1961 Tulane Green Wave football team

1961 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
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 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1961 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In its eighth year under head coach Andy Pilney, the team compiled a 2–8 record (1–5 in conference games), finished 11th in conference games, and was outscored by a total of 225 to 60.

The team gained an average of 97.7 rushing yards and 60.6 passing yards per game. On defense, it gave up an average of 188.7 rushing yards and 91.1 passing yards per game. Tulane's individual leaders included Jack Dominique with 338 passing yards, Gordon Rush with 191 rushing yards, and Thomas Emerson with 116 receiving yards.

The Green Wave played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.