000[5]
October 7at Tennessee
L 3–1731,600[6]
October 14Arkansas State*
W 38–020,000[7]
October 21vs. Georgia
L 7–1018,000[8]
October 28at Memphis State*
W 23–1630,092[9]
November 4at No. 4 Alabama
L 0–2439,000[10]
November 11at Auburn
W 11–1035,000[11]
November 18at No. 4 LSU
L 6–1458,000[12]
December 2No. 5 Ole Miss
L 7–3734,500[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ Michael B. Ballard, Maroon and White: Mississippi State University, 1878–2003, p. 144, University Press of Mississippi, 2008, ISBN 1-57806-999-8.
  2. ^ "Mississippi State Traditions". HailState.com.
  3. ^ Joe Kelly (September 24, 1961). "Bulldogs Shut Out Tech, 6 To 0: Weaver Raps Tech Defense". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. pp. 1, 6 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bulldogs turn back Raiders by 6–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mississippi State trips Houston, 10–7". The Kilgore News Herald. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vols turn back Maroons, 17–3". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 8, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Miss. State tops Arkansas St. in big 38–0 clash". The Selma Times-Journal. October 15, 1961. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia over Maroons 10–7". The Decatur Daily. October 22, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bulldogs too tough for Memphis State". The Birmingham News. October 29, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alabama breaks Bulldogs, 24–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 5, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gambling State nips Tigers, 11–10". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "LSU tames Mississippi State in thriller, 14–6". Lake Charles American-Press. November 19, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Rebs close out in power show". The Birmingham News. December 3, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1961 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2023.


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