1961 Grambling Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
1961 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Jackson State $ 6 1 09 2 0
Grambling 5 2 08 2 0
Southern 5 2 07 3 0
Texas Southern 5 2 06 3 0
Prairie View A&M 3 4 05 4 1
Wiley 2 4 14 4 1
Arkansas AM&N 1 5 13 6 1
Texas College 0 7 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1961 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–2 and a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Texas CollegeW 59–0[1]
September 30Southern
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA (rivalry)
L 9–20[2]
October 7at Tennessee A&I*W 25–85,192[3]
October 14Mississippi Vocational*
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 69–0[4]
October 23vs. Prairie View A&MW 34–145,000[5]
October 28at Jackson State
L 13–146,000[6]
November 4Texas Southerndagger
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 23–198,000[7]
November 11at Arkansas AM&N
W 23–7[8]
November 19Wiley
  • Grambling Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 71–28[9]
November 25at Alcorn A&MW 49–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. "Grambling romps to 59–0 triumph". The Shreveport Journal. September 25, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Grambling is 20–9 winner". Lake Charles American-Press. October 1, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "State felled by Grambling". The Tennessean. October 8, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Grambling crushes MVC". Jackson Advocate. October 21, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Grambling Tigers score easy 34–14 win over Prairie View". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Jackson St. nudges past Grambling". The Clarion-Ledger. October 29, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Grambling smears 'clean' TSU, 23–19". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 11, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Stone Johnson star of 23–7 Grambling win". Monroe Morning World. November 12, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Grambling shells Wiley in finale". The Marshall News Messenger. November 20, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Grambling blanks Alcorn". The Daily Advertiser. November 26, 1961. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Official Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.


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