AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
11 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 23, 1961 | Sat | (5) LSU | @ | Rice | SWC | L | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 30, 1961 | Sat | LSU | Texas A&M | SWC | W | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Oct 7, 1961 | Sat | LSU | (3) Georgia Tech | SEC | W | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 4 | Oct 14, 1961 | Sat | LSU | @ | South Carolina | ACC | W | 42 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 5 | Oct 21, 1961 | Sat | (10) LSU | Kentucky | SEC | W | 24 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 6 | Oct 28, 1961 | Sat | (7) LSU | @ | Florida | SEC | W | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 7 | Nov 4, 1961 | Sat | (6) LSU | (2) Ole Miss | SEC | W | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 8 | Nov 11, 1961 | Sat | (4) LSU | @ | North Carolina | ACC | W | 30 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 7 | |
| 9 | Nov 18, 1961 | Sat | (4) LSU | Mississippi State | SEC | W | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 8 | ||
| 10 | Nov 25, 1961 | Sat | (4) LSU | Tulane | SEC | W | 62 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W 9 | ||
| 11 | Jan 1, 1962 | Mon | (4) LSU | N | (7) Colorado | Big 8 | W | 25 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | W 10 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
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