1961 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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 NCAA University Division 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.

1961 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
  • Wade Walker (6th season)
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1961 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama + 7 0 011 0 0
No. 4 LSU + 6 0 010 1 0
No. 5 Ole Miss 5 1 09 2 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech 4 3 07 4 0
Tennessee 4 3 06 4 0
Florida 3 3 04 5 1
Auburn 3 4 06 4 0
Kentucky 2 4 05 5 0
Georgia 2 5 03 7 0
Mississippi State 1 5 05 5 0
Tulane 1 5 02 8 0
Vanderbilt 1 6 02 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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