1961 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1961 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their eighth year under head coach Andy Pilney, the team compiled a 2–8 record.

1961 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Andy Pilney (8th season)
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium

1961 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama +	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 4 LSU +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Auburn	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 7–9	19,000
September 30	at No. 4 Alabama	Ladd Memorial Stadium Mobile, AL	L 0–9	33,000
October 6	Florida	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 3–14	30,000
October 14	VPI*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 27–14
October 21	at No. 2 Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 0–41	40,000
October 28	No. 9 Georgia Tech	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–35	22,000
November 4	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 6–21	25,000
November 11	Miami (FL)*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–6	15,000
November 17	Vanderbilt	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 17–14	15,000
November 25	at No. 4 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 0–62	63,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game