1961 Auburn Tigers football team

1961 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–4 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
1961 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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

The 1961 Auburn Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Auburn University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1961 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, the Tigers compiled a 6–4 record (3–4 in conference games), finished in seventh place in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 174 to 137. It was the Tigers' 70th overall and 28th season as a member of the SEC.

The team's statistical leaders included Bobby Hunt (703 passing yards, 1,051 yards of total offense), Larry Rawson (448 rushing yards), and Dave Edwards (372 receiving yards).

The team played five of its home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama, and two at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.