The LSU Tigers were 9-1 in 1961. They emerged victorious over the Colorado Buffaloes, 25 to 7, in the Orange Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 11-0 | |
1 | 6-0 | 10-1 | |
5-1 | 9-2 | ||
4-3 | 7-4 | ||
3-4 | 6-4 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 234 | 2,900 | 636 | 4.6 | 2,196 | 516 | 4.3 | 704 | 120 | 5.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 14th | 29th | 31st | 36th | 14th | 14th | 22nd | 79th | 84th | 61st | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 50 | 1,703 | 3.0 | 794 | 386 | 2.1 | 909 | 178 | 5.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 29th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 13th | 3rd | 58th | 86th | 22nd | ||||||||||
Net | +184 | +1,197 | +636 | +1.5 | +1,402 | +130 | +2.2 | -205 | -58 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 6th | 10th | 31st | 10th | 5th | 12th | 7th | 77th | 98th | 40th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | .700 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |