1961 Grambling Tigers football team

1961 Grambling Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrambling Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Jackson State $ 6 1 0 9 2 0
Grambling 5 2 0 8 2 0
Southern 5 2 0 7 3 0
Texas Southern 5 2 0 6 3 0
Prairie View A&M 3 4 0 5 4 1
Wiley 2 4 1 4 4 1
Arkansas AM&N 1 5 1 3 6 1
Texas College 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1961 college football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–2 and a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.