1961 Auburn Tigers football team

1961 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1961 record	6–4 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium

1961 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Alabama +	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
#4 LSU +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#5 Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#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

The 1961 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1961 college football season. It was the Tigers' 70th overall and 28th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 11th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4 overall, 3–4 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 30	at Tennessee		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 24–21
October 7	Kentucky		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 12–14
October 14	Chattanooga*		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 35–7
October 21	at #8 Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 6–7
October 28	Clemson*		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 24–14
November 4	Wake Forest*		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 21–7
November 11	Mississippi State		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	L 10–11
November 18	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 10–7
November 25	Florida		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Rivalry)	W 32–15
December 2	vs. #1 Alabama		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	L 0–34
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

• Source: 1961 Auburn football schedule