1961 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Alexander Durley (13th season)
Home stadium	Jeppesen Stadium
Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

1961 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 23	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 14–6	[1]
October 7	Prairie View A&M	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 29–14	[2]
October 14	Texas College	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 52–12	[3]
October 21	vs. Corpus Christi*	Public School Stadium Galveston, TX	W 47–6	[4]
October 28	at Wiley	Wildcat Stadium Marshall, TX	W 20–0	[5]
November 4	at Grambling	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 19–23	[6]
November 11	Jackson State	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–12	[7]
November 18	Arkansas AM&N	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 43–12
November 25	at No. 4 Florida A&M*	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 7–48	[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game