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The 1961 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson College for Negro Teachers (now known as Jackson State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1961 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a conference record of 6–1, and finished as SWAC champion.

Record9–2 (6–1 SWAC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumAlumni Stadium
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1961 Jackson State Tigers football
SWAC champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
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1961 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Jackson State $6–1–09–2–0
Grambling5–2–08–2–0
Southern5–2–07–3–0
Texas Southern5–2–06–3–0
Prairie View A&M3–4–05–4–1
Wiley2–4–14–4–1
Arkansas AM&N1–5–13–6–1
Texas College0–7–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Back Roy Curry received third-team honors on the 1961 Little All-America college football team.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Prairie View A&MW 20–14[2]
September 30at Mississippi Vocational*W 39–0[3]
October 7at Arkansas AM&N
W 19–6[4]
October 14Alcorn A&Mdagger
W 28–20[5]
October 21vs. SouthernL 7–178,000[6]
October 28Grambling
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 14–136,000[7]
November 4Wiley
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 20–03,500[8]
November 11at Texas SouthernW 12–7[9]
November 18at Texas College
W 78–0[10]
November 23at Tennessee A&I*W 12–6[11]
December 9vs. No. 4 Florida A&M*L 8–1447,791[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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